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8:05 AM ET, January 10, 2014

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Valleywag:
Co-Chief Eric Eldon Leaving TechCrunch  —  One half of the duo operating Silicon Valley's industry blog of record is making his exit.  After a little over two years at the helm alongside Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch co-editor Eric Eldon will soon depart the site.  He planned to make the news official next week.
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Merrill Knox / TVNewser:
Random House Moves Up Publication Date of Roger Ailes Biography  —  Because of “heavy media attention and heightened interest,” Random House is moving the publication date of Gabe Sherman's book on Roger Ailes up a week, Politico's Dylan Byers reports.  The book, originally scheduled …
Discussion: @peterjukes, FishbowlNY and The Wrap
Erik Wemple:
New Jersey's Record used persistent reporting, records requests and leaks for Christie story  —  The Record nails Christie story  —  Martin Gottlieb, editor of the (Bergen, N.J.) Record, has a lot of great things to say about his employer.  Though his newsroom has had to deal with a bit …
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 …
Ravi Somaiyajan / New York Times:
Jason Calacanis's mobile news startup Inside.com has hired former The Wire editor Gabriel Snyder, launches Jan. 23  —  Gabriel Snyder, Former Editor of The Wire, Joins Mobile News Start-Up  —  Gabriel Snyder, the former editor in chief of The Wire, a website owned by Atlantic Media …
Discussion: @gabrielsnyder and @jason
Journalism.co.uk:
Washington Post ‘most popular’ US newspaper on Twitter in 2013  —  A study reveals the 10 most popular US newspaper websites on Twitter during 2013, as well as the most tweeted stories  — Read more  —  Other top stories  —  Also on Journalism.co.uk...
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Nook sales crashed by over 66 percent during 2013 holiday season  —  Barnes & Noble CEO attributes drop to lower prices, no new products last year.  —  Back in August 2013, Barnes & Noble declared that it wasn't giving up on its Nook e-reader just yet.  Despite its struggles …
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
The ‘Anti-Amazon Law’ Is About To Become A Reality In France, But It's Not A Bad Thing  —  The cultural exception strikes again — France's National Assembly will most probably pass the so-called ‘anti-Amazon’ law in the coming days.  In a few months, Amazon won't be able to offer free shipping …
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Man who racially abused journalist jailed for six months  —  A man who abused a journalist with expletive-laden racist insults has been given a six-month jail term.  —  David Limond was sentenced at Ayr sheriff following his conviction last month for “sending a threatening communication aggravated by racial and religious prejudice.”
Chris Chafin / The Awl:
How Has “Bust” Magazine Survived?  —  BUST magazine operates out of a loft on 27th street and Broadway, above an awning that says Reiko Wireless Accessories.  On the evening I visited, a bit before Christmas, young staffers rode up with me in the elevator, sharing swigs from a plastic bottle of whiskey.
Discussion: @emilygould, @kelkelmax and @wendy_mc
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TV Viewers Aren't Thrilled with Second-Screen Synchronized Content, Study Finds  —  Only 13% of ‘second screen’ users say content synched with TV makes experience more enjoyable, according to survey from CEA and NATPE  —  Call it app-athy: While the majority of TV viewers are sitting …
Victoria Turk / Motherboard:
Algorithms Could Help Predict a Book's Success  —  Over the past five years we've seen a lot of developments in the way we consume literature (yes, a time before Kindles and iBooks is really that recent), and it's got publishing houses very worried.  But technology hasn't yet usurped the role …
Discussion: Telegraph and @evgenymorozov
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Associated Press ‘Beefing Up’ Newsroom Amid Understaffing Concerns  —  NEW YORK — Brian Carovillano, the Associated Press' incoming managing editor for U.S. news, notified employees Thursday about several recent hires and more than a dozen open positions nationwide, a move that comes amid concerns …
 
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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fullscreen to Purge Unlicensed Music Videos from YouTube Under Legal Settlement
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
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