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Dave McNary / Variety:
Sony Has ‘No Further Release Plans’ for ‘The Interview’ — Sony Pictures Entertainment has walked out on “The Interview,” deciding against releasing the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy in any form — including VOD or DVD. — “Sony Pictures has no further release plans for the film,” a spokesman said Wednesday.
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Sony Cancels Theatrical Release for ‘The Interview’ on Christmas — With theater chains defecting en masse, Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled the planned Christmas release of “The Interview.” — In announcing the decision to cancel the holiday debut, Sony hit back at the hackers …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
CNBC and CNN reporting US investigators have linked North Korea to Sony attack — North Korea Ordered the Sony Attack: Reports — Federal authorities have determined that hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government were behind the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, according to published reports.
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Forbes, CNBC, @marlenacnn, Mediaite, Hollywood Life, Broadcasting & Cable and fox4kc.com
Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
With major US movie theater chains refusing to show Interview, Sony should release it online — Why Sony Pictures should release The Interview online — Not even North Korea can stop the internet — The dominoes fell swiftly Tuesday. The group behind the massive Sony hacks released another cache …
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
New friends: The Washington Post and The Texas Tribune enter into a new reporting partnership — The Texas Tribune is taking its split with The New York Times pretty well. — Two months ago the Times ended its story-sharing agreement with the Austin-based news nonprofit after four years.
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The Texas Tribune, Washington Post, Capital New York, Poynter, @justinnxt and @jayrosen_nyu
Alex Kantrowitz / AdAge:
Inside the Business of the Serial Podcast — Signing on as “Serial's” first advertiser has turned out nicely for MailChimp. The podcast, which investigates the 1999 murder of a Baltimore high school student, quickly became a hit. But as Serial's only launch partner …
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Online Journalism Blog, Forbes, The Irish Times, @jcstearns, @shannonpareil, @pjvogt, Vulture and WTOP
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Visa renewals obscure a mounting hostility toward Western media outlets operating in China — China Gets Even Colder for Reporters — For foreign journalists in the Chinese capital, the end of the year brings the usual swirl of holiday parties, talk of escaping the bracing cold …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Ex-Reuters journalist Jui Chakravorty launches video startup b-yond.tv to cover global cultures and communities — Ex-Reuters journalist launches video startup — Jui Chakravorty, a Reuters journalist for nine years, has left the wire service and launched a digital video startup.
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Press Gazette:
Former Sunday Mirror investigations editor Graham Johnson avoids prison after admitting hacking — A former Sunday Mirror journalist who voluntarily came forwad to police to admit hacking the voicemails of a soap star today avoided jail. He was sentenced to two months in prison …
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Hugh Langley / TechRadar:
Netflix exec says access and quality of wi-fi will improve within 5 years, end the need for offline downloads — Netflix: offline viewing is ‘never going to happen’ — Well damn … For some time now, services like BBC iPlayer and 4oD have offered the ability to download shows for offline viewing, yet Netflix hasn't
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@brianb, @sievertmike, TechCrunch, The Mac Observer, Electronista, The Verge, Mashable, Pocket-lint, WebProNews, Business Insider, BGR and Engadget
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Reporters Told Not To Open Hacked Sony Emails, Some Of Which Involve The Times — NEW YORK — The massive Sony hack has left editors with a decision sure to be studied in media ethics classes for years to come: Should journalists report on materials stolen from a corporation by hackers?
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Hollywood Reporter, Media Channel, Washington Post, @freebarrett_, @matthewkeyslive, Sony Hack, Poynter, US News, @mlcalderone, @dangillmor and Gawker
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Graham Cluley:
Technology news site Ars Technica hacked, readers advised to change passwords — Ars Technica was hacked. Readers advised to change passwords — Oh arse! Registered users of Ars Technica told their passwords might now be in the hands of hackers. Not that Ars Technica is making the news that obvious on its webpage, mind you...
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Ars Technica
Manjula Martin / Scratch Magazine:
The Toast's publisher Nick Pavich explains contract changes, apologizes for rude tweets — UPDATED: “I apologize.” The Toast's publisher on writers' terms — UPDATED: — I talked with Nick Pavich, publisher of The Toast and The Butter, over email this morning to clarify their rights terms for freelance writers.
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Whatever, @alexanderchee, @manjulamartin, @nick_pavich, @sulagnamisra and @glennf
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Mallory Ortberg / The Toast:
Following outcry from writers over copyright transfer, The Toast and The Butter amend their contracts
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@mallelis, @thewayoftheid, @meanchelled, @sedna_51, @mallelis, @mallelis, @mallelis, @tithenai, @scalzi, Writer Beware, @eilatan, @mallelis and @scalzi
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