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12:45 PM ET, April 11, 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
U.K.'s Daily Mail Explores Bid for Yahoo Backed by Private Equity  —  Potential bid could take one of two forms, sources say  —  The parent company of the Daily Mail, the British newspaper and global tabloid website, is in talks with several private-equity firms about a possible bid for Yahoo Inc. …
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Deodorant brand AXE is being accused of stealing content from Reddit for an ad  —  Reddit users are accusing Unilever male deodorant brand AXE of “stealing” their content in a recently-launched advertising campaign, without giving them credit.  —  Last month, AXE launched a new online video series called …
Associated Press:
Syrian journalist Mohammed Zahir al Sherqat in a coma after being shot in Turkey; Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack  —  IS claims attack that wounded Syrian journalist in Turkey  —  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility …
Discussion: Associated Press and @glcarlstrom
Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute report: TV news must experiment and innovate to confront challenges of digital disruption  —  Digital disruption is coming quickly to TV news; how can broadcasters adapt and respond?  —  Television was supposed to be different, more resilient to digital disruption than print.
Discussion: @hayify and @glenbmulcahy
Tim Peterson / Marketing Land:
Facebook updates policy to let publishers post and tag paid-for content on verified pages  —  Facebook drops branded content restrictions for publishers  —  Facebook is letting publishers and other verified pages distribute branded-content for free, but it's unclear whether its labeling system is...
Sheila S. Coronel / Columbia Journalism Review:
Against the odds, investigative journalism persists in the Middle East  —  In the past year, a group of Arab journalists has been working secretly in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Algeria, and Yemen as part of a global network of investigative reporters mining the so called “Panama Papers.”
Discussion: @jcstearns
John Geraci / Harvard Business Review:
Inside The New York Times' struggle to innovate: products were repositioned, executing innovation and entrepreneurship didn't work in corporate atmosphere  —  What I Learned from Trying to Innovate at the New York Times  —  When I worked at the New York Times, from 2013 to 2015 …
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Ireland's blasphemy law cited by Pakistan-led organisation as example of “best practice”, must be reformed  —  Why Ireland must get rid of its disgraceful blasphemy law  —  Ireland is the only country in the developed western world to have introduced a blasphemy law in the 21st century.
Discussion: @monaeltahawy
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Appeals court overturns injunction against MPAA-backed Mississippi AG's Google investigation as premature, says Google can fight AG's actions in state court  —  Appeals court rules Mississippi can resume Google inquiry  —  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's attorney general can resume …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
How BuzzFeed got 800K concurrent Facebook Live viewers by exploding a watermelon using rubber bands  —  With 690 rubber bands and a watermelon, BuzzFeed creates Facebook Live's first driveway moment  —  It started innocuously enough.  —  Two BuzzFeed staffers sat around a small, circular table, wearing smocks and safety glasses.
 
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