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9:25 AM ET, January 1, 2015

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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 …
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt court orders retrial for Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues, denies bail  —  Egypt court orders retrial for Peter Greste and Al-Jazeera colleagues  —  Al-Jazeera Three, Greste Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, are to be retried and bail has been denied
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
Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Philly.com's new director of digital audience development, Diana Lind, who came from local nonprofit magazine Next City  —  Diana Lind discusses what she's learned at Next City and what she hopes to bring to Philly.com  —  DETROIT, MI — How do you engage readers with local reporting?
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bloomberg Business readies for Davos with Jan. 20 debut  —  January 20 is shaping up to be a big day for Bloomberg L.P.  —  That's the date that's been chosen to unveil the company's much-anticipated flagship media portal, Bloomberg Business, according to sources with knowledge of the plans …
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
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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 and @lucas_shaw, Thanks:@lucas_shaw
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