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10:15 PM ET, March 14, 2016

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Breitbart piece mocking Ben Shapiro was written under pseudonym his father used when writing for the site — Breitbart piece mocking editor who resigned was written under father's pseudonym — Early Monday morning Breitbart posted, and then deleted, a piece mocking Ben Shapiro …

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Breitbart's national security correspondent Jordan Schachtel and associate editor Jarrett Stepman resign, citing site's pro-Trump stance — Two more staffers resign from Breitbart — Two more staffers for Breitbart have resigned from the company, citing the website's pro-Donald Trump stance.

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Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro resign over site's handling of Trump controversy — Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From Breitbart — “Today I informed the management at Breitbart News of my immediate resignation,” the reporter at the center …

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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:

Breitbart News Editor-at-Large apologizes for company's earlier statement on Fields, Shapiro resignations, says it was published as result of misunderstanding — Statement from Breitbart News Editor-at-Large and In-House Counsel Joel B. Pollak — Statement from Breitbart News Editor-at-Large and In-House Counsel Joel B. Pollak:

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Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers at Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership

Discussion: Politico, Mediaite, @markamesexiled, Fortune and The Daily Caller

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Fortune Apple writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt is leaving to start his own site, Apple 3.0, with $10/month subscription that drops paywall on posts after three days — Fortune's Apple-Watcher Philip Elmer-DeWitt Is Leaving, Launching His Own Site — Since 2007, Philip Elmer-DeWitt has written …

Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:

Twitter In Discussions With Top Vine Creators About Payment — Vine is popular because it became a home for a brand new form of entertainment: six second looping videos perfect for bite-sized appetites on mobile. But while Vine is a home for all that content, it doesn't actually create it.

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Sony PlayStation Vue launches “Slim” TV bundles nationwide starting at $30 per month but without live broadcast channels in most markets — Sony PlayStation Vue Launches ‘Slim’ TV Bundles Nationwide Without Live Broadcast Channels — Packages priced $10 per month below ‘full’ TV service …

Discussion: PlayStation.Blog, Fast Company, Home Media Magazine, SlashGear, ZDNet and The Verge

Hollywood Reporter:

Viacom shareholders re-elect board, defeat proposal that would have given every shareholder the same voting power — Viacom Board Re-Elected, Voting Rights Proposal Defeated by “Substantial” Majority, Even Excluding Redstone Vote — EMAIL ME — Vice chair Shari Redstone attended Monday's event …

Discussion: Deadline, Crain's New York, Variety, Bloomberg Business and Reuters

Emily Steel / New York Times:
Ahead of Viacom's annual meeting on Monday, shareholders express concern about the company's 11 directors and their ties to Viacom or the Redstone family

Discussion: @emilysteel, @emilysteel and TheStreet.com

Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:

Ex-Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio defends his posting of Hulk Hogan sex tape as journalism — Gawker editor defends Hogan sex tape as journalism — When he posted portions of Hulk Hogan's sex tape, A.J. Daulerio says he was merely practicing journalism. He had followed reports …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Newser, WWD, Reuters, @tomkludt, @tomkludt, New York Times, Salon, Death and Taxes, New York Daily News and CNNMoney

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:

Mashable to Make Web Shows With NBCUniversal's Bravo Network — Digital news site will co-produce four short-form series — Shows can be original or based on existing Bravo programs — Mashable Inc. will make four short-form Web series with NBCUniversal's Bravo to appear this year …

Discussion: Multichannel News and Variety

Sahil Patel / Digiday:

The Daily Beast is launching two Facebook live video series, with one show at noon weekdays, another weekly on Friday afternoons — The Daily Beast launches two Facebook live video series — The Daily Beast is the latest publisher to join the Facebook live streaming party.

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

Snapchat Adds Another Publishing Partner — News Video Startup NowThis — Snapchat cares a lot about video — its users are watching eight billion of them every single day. Now the mobile communications company has pegged NowThis, a video-only publisher, as its next partner for the app's Discover section.

Discussion: @ashishp and FishbowlNY

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

GlobalPost founder Philip Balboni launches independent email newsletter, the Daily Chatter — GlobalPost's founder hopes to find freedom from platforms and ads with a new email newsletter — “At GlobalPost, I saw the loss of control over so many things that are important to your success.”

Discussion: @laurahazardowen

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Redbox Parent Company Says It's Exploring Sale — Outerwall doubles quarterly dividend, coming after pressure from activist investor group — Outerwall, which owns DVD-rental kiosk operator Redbox, announced that it is exploring “strategic and financial alternatives to maximize shareholder value” …

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, Multichannel News, PR Newswire, Reuters, Deadline and GeekWire

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Kif Leswing / Business Insider:
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