1. Dan Fletcher has built a home for journalism outside of Facebook — where it belongs (Hamish McKenzie / PandoDaily)
2. NYT is creating a new data-driven journalism venture (Henry Farrell / Washington Post)
3. Facebook drives massive new surge of traffic to publishers (Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed)
4. Opinion: Politico’s Mike Allen, native advertising pioneer (Erik Wemple / Washington Post)
5. Is Google Play Newsstand a viable option to standalone Android apps? (Sam Kirkland / Poynter)