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10:50 AM ET, April 9, 2015

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CBS News:
“Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer to retire this summer  —  Bob Schieffer, the anchor of CBS News' “Face the Nation,” announced Wednesday that he will retire this summer after more than 50 years of working in journalism.  Schieffer, who is 78, has been with CBS News for 46 years.
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Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Bob Schieffer, old school at its finest  —  Bob Schieffer is old-school at its finest.  —  There's nothing about Schieffer, who announced late Wednesday that he's stepping down as host of CBS' Face the Nation this summer, that shouts hip or trendy.  —  And that's a good thing.  —  Schieffer is 78.
Discussion: @tvnewslab, @facethenation and Poynter
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
INN splits with CEO Davis as it refocuses its efforts to promote nonprofit journalism  —  Less than a month after rethinking its mission statement and rebranding itself with a new name and website, the Institute for Nonprofit News is now also looking for a new leader.
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
UK adults ‘willing to pay only 92p a month to access news websites’  —  IAB survey also says UK digital ad spend rose 14% to a record £7.2bn during 2014  —  UK adults are prepared to pay only 92p a month to access news websites, less than email, search engines or online video …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Reuters chief Andrew Rashbass to become executive chair of Euromoney  —  He leaves media arm of Thomson Reuters to join international publishing, events and electronic information group which is owned by DMGT  —  Andrew Rashbass, chief executive of Thomson Reuters media arm Reuters …
Doug Smith / Los Angeles Times:
David Laventhol dies at 81; publisher during L.A. Times expansion  —  David Laventhol, an editor and publisher who helped create the innovative style section of the Washington Post and launch New York Newsday and guided the Los Angeles Times during a period of expansion in the early 1990s, has died.
Discussion: New York Times, Newsday and LA Observed
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Advance's Alabama Media Group creates an artist-in-residency program, shares photo archives with university's help, supports a statewide book club  —  3 smart ideas to steal from Alabama Media Group  —  As a video journalist at The Washington Post, Jennifer Crandall developed a series …
Discussion: @poynter and @ehoekenga
Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
The Publishers Audience Measurement Company will replace the National Readership Survey from the early 2016  —  New company to replace NRS with ‘cross-platform’ audience data  —  The Publishers Audience Measurement Company will replace the National Readership Survey from the early 2016
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui / Amnesty International:
600 days in jail for taking pictures: A letter from an Egyptian prison  —  For 600 days Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, a 27-year-old Egyptian photojournalist, has been holed up in a small cell in the infamous Tora prison.  His crime: taking pictures of the violent dispersal of the Rabaa al-Adaweya sit-in in August 2013.
Discussion: Associated Press
Madeline Stone / Business Insider:
One of Thrillist's first employees got $2 million to launch a new parenting site for guys  —  Today's new moms have a vast network of blogs full of helpful tips for each stage of parenting.  —  But what about new dads?  —  Meet Fatherly, a brand-new site created by early Thrillist employee Mike Rothman …
 
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Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
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Discussion: @jeremymbarr
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Knight Foundation finds nonprofit sites' revenue rising but sustainability elusive
Discussion: Nieman Lab, Knight Foundation and NPQ
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