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10:40 AM ET, March 30, 2015

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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’  —  In December, Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian, made his debut as an on-air contributor on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” offering his outsider's perspective, as a biracial South African, on the United States.
Eugene Wei / Remains of the Day:
Great content isn't commodified, and is a key differentiator for media companies, and Facebook hosting news won't change that  —  Facebook hosting doesn't change things, the world already changed  —  Like any industry, the media loves a bit of navel-gazing (what is the origin of this phrase …
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Expanded Vice-HBO news deal could rejuvenate the evening newscast, draw a younger audience, and make it commercially viable again  —  HBO-Vice Deal Should Scare the S*** Out of TV News  —  Leave it to an audacious company like Vice Media to strike a ballsy deal with HBO.
Discussion: @laramiedennis
Michael Rondon / Folio:
After year-long hiatus following a pivot in 2012 to become “a Reddit for social good”, GOOD relaunches its magazine  —  GOOD Goes Back to Print  —  As more publishers look to infuse social networking and other UGC elements with their traditional editorial models …
Discussion: @aubernalevy
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Former BBC presenter and former Cosmopolitan editor create The Pool, an online platform with content aimed at a female audience, launching before Easter  —  Lauren Laverne launches online platform aimed at women  —  BBC 6 Music presenter teams up with former Cosmopolitan editor Sam Baker …
Discussion: @emmaboulton
Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
AP president: Killing of journalists should be a war crime  —  4 photos  —  HONG KONG (AP) — The president and CEO of The Associated Press called on Monday for changes to international laws that would make it a war crime to kill journalists or take them hostage.
Discussion: ap.org, FishbowlNY, @runasand and @snooplady
Robert Griffiths / Press Gazette:
Ex-head of complaints at Press Complaints Commission, Scott Langham, joins Daily Mail as Deputy Editor  —  Former head of complaints at PCC joins Mail Online as deputy managing editor  —  Former head of complaints at the Press Complaints Commission Scott Langham is joining Mail Online as deputy managing editor.
Matthew S Carroll / Medium:
MediaShift's Mark Glaser talks innovation, news apps, and the future of investigative reporting  —  The Future of News initiative at the MIT Media Lab spoke with Mark Glaser, who started MediaShift in 2006 as a small, one-person blog, with a focus on the changes revolutionizing media and media technology.
Suman Varandani / International Business Times:
Bangladesh Blogger Washiqur Rahman Hacked To Death A Month After Avijit Roy's Killing  —  A blogger was hacked to death in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday, police said, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).  The incident marks the second such attack in about a month …
Trevor Timm / Guardian:
The hypocrisy of leaking classified secrets: whistleblowers get jail time, US government officials don't  —  It's OK to leak government secrets - as long as it benefits politicians  —  It is hypocritical that some leaks will land you in jail, while others just lead to a slap on the wrist
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Chris Cooke / Complete Music Update:
Alliance representing songwriters express concern about digital rights and royalty disputes  —  Songwriters voice concerns about proposed collecting society withdrawal  —  An alliance of organisations representing songwriters around the world has published an open letter addressed …
 
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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

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

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