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12:30 PM ET, April 8, 2015

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Andrew Nusca / Fortune:
Fortune hires six former Gigaom reporters to double down on its technology coverage  —  Fortune bulks up on technology coverage, hires six
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Judith Miller chewed out NYT's Keller, Abramson over controversial draft of Iraq mea culpa  —  In her new book “The Story: A Reporter's Journey,” former New York Times reporter Judith Miller mounts a spirited defense of her life's work, particularly her contributions to the newspaper's reporting …
Institute for Nonprofit News:
Institute for Nonprofit News CEO and executive director, Kevin Davis, exits  —  Davis Leaving INN  —  Kevin Davis, the CEO and executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), has left the organization.  —  During a November board retreat, the board voted to refocus its mission …
Discussion: @jasonalcorn, @aschweig and @kljdavis
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
The New York Times launches Cooking iPhone app as companion to iPad app, focusing on search and meal planning  —  The New York Times takes ‘Cooking’ to the iPhone  —  New York Times food editor Sam Sifton sees cooking as a “tool” that allows you to execute on your culinary desires …
Marie Mawad / Bloomberg Business:
Vivendi Denies Report It's Considering Acquisition of Sky TV  —  Vivendi SA, the French media company, denied a published report that it may seek to acquire pay-TV provider Sky Plc.  —  A Vivendi representative disputed the Reuters report saying the Paris-based company was looking at Sky …
Eric Krupke / PBS NewsHour:
Lawyer and advocate in Adnan Syed case to produce new podcast on case after success of Serial, premieres April 13  —  Adnan Syed's story continues in new podcast  —  For some die-hard fans of Serial, the hit podcast by Sarah Koenig which told the story of Adnan Syed, the story never ended.
Business Insider:
Yahoo reorganization may end Tumblr's run as an independent unit  —  Marissa Mayer is doing a huge shakeup at Yahoo and Tumblr will never be the same  —  Yahoo is planning a big reorganization that will bring Tumblr more closely into the company, instead of allowing it to be run as a largely independent business unit.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Haystack TV Scores $1.7 Million For Its News Service Aimed At Cord Cutters  —  One of the problems with cutting the cord today is that you lose access to a variety of news channels and programs, and there are few resources in the streaming world that can take their place.
Discussion: @startx
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Jailed Azerbaijani Journalist Ismayilova's Accuser Drops Complaint  —  BAKU — The plaintiff in a case against Khadija Ismayilova, a jailed Azerbaijani investigative journalist and contributor to RFE/RL, says he has formally asked the Prosecutor-General's Office to withdraw his complaint.
Richard Bradley / Shots in the Dark:
Rolling Stone writer wasn't trying to obtain justice for victim, she wanted to ostracize those she believed participated in rape culture  —  In the End, It's All About Rape Culture—or the Lack Thereof  —  I've taken a couple of days before responding to Columbia Journalism School's report …
Seyhmus Cakan / Reuters:
Turkish prosecutor calls for Dutch journalist's acquittal in terrorism propaganda trial  —  (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor made a surprise call on Wednesday for the acquittal of a Dutch journalist charged with disseminating “terrorist propaganda”, a case which had fueled concern about press freedom in EU candidate Turkey.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
By building partnerships with other newspapers, The Washington Post is opening up revenue opportunities  —  Subscribers to more than 250 newspapers around the globe now have free digital access to the Post.  The next question is how the paper will use this network to make money.
Discussion: @niemanlab
Roger Yu / USA Today:
Voice of America director Ensor to step down in May  —  Voice of America said Tuesday its director David Ensor is stepping gown after nearly four years of leading the government-funded broadcast and digital news operation.  —  VOA, which is controlled by the Broadcasting Board of Governors …
Tom Risen / US News:
YouTube Kids Investigation by FTC Would Face Hurdles  —  A proposed investigation of the app's ads by the federal government could create a legal mess for the online video world.  —  The YouTube Kids app aimed at children is “unfair and deceptive,” some consumer advocacy groups say.
Discussion: USA Today and The Hill
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Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
FTC to review complaint that YouTube Kids over-advertises to children
Discussion: Guardian and New York Times
 
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Knight Foundation finds nonprofit sites' revenue rising but sustainability elusive
Discussion: Nieman Lab, Knight Foundation and NPQ
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Subscription ebook service Oyster launches ebook store
Chelsey Dulaney / Wall Street Journal:
Tribune Media's Top Shareholders To Pare Stake By 25%
Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
Local paper publishes article after principal bans drug use story from student paper, providing broader audience, and underscoring administrators dilemma
Discussion: @splc
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Ads: TV Breaks Rules To Take Streaming-Video Ads
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Ex-Gawker writer Cord Jefferson now writing for Comedy Central's The Nightly Show
 Earlier Picks: 
Lauren Davidson / Telegraph:
Acast tries to join podcast boom with free app for creators and listeners supported by ads
Daniel Frankel / FierceCable:
Dish bulks up sports package with Outside Television addition
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
CBS' internet TV service is now available on Roku
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Imgur introduces embed option for online publishers to repost and attribute photos on their own site
Discussion: The Imgur Blog and TechCrunch
The Bold Italic:
Gannett-owned San Francisco news site The Bold Italic says it's shutting down