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3:25 AM ET, March 21, 2015

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Guardian:
Guardian appoints Katharine Viner as editor-in-chief  —  Guardian US chief who also set up Australian operation will take over from Alan Rusbridger this summer  —  Katharine Viner has been appointed the editor-in-chief of the Guardian, the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history.
Sam Thielman / Adweek:
Google to test TV ad-tracking in Kansas City Fiber homes; buyers only pay for ads shown, and ads will appear on DVRed programs  —  Google Fiber May Have Created a Game-Changer: Real Measurement of TV Ad Views  —  Want to know exactly how many people saw your ad on TV?  Want dynamic insertion?
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bloomberg's management changes signal a return to basics with focus on Bloomberg Terminal  —  Smith, Tyrangiel reined in at Bloomberg  —  This time last year, Bloomberg Media — the consumer-facing side of Bloomberg LP — was being run by Justin Smith and Josh Tyrangiel …
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple to launch new Apple TV set top box at WWDC with A8 chip, increased storage, enabling App Store, Siri, and HomeKit integration  —  New Apple TV Set Top Will Debut This Summer With App Store, Siri  —  Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June
Wes Lindamood / Source:
NPR on how it integrated audio, photography, and text into stories, and future plans to focus on dynamic content and user participation  —  Behind the scenes on the iterative growth and change of our stories and formats  —  In this case study  —  In September of 2012 …
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 …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Vocativ's Chief Business Officer Steve Alperin steps down to work on his own video business  —  Vocativ's chief business officer steps down  —  Steve Alperin, chief business officer at the news startup Vocativ, has left the outlet effective immediately, he confirmed to Poynter Friday.
Discussion: Capital New York
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Former NoW reporter faces jail for paying soldier for Prince Harry stories  —  It can now be revealed that Ryan Sabey received a string of leaks from Paul Brunt, who raked in £16,000 from the News of the World and the Sun  —  A former star reporter at the News of the World is facing jail …
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 …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Yahoo Bets on TV-Style Comedies to Grow Its Video Business  —  The seeds of Yahoo's St. Patrick's Day premiere of season six of “Community” were planted when CEO Marissa Mayer made a critical decision in January 2014 about the future of the Internet media company's video biz.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Politico Magazine contributor writes apology for his story — in The Week [Updated]  —  Publications have more difficulty than ever in suppressing corrections and retractions.  The Internet — especially Twitter — has a way of shaming journalists who refuse to make things right.
 
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
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Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
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Telegraph:
Four Sun journalists, including chief reporter John Kay and royal editor Duncan Larcombe cleared of bribery charges
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
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eMarketer:
Study: 55% of podcast listeners use mobile; weekly listeners average six podcasts per week
Brent Lang / Variety:
MGM net income for 2014 hits $156M, up 27%; full-year revenues fell 5.4% to $1.44B
Discussion: Deadline and The Wrap
Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Placing political ads during news makes candidates appear more credible, especially when broadcasts aren't covering elections with depth
Scott R Maier / European Journalism Observatory:
US and Canadian daily papers still profitable but faced overwhelming debt, analysis shows
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Interview with NYT Now Editor Cliff Levy on the future of the app, mobile, and curation
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @readmark