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1. Lester Holt, Given a Choice Assignment, Opted for Restraint (Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times)
2. Business Insider Testing a Reader Paywall, and an Ad-Blocking Response (Jeremy Barr / AdAge)
3. The New York Times is Backing TheSkimm, the Fast-Growing Newsletter That Wants to Be More Than a Newsletter (Peter Kafka / Recode)
4. Crowdfunding the News: Contributions Still Meager Overall, But Benefits Come from Crowds and Funding (Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports)
5. Jose Antonio Vargas is Relaunching #EmergingUS on Medium (Benjamin Mullin / Poynter)
6. Facebook is Being Taken Somewhere It Never Wanted to Go (Emily Bell / CJR)