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8:00 PM ET, January 13, 2015

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Emily Smith / Page Six:
‘Unhappy’ Ann Curry finally leaves NBC  —  Ann Curry's tearful exit from “Today” opposite Matt Lauer.  —  Ann Curry is finally leaving NBC over two and a half years after her excruciating departure from “Today,” Page Six can exclusively reveal.  —  NBC is expected to imminently announce …
Alexandra Topping / Guardian:
With borrowed space and computers, Charlie Hebdo's staff produced a paper and vowed to continue  —  Charlie Hebdo's new edition ‘made with joy as well as pain’  —  Editor-in-chief and cartoonist describe process of putting together latest edition of satirical magazine
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Austin Hunt / BuzzFeed:
Here's Who Is And Isn't Publishing The New Charlie Hebdo Cover Image
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.
Discussion: Adweek and WWD
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.
Discussion: @alantonelson and @jayrosen_nyu
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Publisher Macmillan Signs On With E-Book Subscription Services Oyster And Scribd  —  Macmillan, one of the “Big Five” book publishers in the United States, is making its titles available on subscription e-book services Oyster and Scribd, starting today.  —  The news isn't exactly a surprise …
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
By refusing to compete with sites like Business Insider for ad dollars, Quartz hopes to build a profitable news business  —  Quartz's Digital Media Strategy Begins to Crystallize  —  When Atlantic Media introduced business-news publication Quartz in September 2012, it spent about $10 million on the launch …
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
A.J. Daulerio's ‘Ratter’ has raised more than a million  —  Ratter, a network of city-specific news sites, raised between $1.1 million and $1.2 million in a fundraising round that ended Oct. 15, founder A.J. Daulerio told Capital.  —  The site has received funding from Gawker Media C.E.O. Nick Denton …
Discussion: AdAge and @ratterofficial
Adam Rose / Reuters:
China shuts 50 websites and social media accounts  —  (Reuters) - China has closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to “publishing political news without a permit”, Beijing's cyberspace watchdog said on Tuesday.  —  The government is pursuing a crackdown on unwanted material online.
Discussion: Xinhua News Agency
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Spike Lee is selling his new movie on Vimeo one month before it hits theaters  —  Spike Lee's latest movie wouldn't exist without the internet, and now Lee is going online to distribute the film, too.  Lee's new film, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, is today being made available to rent and buy on Vimeo …
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 …
Discussion: @j_fuller
Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo:
Neil Young's PonoPlayer promises high-res audio, but with no discernible sound improvement and massive file sizes, it's not worth the $400 price tag  —  Don't Buy What Neil Young Is Selling  —  Neil Young's “high resolution” PonoPlayer goes on sale for $400 today.  You shouldn't buy it.
 
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Steve Rubenstein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Audrey Cooper named editor in chief of The Chronicle
Meg Wagner / NY Daily News:
UVA frat accused of gang rape in Rolling Stone article reinstated after police probe finds no proof of claims
Discussion: Mashable and New York Times
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
CNN's deal with the FAA on drones limits their use to testing, not newsgathering
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Los Angeles Times:
Home, office of controversial Hong Kong media mogul attacked
Jim Romenesko:
San Francisco Bay Guardian to publish a commemorative edition next week