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11:25 AM ET, February 16, 2016

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Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch:
Reddit Hires Twitter's Former News Manager, Mark S. Luckie, As Head Of Journalism And Media  —  Reddit Hires Twitter's Former News Manager As Head Of Journalism And Media  —  Reddit has hired Mark S. Luckie, the former news manager at Twitter and the person behind Today in Black Twitter …
Yara Bayoumy / Reuters:
Bahrain orders release of US journalist Anna Day, her camera crew pending further investigation, after arresting them for participating in an illegal gathering  —  Bahrain to free U.S. citizens accused of illegal gathering - lawyer  —  Bahrain's public prosecution office said on Tuesday …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
How BuzzFeed built an investigative reporting culture from scratch by focusing on hiring strong staff members  —  Digital Digging: How BuzzFeed built an investigative team inside a viral hit factory  —  Editor's note: This is the first part of a three-part weekly series examining investigative teams …
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
Spotify Nears 30 Million Paid Subscribers (Report)  —  Spotify must be hitting the right notes.  —  The Swedish start-up is nearing 30 million paid members, according to a report in the Financial Times.  That's up from 20 million it reported in June, and compares to 11 million subscribers of chief rival Apple Music.
Chris Sutcliffe / TheMediaBriefing:
Interview with Guardian CEO David Pemsel suggests publication may start producing some members-only content  —  Guardian Media Group's David Pemsel: A paywall “would diminish our reach and influence around the world”  —  David Pemsel will be speaking at Digital Media Strategies this March.
Discussion: Press Gazette and @ptr_yeung
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Michael Wolff / USA Today:
The future of news is not in digital, so it may be time to rethink print
Nicholas Schmidle / New Yorker:
Inside TMZ: How the celebrity news site gets stories through a vast network of industry sources  —  The Digital Dirt  —  In the early-morning hours of February 15, 2014, Ray Rice and his fiancée, Janay Palmer, stepped into an elevator at the Revel hotel and casino, in Atlantic City.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tidal flubs release of Kanye West's new album, delaying downloads but charging credit cards  —  Thousands Bought Kanye West's New Album, But Never Received Their Download  —  Digital music service TIDAL climbed to the top of the App Store, thanks to scoring the exclusive rights to Kanye West's new album …
Daniel Rubino / Windows Central:
LINE kills MixRadio, the music streaming service it bought from Microsoft in 2014  —  The end of MixRadio as LINE quietly kills off music streaming service  —  After a whirlwind ride through many owners the latest one - LINE - has just posted a late-night press release noting that the company …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple Uses Dr. Dre Video, Other TV Production as Apple Music Marketing  —  Wait a minute: After years of anticipation, Apple finally made its entry into the TV business, and the rest of the world ... shrugged?  —  Well, yes.  But also, no.  —  Because it's interesting — but not that interesting.
David Pierce / Wired:
Hulu's launch of its first original drama, 11.22.63, signals company's commitment to growth  —  The Ambitious 11.22.63 Is the Beginning of a Brand New Hulu  —  Last Thursday night, Hulu rented a parking lot.  The massive concrete expanse was a few doors down from the Bruin Theater in Los Angeles' Westwood neighborhood.
Discussion: Vox, New York Daily News and TV.com, Thanks:@ravichandrans25
Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Fox News, North Jersey Media Group Resolve Claims Over 9/11 Photo  —  Fox News and North Jersey Media Group Inc. have settled their dispute over unauthorized use of an iconic Sept. 11, 2001 photograph.  —  The picture in question (above) depicts firefighters raising the American flag amid the World Trade Center rubble.
Discussion: TVNewser
 
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Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
LA Times reorganizes newsroom, creates news and enterprise hub, separate desk for print coverage
Discussion: @mathewi
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / Guardian:
Youth-focused BBC Three's transition to an online only channel is complete as it takes a budget cut from £85M to £30M
Sam Roe / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Chicago Tribune journalists collaborated with scientists to investigate harmful drug interactions
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
FT journalists end strike prospect with vote to accept new pension offer
Discussion: @marksweney
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Legal publishers Fastcase and Lawriter wrangle in federal court over whether state law can be copyrighted