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Guardian:
Google and French publishers to donate €250K each to Charlie Hebdo, which plans 1M issue print run next week — Charlie Hebdo staff vow to publish next week with 1m print run — Writer for satirical magazine says ‘stupidity will not win’ following attack in Paris in which 12 people were killed
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CNNMoney:
Fierce debate among journalists as some media outlets publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons while others decline, citing safety and sensitivity — The Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons: Media outlets shy away or take a stand — In the wake of Wednesday's killings at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo …
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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
Survivors Retrace a Scene of Horror at Charlie Hebdo — PARIS — Stéphane Charbonnier was perched, as was his habit every Wednesday morning, at a U-shaped wooden table on the second floor of his light-filled Parisian offices at the French satirical newspaper he headed, Charlie Hebdo, an array of papers spread before him.
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Arthur Goldhammer / Al Jazeera America:
Charlie Hebdo's mission was to show nothing is sacred, in Paris tradition of “gouaille” — Let's not sacralize Charlie Hebdo — The magazine's raison d'être was to show nothing is sacred — Stéphane Charbonnier, who used the pen name Charb …
Jean-Paul Marthoz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Charlie Hebdo attack unites France on free expression, but will solidarity hold?
Charlie Hebdo attack unites France on free expression, but will solidarity hold?
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Associated Press:
French police identify three suspects in attack that killed 12
French police identify three suspects in attack that killed 12
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo Editor Made Provocation His Mission
Charlie Hebdo Editor Made Provocation His Mission
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
David Cross' new movie will be the first distributed in a pay-what-you-want BitTorrent Bundle — David Cross' new movie will be the first feature film distributed in a BitTorrent Bundle — A Kickstarter hopes to bring the movie to theaters with pay-what-you-want tickets
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Why Your Cable Bill Is Going Up Again in 2015 — Sports — Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) and other pay-TV providers are citing a culprit for the higher bills you're paying: Sports. — For the first time, Time Warner Cable is adding a $2.75 monthly charge for sports programming.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
LinkedIn Publishing Platform Now Accessible To 230 Million Members In All English-Speaking Countries — Early last year, LinkedIn opened up its publishing platform to all members, initially arriving for a selection of English-language speakers on the network.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Q&A: How Alan Taylor, online photography pioneer, is rethinking The Atlantic's photo site — On Monday, NASA released a high definition version of one of its most iconic photos ever, the Pillars of Creation — a shot from the Hubble Space Telescope that shows three massive columns of gas about 6,500 light years away.
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Tim Peterson / AdAge:
Google to Tell Brands When Their Video Ads Are Actually Seen — Search Giant Will Report Viewability for Some YouTube Ads Later This Year — Ad Spending for 100 Largest B-to-B Marketers Nears $5 Billion — Google is getting more transparent with advertisers about whether consumers are actually watching their online video ads.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Gabriel Snyder makes his first T.N.R. hires — In his inaugural editor's letter, Gabriel Snyder promised that his iteration of The New Republic would nurture a diverse newsroom of “talented journalists who might have previously felt unwelcome” at the 100-year-old Beltway institution.
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Li Ruigang Steps Down as President of Shanghai Media Group — HONG KONG — Li Ruigang, one of China's top media executives and one of the best known to Hollywood, has stepped down as president of Shanghai Media Group. — The move may presage Li putting more focus on China Media Capital …
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Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Tesco Abandons Video-Streaming Ambitions in Blinkbox Sale — Tesco Plc (TSCO), the U.K.'s biggest retailer, has agreed to sell Blinkbox to TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc (TALK) as the grocery-store chain exits the streaming video business. — Blinkbox, which offers thousands of movies …
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Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
NBC says ads for Super Bowl are 95% sold out, with rates of about $4.5M for 30 seconds — NBC Still Not Sold Out of Super Bowl Ad Inventory — Super Bowl XLIX Is About 95% Sold Out — Hispanic Fact Pack 2014 … NBC is still trying to sell a bit more Super Bowl ad inventory …
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