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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Washington Post will hire ‘new writers and data wizards’ for post-Ezra Klein iniative — Jim Tankersley will lead an effort to “expand our policy coverage and reach new readers beyond Wonkblog's core audience,” The Washington Post announced Friday. Wonkblog founder Ezra Klein is leaving the paper to start a new venture.
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Anthony Crupi / Adweek:
NBCU's $775m investment in Sochi media rights projected to rake in more than $1b in ad sales — NBCU Olympic Ad Revenue Is Snowballing Report sees Peacock booking more than $1 billion in Sochi sales By Anthony Crupi — NBCUniversal forked over some $775 million for the media rights …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
NBC ‘confident’ with Russian security measures for Sochi Olympics
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The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, The Huffington Post and Inside TV
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
As part of Time Warner Cable deal, Charter CEO tentatively offers up NY systems to Comcast — Charter CEO Signals Openness in Push For A Time Warner Cable Deal — Cable Operator Willing To Give Up New York-Area Systems to Rival Comcast, Sources Say — Charter Communications Inc. might …
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Reuters:
Charter hires firm to ready Time Warner Cable proxy fight-sources — Charter Communications Inc has hired proxy solicitor Innisfree M&A as it gears up for a potential proxy fight at takeover target Time Warner Cable Inc , according to people familiar with the matter.
John Cook / Gawker:
Fox News' Favorite Investigator Was Paid to Smear Murdoch's Wife — Here's a story. On the afternoon of Friday, November 21, 2008, an email bearing the subject header “confidential information” turned up in Gawker's tips inbox. The sender's email address was “harveydent701@yahoo.com,” a dummy account.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bloomberg L.P. is ‘totally committed’ to print — Justin Smith has been taking a close look inside every nook and cranny of Bloomberg Media Group since becoming chief executive officer of the consumer-facing division of Bloomberg L.P. roughly four months ago.
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FishbowlNY, @ryanchittum, Mediawire Daily, @hblodget, @mlcalderone and Talking Biz News
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
21st Century Fox to Acquire Majority Stake in Yankees Cable Network — UPDATED: The media giant will now own 80 percent of YES, buying out Goldman Sachs and NJ Holdings, leaving the remainder to Yankee Global Enterprises. — YES Network will soon be officially under the 21st Century Fox umbrella.
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Madeleine Heffernan / Business Day:
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox gets ready to pull plug on ASX listing
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Jeremy Barr / Poynter:
Pro photographers remind lucky amateurs: Viral pictures have value — As soon as he took the picture, Janis Krums knew he had something. What he didn't know is how much of a something he really had. — If Krums' name sounds familiar, it's because he took one of the most famous viral pictures …
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@abeaujon, @drrrop, @sicarswell, @poppedculture and @agarciaphoto
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
CBS News Productions Unit Shuttered — CBS News is shutting down its CBS News Productions unit. The division, which has a staff of more than a dozen producers, writers and researchers, produces hour-long nonfiction shows for networks including A&E, The Discovery Channel, and MTV.
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10,000 Words, Lost Remote and AppNewser
Tony Romm / Politico:
Court system hit with cyberattack — Unidentified hackers took aim at the federal court system Friday, blocking access to its public website while preventing lawyers and litigants from filing legal documents online. — The incident affected uscourts.gov, the federal court's public hub …
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Washington Times
Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:
AP Threatens Legal Action Over George Zimmerman's New Painting — George Zimmerman may be in legal trouble again, this time over his latest painting. — The painting, unveiled earlier this week, depicts Florida State Attorney Angela Corey, who charged Zimmerman with the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin.
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Mediaite, Orlando Sentinel, ANIMAL, Talking Points Memo and Gawker
Al Jazeera English:
McCain condemns detention of Al Jazeera staff — US Senator John McCain says Egypt's imprisonment of Al Jazeera journalists violates human rights and press freedom. — US Senator John McCain has condemned the imprisonment of five Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt, calling their detention …
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Current.org:
In times of crisis, FM chips in smartphones will better serve public — Disasters strike every year in every corner of America. Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard, ice storms in the Midwest and Plains states, wildfires in the west and arid states of the southwest …
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@jonmctaggart, @davidgura, @airwharton and @localcurrent
Jeremy Barr / Poynter:
Washington Post removes opinion piece: 'we can't verify the byline' — The Washington Post was unable to verify the identity of the author of a Jan. 17 opinion piece called “D.C., you're depressing.” The author of the piece, which trashed Washington, D.C. and its public transportation system, was listed as Jason Huntmann.
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@dcistsarah, @robertcaruso and @onthemedia
Robert Mackey / The Lede:
Egyptian Filmmaker Who Mocks Authorities on YouTube Detained Amid Widening Crackdown in Cairo — The sense that Egypt's revolution has come full circle, with the security state shaken by protests that started three years ago this week finally reasserting itself, intensified on Friday …
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@maitelsadany, New York Times, @3arabawy and Guardian
Publishers Weekly:
Byliner Announces Public Radio Partnership — Byliner has arranged a partnership with Public Radio International to make e-books out of select programs that air on the network. The Byliner e-books will be available as text-only downloads to customers who subscribe to Byliner for free …
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@niemanlab
Joseph P. Kahn / The Boston Globe:
The Harvard Lampoon's two new female leaders represent a first for the venerable college humor magazine — A week from Saturday, Alexis Wilkinson, a 21-year-old Harvard College junior, will become the first African-American woman to run the 138-year old Harvard Lampoon.
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@bostonglobe and @jodikantor
Reuters:
German court orders Google to block Max Mosley sex pictures — (Reuters) - A German court has ordered Google to block search results in Germany linking to photos of a sex party involving former Formula One boss Max Mosley. — The court said on Friday that although Google had not taken …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Appeals Court Won't Rehear Fox's Attempt to Stop Dish's ‘Hopper’ Ad-Skipper — The 9th Circuit votes unanimously to deny the broadcaster's petition. — Fox Broadcasting won't get a full panel of judges at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review its attempt to enjoin Dish Network's …
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic Online:
Get Rid of ‘Viral’ Headlines With This One Weird Browser Extension — From “incredible” to “painfully ordinary” — The Upworthy headlines will find you. In tweets, in emails, in wall posts from well-meaning family: Viral Headline English, with its blithe incredulity, will hunt you down …
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