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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Dow Jones cites the hot news doctrine in new lawsuit — Dow Jones is suing Ransquawk, a London-based news service that delivers real-time updates on financial markets. In the suit, Dow Jones accuses Ransquawk of illegally accessing one of the company's financial news and analysis products.
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Jason Conti / Dow Jones:
Dow Jones' Jason Conti explains why it sued Ransquawk claiming “hot news” doctrine — Jason Conti on Protecting Our Journalists' Work — We devote a lot of time, energy and money to having the best newsroom in the world. We produce scoops, uncover wrongdoing and aim to keep …
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@raju, @jeffjohnroberts and Talking Biz News
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Roger Ailes Fights Back: CNN ‘Out of News Business’; Megyn Kelly Critics ‘Jealous’; Dismisses New Book (Q&A) — Roger Ailes, like his Fox News Channel, is as divisive as he is successful. The chairman and CEO of the de facto victor in cable news' ratings war, whose colorful professional past includes …
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USA Today, Capital New York, TVNewser and Gawker
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
More excerpts from Ailes bio: Fox News battles with Murdoch sons, Peter Chernin and more — The Civil Wars of Roger Ailes — Roger Ailes sometimes refers to Rupert Murdoch's media empire as a pirate ship. Since launching Fox News in 1996, Ailes's legendary temper and gyrating moods made him stand out …
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Erik Wemple, @peterjukes and @buzzfeedandrew
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Excerpt from the new biography of Fox News exec Roger Ailes, “The Loudest Voice in the Room”
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Politico, Capital New York, The Corsair, @stevesilberman, @longform, @reedfrich, @nymag, @juliebosman, Gawker and The Wrap
Rob Suls / Pew Research Center:
Who is this man? Many Americans don't recognize top news anchor — Can you identify today's top news anchors? For many Americans, matching names with news faces is tougher than it was roughly 30 years ago. FT_anchor-recognitionIn an online survey about Americans' knowledge …
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Poynter, TVNewser, Mediaite, WebProNews, @pewjournalism, @alansmurray, @jbenton, Business Insider and The Huffington Post
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Barnes & Noble Reports Steep Drop in Holiday Sales — Barnes & Noble, the nation's last remaining major bookstore chain, experienced steep sales declines in its digital division during the nine-week holiday period, the company announced on Thursday. — Revenue in the Nook division …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix's Monopoly - Hulu, Amazon, & More Studios Still Won't Let It Happen — Netflix is the big cheese of subscription VOD. There's no argument that Reed Hastings and company have built a huge lead in the sector, with more than 40 million global subscribers.
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Forbes
William Wan / Washington Post:
China renews Western journalists' visas after months-long standoff — BEIJING — Several Western journalists who faced expulsion from China were issued renewed visas by the Chinese government Thursday, ending a months-long standoff with the government. — But China is still on track …
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@comradewong, @edmundlee and FishbowlNY
David S. Cohen / Variety:
FCC Chairman Voices Clear but Cautious Support for Net Neutrality — CES 2014: Tom Wheeler says commission will act if markets get out of balance — Speaking at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler offered cautious but clear support for net neutrality.
Al Jazeera English:
Al Jazeera Cairo team's detention extended — Network condemns Egypt's delay in release of its journalists as three of them are remanded to 15 more days in custody. — Three Al Jazeera journalists who have now been detained without charge for 12 days in Egypt have been remanded to 15 more days in custody …
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Associated Press
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fullscreen to Purge Unlicensed Music Videos from YouTube Under Legal Settlement — Multichannel network will compensate music publishers under deal with industry org — Fullscreen, one of the top YouTube multichannel network companies, reached a deal with the National Music Publishers' Assn …
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The Wrap
Gail B. MacDonald / Poynter:
College papers dropping arrestee names from crime blotters — Those arrested on the University of Connecticut campus this academic year may not feel lucky, but actually they are catching a break. Their arrests are being published in the student-run campus daily newspaper as has been typical for decades …
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Warner Brothers and Lukup Media partner for Indian on-demand channel — Warner in Digital Link Up With India's Lukup — MUMBAI — Bangalore-based digital content platform Lukup Media has partnered with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to launch an as-yet-unnamed on-demand channel in India.
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CIOL and Rapid TV News
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Last pink Observer to be published in March — The New York Observer's radical redesign, first reported by Capital, is now scheduled to debut in late March. — The makeover was originally scheduled to debut next month, but sources familiar with the plans told us it's been pushed back.
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Pirate Bay unveils ambitious new software scheme to foil anti-piracy measures — The Pirate Bay has announced a surprising new tool to foil copyright enforcers, moving the entire site to a distributed network accessible only through Pirate Bay's own unique software.
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SPIN
Darren Boyle / Press Gazette:
Glasgow's Herald trumpets success of metered paywall with more subscribers online than in print — Digital subscriptions for the Glasgow based Herald & Times group now outstrip those in print, the publisher has claimed. — The newspaper group began charging for access to the HeraldScotland website …
Bridie Jabour / Guardian:
Nauru to increase visa cost for journalists from $200 to $8,000 — The new fee, which is not refundable if an application is rejected, will come into force in the next few days — Journalists will be charged $8,000 to apply for a visa, even if it is rejected, to visit the island of Nauru …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Rebekah Brooks ‘protected from media’ after Dowler phone-hacking revelation — News International former security director tells Old Bailey that plan was also to help her deal with ‘police concern’ — News International put a plan into action to protect Rebekah Brooks from the media and help her deal with …
Josef Adalian / New York Magazine:
Has Jeff Zucker Made CNN Better? — It's been a year since Jeff Zucker took over CNN, and so far, the worst fears of veteran Zucker Watchers have not materialized. The former NBC chief — who was widely blamed, fairly or not, for running the Peacock network into the ground …
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Barron's Online, @jbflint and @vulture
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