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12:30 AM ET, December 31, 2013

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jessica lessin:
The Information's transcript of Paul Graham's interview and methodology  —  On The Information and How We Operate  —  I wanted to share some thoughts about Paul Graham's allegations that he was misquoted and misled in this recent interview in the Information.
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Michael Arrington / Uncrunched:
The Information committed three journalistic sins in interview with Paul Graham  —  The Disinformation  —  When Jessica Lessin's The Information launched a month ago I was an enthusiastic supporter, paying the $400 yearly subscription fee right away to get access to quality tech content.
Eric P. Newcomer / The Information:
YC's Paul Graham: The Complete Interview  —  Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham isn't your typical startup guru.  For eight years he's been at the helm of what's now the industry's most prominent accelerator and a lightning rod for frustrations with entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.
Discussion: @jessicalessin
Reuters:
Netflix hikes CEO salary by 50 pct for 2014  —  Netflix Inc raised the salary of its Chief Executive Reed Hastings by 50 percent to $6 million for 2014, a regulatory filing showed, as its stock quadrupled in value this year amidst new programming and a growth in subscriber base.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Gets Wall Street's Silver Medal in 2013
Discussion: Adweek
International Federation of Journalists:
The journalists' death toll as counted by International Federation of Journalists: 108  —  108 Journalists Killed in 2013 to Test UN Day to End Impunity  —  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued a desperate appeal for governments across the world to end impunity …
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Andrew Rosenthal / Taking Note:
NYT opinion editor responds to allegations of “clearing the decks” for Clinton on Benghazi  —  Republicans React to Benghazi News  —  The article The Times published on Benghazi this weekend infuriated many Republicans, who ran screaming to television studios.
Christopher M. Matthews / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Feud Deepens With Court-Appointed Monitor  —  A feud between Apple Inc. and a lawyer appointed by a federal court judge to monitor the company's e-book pricing reform became even more acrimonious Monday.  —  Michael Bromwich, the lawyer picked as Apple's monitor …
Scott Timberg / Al Jazeera America:
How the Village Voice and other alt-weeklies lost their voice in 2013 … LOS ANGELES — There was something else there, but you couldn't see it.  There were notes coming from somewhere — maybe adding up to a melody — but you couldn't quite hear them.  Growing up in and around this sprawling …
Discussion: @ajam, @maura, @joekeohane and @kbeninato
Sara Morrison / Poynter:
In 2014, HuffPost Live will try to turn cool ideas into a sustainable business  —  When HuffPost Live launched in August 2012, it was an ambitious undertaking, to say the least.  Twelve hours of livestreamed content per weekday with hopes to expand to 16.  Studios and fully staffed newsrooms in New York and Los Angeles.
Tom Krazit / Gigaom:
Authors Guild files appeal of sweeping Google Books decision  —  This won't come as a surprise to those who have watched the Google Books saga drag on for years, but Publishers Weekly reported Monday that The Authors Guild, which sued Google almost a decade ago over its Google Books project …
Discussion: PublishersWeekly.com and Techdirt
Calvin Reid / PublishersWeekly.com:
Marvel Halts Sales of Periodical Comics in Bookstores  —  According to published reports, the Books-A-Million bookstore chain will no longer offer copies of Marvel's single-issue print comics or its print graphic novels for sale.  The reports also said that Barnes & Noble …
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Russia Bombings: NBC Taking ‘Every Precaution’ With Winter Olympics  —  NBC, which will air the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, has responded to the deadly bombings that have rocked the Russian city of Volgograd in the past two days, saying that “every precaution” is being taken in light of the attacks.
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
In Year-End Message of Gratitude, Robin Roberts Thanks Longtime Girlfriend  —  Robin Roberts surprised her Facebook followers this afternoon in an end-of-year post.  She came out publicly for the first time, mentioning her longtime girlfriend Amber Laign.  Roberts has been out to her family …
 
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