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5:50 PM ET, December 30, 2012

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Noreen O'Donnell / Reuters:
New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar  —  (Reuters) - A suburban New York newspaper that sparked an uproar among gun enthusiasts by publishing names and addresses of residents holding pistol permits is now planning to publish even more identities of permit-toting locals.
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Where The Journal News went wrong in publishing names, addresses of gun owners
Owen Matthews / Spectator:
Who killed Newsweek?  —  Tina Brown can't just blame the internet  —  So farewell then, Newsweek magazine, which published its last print issue this week.  After 79 years — 15 of them as my employer — the venerable old rag is to disappear into an uncertain, web-only future.
Discussion: @ianbirrell
David Zurawik / Daily Download:
Chelsea Clinton, Still NBC's Pretend Journalist  —  I know there are questions on my beat larger and more pressing than who's worse as a TV journalist, Chelsea Clinton or Jenna Bush Hager, the presidentially-connected, pretend correspondents at NBC News.  —  But I continue to be fascinated …
Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan Lifts YouTube Ban, for 3 Minutes  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A ban on YouTube, which Pakistan imposed after an anti-Islam video caused riots in much of the Muslim world, was lifted Saturday, only to be reinstated — after three minutes — when it was discovered that blasphemous material was still available on the site.
Matthew Roth / Wikimedia blog:
Wikimedia Foundation raises $25 million in record time during 2012 fundraiser  —  The Wikimedia Foundation is happy to announce the successful completion of our ninth annual fundraising campaign in record time.  Wikipedia readers donated $25 million and once again affirmed the value …
Chris Richards / Washington Post:
Arthur magazine, a counterculture favorite, returns to print  —  When the aughties weren't horrifying, they were tough.  Wars raged, SARS spiked, economies crumbled and America decided that its pop singers would be elected to fame via reality television, which, while pseudo-democratic, remains humiliating for all parties involved.
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Hulu's Employee Owners Are Just Employees Again, Which Means Some May Be Ex-Employees Soon  —  Hulu's employees used to be owners, too.  But those days are over, so they're going to have to be happy with a paycheck and some bonuses.  —  That's the upshot of a new long-term incentive plan I'm told the video site is prepping.
Julie Moos / Poynter:
Local journalists balance compassion, community service in coverage of Newtown shooting aftermath  —  Sandy Hook Elementary students are scheduled to resume classes a week from today, at a new location near Newtown, Conn., after 26 children and staff were killed at their school earlier this month.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
How a bogus claim about Instagram losing users made Facebook's stock drop nearly 3%  —  Facebook's stock dropped 2.9% in its first minutes of trading this morning.  Investors were likely responding to a report in the New York Post that Instagram, the photo-sharing that Facebook acquired this year …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Chris Matthews Gets Boost From 2012 Election  —  NEW YORK — To his boss, Chris Matthews has become a statesman.  His critics probably have other words.  The veteran MSNBC host raised his profile as much as any member of the television commentariat during the presidential campaign.
Discussion: mediabistro.com, Politico and Mediaite
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Newspaper on Cape Cod Apologizes for a Veteran Reporter's Fabrications  —  HYANNIS, Mass. — When an editor at The Cape Cod Times was reading the newspaper last month, she thought an article about the Veterans Day parade from the day before seemed slightly off.
Discussion: @penenberg and @bobbymacreports
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Former Times editor William Rees-Mogg dies  —  Lord Rees-Mogg, one of the most influential figures in journalism over the past half a century, has died at the age of 84.  —  Lord Rees-Mogg  —  William Rees-Mogg was a former editor of The Times and a one of the most well-regarded columnists for a generation.
Discussion: Spectator and The Times
 
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Steve Kovach / Business Insider:
Suddenly, Samsung And Others Are Trying To Make An Apple TV Before Apple Can
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Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:
How looking beyond UK may save British newspapers
Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
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Patch editors say staff and budgets are being cut in 2013
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
In Boost to U.S. Plans, BBC World News Is Added to Time Warner Cable
 

 
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple unveils $999+ 11" and $1,299+ 13" iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13" is Apple's thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm

Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN:
Memo: Microsoft's Xbox division to shut down multiple Bethesda studios and consolidate teams to prioritize high-impact titles and invest in Bethesda's portfolio

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UK and US authorities identify and charge the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, a 31-year-old Russian national; the US also issued sanctions against him

 
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