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9:10 AM ET, January 23, 2013

Top News:

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 …

Discussion: Deadspin and Sports Illustrated

CBS News:
Diane O'Meara, woman in fake Manti Te'o girlfriend photo, speaks out

Discussion: Sports Illustrated

Reuters:

Thai magazine's former editor gets 10 years for insulting king — (Reuters) - A former Thai magazine editor was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday for insulting the royal family under the country's draconian lese-majeste law, a sentence that drew condemnation from international rights groups and the European Union.

Discussion: New York Times and The Week

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: Garcia Media

Jim Romenesko:
New York Times redesigns its print-edition feature sections

Discussion: The Huffington Post

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 and The Huffington Post

Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

The story behind DIAL: How Netflix and YouTube want to take on AirPlay — Netflix and YouTube have teamed up to launch DIAL, a protocol that helps developers of second-screen apps to discover and launch applications on smart TVs and connected devices. The effort is already getting support …

Discussion: The Verge

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 …

Discussion: Digital Spy, Telegraph, TechRadar.com and Pocket-lint

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Many Reuters editors, reporters won't recive raises in 2013 — Many Reuters editors and reporters will not receive any pay raises in 2013, according to a memo from human resources distributed on Tuesday. — The memo, obtained by Talking Biz News, says that all Reuters editorial staffers …

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Pew Study Suggests Libraries (And Print) Still Have A Future In An E-Book World — A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project looks at the future of libraries. The study, titled “Library services in the digital age,” doesn't include anything particularly shocking or revelatory …

Discussion: PandoDaily, Pew Internet and Media Decoder

Tristan Louis / Forbes:

You can't legally catch up TV online — Over the last few weeks, I looked at how blockbuster movies fared on online streaming services. Many mentioned that TV fares was a better way to measure this so this week, as I've done for the last few years, I'm looking into how the top 50 broadcast TV shows fared …

Discussion: Fortune

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

BSkyB must stop charging PSBs millions of pounds, says Ed Vaizey — Culture minister hints at regulation if public service broadcasters are still charged millions for carrying content on Sky — • Read a full transcript of Ed Vaizey's speech — Ed Vaizey, the culture minister …

Discussion: Telegraph, The Drum, Broadband TV News and Department for Culture Media …

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” …

Discussion: The Times, Gawker, Washingtonian, Yahoo! News, Speakeasy, Most Recent and @erikwemple

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.

Discussion: Chickaboomer, TVNewser, Mediaite, FishbowlNY and UnBeige