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10:30 AM ET, February 2, 2012

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Julie Moos / Poynter:
Fourth quarter earnings report shows New York Times Co. sites have 406,000 digital subscribers  —  Nearly one year after introducing a new digital subscription plan, The New York Times Co. websites have about 406,000 paid subscribers.  That's 390,000 for the Times and the International Herald Tribune …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Quarterly Profit Falls 12.2% at Times Co.  —  The New York Times Company reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit declined 12.2 percent as rising subscription and digital advertising revenue at its largest newspapers could not offset the continued drop-off in print advertising.
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Facebook and Don Graham Have Been Very Good to Each Other  —  Don Graham.  Image by Getty Images via @daylife  —  We already knew that Washington Post Co. chairman Don Graham and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg were very special friends.  Now, thanks to the social networking giant's IPO filing, we know just how special.
Discussion: Deal Journal and Forbes
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Facebook wants to rewire the way the world works  —  There's a lot to take in when it comes to the much-anticipated Facebook IPO filing — the company's massive user base of 845 million (more than half of whom log on at least once a day), the $1 billion in net income it made last year, the almost $4 billion in revenue, and so on.
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
The Old-School Value of Facebook
Wired.com:
Facebook's $5 Billion IPO: The Next Google? Or The Next Groupon?
David Benoit / Deal Journal:
Netflix & Wash Post Bought $8M Combined In Facebook Ads Last Year
Discussion: Poynter
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Axel Springer Takes A Slice Of Airbnb In Exposure Deal  —  Apartment-letting site Airbnb will get investment, endorsement and distribution from the publisher of Europe's most-read newspaper.  —  Axel Springer, which publishes Bild and is led by CEO Mathias Döpfner, says it has made a “minor investment” in the site.
Drew Olanoff / The Next Web:
Remember that Gawker redesign?  A year's worth of data says it worked  —  On Feburary 7th, 2011, the entire Gawker Media style changed from a typical one you'd see on a blog to a hipper more programmed feel.  The design focused on a top story and then listed out others along the side in a static bar.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself  —  The popular social blogging site Tumblr is hiring writers and editors to cover the world of Tumblr.  —  Chris Mohney, a senior vice president for content at BlackBook Media, will be the site's editor in chief.  Jessica Bennett, a senior writer …
Martin Evans / Telegraph:
Police investigating allegations of email hacking at The Times  —  The Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations of email hacking at the Times Newspaper, sources have revealed.  —  It is understood the investigation relates to claims that a former reporter at the Murdoch owned newspaper hacked …
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Guardian:
Times editor faces Leveson inquiry recall over Nightjack email hacking
Discussion: Poynter and Tom Watson MP
Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
Is Netflix Kids' Streaming Part of Nickelodeon's Ratings Drop?  —  Netflix Users Streamed 2 Billion Hours in the Fourth Quarter  —  Netflix is adamant that its streaming service will not cannibalize the cable industry, but Nickelodeon's recent ratings decline may provide the first suggestion …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Viacom Says Netflix Isn't Hurting Nickelodeon Ratings  —  Viacom, which has seen ratings declines at its Nickelodeon cable channel, doesn't think it is losing eyeballs to Netflix, which offers an array of kids programming, including Nickelodeon shows like “Dora the Explorer.”
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Are investors choosing Journal Register over Philadelphia's Inquirer, Daily News?  —  I was as puzzled as the next guy when I learned Sunday that the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the city's two dailies, is on the auction block.  This comes a mere 17 months since a group …
Dan Reimold / MediaShift:
Romenesko Gets His Mojo Back After Leaving Poynter  —  Jim Romenesko is having a good time.  Lately, the “journalism evangelist,” “KING of the blogosphere,” and “go-to source for news about the news” has been waking up earlier, posting more often, and featuring content he had not felt free to publish for more than a decade.
Thanks:@beet_tv
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Julie Moos / Poynter:
Andrew Beaujon joins Poynter in February as Senior Online Reporter
Discussion: College Media Matters
Steven Greenhouse / Media Decoder:
Former Intern Sues Hearst Over Unpaid Work and Hopes to Create a Class Action  —  5:23 p.m. |  Updated A former unpaid intern for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing its parent company, the Hearst Corporation, of violating federal and state wage …
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Steve Myers / Poynter:   Former Harper's Bazaar intern suing Hearst may want to rethink career goal
Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
‘Gasland’ Journalists Arrested At Hearing By Order Of House Republicans  —  In a stunning break with First Amendment policy on Capitol Hill, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary crew that was attempting to film a Wednesday hearing on a controversial natural gas procurement practice.
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Talia Buford / Politico:
Josh Fox arrested at hearing
Discussion: Mediaite
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Times and 12 other news organizations write another letter to the NYPD, calling for answers …
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
Stumped New York Times reporter crowdsources ID of a rare bomb  —  Senior writer C.J. Chivers (a former Marine) knows his way around battlefield munitions, but for six months he and other experts have been stumped trying to identify an unusual cluster bomb found in Libya.
Discussion: At War
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Wall Street Journal Co-Anchor to Move to CNBC  —  Kelly Evans, who became a video star at a place not known for that sort of thing, The Wall Street Journal, is moving to the television network CNBC.  —  Ms. Evans will be an on-air reporter for the network, the CNBC senior vice president Nik Deogun …
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Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:
Amanpour Gears Up For New Show
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
The Daily After One Year: Some Lessons Learned
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Hello Tokyo! The Guardian experiments in immersive video with Condition One
Discussion: Guardian and The Next Web, Thanks:@jbenton
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
Jim Bankoff's Second Act
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
NYPD: Officer who obstructed ‘Times’ photographer during O.W.S. protest got a reprimand
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jim Romenesko:
Town apologizes for arresting News & Observer reporter
Eddie Scarry / FishbowlDC:
Operation ‘Butter Up FNC’ in Full Force by Politico
Discussion: TVNewser, Politico and FishbowlNY
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Felicia Pride / FishbowlNY:
Good News: More People are Visiting Newspaper Websites
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Longform iPad app brings the web's best reads into one place (hands-on)
Discussion: Gizmodo, parislemon and Media Decoder
Roy Greenslade / London Evening Standard:
Arrests leave Sun journalists feeling cast off by Rupert
Discussion: Guardian
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
L.A. Times Revenue Officer Departs (Exclusive)
Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM and LAist
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
AOL's Armstrong: Some Patches DID Turn Profitable in 2011
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Barnes & Noble faces setback in Microsoft antitrust complaint
Discussion: Engadget and PC Magazine
Robert Booth / Guardian:
Julian Assange extradition breaches legal principle, lawyer claims
Discussion: newsfeed.time.com, WebProNews and ZDNet
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
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