Top News:
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
As Zucker Starts at CNN, a Familiar (and Deep) Voice Is Heard — For a channel that needs to find its voice, this was a distinctive way to start. — Fans of CNN may have noticed over the weekend that James Earl Jones's voice is back, proclaiming “This is CNN” in his authoritative baritone.
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Los Angeles Times and Politico
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Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
CNN's Zucker: ‘We Must Not Always Be Bound By What Has Come Before Us’ — CNN's new head honcho Jeff Zucker checked in with staff this morning at 9:05 a.m. with a quick memo: … New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
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TVNewser and FishbowlNY
Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:
Pulitzer Prize-winners discuss Manti Te'o — I asked a pair of recent Pulitzer Prize winners, Ken Armstrong of the Seattle Times and Amy Nutt of the Newark Star-Ledger — both have extensive experience covering sports — for their thoughts on the Manti Te'o story.
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Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:
Inside the Te'o story
Inside the Te'o story
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Poynter, Speakeasy, Daily Download, Fox News and Globe and Mail
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
Some news orgs' social media policies are on shaky legal ground — If your social media policy prevents employees from saying anything bad about the company, it might be going too far. — The National Labor Relations Board has weighed in on several cases where employees lost their jobs …
Discussion:
New York Times, Gannett Blog and The Newspaper Guild
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
William Hearst Named Chairman of Hearst Corporation — William Hearst III has been named the new chairman of Hearst Corporation. Hearst has been a director of the company for over 30 years and is a trustee of the Hearst Family Trust. Hearst succeeds the late George Hearst Jr. as chairman.
Discussion:
Deadline.com and @ckrewson
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Barbara Walters recovering, home soon — ABC sends word that Barbara Walters is recovering from her inauguration weekend fall and is expected to be released from the hospital soon. — The 83-year-old Walters fell on a stair Saturday at the residence of the British Ambassador here in Washington …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Amazon developing ‘Zombieland’ series as part of push into original programming — Amazon may be lagging behind Netflix when it comes to delivering original programming to users, but the company just scooped up a fairly recognizable brand in Zombieland. A TV series set in the same zombie-filled universe …
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broadcastnow.co.uk, Mashable!, io9, Complex.com and WebProNews
Bloomberg:
Time Warner Cable Said to Win Right to Carry L.A. Dodgers Games — Time Warner Cable Inc. has struck a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers to broadcast the Major League Baseball team's games, according to two people familiar with the situation. An announcement of the deal is imminent …
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Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:
Sun defence editor Virginia Wheeler charged over alleged payments to police — The Sun's defence editor Virginia Wheeler has been charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office along with a former officer from the Metropolitan Police. — The Crown Prosecution Service …
Discussion:
Sky News, Bloomberg, The Independent, BBC and Guardian
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Report: Google made €50 million copyright offer, French publishers want €100 million — Google proposed an annual €50 million payment to news publishers to resolve a long-simmering copyright dispute, but the publishers decided to hold out for more, according to a report Friday in Le Monde.
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Forbes, Mashable!, Softpedia News, ZDNet and CNET
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Swarming a Book Online — Reviews on Amazon are becoming attack weapons, intended to sink new books as soon as they are published. — In the biggest, most overt and most successful of these campaigns, a group of Michael Jackson fans used Facebook and Twitter to solicit negative reviews of a new biography of the singer.
Discussion:
New Yorker and GeekWire
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch in London to meet Times independent directors — News Corp chief may lead meeting over appointment of John Witherow and Martin Ivens as Times and Sunday Times editors — Rupert Murdoch has flown into London and is expected to hold a summit with the independent directors …
Discussion:
Deadline.com and Guardian
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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10,000 Words, TheMediaBriefing, ZDNet, The Wall Blog, Crikey, Talking Biz News, NetNewsCheck Latest and paidContent
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Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Financial Times editor announces digital-first strategy
Financial Times editor announces digital-first strategy
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mediabistro.com, Mashable! and Crikey