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6:45 PM ET, April 6, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Phi Kappa Psi to ‘pursue all available legal action’ against Rolling Stone — The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia said Monday that it is moving forward with a possible lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine in the wake of the now-retracted “Rape on Campus” article.

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Rolling Stone is a publication in institutional denial about its journalistic failings — Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner is in complete denial — Rolling Stone magazine failed an array of journalistic tests in publishing its November 2014 story “A Rape on Campus,” …

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Poynter:

In press conf, Rolling Stone report authors say problem was with methodology, not Jackie — Rolling Stone report authors defer to the magazine on why no one has been fired … The authors of Columbia Journalism School's — Here are some of the questions the authors answered on Monday.

Discussion: Washington Post, @lpolgreen, USA Today and Mediaite

Rolling Stone:

Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report — A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Last November, we published a story, ‘A Rape on Campus’ [RS 1223], that centered around a University of Virginia student's horrifying account of her alleged gang rape at a campus fraternity house.

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Elizabeth Spayd / Columbia Journalism Review:

Q&A with Columbia University's Steve Coll and Sheila Coronel on Rolling Stone report: “This was a systematic and collective failure” — What was the single point of failure at Rolling Stone? The authors of Columbia's investigative report answer that and more

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Rolling Stone retracts UVA rape article following investigation that found the magazine failed to verify basic details; writer Sabrina Erdely apologizes

Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
Rolling Stone should blame itself for mistakes, not Jackie; investigative reporting is about discovery of a story, not confirmation of your notions

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New York Times:
Statement From Writer of Rolling Stone Rape Article, Sabrina Erdely

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

John Oliver lands Edward Snowden interview from Russia — HBO comedian John Oliver scored his biggest coup yet: an in-depth interview in Russia with whistleblower Edward Snowden. — The comedian surprised viewers on Sunday night by revealing that he visited Russia last week and met with Snowden …

Tim Arango / New York Times:

Turkey's blocking of social and news sites after circulation of one photo from a hostage situation highlights its aggressive censorship again — Turkey Blocks YouTube and, Briefly, Twitter Over Hostage Photo — ISTANBUL — As a hostage crisis at the central courthouse gripped this city last week …

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:

Turkey lifts block on Twitter after it complies with local court order to remove pictures of an Istanbul prosecutor — Twitter Is Back in Turkey After Just a Few Hours — That didn't last long. — The block on Twitter in Turkey has apparently been lifted after the microblogging site complied …

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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:

New Apple TV Will Not Support 4K Video Streaming — And you probably won't care. — BuzzFeed Illustration — When Apple's next-generation Apple TV finally arrives at market later this year, it will bring a groaning board of new features to the company's dusty set-top box — as BuzzFeed News first reported.

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Shannon Bond / Financial Times:

Vox buys data science start-up OpBandit to track readers better — Vox Media, the US digital publisher, has bought a data science start-up as it looks to track more closely how readers view, share and interact with content across the internet. — OpBandit tracks information about readers …

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Eric Lipton / New York Times:

Comcast Recruits Its Beneficiaries to Lobby for Time Warner Deal — WASHINGTON — The letters have come from all around the United States — from the Nutmeg Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Connecticut, the Houston Area Urban League and even the Dan Marino Foundation in Fort Lauderdale …

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Hulu launches GIF search engine for its TV shows, powered by Tumblr and shareable on Twitter, Pinterest or via email — Hulu Launches Its Own GIF Search Engine — Streaming video service Hulu is today launching its own tool for fans of GIFs, with the debut of its own GIF search engine powered by Tumblr.

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Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch:

Publishing Platform RebelMouse Nabs $16 Million In A Series B Growth Round — Content publishing platform RebelMouse has raised $16 million in Series B funding from previous investors Softbank Capital and Oak Investment Partners, with additional participation from Buddy Media's Mike Lazerow.