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7:30 AM ET, March 23, 2015

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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 …
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?
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and WBAA
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.
Press Gazette:
Former News of the World royal reporter Ryan Sabey is third journalist convicted over payments  —  A former News of the World royal reporter from east London has been convicted of using a soldier in Prince Harry's regiment as a paid tipster, it can now be reported.
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:   Former NoW reporter faces jail for paying soldier for Prince Harry stories
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
Tara Conlan / Guardian:
BBC draws up plan to stop in-house production being sold to private sector  —  Director general plans to transfer production of its hit shows such as EastEnders and Doctor Who into a new company called BBC Studios  —  A plan to protect shows such as Doctor Who, EastEnders and Mrs Brown's Boys …
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
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 …
David Pitt / Associated Press:
Meredith, which focuses mostly on women's magazines, has 8M monthly subscribers across titles  —  Magazine publisher Meredith finds success focusing on women  —  7 photos  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The nation's top publisher of magazines and websites for women has its origins …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
 
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Discussion: New York Times and @n4tvm
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
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Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
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Jason Subler / Reuters:
Reuters websites become inaccessible in China