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5:15 PM ET, April 16, 2015

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 Top News: 
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Some Gawker editorial staff in early stages of trying to unionize  —  Why We've Decided to Organize  —  Some of us on the Gawker Media editorial staff have decided to try to unionize.  Here's a brief explanation.  —  I will say first of all that I'd prefer not to be writing this story yet …
New York Times:
NBC News alters account of correspondent Richard Engel's kidnapping in Syria in 2012, blames Sunni gang  —  NBC News Alters Account of Correspondent's Kidnapping in Syria  —  NBC News on Wednesday revised its account of the 2012 kidnapping of its chief foreign correspondent, Richard Engel …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Netflix Aims at TV, Not HBO, Says CEO Reed Hastings  —  We've heard a lot about the battle between HBO and Netflix in recent months, prompted by HBO's move to offer its own Netflix-like Web service.  —  But Netflix's boffo Q1 earnings yesterday gave CEO Reed Hastings a good chance …
Jacob Silverman / The Baffler:
As long as ads pay for journalism, sites like BuzzFeed will grapple with mixing serious journalism and brand-friendly clickbait  —  BuzzFeed Among the Brands  —  BuzzFeed's hallowed halls.  / Scott Beale, Laughing Squid  —  On the social web, all roads lead to brands, so let's start with a story of a #brand.
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The Atlantic Online:
What BuzzFeed can learn from Time, USA Today, and MTV
Jacques Gallant / Toronto Star:
Jian Ghomeshi scandal report leads to CBC ‘severing ties’ with ex-head of radio, HR director  —  A damning independent report said management “condoned” inappropriate behaviour by disgraced former radio host Jian Ghomeshi  —  Former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi leaves a Toronto court after being charged …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Media ethicists say Tampa Bay Times should have alerted Secret Service to White House gyrocopter stunt  —  A Florida newspaper is along for the ride — and catches flak … If a reporter and his newspaper know in advance — months in advance, as it turns out — that a man intended to undertake …
Lucia Osborne-Crowley / Women's Agenda:
Study of international news websites finds women make up 3% to 35% of online commenters  —  Why are women's voices missing in online news?  —  When it comes to engaging in discussion about the news online, women's voices are being excluded, according to new research from the University of Sydney.
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Google apologises to newspapers over ‘nonsense’ traffic stats in EU response  —  Search firm says ‘sorry’ to The Guardian and Bild after citing incorrect data in its blog response to European Commission's antitrust charges  —  Google has apologised to The Guardian and Bild, after citing …
John McDuling / Quartz:
Stock surge after strong subscriber growth pushes Netflix market cap above CBS Corp., but still far smaller than broadcast rivals owned by conglomerates  —  Netflix is now bigger than CBS  —  Netflix shares are soaring after another outstanding quarter.  And as of right now …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
Vijaya Gadde / Washington Post:
Twitter General Counsel Vijaya Gadde admits response times to abuse have been inexcusably slow and meager, commits to balancing free speech and safety  —  Twitter executive: Here's how we're trying to stop abuse while preserving free speech  —  Open discussion doesn't mean much if some people are afraid to take part.
Discussion: @schemaly, @ihollaback and @wagatwe
Joshua Robertson / Guardian:
Brisbane citizen journalist to keep site going despite Singapore sedition charge  —  Queensland law student Ai Takagi and her partner, Yang Kaiheng, were arrested over a report that Singaporean authorities said promoted ‘hostility between different classes’ of the population
 
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Simon Owens / The Daily Dot:
Reddit moderators deserve the same kind of scrutiny we'd give to any prominent media exec or news editor
Daniele Lepido / Bloomberg Business:
Sky Italia and telecom company Italia launch internet TV service with 150 channels, 2.5K on-demand shows and films
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon Inks Internet TV Pacts with ESPN, CBS Sports and Others for College Sports
John Plunkett / Guardian:
BBC World News to feature product placement in technology, sport, and travel documentaries, not in news and affairs programming
Politico:
Spotify hires four lobbyists on issues like competition and licensing, as Justice Department, Congress weigh music streaming
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Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Medium's Ev Williams talks about metrics, comments, and getting people to talk with each other
Discussion: @sarahcuda, Thanks:@steverubel
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
NYT Digital Leader ‘Optimistic’ About Role in Social-Media World
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and E&, Thanks:@gerryfsmith