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1:15 AM ET, April 8, 2019

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Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
As more people use voice-activated smart speakers to request news, publishers are turning newscasts into conversations, challenging the foundations of radio  —  Smart speakers are challenging the foundations of radio, and news outlets are racing to find a place on the platform
John Williams / New York Times:
Interview with Erin Lee Carr about her new book, All That You Leave Behind, exploring her relationship with her father, journalist David Carr  —  Carr's new memoir, “All That You Leave Behind,” documents her relationship with her father, the former Times reporter and columnist David Carr …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
While studios offer showrunners money from syndication and ads, value is not as quantifiable on streaming services whose advances and buyouts inflate contracts  —  Rank-and-file scribes may be struggling, but at the other end of the spectrum, superstar talents like Shonda Rhimes and Greg Berlanti …
Discussion: EW.com
Columbia Journalism Review:
25 years after the Rwandan genocide, the country has made progress in building a legal framework for press freedom but continues to be wary of journalism  —  April 7 marks 25 years since the start of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.  Since then, the Rwandan government has had a complex relationship with the press.
Discussion: @cjr and @cjr
Jacob Bacharach / New Republic:
After spending its early years searching for an identity, a look at MSNBC's narrow, left-wing focus on Trump's scandals to the exclusion of any other news  —  On January 31, Rachel Maddow, the eponymous host of The Rachel Maddow Show, returned from a commercial break.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
The creators of HBO's Westworld, Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan, are leaving Warner Bros. TV to join Amazon, in what sources estimate is a deal worth $30M+/year  —  Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan have exited their home at Warner Bros. TV but will remain involved with the HBO genre drama.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube, which used to highlight and promote independent creators, is shifting toward more commercial, advertiser-friendly content as it battles misinformation  —  Danny Philippou is mad.  —  He's practically standing on top of his chair as his twin brother and fellow YouTube creator Michael stares on in amusement.
 
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Study: corporate consolidation is likely for pay-TV sector in Asia, which is losing momentum as consumers turn to OTT suppliers and piracy for video content
Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge:
YouTube staff are using their own channels to better understand creators' work as YouTube tries to balance creators' well-being and their career sustainability
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As Cosmo's EIC Jessica Pels has focused on the magazine's online presence, growing digital subscriptions, affiliate revenue, and using Instagram as inspiration