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12:35 PM ET, April 12, 2016

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Guardian:
The Guardian's top 10 most abused writers, ranked by comments on the newspaper's website: eight women, two black men  —  The dark side of Guardian comments  —  Hear from three of those writers, explore the data and help us host better conversations online
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Guardian series The Web We Want analyzes online abuse, including at its own site, as the news organization reviews its policies and community standards
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the 30 year relationship between Viacom's Sumner Redstone and CEO Philip Dauman as Dauman faces accusations of covering up mogul's health problems  —  The Relationship That Helped Sumner Redstone Build Viacom Now Adds to Its Problems  —  After 30 years at Sumner Redstone's side …
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Forbes launches Forbes Podcasts, a podcast network with ten shows that focus on young, entrepreneurial women  —  Forbes Launches Podcast Network  —  Forbes is expanding its podcast offerings with the launch of Forbes Podcasts, a name that is fairly self-explanatory.
Discussion: Forbes and NetNewsCheck Latest
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Bloomberg launches joint news service, BloombergQuint, in India with Quintillion Media, will produce TV programming, digital and mobile content, live events  —  Bloomberg Launches Joint Venture in India to Deliver Business News  —  The business and financial news produced and distributed …
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
New data suggests Facebook struggling to police fake news sites one year after announced crackdown  —  In Its Fight Against Fake News, Facebook Found A Resilient Foe  —  You might expect Allen Montgomery to be deferential toward Facebook, given that the $300 billion company is both his biggest nemesis and financial lifeline.
Eric Umansky / ProPublica:
Interview with Marina Walker Guevara on why ICIJ went with McClatchy over NYT and CNN, why they held back publishing other breaking news, and more  —  Meet the Panama Papers Editor Who Handled 376 Reporters in 80 Countries  —  As the Panama Papers continue to embarrass leaders across continents …
Discussion: Fortune and TVNewser
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Panama Papers show WikiLeaks-ization of mainstream journalism: restrained conventional journalism merging with blogger, hacker, and activist journalism
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Al Jazeera America to sign off with three-hour retrospective featuring highlights of its reporting since its August 2013 launch  —  Al Jazeera America Signs Off with Three-Hour Retrospective  —  Al Jazeera America will close out its nearly three-year run with a three-hour retrospective …
Leon Neyfakh / Slate:
As NPR's audience grows older and competition grows, the nonprofit struggles with how to evolve quickly and balance news and podcast-style storytelling  —  The Fight for the Future of NPR  —  One day in May 2015, Eric Nuzum stood before a gathering of influential NPR trustees and board members …
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
BuzzFeed seeks to dismiss lawsuit brought by European journalist Michael Leidig and his news service, Central European News  —  BuzzFeed Seeks Dismissal of Multimillion-Dollar Defamation Lawsuit  —  BuzzFeed is “respectfully” demanding the dismissal of an eight-figure defamation lawsuit filed …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Leaked details about the new Kindle Oasis: easier to hold in one hand, rechargeable battery case with 20 months of standby time  —  Amazon's new Kindle Oasis has leaked: cool battery case, but not waterproof  —  Amazon has a new, top-of-the-line Kindle announcement coming at some point this week …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Q&A with RIAA head Cary Sherman about YouTube and why the Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs updating to help creative industries  —  Here's why the music labels are furious at YouTube.  Again.  —  Jefta Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images  —  You've heard this song before: The music industry is mad at YouTube.
Les Neuhaus / New York Times:
Judge grants media organizations' motion to release dozens of sealed documents relating to Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial  —  Judge Orders Release of Gawker-Hulk Hogan Trial Documents  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A judge agreed on Monday to release a trove of previously sealed documents related …
 
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Online publishers are increasingly hiring e-commerce editors to boost profits; Gawker says commerce, along with native ads, account for one third of its revenue
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Louis C.K. Says Web Series ‘Horace and Pete’ Has Left Him “Millions of Dollars in Debt”
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
NFL decides against live streaming London games next season, will focus instead on streaming Thursday night games on Twitter
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and The Verge