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8:35 AM ET, May 14, 2015

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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
Interview with Seymour Hersh about his sources, journalism, The New Yorker, and the contradictory versions of Osama bin Laden's death  —  “I Am Not Backing Off Anything I Said”  —  An interview with Seymour Hersh.  —  In a blockbuster 10,000-word story for the London Review of Books this week …
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John Herrman / The Awl:
19 early observations on Facebook's Instant Articles  —  Notes on the Surrender at Menlo Park  —  1. The manner in which Instant Articles are seen within Facebook's News Feed is nearly as important as they way they're hosted.  Yes, they load faster.  But the way they are previewed in the feed …
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Ana Andjelic / Adweek:
The New York Times' Facebook Deal May Prove to Be ‘Growth Hacking’ at Its Best
BBC:
BBC Global iPlayer to close in June  —  The global iPlayer app was first made available in July 2011  —  The BBC has confirmed the “global” version of its iPlayer on-demand service will close next month.  —  The corporation had charged users subscription fees to watch programmes via the app in Western Europe, Australia and Canada.
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Henry Mance / Financial Times:
BBC's iPlayer popularity falls for first time  —  The popularity of the iPlayer TV service has fallen for the first time, raising questions about the BBC's ability to maintain its position as a pioneer of online video.  —  The iPlayer — which gives users access to the BBC's radio and TV programmes …
Discussion: Broadband TV News and The Drum
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Guardian:
Trinity Mirror's UsVsTh3m and Ampp3d thought to be facing axe as jobs set to go
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
‘Apple Music’ Beats-based streaming service to have Ping-like social network for artists  —  Apple's upcoming Beats-based streaming music service will likely be named “Apple Music” and will have deep social networking integration for artists, according to industry sources briefed on the plans for the new service.
Margaret Rhodes / Wired:
The Onion Uses Its Redesign to Mock All Other Web Redesigns  —  The Onion's redesigned website now has infinite1 scrolling, so, according to the satirical news organization, you can “ignore any impulse to eat, drink, or sleep, instead devoting all your time and energy to scrolling further and further and further.”
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Snapchat launching its first regularly scheduled content: weekly stories from MLB and fans  —  Snapchat Will Feature Weekly Content From MLB and Baseball Fans  —  Snapchat is working with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to bring weekly baseball-related video content to its popular mobile-messaging service.
Agence France-Presse:
Le Monde journalists reject owners' candidate for director  —  Respected French daily Le Monde faced a management crisis on Wednesday after journalists rejected the owners' candidate for editorial director, a year after the first woman to hold the position resigned.
Discussion: Guardian
Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Stands to Get $180 Million in Verizon Deal  —  Chief executive is AOL's largest individual shareholder with 6.7% stake  —  AOL Inc. Chief Executive Tim Armstrong stands to net nearly $180 million from the sale of his company to phone giant Verizon Communications Inc. …
Monkbent / Stratechery:
Verizon-AOL deal and Facebook Instant Articles show goals of device-agnostic, user-focused advertising  —  Verizon-AOL, Facebook Instant Articles, and the Future of Digital Advertising  —  At first glance, Tuesday's two big stories — Verizon's acquisition of AOL, and Facebook's official announcement …
Discussion: PandoDaily, Tubefilter, USA Today and Medium
William Alden / BuzzFeed:
Rdio to introduce Rdio Select on Thursday, a $3.99 per month tier offering access to 25 songs per day  —  Rdio To Launch A $3.99 Monthly Streaming Service  —  The new service is cheaper than the competition, but offers limited downloads from the company's library of songs.
 
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Lauren Shaw / American Journalism Review:
Q&A with Bloomberg's Topolsky on breaking news, ongoing projects, and data visualization
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Jacob Silverman / The Baffler:
A look at Gimlet Media, a startup for podcasts including Startup, and the role of venture capital for new companies
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Tribune Publishing Hires Former NYT Exec Denise Warren to Oversee Digital Strategy
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and AdAge
Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
White House marks Austin Tice's 1,000th day of captivity
Discussion: Poynter and @freeaustintice
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
SoundCloud localizes for Brazil, its first non-English market, and hires Facebook head to monetize music
Discussion: RAIN News and Digital Media Wire
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
AT&T to offer Hulu to its customers through its websites and mobile apps later this year to drive Hulu subscriptions
Guardian:
Prince Charles ‘black spider’ memos published after 10-year legal battle