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12:50 PM ET, March 13, 2017

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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused of racism by woman who filmed confrontation with him in Apple Store, after he implied she wasn't from the US  —  The night of the election, my iPhone screen shattered.  The joke I like to make is that there was glass shattering on November 8th but not the kind we wanted.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources say the office of fired US attorney Preet Bharara is investigating Fox News, and Ailes' personal lawyer is reportedly on shortlist to replace Bharara  —  Throughout his six-decade career working on three continents, Rupert Murdoch has used his media properties to advance the prospects …
Caitlin McGarry / PCWorld:
In SXSW interview Nick Denton talks about how Gawker's Hogan coverage could have been better and the importance of conversation-driven platforms to media  —  “Facebook makes me despise many of my friends and Twitter makes me hate the rest of the world," Gawker founder Nick Denton said.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Marissa Mayer to get $23M severance package; Thomas McInerney, former CFO of Barry Diller's IAC, to take over as CEO of Altaba following Verizon deal close  —  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, following the closing of the Verizon acquisition of the internet company's operating businesses …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Chris Cillizza, of the Washington Post's The Fix blog, is joining CNN as a reporter and editor-at-large; The Fix will continue without him, Post editor says  —  The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza is joining CNN Politics as a reporter and editor at large, with a digital presence and an on-air role.
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
NYT Mag and ProPublica jointly hire Texas Monthly's Pam Colloff; she will work as a writer-at large for the magazine and as a senior reporter for ProPublica  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — ProPublica and The New York Times have struck a deal to share a prominent magazine writer in a first-of-its-kind arrangement for the two news organizations.
PR Newswire:
CNN's media show, Reliable Sources, wins a Walter Cronkite award for best national network news program; NBC News' Katy Tur recognized in separate category  —  With reporters, news media and even the truth under assault, the winners of the 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence …
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Pandora launches premium on-demand music streaming service for $10 a month, directly challenging Apple and Spotify  —  Just over 15 months after Pandora acquired key assets from Rdio, and three months after it announced its plans, the company is ready to launch its full-fledged on-demand music service, Pandora Premium.
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
A profile of the White House press corps. newest members, like Gateway Pundit's WH correspondent, who see trolling the mainstream press as their job  —  At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites.  The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Mike Pride, chairman of the Pulitzer Prizes, to retire this summer  —  Mike Pride, the chairman of the Pulitzer Prizes, will retire in the summer after three years running the top journalism awards in the United States.  —  Pride, who is 70, is returning to retirement after a career …
 
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