Mediagazer: See Al Squirm: Gore Faces Tough Questions on Al Jazeera Deal (Jeff Bercovici/Forbes)

1:55 PM ET, January 31, 2013

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Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:

Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months — SAN FRANCISCO — For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees.

Josh Halliday / Guardian:

News websites falling victim to online hackers — New York Times breach by hackers is only the latest in a spate of attacks directed at news media — It is a defining moment in modern warfare, when state TV channels succumb to the invading army. So it has become in the age of cyberwarfare …

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AFP:

China: claims of hacking NY Times ‘groundless’ — Beijing - — China on Thursday dismissed accusations that it had hacked into the system of the New York Times, in a cyberattack the paper linked to its expose of the wealth amassed by the family of Premier Wen Jiabao.

Adam Martin / New York Magazine:

Chinese Hackers Stole Every New York Times Employee's Password — On Wednesday night, after enduring four months of hacking, the New York Times finally reported its computer network had been infiltrated and that it had ousted its attackers, who it linked to the Chinese military.

Discussion: Quartz, Naked Security and ZDNet

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

See Al Squirm: Gore Faces Tough Questions on Al Jazeera Deal — Word to the wise: If you're going to strike a deal that you're maybe not entirely proud of, wait until after your book tour to announce it. — Al Gore did things the other way around and all this week he's been paying the price for it …

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Nikolas Kozloff / The Huffington Post:
Al Jazeera America: Time for a New Cable Model?

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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:

Time Warner Cable Falls as Forecast Misses Analysts' Estimates — Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), the second- largest U.S. cable-television operator, fell the most in more than a year after its 2013 earnings forecast missed estimates. — Time Warner Cable said adjusted earnings per share …

Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Time Warner Cable chief defends pricey sports deals

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Philadelphia group launches campaign to save newspapers — A group called Save Philadelphia Newspapers has launched a petition drive “in support of the papers and the journalists and other workers who produce it,” a notice from the group on the Philly Guild page says.

Discussion: mediabistro.com, The Newspaper Guild …, Philly.com and Save the Philadelphia …

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Satellite TV Provider DirecTV Makes Strategic Investment In Video Ad Startup FreeWheel — Video ad company FreeWheel is announcing this morning a big new client, which is also making a strategic investment in the firm. Satellite TV provider DirecTV has chosen the startup to improve monetization …

Discussion: AllThingsD and AdAge

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

BSkyB to Offer Sky Sports Channels Online-Only for $15.80 Per Day — CEO Jeremy Darroch says that the planned offer targets people who don't subscribe to the company's pay TV service and is priced to avoid cord cutting. — LONDON - U.K. pay TV giant BSkyB said Thursday …

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

Reshuffle at The Atlantic — The Atlantic has announced that David Graham, an associate editor, will take over for Garance Franke-Ruta as Politics editor on Atlantic.com. — Graham, who joined The Atlantic from Newsweek in 2011, will now oversee The Atlantic's stable of politics writers …

Alexander C. Kaufman / The Wrap:

Boston Globe's Glen Johnson Leaving to Become John Kerry Adviser — Glen Johnson, the Boston Globe's star political reporter, is leaving the paper to become an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry. — The former Associated Press reporter joined the Globe two years ago to become …

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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:

Ring accused of burglarizing the homes of Times subscribers — Three men have been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing the homes of Los Angeles Times newspaper subscribers while they were on vacation, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Discussion: LA Observed, Guardian and New York Magazine

Tim Carmody / The Verge:

CNET loses CES awards following Dish Hopper controversy; DVR named ‘Best In Show’ — The Hopper with Sling will be named co-winner of ‘Best In Show’ alongside official CNET choice the Razer Edge — The Consumer Electronics Association has issued a press release awarding the Dish Hopper …

Associated Press:

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway adds Greensboro, NC, News & Record to its growing newspaper unit — OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is adding the Greensboro, N.C., News & Record to its growing newspaper division. — Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday that it bought …

Discussion: News-Record.com, Poynter, Reuters and WJHL-TV