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4:50 PM ET, April 15, 2015

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Capital to become POLITICO New York as parent company sets expansion plans  —  Capital will be rebranded and relaunched as POLITICO New York as part of an expansion at its Beltway-based parent company, which is gearing up to roll out new satellite publications across the U.S. and Europe.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Politico launching sites for New Jersey and Florida, plus Playbook tipsheets in New Jersey, California, Illinois, and Massachusetts  —  POLITICO to rebrand ‘Capital New York,’ expand to New Jersey and Florida  —  As part of its expansion into states, POLITICO will rebrand 'Capital …
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
New ASME guidelines remove barriers to editors creating ad content and publishers selling magazine cover ads  —  Magazine Trade Group Overhauls Advertising Guidelines  —  Now OK for Editors Make Ads  —  The American Society of Magazine Editors has overhauled its guidelines …
Discussion: @heyfeifer and @jayrosen_nyu
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American Society of Magazine Editors:
New ASME guidelines recommend that native advertising be clearly labeled and distinguished from editorial content  —  Editorial Guidelines  —  ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers  —  The true value of a print or digital magazine brand lies in its relationship with its readers.
Discussion: Poynter
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
NYT Now relaunching as free app on May 11  —  The New York Times will relaunch NYT Now as a free app on May 11 in a bid to attract younger readers who get their news on mobile devices.  —  Additionally, the Times' core mobile app will relaunch April 24 in conjunction with the debut of the Apple Watch …
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Netflix stock up over 10% after beating estimates for new subscribers: 2.3M in US, and 2.6M non-US; Q1 revenue of $1.57B  —  Netflix Adds 4.9M New Members In Q1, Sending Shares Up More Than 10%  —  Following the bell today, Netflix reported its first quarter financial performance …
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
The recent loss of two top execs demonstrate the Voice of America's recent decline  —  Signs of Turmoil Seen for Voice of America  —  WASHINGTON — When David Ensor announced last week that he was stepping down as the director of the Voice of America, critics saw the move as the latest sign …
Sriram Sharma / India - The Huffington Post:
Indian companies Cleartrip, NDTV, and Newshunt pulling out of Internet.org, citing commitment to net neutrality  —  Blow To Internet.org As Indian Internet Companies Begin To Withdraw  —  A day after Flipkart exited from the Airtel Zero platform, Cleartrip, NDTV, Newshunt and the Times Group announced …
David Lumb / Fast Company:
Reddit announces Upvoted Weekly curated newsletter highlighting stories from across communities  —  NOW YOU CAN GET REDDIT IN NEWSLETTER FORM  —  Three months ago, Reddit launched Upvoted, a podcast exploring significant Reddit stories.  Its 14 episodes have received 600,000 total downloads so far …
Discussion: WebProNews, Mashable, reddit and The Next Web, Thanks:@steverubel
Ryan Thornburg / Idea Lab:
Open N.C.'s Data Dashboard Brings Public Records to Reporters  —  Reporters in North Carolina are starting to use a new tool developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that will help them speed up their everyday reporting and find stories that are hidden in the mass …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Its journalism is behind a paywall, but The Times of London's developers embrace open source  —  LONDON — For Callum Jones, a digital reporter at The Times of London, every morning begins with a 4:30 a.m. wakeup call.  Jones is responsible for assembling and sending Red Box …
Discussion: Medium
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Liberal Democrats set out plans to protect journalists in manifesto  —  British ‘First Amendment’ law, right to challenge Ripa and protecting freedom of expression in wake of Charlie Hebdo attacks among key measures  —  The Liberal Democrats are promising a slew of measures to protect journalists …
Discussion: Press Gazette
 
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EU Press Room:
EU officially accuses Google of antitrust violations, opens formal investigation on Android
Jorge Luis Sierra / IJ Net:
Journalists in danger zones face harsh choice: death or self-censorship
Discussion: @ijnet
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
David Skok named managing editor for digital at The Boston Globe
Discussion: Nieman Lab, Medium and Media Nation
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Most of You Watched ‘Game of Thrones’ on HBO's Old Streaming Service, Not the New One
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Analytics firm StatSocial ranks, categorizes Twitter's most influential political journalists; Ezra Klein, Nate Silver, Mike Allen, and Ben Smith lead list
Tom McGhie / Telegraph:
Global revenue from music downloads and streaming hits $6.85B, passing CDs and vinyl at $6.82B
Kevin Williams / Al Jazeera America:
Crawfordsville, Indiana, a town with population of about 15K, has two daily newspapers
 

 
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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

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

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

 
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