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11:20 AM ET, March 20, 2015

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Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
A former news exec looks back at Yahoo News: algorithms defining coverage, blogs that never launched, and PR as journalism  —  Purple Reign  —  When the great granddaddy of opinion journals, The New Republic, abruptly vanished in a sad, squalid burst of pixel dust and management theory last winter …
Jason Subler / Reuters:
Reuters websites become inaccessible in China  —  (Reuters) - The news websites of Reuters, including those in English and Chinese, were inaccessible in China on Friday, after users first experienced difficulties accessing them late on Thursday.  —  The websites of Bloomberg News …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times ends contract with new columnist, geneticist Razib Khan, after Gawker writes about his earlier affiliation with far-right publications  —  New York Times drops Razib Khan  —  The New York Times has terminated its contract with one of its new online opinion writers …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Guardian Labs alternative approach: 130 people building apps, giving reporters final say on content, and screening all sponsors  —  One year in: What The Guardian's content studio has learned  —  While most publishers' content studios are writing articles and filming videos for brands …
Discussion: @digiday
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Interview with NYT Now Editor Cliff Levy on the future of the app, mobile, and curation  —  New York Times Shifting Resources from ‘Every Division’ to Mobile  —  Conversation with Cliff Levy, Editor of NYT Now  —  is The New York Times' lower-priced subscription app.
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @readmark
Dru Sefton / Current:
PBS NewsHour website makeover saw page views increase from 15.7M in Q1 2014 to 25.1M in Q4  —  PBS NewsHour expands online audience with website makeover  —  A focus on audience engagement and social media has paid off for the PBS NewsHour website, which relaunched Feb. 1, 2014.
Discussion: @drewhawkins and @honegger
Mark Bergen / AdAge:
Apple opens iTunes Radio inventory to automated ad buying through iAd, includes granular targeting but emphasizes customer privacy  —  Apple Opens Up iTunes Radio Inventory to Automated Buying Through iAd  —  Advertisers Can Target Apple Listeners With Phone, Email Identifiers
Telegraph:
Four Sun journalists, including chief reporter John Kay and royal editor Duncan Larcombe cleared of bribery charges  —  Sun payments trial: Four journalists cleared of paying public officials  —  Sun journalists, including chief reporter John Kay and royal editor Duncan Larcombe …
Rob Evans / Guardian:
UK Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether Prince Charles' letters to government should be public  —  Supreme court to rule on Prince Charles letters  —  Judgment due on whether government illegally blocked publication of letters to ministers in which prince sought to change policies
Leah Schnurr / Reuters:
Canadian TV cable and satellite firms must offer a la carte TV and basic $19.70-a-month package by 2016  —  Canadians to be allowed to ‘pick and pay’ TV channels  —  (Reuters) - Canadian television viewers will no longer be forced to pay for vast numbers of channels they do not watch …
Discussion: Global News, CBC News and Quartz
Brent Lang / Variety:
MGM net income for 2014 hits $156M, up 27%; full-year revenues fell 5.4% to $1.44B  —  MGM Revenues Fall, but Profits Rise on TV Strength, ‘The Hobbit’  —  The lack of a James Bond picture caused revenue to fall at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2014 even as the studio managed to record record profits.
Discussion: Deadline and The Wrap
 
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Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Placing political ads during news makes candidates appear more credible, especially when broadcasts aren't covering elections with depth
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Scott R Maier / European Journalism Observatory:
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Wall Street Journal:
HBO, Showtime, and Sony Corp. have talked to ISPs about treating streaming TV as “managed” services in separate lanes, avoiding congestion and data caps
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Tech column by Nick Bilton exploring the research on cancer risks of wearable devices needed more vetting
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Anthony Harrup / Wall Street Journal:
Regulations could be placed on Mexico's Televisa after being deemed dominant in cable, satellite markets
Leo Mirani / Quartz:
Buzzfeed's tasteless humor makes it an unlikely hero for free speech in India
Heather Timmons / Quartz:
India wants to train thousands of journalists in government propaganda, just like China
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The New Republic to announce content marketing veteran Kayvan Salmanpour as chief revenue officer in native push
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets

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