Mediagazer: Rolling Stone Outsources Internal Investigation of Botched UVA Rape Story to Columbia Journalism School (Jordan Chariton/The Wrap)

4:50 PM ET, December 22, 2014

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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:

Rolling Stone Outsources Internal Investigation of Botched UVA Rape Story to Columbia Journalism School — Rolling Stone Magazine added a new editor's note to its inaccurate University of Virginia campus rape story Monday. — Also Read: Rolling Stone UVA Rape Controversy: Friends of Alleged Victim Remember It Differently

Discussion: Washington Post, @brianstelter, The Huffington Post, FishbowlNY, @brianstelter, @erikwemple and @erikwemple

David Carr / New York Times:

Hacking at Sony Over ‘The Interview’ Reveals Hollywood's Failings, Too — Kim Jong-un, who appears to be America's newly self-appointed minister of culture, has decided that “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen film about North Korea that includes Mr. Kim's assassination, will not be released.

Discussion: Mediaite, @fmanjoo, RedState, @nickkristof, @kathtx, @alexgibneyfilm, @jeffjarvis, @jeffjarvis, @matthewkeyslive, @cherylstrayed, CNNMoney.com, @jacobwe, @adamnagourney, ThinkProgress, @jeffjarvis, @carr2n, Wall Street Journal and NBC News

Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

Sony Hasn't Decided Where to Stream “The Interview” — Meaning Not on Crackle (For Now) — Sony Pictures Entertainment is still considering how to release the film “The Interview” after theaters canceled screenings following threats of violence. — The company hasn't decided where or how to release …

Discussion: New York Times, The Verge, Fast Company, Gawker, Hit & Run, UPROXX, /Film, Business Insider, @marciahofmann, @robertmlee, @mikeisaac, FishbowlNY, Not A Blog, Mashable, Washington Times, The Wrap and Refinery29

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

HuffPost plans to drop AP stories, relaunch site in 2015 — Heading into the new year, The Huffington Post is planning to stop using Associated Press stories while increasing its reporter headcount, gearing up for a relaunch and rolling out more international editions.

Discussion: @clarajeffery, @katienelson, @samsteinhp, @alexweprin, @alexweprin and @sarahw

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

New Republic Editor Gabriel Snyder Promises Ambitious Journalism, More Diverse Voices — NEW YORK — Gabriel Snyder, who was tapped as editor-in-chief of The New Republic amid a recent staff exodus, wrote in his first editor's note that the 100-year-old magazine “has always been both in love and at war with its prior self.”

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

DirecTV Launches First Over-the-Top Video Service, Yaveo, for U.S. Hispanic Audiences — DirecTV, seeking a revenue stream beyond pay TV, has launched Yaveo: its first Internet-only subscription video service aimed at U.S. Hispanic consumers, with partners including Viacom and broadcast giant Univision Communications.

Discussion: AdAge, Multichannel News, Home Media Magazine and BroadwayWorld.com

Jill Abramson / Columbia Journalism Review:

Ex-NYT editor Jill Abramson on defying the White House, from the Pentagon Papers to Snowden — Jill Abramson on putting the public interest first — Defying the White House, from the Pentagon Papers to Snowden — Disc error The remnants of The Guardian computers used to store leaked Snowden documents.

Discussion: @columbiajourn, @cjr, @palafo, @towcenter, @katierosman and @albertocairo

Amy Schatz / Re/code:

FCC Delays Comcast-Time Warner Cable Review Again as New Documents Found — Miffed Federal Communications Commission lawyers stopped the informal clock for reviewing Comcast's $45 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable after lawyers belatedly turned over thousands of documents the agency had previously requested.

Discussion: Bloomberg and @gigibsohnfcc

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Politico's Laura McGann Joins Vox To Lead Political Coverage — NEW YORK — Politico deputy managing editor Laura McGann is joining Vox as the site's first political editor. — In an interview with The Huffington Post, McGann suggested that Vox, the general-interest site founded earlier …

Discussion: FishbowlDC, @mattmansfield, @mattdelong, @kenvogel, @mattyglesias, @lkmcgann, @bankoff, @daveweigel and Washington Post

Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:

U.K. Media Giant ITV Invests in Ousted Maker Studios Co-founder Danny Zappin's Media Startup — Internet entrepreneur Danny Zappin, who co-founded Maker Studios only to be ousted prior to the company's acquisition by Walt Disney Co., has spent much of the last year trying to build out a new digital media empire.

Discussion: Variety, The Wrap, broadcastnow.co.uk, Televisual and @digitalshields

C.W. Anderson / Nieman Lab:

2015 predictions: Liberal arts journalism and metric-obsessed culture begin to coexist — Beyond journalism in the present tense — A Hollywood director couldn't have scripted a more compelling (and stereotypical) clash between two sets of journalistic beliefs than this month's battle between …

Discussion: @blunderbussmag and @jayrosen_nyu

Liam Corcoran / The Whip:

HuffPo, BuzzFeed, Fox News have best engagement on Facebook; BBC, Mashable, NYT top on Twitter — Whippies 2014 - The Best Sites Of The Year On Facebook And Twitter — We're delighted to announce the first Whippies - recognising publishers that performed best on Twitter and Facebook in 2014 …

Discussion: @chrisdyork, @liatkornowski, @willpsaunders and @richardporter