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12:35 PM ET, March 23, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Rolling Stone expects Columbia University's review of its controversial campus rape article in about two weeks, will publish in full  —  Rolling Stone to publish review of campus rape article soon  —  Columbia University's review of Rolling Stone's disputed article about a college gang rape …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Power of NYT print subscribers: provide more than 70% of revenue, very engaged in digital offerings too  —  The Curious (and Vital) Power of Print  —  WHO buys the print edition of the newspaper?  Just a few Luddites who wouldn't know a smartphone if their horse-drawn buggy crushed it on the cobblestones?
Horace Dediu / Asymco:
Market saturation, rising monthly fees, lack of innovation, and broadband expansion make cable TV's decline inevitable in the US  —  Peak Cable  —  Paying for TV has been a curious consumer phenomenon.  There was a time when TV was free to consumers.  It was delivered as a broadcast …
Matthew Gilbert / Boston Globe:
Cable networks invest more in documentaries, driven by ratings successes like PBS's “The Roosevelts” and HBO's Monday programming  —  TV is giving documentaries their due  —  You'll be forgiven if you've felt rather glum about televised nonfiction in the past 15 years.
Discussion: New York Times
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Netflix Launch in Australia Gets Qualified Welcome From Producers Organization  —  The launch this week of movie subscription service Netflix in Australia and New Zealand got a qualified welcome from Australian producers.  —  Consumers will find that the service launches (Tuesday …
Emily White / Medium:
The shortcomings of digital audio: no sharing, saving, or playlist creation, but plenty of ads  —  Where is the Instagram for Audio?  —  An invested listener envisions an upgraded podcast sharing experience  —  When I listen to a really excellent episode of a podcast, I rarely share it with anyone.
Discussion: @gbullard
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Brian Williams Makes First Public Appearance Since NBC Suspension  —  NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams made an appearance this weekend at a prep school fundraiser at New Jersey casino, his first since starting a six-month suspension for embellishing or fabricating a variety of tales …
Dave Lee / BBC:
BBC relaunches website, moving from desktop to fully responsive  —  BBC News switches PC users to responsive site  —  Users will be automatically switched at around 1400 GMT  —  The desktop version of the BBC News website will be switched off on Monday and all visitors will be directed to a newer, responsive design.
Discussion: Daily Express and @nycjim
Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
Mydio integrates Spotify with stories from Der Spiegel and Axel Springer, creating curated playlist of music and news  —  Meet Mydio: Personalised radio for music and news mix  —  The stand-out entry for news at the Media Hack Day in Berlin yesterday lets users combine their Spotify account with automated news articles
Jane A. Peterson / New York Times:
Watch magazines, with a loyal print readership that often collects issues, try to broaden digital profile  —  Digital Is a Change in the Watch Magazine World  —  SINGAPORE — Tropical rain clouds hovered at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club as a model dressed cowboy-style thrust his wrist toward …
Tara Conlan / Guardian:
BBC considers plan to stop in-house production being sold to private sector  —  Union drew up strategy in response to plan to transfer production of hit shows such as EastEnders and Doctor Who into a new company called BBC Studios  —  A plan to protect shows such as Doctor Who …
 
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David Pitt / Associated Press:
Meredith, which focuses mostly on women's magazines, has 8M monthly subscribers across titles
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Ahmed Maher / BBC:
Iraqis believe foreign reporting contributes to worsening sectarianism, creates dilemma for journalists
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Vocativ's Chief Business Officer Steve Alperin steps down to work on his own video business
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Barack Obama Asks Iran to Free Jason Rezaian and Other Americans
Discussion: Associated Press, Poynter and Mediaite
Guardian:
Guardian appoints Katharine Viner as editor-in-chief