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2:20 PM ET, March 18, 2015

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Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
In 2014 US censored or denied access to 39% of FOIA requests, with unanswered requests up 55%  —  US sets new record for denying, censoring government files  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second consecutive year, the Obama administration more often than ever censored government files …
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Josh Hicks / Washington Post:
A Sunshine Week surprise: White House exempts executive office from records requests  —  The White House on Tuesday removed a longstanding government-transparency rule that the George W. Bush administration first opposed, exempting President Obama's Office of Administration from records requests.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Guardian, FT, CNN, Reuters, and Economist launch new programmatic advertising alliance Pangaea to take on Facebook and Google  —  Guardian, FT, CNN and Reuters in ad deal to take on Facebook and Google  —  Pangaea Alliance initiative will give brands access to more than 110 million online readers using programmatic advertising system
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
New York Times adding 20 online opinion writers  —  The New York Times is bringing on 20 new online-focused writers as contributors for its op-ed and Sunday Review sections, editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal and op-ed/Sunday Review editor Trish Hall announced in a Wednesday afternoon memo.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Gigaom's challenges: poor leadership, spending beyond means, inattention to longterm problems  —  Digital Media Darlings Unfazed by the Fall of the News Site Gigaom  —  In the week and a half since the technology news site Gigaom stopped publishing, it has been held up as a cautionary tale for media in a go-go era.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Longtime political blogger Mickey Kaus quits Daily Caller after Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson pulls column critical of Fox News  —  Mickey Kaus quits Daily Caller after Tucker Carlson pulls critical Fox News column  —  The blogger Mickey Kaus has quit his job at The Daily Caller …
Kyle Russell / TechCrunch:
Ustream opening up its internal SDK and API to developers, enabling anyone to build Meerkat-like apps, by invitation only for now  —  Ustream's New Live-Broadcasting SDK Lets You Build Your Own Meerkat  —  Call it a sign of the times: hot on the heels of Meerkat's sudden boom …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Public editor on push notifications as spoilers, when to honor embargoes, and disclosure of reporters on TV  —  Spoilers, Embargoes, Disclosures and ‘Jinx’  —  For some of those enthralled with HBO's documentary series “The Jinx,” the Sunday night news alert from The Times was the very definition of a spoiler.
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Viral content upstart Playbuzz raises $16 million funding round  —  Viral content publisher Playbuzz, having mastered the Internet—to the tune of 80 million monthly unique visitors—is taking on New York City and the rest of the world.  —  The company, founded in 2012 by Shaul Olmert …
Laura Slattery / The Irish Times:
Losses at UTV Ireland will be €8.4m this year  —  Operating profit at UTV Media fell 2 per cent in 2014 after investment in new TV channel  —  Losses at UTV Ireland, the new television channel set up by UTV Media, will be in the region of £6 million (€8.4 million) this year …
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Kantar report: Biggest advertisers cut spending by 4.2% in 2014 amid shift to digital media  —  Biggest Advertisers Are Sending Their Dollars to Digital  —  The country's largest marketers are slashing their advertising budgets as they shift a larger portion of their spending to digital …
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Nine broadcasters petition FCC to change disclosure rules for paid programming from spoken on air, to written online  —  Radio Broadcasters Seek Changes in Disclosure Rules for Paid Programming  —  A group of radio broadcasters has asked for changes to federal rules about how stations …
Natasha Lennard / Fusion:
The NYPD's subtle changes to Wikipedia entries make black victims seem more threatening  —  NYPD officers editing the Wikipedia pages of black men killed by police conjures a dystopian picture.  From within the brutalist edifice of Manhattan's 1 Police Plaza, cops logged in to the online encyclopedia …
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David Bloom / Deadline:
Gumroad Adds Rental Option To Online-Video Distribution Service For Filmmakers  —  Gumroad, which provides behind-the-scenes technology that allows filmmakers and distributors to directly sell their movies and other videos online to consumers, has added Rentals, a function that will allow people …
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Sony's PlayStation Vue streaming TV service launches today in NYC, Chicago, and Philadelphia, starts at $50/month with about 50 channels including CBS, Fox, NBC  —  Sony's PlayStation Vue streaming TV service launches today in New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia
 
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