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5:15 PM ET, March 29, 2011

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Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
Pushing on an open door: Bill Keller's unnecessary argument for the Times' pay model  —  In his second column for The New York Times Magazine, appearing this week, Bill Keller, the top editor of the Times, ends with an analogy: … The column appeared the day before the Times' new metering system went into effect.
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Danny Sullivan / Daggle:
A Better Letter To New York Times Readers About Digital Subscriptions  —  Today, the New York Times is taking a major step forward as we introduce digital subscriptions in the United States and the rest of the world.  Since we first announced the plan 11 days ago, we've heard from so many of you, our readers.
Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:
How To Hack the New York Times Paywall ... With Your Delete Key  —  Frustrated by the idea of paying for what was once free, some New York Times readers have devised widely publicized methods for subverting its newly erected paywall.  Their efforts, it turns out, may have been for naught.
Jonathan Cooper / Journal Register Company:
Online Veteran To Lead Digital Transformation of JRC Newsrooms  —  Yardley, PA - Journal Register Company, a leading multi-media company in local news and information, announced today Jim Brady is joining the Company to lead the Digital Transformation of all of its newsroom on all platforms.
Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:
UK Times Claims 79,000 Digital Subscribers  —  Frequently besmirched since it started charging online eight month ago, News International has, as it promised it would, issued a second set of numbers for Times Newspapers' progress since then.  —  It claims 79,000 monthly digital-only subscribers …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Dispute Over Time Warner Cable's Streaming to iPad Bursts Into the Open  —  Companies like Time Warner Cable and Cablevision buy the rights to beam channels to customers' television sets.  But do those rights extend to iPads?  —  That question has divided the television industry in recent weeks …
Reuters:
Journalist for Reuters killed in Iraq attack  —  (Reuters) - A freelance journalist who worked for Reuters was among at least 20 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a local government building in Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Discussion: Poynter, Yahoo! News and FishbowlNY
Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Before Libya, White House Must Negotiate With ABC  —  President Obama had a message for the American people Monday night, an explanation of the government's intentions in Libya, one that he believed was important enough to request air time from the broadcast networks as well as the cable news networks.
JENNIFER STEINHAUER / The Caucus:
On a Senate Call, a Glimpse of Marching Orders  —  Um, Senators, ever heard of the mute button?  —  Moments before a conference call with reporters was scheduled to get underway on Tuesday morning, apparently unaware that many of the reporters were already on the line, Charles Schumer of New York …
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Video Advertising Company Adap.tv Raises $20 Million  —  Video advertising company Adap.tv has raised $20 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners with Gemini Israel Funds, Redpoint Ventures and Spark Capital also participating in the round.  This brings Adap.tv's total funding to $43 million.
Fortune:
The movie mogul of the Internet: YouTube  —  Google has long been a media company in denial.  Now it's beefing up YouTube to become a studio system for a new era of content production.  Keyboard cat, meet the evening news.  —  By Dan Mitchell, contributor
Simon Owens / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The Geico Gecko meets The AOL Way: Are display advertisers too obsessed with click-through rates?  —  Late last year, AOL announced it would be revamping its ad platform, shrinking the number of ads it serves and expanding the sizes of those ads.  In some cases the ad units would be four times larger than they were before.
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
Explainer maps locate, contextualize and localize news from Libya, Japan  —  In recent weeks, the media have reported on how events in Libya and Japan are affecting Misurata, Az Zintan, Tripoli and Rikuzentakata.  —  Is your geography good enough to know that Misurata and Az Zintan are in northwest Libya …
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
New York Times follow-up on Cleveland, Texas, rape story corrects, repeats original mistakes  —  In a follow-up story, The New York Times has offered new context while also repeating some of the same mistakes it made in its previous coverage of an 11-year-old Texas girl who was allegedly raped by 19 young men.
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The power of...listicles?  Yahoo Research tackles distribution and longevity data for Twitter  —  Who says what to whom on Twitter?  That's the subject — and the title — of a just-released report from Yahoo Research.  (You can read the abstract, and download the report's pdf, here.)
Lucia Moses / Mediaweek:
Hearst Staffs Up for Its New International Focus  —  As it gets ready to complete its blockbuster purchase of Lagardère's international magazines division, Hearst Corp. is filling out its international ranks.  Hearst announced Monday that Simon Horne, who had been CFO and general manager …
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Joe Mullin / paidContent:
Righthaven Sues Reporter For His Article About—A Righthaven Lawsuit
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Dawn Chmielewski / Company Town:
News Corp. approaches Vevo about potential Myspace joint venture
Joe Pompeo / Yahoo! News:
The Atlantic's 2011 hiring spree begins with Richard Florida
Discussion: Poynter
Joe Mullin / paidContent:
Ex-Googlers Launch ‘NYT For A Nickel’ As Publicity Stunt; NYT Not Amused
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Michael Shain / New York Post:
Couric offered ‘60 Min’
Discussion: The Wrap, PopWatch, TVNewser and TVWeek.com
Eric Pfanner / New York Times:
Digital Strategy Paying Off for Publicis
Discussion: MediaPost
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
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Discussion: Mediaite
Matthew Eltringham / BBC College of Journalism Blog:
The new frontline is inside the newsroom
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Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Planning Online Media ‘Locker’
Washington Post:
In Japan, disaster coverage is measured, not breathless
Discussion: Editors Weblog and TVNewser
Henry Blodget / The Wire:
WHO'S FULL OF CRAP? GE, The New York Times, And The Hazards Of “Tweeting The Record Straight”
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg launching Capital Intelligence this spring
Discussion: On Media's Blog
Rip Empson / TechCrunch:
Newsy Raises $1.5 Million in Series B Funding For Mobile News
Discussion: MediaPost and paidContent
Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
NPR suspends search for senior news exec
Discussion: Poynter and The Daily Caller, Thanks:stiffjab
 

 
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Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal:
Google signs an deal to buy nuclear energy generated from multiple small modular reactors developed by US-based Kairos Power, targeting 500 MW by 2035

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Apple unveils an updated iPad mini with A17 Pro, Apple Intelligence, and the same 8.3" display, starting at $499 with 128GB of storage, available to pre-order

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
The FIDO Alliance debuts Credential Exchange Protocol, a specification to make passkeys portable across systems, and Passkey Central, a developer resource site

 
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