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5:40 AM ET, March 29, 2017

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Karl Bode / DSLreports:
House passes resolution that lets ISPs sell customers' browsing history without user permission, 215 to 205 along party lines  —  As most had expected, the House of Representatives today voted 215 to 205 to kill privacy rules protecting US broadband subscribers.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
NBC's 2018 Olympics coverage will air live in all time zones  —  A woman poses under the Olympic rings during the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.  NBC's prime-time coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will air live across the United States, including on the West Coast …
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Letter to Wall Street Journal management seeks stronger diversity efforts, with one source saying 160 staffers signed  —  Reporters and editors at The Wall Street Journal have signed a letter to management expressing concern about the roles of women and people of color in the newsroom.
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Dutch news startup De Correspondent plans to launch in the US in Spring 2018, with $515K grant from the Knight Foundation, Democracy Fund, and First Look Media  —  It's built a membership-driven model that produces trust, connection, and good journalism.  But can it extend that approach to the hurly-burly of the American media market?
Steve Cavendish / Nashville Scene:
A year after buying Commercial Appeal and News-Sentinel, Gannett cuts 17 newsroom jobs in Memphis, 11 in Knoxville, 2 in Nashville, and 1 in Murfreesboro  —  A year after acquiring Scripps papers, cuts in Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville  —  A year after acquiring the Commercial Appeal …
danah boyd / Backchannel:
Focusing on tech to fix fake news only distracts while allowing underlying issues with a long, complicated history to flourish  —  Fake news is too big and messy to solve with algorithms or editors—because the problem is....us.  —  Increasingly, I'm frustrated by (and often antagonistic toward) …
David Bond / Financial Times:
Johnston Press reports a £300m pre-tax loss in 2016 due to declining ad revenues and a writedown in the value of its 200+ local papers  —  Read next … Johnston Press recorded a £300m pre tax loss in 2016 as declining print advertising revenues and a writedown in the value …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Two black women sue Fox News claiming racial harassment and accusing fired longtime comptroller of creating a hostile work environment  —  Fox News, whose chairman, Roger Ailes, was ousted last year after a string of sexual harassment claims, is facing new allegations of discrimination.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitch to start selling video games and in-game content this week with around 50 titles on board  —  Video game streaming site Twitch will soon begin selling PC games and other in-game content on its site, the company says.  We understand the games may arrive as soon as tomorrow or later this week …
 
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Hulu inks multi-year agreements for Telenovolas, other Spanish-language content from Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television
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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

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Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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