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8:55 PM ET, December 31, 2014

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Jana Winter / The Intercept:
FBI bulletin says hackers who attacked Sony have threatened an unnamed news organization  —  Sony Hackers Threaten U.S. News Media Organization  —  The cyberterrorists who hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer servers have threatened to attack an American news media organization …
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New York Times:
Interviews with Sony employees show that the company was slow to realize the gravity and impact of hacking  —  Sony Cyberattack, First a Nuisance, Swiftly Grew Into a Firestorm  —  LOS ANGELES — It was three days before Thanksgiving, the beginning of a quiet week for Sony Pictures.
Tal Kopan / Politico:
FBI says report that Sony hack was perpetrated by a disgruntled Sony employee and piracy group hackers is “inaccurate”, based on “narrow view”  —  U.S.: No alternate leads in Sony hack  —  A briefing for FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack by a security firm …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony Expands ‘The Interview’ to Pay-TV Providers, PlayStation Network, Vudu and 580-Plus Theaters  —  Sony Pictures Entertainment has reached agreements with top U.S. cable, satellite and telco TV providers to distribute “The Interview” via video-on-demand and pay-per-view services …
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Sony About to Get Sued For Pirating Music in The Interview
Discussion: Guardian and @liarpoliticians
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
17 Hopes and Dreams for The Times in the New Year  —  1. Presidential campaign coverage that does not seem based on the idea that the presidency is dynastic, and must be handed down to a Clinton or a Bush.  —  2. More skepticism from the get-go.  For example, when government officials say …
MENAFN:
Egypt- Al Jazeera journalists await Thursday appeal session, hopes are on ‘intervention’  —  (MENAFN - Daily News Egypt) The three Al Jazeera English journalists imprisoned in Egypt await an appeal on Thursday, while their hopes largely rely on foreign pressure on the Egyptian authorities.
Brandon Weigel / Baltimore City Paper:
Fox 45 fires crew behind the bogus ‘kill a cop’ story  —  A screen grab from the Fox 45 story.  —  The reporter and the photographer responsible for misquoting Tyrone West's sister, Tawanda Jones, at a protest rally in Washington, D.C., reporting she and others chanted “kill a cop,” …
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Skift travel site to launch print magazine Jan 13 that focuses on annual travel trend forecast  —  Travel industry site Skift tries print  —  Skift, the travel-industry site, is the latest digital media operation to launch a print magazine, which comes out Jan. 13.
Discussion: @raju and @rafat
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
After two months in Kindle Unlimited program, profits for one Amazon author dropped 75%  —  Amazon Offers All-You-Can-Eat Books.  Authors Turn Up Noses.  —  Authors are upset with Amazon.  Again.  —  For much of the last year, mainstream novelists were furious that Amazon was discouraging …
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John Scalzi / Whatever:   Finite revenue pool makes Kindle Unlimited a zero-sum game for writers and publishers
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The EU Is Plotting A New TV Channel To Counter Russian Propaganda In Europe  —  “Russian TV, particularly for the last couple of years, has been very aggressive,” the foreign minister of Latvia tells BuzzFeed News.  —  Kommersant Photo/Kommersant via Getty Images
Ben Quinn / Guardian:
Photojournalist arrested after filming with drone near Gatwick airport  —  Eddie Mitchell, with approval from the CAA to commercially operate small unmanned aircraft, held for hours by police  —  A freelance photojournalist who carries out aerial photography work using a flying drone …
Guardian:
Newly released government files show British PM Thatcher considered forcing BBC to run ads  —  Margaret Thatcher considered forcing BBC to run advertising  —  Newly released government documents reveal Tory prime minister's concerns over the 'extravagance of some of the BBC's spending'
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Disney enlists Maker Studios to create “Star Wars” short-form sponsored videos online ahead of next film release in December 2015  —  Disney Enlists Maker to Create ‘Star Wars’ Series Online  —  Maker Studios, the Web video network owned by Walt Disney Co. (DIS) …
Discussion: /Film, @lucas_shaw and MakingStarWars.net, Thanks:@lucas_shaw
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Anupam Saxena / Times of India:
India orders ISPs to block Dailymotion, Vimeo, Internet Archive, and 30 other websites
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