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11:50 PM ET, March 1, 2016

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Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Jay Z's streaming music service Tidal has fired CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell  —  Tidal fires its CFO and COO  —  Tidal has let go of its CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell, the company confirmed to The Verge.  The news of their terminations was originally reported by the Swedish news site Breakit …
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The Awl:
New Yorker Managing Editor Silvia Killingsworth to join The Awl as editor-in-chief in April, will relaunch The Hairpin  —  Job Filled  —  We're thrilled to announce that Silvia Killingsworth will be joining us here in April.  Silvia is currently the Managing Editor of the New Yorker …
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
AT&T says it plans to launch a web TV service by this fall, to have three tiers including free  —  AT&T and DirecTV to launch streaming TV service later this year  —  AT&T has announced that it plans to offer internet-based streaming TV service later this year.
Ken Doctor / Politico:
LA Times staffers in dispute with bosses after Oscars tickets initially allocated to executives, leaving reporters unable to attend the event  —  Oscar spotlight a dim one for hometown L.A. Times  —  While old-fashioned investigative journalism took center stage in Los Angeles at the Oscars Sunday evening …
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Ken Doctor / Politico:
LA Times Editor Davan Maharaj could be given joint publisher-and-editor role, more executives to depart in wake of CEO Jack Griffin's firing
Discussion: The Wrap
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Melissa Harris-Perry rejects MSNBC deal in scathing farewell  —  Melissa Harris-Perry has chosen the freedom to speak over an exit package.  —  On Tuesday, the outgoing MSNBC host said that her exit negotiations with the network fell through after she refused to accept the terms …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
As MSNBC shifts focus from liberal talk shows to breaking news, opportunities at the network have diminished for nonwhite TV personalities
Mercury News:
Bay Area News Group consolidating multiple newspapers into East Bay Times and The Mercury News starting April 5, with reduction in staff; 3 weeklies to be added  —  Bay Area News Group announces newspaper rebranding  —  The Bay Area News Group announced Tuesday that it is combining …
New York Times:
Fake New York Times article claiming Elizabeth Warren endorsed Bernie Sanders was viewed over 50K times and received over 15K shares  —  Fake New York Times Article Claims Elizabeth Warren Endorsed Bernie Sanders  —  A webpage that masqueraded as a New York Times article and claimed …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
The AP debuts Election Buzz, an online dashboard that uses Twitter, Google data to track the conversation and search patterns concerning US elections
Discussion: Search Engine Land and The Hill
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Guardian Editor Katharine Viner says she wants more readers to become paying “members” of the newspaper but rules out online paywall  —  Guardian editor Katharine Viner says plan is to ‘get readers paying for it’, but rules out online paywall  —  Guardian editor Katharine Viner …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Source: Facebook may pay up to six figures for some celebrities to use its live streaming service in promotional push  —  Facebook Wants Celebrities for Its Live Streaming Service, and It's Willing to Pay Cash  —  Facebook has a new pitch for Hollywood celebrities and other famous people …
Discussion: Facebook, Digiday, Slate and Fortune
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Economist to relaunch its lifestyle and culture title, Intelligent Life, as 1843 next week, will expand coverage beyond Europe to include Asia and America  —  The Economist relaunches Intelligent Life as 1843  —  The Economist's lifestyle and culture title is getting a global makeover.
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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

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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