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5:45 PM ET, January 21, 2013

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Guardian:
Lionel Barber's email to FT staff outlining digital-first strategy  —  Editor's email to staff outlines detailed proposals for reshaping the paper for the digital age  —  In my New Year message, I said 2013 would test our resolve to move further and faster to support top quality journalism in a rapidly changing media landscape.
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Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:
The Financial Times to axe staff in digital shift  —  The Financial Times is to axe 35 jobs as part of plans to make “a big cultural shift” from a traditional print news organisation to a digitally focused “networked business” in a bid to compete with social networks and information-gathering services like Google.
Discussion: Politico
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Financial Times editor announces digital-first strategy  —  Lionel Barber to cut 35 jobs in ‘big cultural shift’ for business daily  —  The Financial Times editor, Lionel Barber, has announced plans to move the title to a digital-first strategy in a move he described as a “big cultural shift” for the business daily, and cut 35 jobs.
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Hail the independent directors of The Times for living up to their remit
Discussion: Media News and Media Week
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:   NI chief to hold meeting with Times directors over new editors
Julie Moos / Poynter:
Inauguration front pages combine Obama's second term, Martin Luther King Jr. legacy  —  President Obama's inauguration on Monday, January 21, 2013 coincides with the federal holiday celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Many inauguration front pages combined the two.
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Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal:
Meet Ethan Sattler, 13 Years Old, White House Reporter  —  Perhaps no reporter faced more scrutiny from guards at the White House gate Monday morning than Ethan Sattler.  —  Mr. Sattler, 13 years old, does not have a driver's license.  His Virginia child ID card lists his height at 4 feet 3 inches …
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
How M.I.T. Ensnared a Hacker, Bucking a Freewheeling Culture  —  In the early days of 2011, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology learned that it had an intruder.  Worse, it believed the intruder had been there before.  —  Months earlier, the mysterious visitor had used …
Discussion: emptywheel and Media Nation
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Simon Dumenco / AdAge:
Why the Prosecution of Internet Activist Aaron Swartz Matters to You, Personally
Discussion: Betabeat
Jim Romenesko:
Sinclair Broadcasting ‘owns’ social media accounts of its on-air talent  —  WHAM-TV (Rochester, NY) reporter Rachel Barnhart tells her followers that Sinclair Broadcasting, which recently acquired WHAM, has a policy of “owning” the social media accounts of its on-air talent.
Leslie Kaufman / Media Decoder:
An App to Sift Through Books  —  How do you find out what books friends and family are reading and loving?  —  One answer is a conversation face to face — but that is so old-fashioned.  Another is to join social media sites devoted to books, like Goodreads.com or Shelfari.com — but that takes time and commitment.
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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:   Random House's new Facebook app: If you liked Evelyn Waugh, you'll love the Berenstain Bears
Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:
Washington Post launches social trending feature  —  The Post Pulse feature gives 15 minute updates on the latest stories receiving ‘the most traction’ on social media  —  Copyright: dionhinchcliffe on Flickr.  Some rights reserved.  —  The Washington Post has launched a new social trending feature …
Gina Hall / L.A. Biz:
Dish takes shot at CBS in new ad for Hopper  —  Some see controversy, others see marketing opportunity.  The recent scandal over Dish Network being denied the Best of CES award has yielded a unique advertising concept for the company, which involves calling out the apparent bad guy in the situation, CBS.
Discussion: MediaPost and Mashable!
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers TV deal could mean another sports channel for Los Angeles  —  Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson, right, with new team acquisition Zack Greinke.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)  —  Get ready, Angelenos, another regional sports network may be headed your way!
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Google vs. the press: avoiding the lose-lose scenario  —  Google and the French press have been negotiating for almost three months now.  If there is no agreement within ten days, the government is determined to intervene and pass a law instead.  This would mean serious damage for both parties.
Discussion: Guardian
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Myspace Is Accused of Using Music Without Permission  —  Last week, Justin Timberlake's new song, “Suit & Tie,” did double promotional duty.  Not only was it a teaser for Mr. Timberlake's latest album, but it also served as an introduction for a revamped version of Myspace, the once-mighty social network and music site.
 
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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

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and Google are in active talks to use Gemini to power some new iPhone features in 2024; Apple also held talks with OpenAI to use its models

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