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In the news this week, there’s a big push for a presidential pardon for Edward Snowden, but the Washington Post’s editorial board comes out against it. Cue the uproar. The Sunlight Foundation is laying off staff and considering a merger. The New York Times is partnering with Google Jigsaw to help use artificial intelligence to moderate comments. Politico Media’s Hadas Gold tells us about how Trump punked the media on the “birther” issue. Our Metric of the Week is the “Twitter character count,” and TechCrunch’s Ned Desmond sits down for an interview.