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3:00 AM ET, January 23, 2013

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New York Times:
As ESPN Debated, Manti Te'o Story Slipped Away  —  On Jan. 16, a fierce debate raged inside ESPN.  Reporters for the network had been working for almost a week trying to nail down an extraordinary story: Manti Te'o's girlfriend — the one whose death from leukemia had haunted and inspired …
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CBS News:
Diane O'Meara, woman in fake Manti Te'o girlfriend photo, speaks out  —  The woman whose photo was used as the “face” of the Twitter account of Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and apologized to her.  —  Diane O'Meara told NBC's “Today” …
Adrienne LaFrance / Nieman Journalism Lab:
For The New York Times, redesigns happen in print, too  —  If you picked up a print copy of The New York Times today — you do remember print, right? where newspapers still make most of their money? — you would have seen a little note from the editor on the first page of the Science Times section:
Discussion: Cision
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Jim Romenesko:
New York Times redesigns its print-edition feature sections  —  The redesigns of New York Times features sections begin today with the new look of “Science Times.”  A Times release says: “The sections, created during the 1970's, have each been refreshed and updated repeatedly over the years …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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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Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
CNN's Zucker: ‘We Must Not Always Be Bound By What Has Come Before Us’
Discussion: TVNewser, Mediaite, FishbowlNY and UnBeige
Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:
Immediacy of Digital Media Helps Drive Spending  —  I was tallying my spending of the last year, and much to my surprise, I spent $2,403 in one category.  No, that wasn't on clothes.  It wasn't on my most recent vacation, either.  And it wasn't the total of all my parking tickets (though that did feel as if it came close).
Joe Hagan / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Exploring Improbable Ways He Might Buy the New York Times  —  Donald Trump has spent a lot of time in the last year trying to make news, first with his birther obsession, and more recently demanding comedian Bill Maher pay him $5 million.  (Maher offered the sum for proof Trump wasn't the …
Discussion: Business Insider
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
How Washingtonian lost its Beyoncé lip-synching scoop  —  Washingtonian magazine's Sophie Gilbert won't wait for a call back next time.  Gilbert emailed the spokesperson for the Marine Corps Band Monday after determining the Marine Corps Band “wasn't actually playing during the song” …
Jamillah Knowles / The Next Web:
Sky Go Extra launches to let you download movies and shows for offline viewing in the UK and Ireland  —  Sky has launched its latest subscription service for downloadable content that can be viewed offline in the UK and Ireland.  Sky Go Extra provides content from channels including Sky 1 …
Jim Romenesko:
Coming soon: A reality show about a community newspaper  —  NBC Peacock Productions — the company responsible for “The Brokaw Files,” “Secrets of Navy SEALS,” “Storm Stories” and other documentaries — is planning a “documentary-style reality show” about a small-town newspaper that's …
Discussion: The Rural Blog
Carolyn Kellogg / Los Angeles Times:
The Millions launches e-book venture  —  The literary website the Millions is getting into the e-book business: Starting Tuesday, it will publish e-books that are available on Amazon.com, in Apple's iBookstore and at Barnes & Noble.  While its website is about books, authors and publishing, its e-books will move into other realms.
Discussion: ArtsBeat
Erik Wemple:
Inside the lawsuit against FishbowlDC  —  D.C. publicist Wendy Gordon and her lawyer tried last fall to address their gripes to FishbowlDC.  The popular media-gossip site had been running a series of blog posts titled “Wendy Wednesday,” which skewered Gordon in true Fishbowlian manner.
 
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Barbara Walters recovering, home soon
Discussion: TVNewser, ABC News and USA Today
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