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2:55 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.
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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 succumbs to the invading army.  So it has become with cyberwarfare …
Discussion: New York Times
AFP:   China: claims of hacking NY Times ‘groundless’
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
“Washington Post” Civil War Breaks Into Public View  —  Conservative senator quotes conservative blogger.  Old-school reporter fights back. … Senator Jim Inhofe cited a blog post by conservative Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin during the confirmation hearing for Secretary …
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?
Discussion: BuzzFeed
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.
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
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 …
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Kate Holton / Reuters:
Sports and catch-up TV help BSkyB beat forecasts  —  (Reuters) - Pay-TV group BSkyB (BSY.L) added a better-than-expected 88,000 customers in the second quarter, drawing them in with a mix of good programming, sports and popular technology which helped the group to beat profit forecasts.
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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: TechCrunch, paidContent and CNET
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
New York Times departures continue  —  Since The New York Times finished its most recent round of buyouts and layoffs, emails to staffers have noted many of the people who've taken the deals and/or are leaving.  Here's an updated list:  — Reporter Elissa Gootman  — Reporter Charles “Chip” McGrath
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 …
Discussion: The Boston Globe and Poynter
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 …
 
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French-Australian journalist Nadir Dendoune in Iraqi jail
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Kim Zetter / Wired:
Activists Flood Government Agencies With FOIA Requests in Tribute to Aaron Swartz
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Peter Schorsch / SaintPetersBlog:
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Adam Martin / New York Magazine:
Chinese Hackers Stole Every New York Times Employee's Password
Discussion: Quartz, Naked Security and ZDNet
Nat Ives / AdAge:
Time Inc. Cuts Some 500 Jobs, Biggest Layoffs in Years
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Afghan Media Faces Uncertain Future As U.S. Withdraws
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Why Apple is the stumbling block in Amazon's ebook transition
Discussion: Businessweek
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Vimeo announces content ratings: Videos will now be marked for All Audiences, Mature, or Not Yet Rated
Jim Romenesko:
SPJ kills print edition of conference newspaper
Discussion: Freedom of the Prez
 

 
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