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11:05 AM ET, May 28, 2015

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John Bohannon / io9:
Journalist explains how his bad study got press coverage in 20 countries, demonstrates laziness in science journalism  —  I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss.  Here's How.  —  “Slim by Chocolate!” the headlines blared.  A team of German researchers had found …
Katie Benner / Bloomberg View:
After Re/code's sale, the overlooked subscription business model for news sites looks better than ad-based models  —  Re/code's Sale and Life After Advertising  —  After the tech news site Re/code sold itself to Vox Media, reports in Fortune and the New York Post noted that the deal …
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Bob Lefsetz / The Lefsetz Letter:
Lesson for journalists: just because you're a star don't think you're bigger than the enterprise  —  ReCode To Vox  —  They couldn't make it on their own.  Walt Mossberg, one of America's two most famous tech columnists, shot himself in the foot.  He left the “Wall Street Journal.”
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Stockbait?  BuzzFeed announces IPO as clicks and videos keep public hooked  —  Chief executive Jonah Peretti has not offered a timeline for the move, but investors will want to know after site was valued at $850m in August  —  BuzzFeed is planning an IPO, the company's CEO, Jonah Peretti, announced at a tech conference on Wednesday.
Adam Thomson / Financial Times:
Luxury group LVMH in talks to acquire French daily newspaper La Parisian for an estimated €50M  —  LVMH in talks to buy Le Parisien newspaper  —  LVMH, the world's biggest luxury group by sales, has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire French daily newspaper Le Parisien as part of a drive to build up its media business.
Canadian Press:
Shomi expands to anyone in Canada with internet connection, not just TV subscribers  —  Rogers and Shaw will soon extend their streaming service Shomi to everyone in Canada.  Before, it was limited to their existing cable TV customers.  (iStock)  —  Shomi is getting ready to turn up the heat …
Guardian:
Brazilian radio journalist known for anti-drug trafficking views killed by gunmen  —  A radio journalist known for denouncing drug traffickers and organized crime groups has been murdered in north-eastern Brazil, in the second attack on the country's press in less than a week.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Bandwidth Usage Climbs to Nearly 37% of Internet Traffic at Peak Hours  —  Subscription-video leader accounts for more usage than YouTube, Amazon and Hulu combined, according to Sandvine  —  Netflix, which already eats up the fattest chunk of downstream bandwidth, is taking an even bigger bite …
John Brownlee / Co.Design:
The Kindle Finally Gets Typography That Doesn't Suck  —  Amazon's Kindle e-reader is a lovely single-purpose gadget, with an industrial design ethos that, in its singular focus on the purity of e-reading, even Dieter Rams could love.  The iOS and Android apps are even great.
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune-owned Gracenote acquires sports data companies for $54M to provide schedules, live scores, play-by-play stats, and more  —  Gracenote launches sports data service with two acquisitions  —  Gracenote, the digital and data arm of Tribune Media, on Thursday announced the acquisition …
Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal:
Mary Meeker Cites Slower Web Growth in Annual Trends Talk … Mary Meeker, the famed analyst-turned-venture capitalist, warned in her annual Internet trends report on Wednesday that Internet and mobile user growth is slowing, which could affect the prospects of a range of high-profile Web startups.
 
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Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
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Paul Melvin / ESPN MediaZone:
Chris Connelly Named Interim Editor-In-Chief of Grantland
Financial Times:
German court rules Adblock's practices of blocking ads and letting some through for a fee is legal, in a second legal win for Adblock this year
Discussion: Guardian