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8:30 AM ET, April 12, 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. …
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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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Guardian to consider preventing access to content if ad-blocking proliferates  —  David Pemsel, chief executive of Guardian Media Group, says newspaper is undertaking testing of pop-up message asking readers to switch off ad-blockers  —  The chief executive of the parent company of the Guardian …
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
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
No garbage fires here: Medium advances its quest to gentrify the world of Internet publishing  —  WordPress, to steal a phrase from Marie Kondo, does not spark joy.  When I log in, I see a series of modules that I never use and 11 plugins that need updating.  —  Medium wants to free us from this unsightly digital mess.
Discussion: Guardian, @websummithq and @rafat
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.
Discussion: @mattnavarra, @doree and @shanselman
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 …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Panama Papers show WikiLeaks-ization of mainstream journalism: restrained conventional journalism merging with blogger, hacker, and activist journalism  —  Panama Papers Leak Signals a Shift in Mainstream Journalism  —  WASHINGTON — Four years passed between The New York Times's …
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 …
Discussion: @raju, @fmanjoo, @davewiner and @leoncrawl
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 …
 
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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
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James Cusick / Byline:
Sources at five media organizations say story about UK culture secretary charged with overseeing media was covered up over fears of retribution
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Deodorant brand AXE is being accused of stealing content from Reddit for an ad
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Sheila S. Coronel / Columbia Journalism Review:
Against the odds, investigative journalism persists in the Middle East
Discussion: @jcstearns
Susannah Nesmith / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the Miami Herald's Steve Rothaus became an LGBT pioneer in mainstream journalism
Discussion: @cjr
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Publishing startup Slant News, which paid writers 70% of ad revenue generated by their posts, is shutting down; funder Mobli pulled out
Discussion: @petersterne
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: DOJ antitrust officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell Chrome, license Search data, uncouple Android from Search and Google Play, and more

CNN:
Two Baltic Sea internet cables, connecting Lithuania with Sweden and Finland with Germany, were suddenly disrupted, sparking concerns of Russian sabotage

Jason Del Rey / Fortune:
Memo: Amazon employees have found there is too much of a delay between asking a question to the new AI-based Alexa and getting a response or completing a task
 
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