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1:20 PM ET, March 14, 2016

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BuzzFeed:
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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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 …
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:
Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers at Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership  —  Michelle Fields is gone.  Ben Shapiro is gone.  Breitbart is in turmoil.  And it's all because of Donald Trump...or at least what was alleged at one of his rallies.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
The Atlantic Editor in Chief James Bennet joining the New York Times as editorial page director; current director, Andrew M. Rosenthal, stepping down in April  —  James Bennet Will Lead Editorial Page at New York Times  —  James Bennet, the editor credited with revitalizing The Atlantic magazine …
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: FishbowlNY and @ashishp
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
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  —  The 11 Executives, Lawyers and Celebrities Overseeing Viacom  —  A looming power struggle.  A salacious court battle.  A shareholder suit.
Discussion: @emilysteel and TheStreet.com
Letitia Stein / Reuters:
Gawker begins defense in Hulk Hogan trial, with ex-editor A.J. Daulerio testifying  —  Gawker swings back in Hulk Hogan sex-tape trial  —  The former Gawker editor who posted a sex tape of celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan testified in a Florida courtroom on Monday that he found the footage strange and …
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
The New York Times Taps Elizabeth Webbe Lunny as Publisher of T Magazine  —  The New York Times has hired Elizabeth Webbe Lunny as publisher of T Magazine.  —  Lunny takes the role left open by Brendan Monaghan, who departed The Times late last year to become publisher and chief revenue officer of Condé Nast Traveler.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Vox and The Washington Post pitch their content management systems to others at South by Southwest  —  Media Companies Focus on Marketing Their Publishing Platforms to Others  —  In the search for new revenue streams, publishers including Vox Media and The Washington Post are hoping …
Discussion: mUmBRELLA
 
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
Government plan to directly appoint members to BBC's new oversight body threatens the corporation's independence, says BBC director of radio Helen Boaden
Discussion: Telegraph and RadioToday
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Guardian:
Advertising CEO Martin Sorrell of WPP stands to gain over £60M, or about $86M, in shares from bonus plan this week
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Reports: Facebook and Twitter throttled or blocked among other media restrictions in Turkey following explosion in Ankara
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain

 
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