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7:10 AM ET, March 2, 2017

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John Williams / New York Times:
Kurt Andersen, a founding editor of Spy magazine, and Saturday Night Live's Alec Baldwin to write satirical book about Trump  —  A little more than a month into Donald J. Trump's presidency, it's safe to say that the satire business in America is booming.  Penguin Press announced today …
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
ABC News president pledges to stand with colleagues if White House fails to act transparently, after 230+ ex-staffers ask for “public stand” against WH  —  ABC News president James Goldston has pledged to “stand with our colleagues who cover the White House” and “protest” …
Discussion: The Hill, AP News and Variety
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark donates $1M to ProPublica; the non-profit newsroom will use some of the money to hire extra staff  —  Craig Newmark, the entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Craigslist, announced on Wednesday a $1 million gift to ProPublica.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The response of political reporters and pundits to Trump's Congress speech was shameful and proved that media outlets have very short memories  —  The media's reaction to his speech to Congress was shameful.  —  By the time Mitt Romney selected him to be his running mate in 2012, Paul Ryan …
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:
New Reuters Institute report on changes within newsrooms around the world: distributed publishing, chat bots, messaging apps, VR, more  —  How are news organisations creating editorial and commercial innovation in this period of rapid change?  —  In a new Reuters Institute report …
Tobi Elkin / MediaPost:
MediaRadar study of 13K brands: 37% of publishers in 2016 didn't comply with FTC native ad guidelines, and ad renewal rates are at 33% across sites  —  A new study finds that nearly 40% of publishers don't comply with native advertising guidelines set forth by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Discussion: @cferengul, @mediapost and @zseward
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Cambodian government threatens Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, other foreign outlets, citing Trump's barring of certain outlets from White House gaggle  —  HONG KONG — In a sign that President Trump's criticism of the news media may be having a ripple effect overseas …
Kareem Shaheen / The Guardian:
German officials and others urge release of Deniz Yücel, a Turkish-German journalist for Die Welt jailed in Turkey on propaganda charges  —  Opposition and rights groups attack arrest of Deniz Yücel as German foreign ministry summons Turkish ambassador to Berlin
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Number of Facebook Live videos created by media firms in UK has remained at about 900/month for the last six months  —  Facebook Live is stagnating in the U.K. And with Facebook ending payments to media companies for creating live video, publishers don't expect to ramp up live video production in the next six months.
Discussion: @jgrovum, @mcnickwharton and @digiday
Reuters:
Sources: Sinclair Broadcast Group has approached Tribune Media about a possible merger, which would depend on regulations being relaxed  —  Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc has approached rival U.S. broadcaster Tribune Media Co to discuss a potential combination, people familiar with the matter …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Tribune Media's Q4 earnings miss estimates with $19M profit, up YoY from a loss of $380.9M, and revenue rising 11% to $529.6M
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
 
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Discovery Communications and its Eurosport unit want to sell the mobile TV rights to the Olympic Games to cell phone companies
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PBS NewsHour:
PBS Newshour and the Washington Press Club Foundation announce the The Gwen Ifill/PBS NewsHour Journalism Fellowship for students
Caroline Scott / Journalism.co.uk:
Inside Norway's largest media firm Amedia and how it boosted subs to 25% of the nation's adult population with a log-in system that offers access to all 62 pubs
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Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Disney CEO Bob Iger is considering running for President in 2020 as a Democrat
Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
A look at YouTube's strategy to entice young cordcutters to pay for TV with YouTube TV, which focuses on including live sports to make up for gaps in lineup
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice announces deals with eight mobile partners, including Verizon, and the launch of Vice+, a subscription video on demand service
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Time Inc. asks five suitors, including Meredith Corp. and an investor group led by Edgar Bronfman Jr., to submit acquisition offers by next week
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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