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5:50 AM ET, March 30, 2015

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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 …
Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press:
Spotify arrives on PS3 and PS4, replacing Music Unlimited, available in 41 countries  —  PlayStation gets Spotify, Replacing Sony's own music service  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify is coming to the PlayStation, replacing Sony's own Music Unlimited service, as the company continues to expand …
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 …
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.
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
A $325K FCC fine against a Virginia station raises calls for changes to broadcast indecency rules  —  The huge FCC fine against a Virginia station is a sign we need to rethink broadcast indecency rules  —  “The stroking of an erect penis on a broadcast [news] program is shocking.”
Discussion: @cjr
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Media outlets raided and banned as conflict spirals in Yemen  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of Yemeni journalists amid escalating violence in the country.  Houthi forces have raided news outlets, detained journalists, and banned websites …
Discussion: Internet Society and Guardian
Simon Owens / Nieman Lab:
How World Politics Review went from a side project to a paywalled news destination  —  How a hobby foreign affairs blog became a paywalled news destination — and a business  —  Like many journalism startups to emerge in recent years, the World Politics Review got its start because the kind …
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Colorado Gazette publisher defends marijuana series written by editorial board members, anti-pot freelancer  —  Gazette publisher in Colorado defends controversial marijuana series  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — On Sunday, The Gazette, the daily newspaper here in Colorado's second-largest city …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Comcast says Apple hasn't inquired about offering NBCUniversal content for its upcoming streaming service  —  Comcast Says It's Not Talking to Apple About Apple TV, Because Apple Hasn't Asked  —  Apple is talking to TV programmers about a new Web TV service it would like to launch this year.
Discussion: Variety
Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Erin Gloria Ryan, managing editor, Jezebel  —  CAPITAL: Do you think Jezebel has become less snarky and more focused on positive stories than it was when it first launched?  And is that a good thing or a bad thing?  —  RYAN: I didn't “discover” …
Discussion: @olivianuzzi
 
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Elisabeth Malkin / New York Times:
In Mexico, Firing of Carmen Aristegui Highlights Rising Pressures on News Media
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Nuzzel's time saving news app arrives on Android
Discussion: CNET
Associated Press:
French court OKs media access to Sarkozy's campaign files
Rachel Whetstone / Google Public Policy Blog:
Using GIFs, Google critiques a Wall Street Journal report about its White House influence during a FTC probe
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Caroline Little is stepping down as CEO and President of Newspaper Association of America
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Mark Wilson / BetaNews:
Security flaw in UK's Johnston Press sites could redirect visitors to malicious sites
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Madison Square Garden to Split Into Two Companies
Discussion: The Wrap
Ed Sherman / Poynter:
As sports teams move press away from the action and into press boxes, reporters say coverage suffers
Discussion: @sherman_report
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Daily Telegraph under Murdoch MacLennan: digital gurus, multiple top editors, and advertiser influence on stories
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Loudr launches platform for $15 licenses that allow artists to monetize cover songs on iTunes, Spotify, others
Discussion: RAIN News