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North Korea denies Sony hack, proposes joint inquiry with US, warns of “grave consequences” if Washington refuses — North Korea seeks joint probe with US on Sony hack — North Korea has offered to hold a joint inquiry with the United States into a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures …
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Mary Bruce / ABC News:
Sony Hacking: Obama Says Sony Made ‘Mistake’ in Canceling ‘The Interview’ — President Obama says Sony Pictures Entertainment made a “mistake” in canceling its planned release of the movie “The Interview” following a destructive cyber attack the U.S. government says was launched by North Korea.
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Sony CEO Michael Lynton to President Obama: ‘We Have Not Caved’ (Video)
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
In new email sent to Sony executives, hackers threaten further release of “sensitive data” pending any “additional trouble”
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FBI:
FBI concludes that the North Korean government is responsible for Sony Pictures hack
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Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Writer whose post helped kick off #HasJustineLandedYet mob recounts meeting and apologizing to Justine Sacco, reflects on his own fumble with Twitter irony — Justine Sacco Is Good at Her Job, and How I Came To Peace With Her — The internet is a mountain, and if you climb that mountain …
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Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
In sustainable news organizations, journalists need to understand the business model, so they can more effectively create value for the business — When to quit your journalism job — When the sales people are happy to sell what the newsroom is happy to make, there you have a well-run editorial company.
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Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:
All Day, the company founded by creators of @HistoryInPics and @EarthPix, raises $2M — All Day Raises $2 Million To Be A Media Portal For The Twitter Generation — Would-be media moguls take heart: with nothing more than a Twitter handle and a dream, you can raise capital to become the next Vice or Vox Media Group, or Buzzfeed.
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New York Times:
After Google suit, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood calls “time out”, says he'll try to make deal — Sued by Google, a State Attorney General Retreats — Attorney General Jim Hood of Mississippi on Friday agreed to call a “time out” in his fight with Google …
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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Social TV service TVtag, previously known as GetGlue, to shut down end of 2014 — GetGlue successor TVtag is shutting down — Social TV service TVtag, which was previously known as GetGlue, is shutting down at the end of the year. TVtag announced the shut-down in an email to users Friday afternoon …
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John McDermott / Digiday:
Bustle CEO Bryan Goldberg talks about VC funding, focusing on a niche, and the danger of relying on Facebook traffic — Bustle CEO: Depending on Facebook is a mistake — If digital media is “drunk” on venture capital, then Bryan Goldberg has been overserved.
Max Read / Gawker:
Gawker's 2015 goals: more focus on Kinja's sub-blogs, including Valleywag and Defamer, plus new sub-blogs on media, justice, Internet, true stories — Gawker 2015 — As part of our end-of-year process, all Gawker Media site leads were asked to submit planning memos for the next year.
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Poynter, @hadas_gold and @nbj914
Jackson Connor / The Huffington Post:
Following Layoffs, NYT Culture Section Devoid Of Black Reporters — Following this week's layoffs at The New York Times there is not a single black reporter on staff at the newspaper's culture section, Journal-isms reported Wednesday. — Felicia R. Lee, previously the only black reporter at the section …
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@cjfarley and @justinnxt
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bloomberg CEO Dan Doctoroff says farewell as Michael Bloomberg formally resumes leadership — Dan Doctoroff bids farewell to Bloomberg L.P. — Dan Doctoroff bid farewell Friday afternoon to Bloomberg L.P., where he had served as chairman and chief executive since 2008.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Magazine reporter who wrote about fake high school stock whiz won't move to Bloomberg — Jessica Pressler staying at New York — Jessica Pressler, the New York magazine reporter who found herself embroiled in a journalism controversy just days after Capital reported she would be joining …
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