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3:30 AM ET, April 3, 2016

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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
How Wirecutter's affiliate marketing strategy, which generated $150M in e-commerce last year, is being copied by publications like BuzzFeed and Hearst  —  How a Small Tech Site Found a New Way for Publishers to Get Paid  —  The Wirecutter generated $150 million in e-commerce in 2015
Court Stroud / Media Life Magazine:
iHeartMedia is $21B in debt, being taken to court by creditors, and likely to be broken up and sold in pieces  —  Coming, the collapse of radio's iHeartMedia  —  Industry giant is struggling under massive debt and losing gobs of money … At first glance, iHeartMedia looks …
Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Source: Facebook withdraws from bidding on digital rights to NFL Thursday night games, balks at traditional ad model preventing commercial-free live streams  —  Facebook Said to Back Off Bid to Stream NFL Thursday Games  —  Social media company turned off by commercials, London games
New York Magazine:
Andrew Sullivan Joins New York Magazine As Contributing Editor  —  New York Magazine editor-in-chief Adam Moss announced today that writer Andrew Sullivan is joining the magazine as a contributing editor covering politics and the larger culture.  He will write features throughout the year …
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
RIAA, other industry organizations, music stars call for DMCA reform ahead of April 1 public comments deadline, say safe harbor, takedown provisions do not work  —  Music Industry A-Listers Call on Congress to Reform Copyright Act  —  A day before a crucial deadline, the music industry is pulling no punches.
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Anh Do / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County Register editor Rob Curley confirms he's leaving; sources say 70+ layoffs expected after its acquisition by Digital First Media  —  Editor and 70-plus others said to be out at the Orange County Register  —  More than 70 Orange County Register employees were being targeted …
Deron Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
Op-eds are increasingly becoming devoid of research and facts as local journalists are replaced with advocacy groups and public officials  —  Independent local opinion writing is essential—and endangered.  Can we redesign it for survival?  —  For some of us who grew up reading newspapers …
Adam Ewing / Bloomberg:
Jay Z seeks compensation in his $56M Tidal purchase from Schibsted ASA, claiming subscriber numbers were inflated  —  Jay Z Says Firm That Sold Him Tidal Inflated Subscriber Numbers  —  Hip hop mogul says he wants some of his $56 million back  —  A year after acquisition, Tidal still trails Spotify, Apple
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Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Kanye West's The Life of Pablo is now on Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Sources claim interns produce most of Milo Yiannopoulos's work; he confirms “about 44” interns and two people writing Breitbart posts, says practice is standard  —  Top Conservative Writer Is A Group Effort, Sources Say  —  Sources claim interns produce much of Breitbart.com tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos's work.
Katie Ferguson / Columbia Journalism Review:
Although Black Twitter highlights the issues of the black community, it's unlikely to replace the black press, but serves as support  —  The influence and limitations of Black Twitter  —  Editor's Note: This post was produced as part of a graduate course on media writing and storytelling taught …
Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu and @niemanlab
Alison Flood / Guardian:
VIDA: bylines of women see increase at many major publications; women of color, disabled women underrepresented  —  Female authors make inroads at major publications - survey  —  Bylines by women at the New York Times Book Review and the New Republic are among the ‘dramatic increases’ over the last year …
Marc Herman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Benghazi journalist on the critical role of local stringers in getting Libyan news out to the Western world  —  What's going on in Libya?  Ask a local  —  A Libyan protestor carries a placard depicting a portrait of general Khalifa Haftar during a demonstration in support …
Tony Connelly / The Drum:
Red Bull Media House to provide Reuters subscribers with exclusive sport and lifestyle content  —  Reuters is extending the sports content it offers its Reuters Media Express customers after partnering with Red Bull Media House (RBMH) who will provide a curated selection of its best sports and lifestyle content.
 
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Kylie Noble / Guardian:
Former Storyful journalists to launch not-for-profit news organization Right to Know for better transparency, access to information in Ireland
Alex Spence / Politico:
Study: tech companies have power over media and communication that needs greater scrutiny
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Der Spiegel's leaked innovation report recommends restructuring, highlights a rigid structure, second-class digital status, and brand confusion
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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