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8:55 AM ET, January 14, 2015

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New York Times:
Qaeda Group in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Attack  —  PARIS — Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen formally claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the deadly assault a week ago at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, saying that the target was chosen …
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Tony Todd / France 24:
Charlie Hebdo sells out as 5 million print run is announced  —  A defiant Charlie Hebdo went on sale Wednesday, in five languages and in more than 20 countries, splashing a cartoon purporting to be Mohammed on its front cover a week after jihadist gunmen stormed the satirical weekly's offices killing 12 people.
New York Times:
New Charlie Hebdo Cover Creates New Questions for U.S. News Media  —  After the killings at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo last week by Islamist extremists, other news media, including web-based outlets, chose to republish some of its cartoons that many Muslims found so offensive.
Agence France-Presse:
French comedian Dieudonné arrested, accused of being an apologist for terrorism on Facebook  —  Dieudonné arrested over Facebook post on Paris gunman  —  French comedian accused of justifying terrorism after linking attacker to tribute slogan by writing ‘I feel like Charlie Coulibaly’
Alexandra Topping / Guardian:
With borrowed space and computers, Charlie Hebdo's staff produced a paper and vowed to continue
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ann Curry leaves NBC to found NBCUniversal backed media startup that will produce news for NBC and others  —  ‘Unhappy’ Ann Curry finally leaves NBC News, will develop startup  —  Ann Curry's tearful exit from “Today” opposite Matt Lauer.  —  Ann Curry is finally leaving NBC …
Edmund Blair / Reuters:
Egypt minister says pardon still possible for Al Jazeera journalists  —  (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could still pardon three jailed Al Jazeera journalists who are now facing a retrial if he deems it appropriate, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Discussion: Newsweek and Associated Press
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Web TV Startup NimbleTV Stops Service, Promises to Relaunch  —  NimbleTV, a startup that let some cable TV customers stream their shows over the Web, shut down yesterday.  It said it will re-launch later this year.  —  “We've decided to pause the NimbleTV service as it stands today …
Discussion: @romenesko
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Times to create monthly men's style section  —  The New York Times is planning a new section in its print newspaper devoted to men's fashion and lifestyle coverage that will build on the Times' successful and lucrative Styles section, which runs on Thursdays and Sundays, Capital has learned.
Discussion: @pareene and WWD
Richard Verrier / Los Angeles Times:
Location filming jumped 10% in L.A. last year  —  A crop of new dramas and reality TV shows along with a surge in commercial shoots helped deliver a 10% boost in location filming on the streets of Los Angeles last year.  —  But the generally encouraging results were tempered by weak performance …
Bloomberg:
Carlos Slim Is About to Be Top New York Times Shareholder  —  Billionaire Carlos Slim is poised to become the largest shareholder in the New York Times Co. (NYT) after already almost doubling his money from an investment that helped the newspaper get through the financial crisis.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Charlotte Observer experiment aimed at millennials publishes five stories/day, all at once, on separate site and in a newsletter  —  How do you get millennials to care about local news?  The Charlotte Observer is testing out one idea  —  Every weekday at 7 a.m., the countdown clock atop …
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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