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10:00 AM ET, February 25, 2016

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Guardian:
DJ Tony Blackburn fired from BBC after evidence he gave to Savile inquiry “fell short” of standards required  —  BBC ‘parted company’ with Tony Blackburn over Savile inquiry evidence  —  Director general confirms split with veteran DJ, saying he ‘fell short’ of the standards …
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BBC:
Full report by Dame Janet Smith of her inquiry into the BBC's culture and practices during the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall years  —  Dame Janet Smith review  —  Introduction The BBC Trust has published in full the report by Dame Janet Smith DBE of her inquiry into the BBC's culture …
BBC:
Savile sex abuse report criticizes macho culture, atmosphere of fear, and accuses BBC of serious failings, but absolves senior management  —  Jimmy Savile report: BBC staff ‘knew of complaints’  —  BBC staff knew of complaints against DJ Jimmy Savile, but senior management were not told …
Daily Mail:
BBC missed many opportunities to stop Jimmy Savile abuse, report identifies 72 victims, the youngest being eight  —  'Keep your mouth shut he's a VIP': Shocking inquiry reveals how ‘serious failings’ at the BBC let ‘untouchable’ Jimmy Savile target 72 victims as young as eight - while Stuart Hall abused 21
BBC:
Report finds BBC management in Manchester knew Stuart Hall was abusing girls on premises, identifies 21 victims  —  BBC management ‘aware’ of Stuart Hall's sex abuse on premises  —  Members of BBC management in Manchester were aware of paedophile Stuart Hall's “inappropriate sexual conduct ” in his dressing room, a report has found.
Discussion: Independent.ie
BBC:
BBC Director-General Tony Hall issues a statement apologizing to Savile and Hall victims, accepts Dame Janet Smith's report recommendations in full
Discussion: Prolific North and RadioTimes
Dan Gillmor / Backchannel:
AMP is necessary because the news industry filled its sites with garbage code from ad companies, slowing load time  —  Google Is Going to Speed Up the Web.  Is This Good?  —  To improve reading the news on mobile—and better compete with Facebook Instant Articles—Google today is launching AMP
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Limited resources and paywalls limit some publishers experiments with AMP while others go all in
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:
Google blocks 9to5Google from its ad network over trademark violation, reverses the block after review; 9to5Google is still considering a name change  —  Google wants us to change our name from 9to5Google (Update: We're back!)  —  Update: A Google rep now tells us:
Jim Acosta / CNN:
At a recent meeting, Apple, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, MTV, and Buzzfeed executives offered advice to Obama administration on how to combat ISIS online  —  First on CNN: Government enlists tech giants to fight ISIS messaging  —  Apple CEO: Complying with FBI a ‘dangerous precedent’
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Inside New Media Investment Group, the private equity-run chain driving consolidation with its purchases of small newspapers  —  New Media Emerges as Big Player for Small Newspapers  —  Private equity-run chain snaps up assets as a sharp drop in prices drives wave of consolidation
Discussion: AdExchanger
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: Google to add Chromecast-like features to TV sets, starting with Vizio, could become available as early as spring  —  Google to Add Casting to TV Sets, Starting With Vizio (Exclusive)  —  Move could signal shift in company's living-room strategy  —  Google is getting ready …
Ken Doctor / Politico:
How The New York Times uses increasingly personalized push notifications to engage readers  —  What Are They Thinking: The Times harnesses the power of increasingly personalized push  —  Keep in touch.  Tell me what's new.  —  They're simple requests, and ones that we're used to repeating to each other.
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
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