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9:40 AM ET, March 14, 2017

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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
A profile of Lawfare, a national security blog read widely by the intel community which has gained a broader following in the Trump era  —  A little over a year ago, Benjamin Wittes, the editor in chief of the blog Lawfare, made the case that Donald Trump, as a Republican presidential candidate …
New York Times:
Sources: ex-Fox News CFO Mark Kranz among those subpoenaed for federal grand jury  —  The political drama around the federal courthouse in Manhattan did not end with the sudden, unexplained turnabout of President Trump in firing Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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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
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
At SXSW, NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet says Trump loves the paper and lashes out when he can't win its favor, describes Breitbart as propaganda  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — The New York Times' top editor, Dean Baquet, says Donald Trump loves the Times and lashes out when he can't win its favor.
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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Report: Questioned about his rumoured 2020 bid for the White House, Disney CEO Bob Iger neither confirmed nor denied the story  —  Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger won't consider running for President of the United States at the moment, but he didn't rule out a White House bid once his schedule clears up, according to CNN's Chloe Melas.
Michael Schuman / Washington Post:
By disparaging media in US, Trump gives tacit permission for autocratic authorities around the world to dismiss press reports as false and to harass journalists  —  Foreign correspondents already have a risky job.  Now that risk is being increased.  —  I received a text message …
New York Times:
Liberal TV ratings are surging in wake of Trump victory, with MSNBC's primetime audience in February up 55% from a year ago  —  There is a new safe space for liberals in the age of President Trump: the television set.  —  Left-leaning MSNBC, after flailing in the Obama years, has edged CNN in prime time.
Amar Toor / The Verge:
Germany's Justice Ministry introduces draft law proposing fines of up to $53.2M on social media companies that fail to remove hate speech, defamatory fake news  —  Justice ministry says Facebook and Twitter are still failing to quickly remove illegal content reported by users
Discussion: Financial Times
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
HBO will debut a documentary about ex-Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee, who oversaw the paper when it broke the Watergate story  —  HBO is making a documentary about Ben Bradlee, the legendary Washington Post executive editor who died in 2014.  A lot of interviews for the film have been shot already …
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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Washington Post signs deal to license its publishing technology, Arc Publishing, to Tronc, with plans to open it up to all publishers via self-service platform  —  Publisher hopes to sell its technology to publishers of all sizes  —  The Washington Post has signed an agreement to license …
 
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Evan Thompson / Whidbey News-Times:
In an unprecedented move, a mayor in Washington state billed the South Whidbey Record $64 for speaking with a city employee
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Mike Pride, chairman of the Pulitzer Prizes, to retire this summer
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Knight announces revamped Prototype Fund focused on misinformation and trust in media
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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
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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
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
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
 

 
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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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