Mediagazer: Mozilla buys Pocket, its first acquisition, and says the read-it-later service will continue operating as an independent subsidiary (Casey Newton/The Verge)

10:10 AM ET, February 28, 2017

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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:

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Casey Newton / The Verge:

Mozilla buys Pocket, its first acquisition, and says the read-it-later service will continue operating as an independent subsidiary — From browser extension to acquisition — Mozilla has acquired Pocket, a kind of DVR for the internet, for an undisclosed sum.

Sahil Patel / Digiday:

Facebook's Insights no longer has video metric for views lasting 30+ seconds, replacing it with a metric for views of 10 or more seconds watched — Facebook has removed a benchmark metric that allows publishers to see how many video views lasted for 30 seconds or longer.

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Fred Imbert / CNBC:

Warren Buffett says the WSJ and NYT are the only two papers with an assured future, as they have a proven model for earning revenue from digital — Buffett: These two newspapers will likely survive... Warren Buffett thinks only two newspapers are certain to survive the industry's hugely difficult climate …

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David Lieberman / Deadline:

Time Warner shares rise to 52-week high as FCC Chairman Pai says he probably won't review AT&T deal, meaning it would only require approval of Justice Dept. — Time Warner shares jumped late this morning after FCC chairman Ajit Pai said that his agency probably won't review its $85 billion deal to sell itself to AT&T.

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New York Times:

Fox News' host Bill O'Reilly says guest falsely identified as Swedish national security adviser should not have appeared on the show — The Fox News host Bill O'Reilly distanced himself on Monday from a guest his show falsely identified last week as a “Swedish defense and national security adviser …

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New York Times:
Swedish officials say they've never heard of a man who appeared on Fox News, identified as a Swedish national security adviser

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Max Willens / Digiday:

Huffington Post is launching The Tea, a weekly email newsletter targeted at female Gen Z readers, with the goal of driving 25K subscribers in next three months — To introduce itself to its next generation of readers, the Huffington Post is going straight for their inboxes.

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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:

AOL partners with Adsquare to offer its advertisers better targeting with access to location, mobile ID, and retail purchase data of 360M users — Global partnership covers 12 markets — As part of AOL's ongoing work to build a mobile advertising business that rivals Facebook and Google …

Discussion: MediaPost, campaignlive.co.uk and The Drum

Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:

A look at StopFake News, a weekly Ukrainian TV show that debunks fake news, particularly factual errors in Russian propaganda — KIEV, Ukraine — The studio lights dim, and the anchor taps a stack of papers on her desk and directs a steely gaze toward the television cameras.

Discussion: @maitlis, @anneapplebaum, @karaszpalko, @christopherjm, @michaeldweiss, @nytimesworld and PEN America

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which broke Panama Papers story, splits off from Center for Public Integrity, citing financial reasons — Shortly after breaking the Panama Papers, an international exclusive that shed light on illegal offshore banking around the globe …

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