Top News:


Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski charged with simple battery for grabbing ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields — Trump campaign manager charged with battery — Corey Lewandowski faces a misdemeanor charge related to incident with former Breitbart reporter.
Discussion:
Palm Beach Post, @realdonaldtrump, CNBC, @michellefields, ABC News, Mediaite, @asymmetricinfo, The Wrap, New York Daily News, @ap, USA Today, CBS New York, NPR, ABC News, Guardian, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, @joshuachavers, Rolling Stone, @cahnemily, New York Times, Fox News Insider, Talking Points Memo, Hit & Run, @larwawhee1981, WNCN, Jezebel, @chloeangyal, @anthonybialy, FishbowlDC, @heymiller, @willchaseme, @garretthaake, The Daily Caller, @brianstelter, Variety, @photojoumatt, @mattdpearce, @aterkel, @dylanbyers, @dylanbyers, @aseitzwald, @mikiebarb, Mother Jones, @tarasetmayer, The Wrap, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, @z0mgitshutch, @jamilsmith, Boing Boing, Reuters, Quartz, The New York Observer, PRNewser, @shaunking, @shaunking, @daveweigel, @ethanklapper, BBC, @jaredhalpern, The Daily Beast, @asymmetricinfo, @asymmetricinfo, Newser, The Drum, The Week and Mashable


Obama calls for better journalism but has contributed to problems with jail threats, subpoenas, stonewalling of FOIA, and end runs around traditional media — Obama Criticizes the Media, but His Administration Is Part of the Problem — It's hard to imagine a politician loving …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Washington Post, Politico, Mediaite, @snowden, @camedwards, @sudonimh, @hamby_bo, @jswatz, @davidsirota, @finnkpbs, @beachwoodreport, Poynter, @attackerman, @joenbc, Geneva Overholser, @cashut, @johnrussell99, @mathewi, Syracuse University News, @jasoncherkis, @wfederman, @jessicahuseman, @postbaron, @sebastiansings, The Week, Reuters and The Daily Caller
RELATED:


At Robin Toner prize awards dinner, President Obama urges journalists to hold election candidates to account, notes the negative impact of the web on journalism — Obama laments current politics; says media must do better — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama called on journalists Monday …
Discussion:
Politico, Talking Points Memo and New York Times


Instagram increases video length limit for users from 15 seconds up to 60 seconds, part of a greater expansion into video for the social network — Instagram Is Expanding Videos to 60 Seconds — EMAIL ME — The Facebook-owned photo app is placing a bigger emphasis on video this year.
Discussion:
Instagram Blog, Forbes, BuzzFeed, Digiday, WWD, TechCrunch, The Verge, Variety, CNNMoney, Investor's Business Daily, Marketing Land, Tech Times, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, Tech Insider, Re/code, MacRumors, Rolling Stone, SocialTimes and TIME


Tidal claims 3M paying global subs, with 1.35M on the hi-fidelity $20/month tier, and Kanye West's last album surpassed 250M streams within 10 days of debut — Tidal Claims Three Million Global Subscribers, Finally Releases Kanye's ‘Pablo’ Stream Numbers — The one-year anniversary …
Discussion:
PR Newswire, RAIN News, Business Insider, Complex, The Verge, Consequence of Sound, The FADER and FACT Magazine


NFL demands retraction of Times article on player concussions — The National Football League is demanding The New York Times retract an article published last week about the league's research into concussions among pro football players. — In a letter that was sent to the Times' legal counsel Monday …
Discussion:
Forbes, SocialTimes, Newser, Media & Entertainment, CBS New York, Wall Street Journal, @raju, @brianstelter, @leojtravis10, FishbowlNY, @alexweprin, @oneunderscore__, CBS Boston, @bruce_arthur, STAT, @xmasape, @stephlauren, @cpricenfl, @patrick_hruby, @espnmichele, Vocativ, @mattdpearce, @politico_media, The Drum, abc7ny.com and Editor & Publisher


Sony to launch 4K movie streaming service, Ultra, on April 4; titles priced at $30, will not launch with on-demand rentals — Sony's Ultra 4K Streaming Service Is Launching Next Month — Sony is launching its 4K movie streaming service called Ultra next month: Consumers will be able …
Discussion:
PR Newswire, BuzzFeed, Hollywood Reporter, CNET, Home Media Magazine, The Next Web, FierceCable, Tom's Guide, Fortune, Engadget, Broadcasting & Cable, Tech Times, The Verge and Re/code


SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Go music subscription service for $9.99/month in US — It's Go time for SoundCloud: $9.99 tier aims to rival Spotify with millions of premium music tracks — SoundCloud is often billed as the “YouTube for audio” because of its huge trove of user-generated music …
Discussion:
SoundCloud, Fast Company, The Next Web, Re/code, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, @raylosophy, Engadget, @dickc, Tech Insider, Forbes, Consequence of Sound, @pkafka, VentureBeat, @mikebutcher, The Wrap, Press, hypebot, Consumerist and Variety


Genius adds “report abuse” button and says the web annotation tool does not enable abuse, in response to controversy and letter from US Rep. Katherine Clark — Genius responds to Congresswoman Katherine Clark's letter on preventing abuse — Over the past few days …
Discussion:
The New York Observer, @nkulw, @bradydale, @anildash, @genius and Mashable
RELATED:

Blogger sparks debate with demand that Genius Web Annotator allow opt-outs and abuse reporting feature
Discussion:
Ella Dawson, Hypothesis, Slate, Vijith Assar, @vijithassar, @vijithassar, @derektmead, @brosandprose, @palafo, bookforum.com, GitHub, @brosandprose, @glennf, @susanna_forrest, @vijithassar, @mathewi, @brosandprose, @zeldman, @glennf, @glennf, @shoq, @glennf, @glennf, @shanedingman, @jeffgreco, @tqbf, @clare_oc, @profjeffjarvis, @caseynewton, @brosandprose, @adamweinstein, @gaberivera, Glenn Fleishman writes words …, Fast Company, Re/code and Motherboard


NBC says it has topped $1B in ad sales for Rio Olympics — NBC Says Olympic Ad Sales Top $1B — Sponsors moving ahead of pace from 2012 London games — NBC says that national ad sales for the Rio Olympics have topped $1 billion and are ahead of the record pace set by the 2012 London Games.
Discussion:
NBCSports.com, Radio & Television …, Adweek, Business Insider, mUmBRELLA, Ad Age, Variety, Fortune and Deadline


To fend off losses and digital competition, the newspaper market is consolidating; 70 daily newspapers were sold for a combined $827M in 2015 — Newspapers Gobble Each Other Up to Survive Digital Apocalypse — More than $800 million in deals seen last year, most since '08
Discussion:
@josh_richman, Thanks:@gerryfsmith


NFL writer Peter King extends contract with Sports Illustrated, will continue to write Monday Morning Quarterback column and lead The MMQB — Peter King signs multi-year contract extension — With his contract coming due at the end of the month, Peter King flirted with leaving Sports Illustrated, his writing home since 1989.
Discussion:
@lk, @brucefeldmancfb, @omarkelly, @tonygrossi, @richarddeitsch, @unclechaps, @brianstelter, @grantwahl, @brianstelter, @brianstelter and FishbowlNY


CNN Hires David Gregory as Political Analyst as 2016 Campaign Heats Up — David Gregory, who endured a long and difficult exit from his perch as the host of NBC's “Meet the Press,” is returning to a regular role on television as a political analyst on CNN, the network announced on Monday.
Discussion:
Politico, @kimberly124, Mediaite, @jdawsey1, @jayrosen_nyu, Variety, Talking Points Memo, Deadline, TVNewser and FishbowlDC