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7:25 PM ET, March 18, 2016

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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Hulk Hogan jury has reached verdict in $100 million Gawker suit  —  The jury in Hulk Hogan's $100 million invasion of privacy suit against Gawker Media has reached a verdict.  —  The verdict came after nearly six hours of deliberations.  —  Attorneys delivered closing arguments on Friday …
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Recap of major testimony in Hulk Hogan-Gawker lawsuit as closing arguments are set to begin  —  Gawkward Answers  —  The second week of the Hulk Hogan sex tape trial has seen the defendants - New York gossip blog, Gawker - attempt to justify publishing uncensored footage of Hulk Hogan having sex.
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115M in compensatory damages from Gawker, finds Denton and Daulerio personally liable; Gawker hints at appeal  —  $115 million verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit could wipe out Gawker  —  Hogan's lawyer: Gawker editor was “playing God” with my client's privacy.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Trump not asked about alleged journalist assault by top aide in more than a dozen TV interviews  —  No One's Asking Donald Trump About Campaign Manager Accused Of Grabbing Reporter  —  The Republican front-runner has done more than a dozen TV interviews without getting a single question about his top aide, Corey Lewandowski.
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Staffers at networks wrestle with Trump's unprecedented press restrictions and TV's role in his rise  —  How Donald Trump Bent Television To His Will  —  Staffers across the major networks have reservations about their role in Trump's rise.  —  Staffers at the five major television networks …
Mike Ananny / Nieman Lab:
Next NYT public editor should expert in boundaries of journalism, politics of platforms, ethics of algorithms  —  It's time to reimagine the role of a public editor, starting at The New York Times  —  The public editor is meant to mediate between newsrooms and audiences, but where exactly are newsrooms and audiences today?
Associated Press:
Analysis: requests for public records under Freedom of Information Act to Obama administration last year returned censored files or nothing 77% of the time  —  US gov't sets record for failures to find files when asked  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration set a record for the number …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
SoundCloud signs licensing deal with Sony Music, the last of three major labels, paving way for launch of paid subscription service later this year  —  SoundCloud has signed a licensing deal with Sony Music, giving it deals with all three major labels and paving the way for the subscription …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Venezuelan government newsprint squeeze forces newspaper to stop printing  —  Blaming the refusal of the government to sell it newsprint, the independent Venezuelan daily El Carabobeño printed its final edition on Thursday, according to news reports.  The newspaper has published …
Discussion: @cpjamericas
 
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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Comic-Con to release free, beta of subscription video service May 7, will go paid in June
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