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2:30 PM ET, March 3, 2015

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBC News Shakeup: Andrew Lack in Talks to Return in Top Role (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Former NBC News president Andrew Lack is in negotiations to return to a top post at the news division in a management shakeup following the debacle that led to the suspension of “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and other recent missteps by the news wing.
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Ben Thompson / stratechery:
BuzzFeed is the most important news organization in the world because, unlike the New York Times, it has a great business model  —  Why BuzzFeed is the Most Important News Organization in the World  —  Like a great many such things, some of journalism's most precious ideals were the happy result of geography and economics.
Discussion: Nieman Lab and USA Today
Susan Milligan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Gulf grows between White House and press corps as Obama's team manages news with its own tools  —  The president and the press  —  THE DAY AFTER the 2014 midterm elections was not a time of celebration for the losing Democrats, and the White House press corps was determined to get the party's …
Reuters:
Fugitive ex-U.S. spy Snowden in talks on returning home: lawyer  —  (Reuters) - A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Phone hacking widespread at Mirror titles, court told  —  Illegal practice allegedly rife on Daily Mirror, according to barrister acting for eight victims including Sadie Frost and Paul Gascoigne  —  Phone hacking was “in widespread and habitual use” at the Daily Mirror …
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg Business:
Saturday Night Live partners with tech firm Sohu.com to create a Chinese version of the show  —  ‘Saturday Night Live’ Going to China Through Sohu Partnership  —  Live from China: It's Saturday Night.  After 40 years as a weekend staple on U.S. television screens, “Saturday Night Live” …
Tumblr Staff:
Tumblr metrics on #TheDress: 73M pageviews on original post, 140K pageviews per minute between 10:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday night  —  Remember last Thursday, when a single slip of fabric covered up the whole internet?  Here's a few stats about exactly how much and how quickly that dress blew up.
Discussion: CNNMoney and CBS Los Angeles
Debbie Emery / The Wrap:
Keith Olbermann returns from ESPN suspension, offers six-and-a-half minute apology for his Penn State tweets  —  Keith Olbermann Returns From ESPN Suspension, Calls His Penn State Tweets ‘Stupid and Immature’ (Video)  —  Keith Olbermann returned to ESPN2 on Monday after being suspended …
Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Scott Dadich, editor in chief, Wired, and Kim Kelleher, vice president and publisher  —  CAPITAL: How long has the redesign been in the works?  What was the initial impetus for it?  —  DADICH: You will think I'm exaggerating, but I literally started …
Discussion: @niemanlab
Jeremy Caplan / Idea Lab:
Tow-Knight Announces a Record 21 New Fellows  —  We recently welcomed our fifth cohort, our biggest ever, with 21 fellows from eight countries.  In addition to developing their own startup projects and taking entrepreneurial journalism classes, our fellows will participate in weekly workshops …
Matthew Keys:
Former Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys announces $2.25-a-month premium membership option for The Feed newswire  —  The Feed: Introducing New Full Access Membership Plans  —  Today, I'm announcing a new paid membership service for The Feed, the media monitoring tool I've developed …
Discussion: @matthewkeyslive
Michael Patrick Welch / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of New Orleans journalist Chris Rose: from Pulitzer finalist to waiter  —  The irredeemable Chris Rose  —  CHRIS ROSE'S PULITZER TROPHY SITS ON THE SHELF in his small French Quarter apartment, the crystal badly chipped from various accidents.  “For Distinguished Commentary …
Discussion: @gangrey, @jbritt5 and @chandler_rome
 
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