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3:30 PM ET, May 2, 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Hulu hopes to launch an online TV service which would stream popular broadcast and cable TV channels in first quarter of 2017  —  Hulu Is Developing a Cable-Style Online TV Service  —  New subscription service would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels
Peter Sterne / Politico:
New York Times rebrands its R&D lab as Story[X], will be led by editor for innovation and strategy, Kinsey Wilson  —  Times rebrands R&D studio, promotes VR video at NewFront  —  The New York Times is rebranding its research and development lab as “Story[X]” and will more closely integrate …
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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
At NewFronts, The New York Times announces six new digital shows; Chief Revenue Officer Meredith Kopit Levien says trend is toward a “visual future”  —  The New York Times Announces New Digital Shows as NewFronts Get Underway  —  New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson began …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Digiday launches Glossy, a site dedicated to fashion and luxury … Digiday, the company best known for its concise coverage of the shifting media industry, announced on Monday plans to extend its reporting to the realms of fashion and luxury with a new publication called Glossy.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Tribune calls Gannett's appeal to stockholders a bid to ‘steal the company’  —  Gannett is taking its bid for Tribune Publishing straight to Tribune shareholders.  —  A pair of steps announced on Monday are designed to put more pressure on Tribune's board, which is reviewing Gannett's acquisition offer.
Discussion: LA Weekly
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Gannet urges Tribune shareholders not to back company's slate of director nominees, to send clear signal they want two companies to engage in merger talks  —  Gannett Urges Tribune Shareholders Withhold Board Votes to Spur Merger Talks  —  Deal, made public last week, is valued at about $400 million
Discussion: Gannett and Poynter
Derek Willis / The ProPublica Nerd Blog:
ProPublica relaunches Represent, a New York Times database project that tracked members, votes, and bills in Congress  —  A New Way to Keep an Eye on Who Represents You in Congress  —  Today ProPublica is launching a new interactive database that will help you keep track of the officials who represent you in Congress.
Bloomberg:
A history of Marissa Mayer's tenure at Yahoo, and why her efforts haven't been enough to turn the company around  —  Yahoo's $8 Billion Black Hole  —  These moves haven't mollified investors.  In March, Starboard Value, which once got the board of Darden Restaurants replaced by …
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Hulk Hogan suing Gawker again, for allegedly leaking sealed court documents to the National Enquirer that quoted him making racists remarks  —  Hulk suing Gawker for allegedly leaking his racist tirade  —  More On:  —  Hulk Hogan is trying to take down Gawker one more time.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and PWTorch
Timothy Pratt / Columbia Journalism Review:
How one woman's ‘hyperlocal C-Span’ brings transparency to politics in Georgia  —  Nydia Tisdale and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens pose for a photo at Burt's Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville, Ga., on August 23, 2014.  Photo by Brian K. Pritchard/FetchYourNews.com
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
French legal dispute over freelancer's photo of Paris massacre victim could have implications for press freedom, say critics  —  Photo of Paris Massacre Victim Sets Off Press Freedom Case  —  On Friday evening Nov. 13, Maya Vidon-White, like many Parisians, was dining with friends.
Discussion: @nytimesworld and @danbilefsky
 
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Deron Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
At Tulsa local news startup The Frontier, well-read paywalled stories get 3,500 unique views, and the membership goal is 750 at $30/month by summer's end
Discussion: @arossback
 Earlier Picks: 
Shane Ferro:
A writer who worked for Business Insider for 10 months tells what it was like trying to hit goals of five opinion posts per day and 1M unique visitors per month
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The American Bystander is trying to revive the humor magazine with a reader-supported business model
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Inside Trump's press pen: an access game blending flattery, intimidation, and isolation to try to silence critical coverage
Discussion: @stephenfhayes