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10:25 PM ET, February 17, 2015

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Peter Oborne / openDemocracy:
Daily Telegraph chief political commentator Peter Oborne resigns, says paper removed or spiked stories about advertiser HSBC  —  Why I have resigned from the Telegraph  —  Five years ago I was invited to become the chief political commentator of the Telegraph.  It was a job I was very proud to accept.
James Barron / New York Times:
Mourners Gather for Funeral for David Carr, Times Reporter  —  David Carr was remembered at his funeral Mass on Tuesday as a deft reporter for The New York Times who was, his older brother John said, “a unique combination of Minnesota nice and New York energy.”
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Lena Dunham, Jill Abramson, Dean Baquet, other stars all turn out for David Carr's wake
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
New York Times is considering free access to NYT Now news digest app, says CEO Mark Thompson  —  NY Times Is Considering Giving Away News Digest App for Free, CEO Says  —  “The battle will be won on the smartphone.”  —  That was New York Times CEO Mark Thompson at the Code/Media conference …
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Jeff Zucker Strikes Back: CNN Chief Takes on Critics of Original Series, News Facelift  —  Outside of CNN President Jeff Zucker's office, the newsroom is humming with activity.  Host Brooke Baldwin is live, a digital meeting is underway and a new sense of confidence permeates the air.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Net neutrality advocates identify holes in FCC's net neutrality plan  —  “Legal obstacles” seen in how FCC intends to reclassify broadband.  —  Net neutrality advocates are generally pleased by the Federal Communications Commission's latest plan to regulate Internet service providers, but some are pointing out potential problems.
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Brian Lowry / Variety:
Upcoming Modern Family episode was shot entirely on iPhones, iPads and MacBook Pros  —  ‘Modern Family’ Episode Employs Modern Twist  —  “Modern Family” is taking the “modern” part of its name to heart.  In an episode later this month designed to explore the way family interaction …
Knight Foundation:
Media accelerator Matter brings in the Associated Press, McClatchy, Belo, and Community Newspaper Holdings as partners, will expand seed investing  —  Media startup accelerator Matter brings on four major media partners  —  The Associated Press, A.H. Belo Corporation …
Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
CALmatters, a nonprofit news site focused on legislature, to launch in California this summer, now raising $5M budget for the next three years  —  What are they thinking?  CALmatters wants to shake up California statehouse  —  Simone Coxe is frustrated.  Like many well-informed …
Discussion: @nickriccardi, Facebook and @calmatters
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
Blog traffic is suffering because of increased time spent in apps on bite-sized social content  —  Google and blogs: “S**t.”  —  Have a blog?  How has your traffic been for the last year or two — say, since July 1, 2013?  —  Mine's been clearly flat and slowly declining …
Agence France-Presse:
Sudan seizes entire print runs of 14 daily newspapers, giving no reason for doing so  —  Sudan seizes print runs of 14 newspapers: press council  —  Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese security officers seized the print runs of 14 newspapers on Monday, a government-run media body said …
 
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Tom Huddleston Jr. / Fortune:
Berkshire Hathaway bought 4.7M shares of Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in Q4 2014 and increased stakes in DirecTV and Liberty Global
Discussion: CNNMoney and Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Miller / Los Angeles Times:
FilmTrack software allows movie studios to keep track of their intellectual property rights
New York Times:
Photographers debate digital standards after World Press Photo competition disqualifies 20% of images because of over-processing
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Second Screen TV Apps Startup Applicaster Pulls In $10.5M Series B Funding
Discussion: VentureBeat and LostRemote
Mac Hackett / VICE:
UK music magazine NME allegedly going free, with the last paid issue coming out next week
Discussion: @tpoeblog and @seaninsound
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Sky Starts Process to Take 100 Percent Control of Sky Deutschland
Discussion: Stock Market Wire and Reuters
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Univision Communications CFO Andy Hobson resigns, no reason cited
Aziz El Yaakoubi / Reuters:
Morocco expels two French reporters for violating rules
Discussion: Al Bawaba and Associated Press