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Chinese Hackers Targeted Wall Street Journal Computers — The Wall Street Journal said Thursday that its computer systems had been infiltrated by Chinese hackers for the apparent purpose of monitoring the newspaper's China coverage. — The infiltration at the Journal …

Discussion: The Wrap, Forbes, Hillicon Valley, Associated Press, Poynter, CNET, BBC, @jeffjarvis, The Verge, @albertsun, Mashable!, Talking Biz News and MarketBeat

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.

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.

Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News Also Got Hacked by China, Are Important

Discussion: Quartz and The Huffington Post

Josh Halliday / Guardian:
News websites falling victim to online hackers

Discussion: ZDNet and New York Times

Dylan Byers / Politico:
China blacks out CNN International

Discussion: TVNewser and Twitchy

Adam Martin / New York Magazine:
Chinese Hackers Stole Every New York Times Employee's Password

Discussion: Guardian, Forbes and Naked Security

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: cesweb.org, Associated Press, Forbes, TechCrunch, American Journalism Review, Home Media Magazine, NetNewsCheck Latest, AllThingsD, Broadcasting & Cable, Talking Biz News, Boing Boing and Techdirt

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

CES severs ties with CBS over Dish Hopper coverage — The Consumer Electronics Association, which runs CES, is ditching CBS's tech news and reviews site CNET as its show partner. Earlier this month, CBS forced CNET to remove the Dish Hopper from consideration for its “Best in CES” awards …

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 …

Discussion: @monicahesse, BREITBART.COM, @rajivwashpost, @larryakey and @monicahesse

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 …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, TVNewser, The Raw Story, Speakeasy, The Huffington Post and The Week

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.

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

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

Discussion: Multichannel News, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, LA Biz Observed, FierceCable and Forbes

Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:

Amazon approves production on five original children's shows — Amazon Studios, the arm of online retail giant Amazon responsible for creating original programming, has approved production on five new children's shows. — The move is part of Amazon's effort to make its Prime Instant Video service …

Discussion: Amazon.com, The Wrap, TechCrunch, Home Media Magazine and paidContent

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

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: Daily Mail, The Huffington Post, LA Observed, Guardian and New York Magazine

Jared Keller / Businessweek:

HMV Employee Commandeers Corporate Twitter Account in Response to Layoffs — HMV administrator Deloitte announced 190 job cuts today as part of the firm's effort to reduce costs and eliminate redundancies for the beleaguered entertainment retailer. Naturally, some HMV employees were less than pleased.

Discussion: BBC, The Next Web and Daily Dot

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.

Discussion: Fox Business, Sky News, Agence France Presse, London Evening Standard, BBC, Reuters, The Next Web and Deadline.com

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
BSkyB to Offer Sky Sports Channels Online-Only for $15.80 Per Day

Discussion: Guardian, Huffington Post UK, Daily Mail and Telegraph

Christopher Smith / Orange Coast Magazine:

The Curious Quest of Aaron Quixote — Aaron Kushner, the brash young owner of the Orange County Register, says he knows how to bring his newspaper back from the brink. All it takes is an audacious idea, deep pockets, and a willing suspension of disbelief.

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab and LA Observed