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2:30 PM ET, January 14, 2015

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 Top News: 
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.
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
With New Charlie Hebdo Cover, News Value Should Have Prevailed  —  Readers responded passionately, and in large numbers, to my post last week about The Times's decision not to publish the now-famous Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.  (In fact, I've never had more comments on a post or column.)
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’
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 …
France 24:
Police raid Turkish daily publishing Charlie Hebdo
Discussion: CNN, Guardian and NBC News
Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:   Turkish Court Bans Websites Publishing Charlie Hebdo Cover
Alexandra Topping / Guardian:
With borrowed space and computers, Charlie Hebdo's staff produced a paper and vowed to continue
Discussion: New York Times
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Whisper editor in chief Neetzan Zimmerman has left following October suspension  —  Neetzan Zimmerman out at Whisper  —  Neetzan Zimmerman, who served as editor in chief of the secret-sharing app Whisper, has left the company, he confirmed to Capital.  —  Zimmerman, “and other staff members …
Discussion: Gigaom, The Verge and @hadas_gold
Washington Post:
Case of detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian is moved to Iran's Revolutionary Court; charges remain undisclosed  —  Report: Iran court studies case of detained Washington Post bureau chief  —  Iranian judiciary authorities have referred the case of a detained Washington Post journalist …
Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
Dailymotion launches live-streaming gaming platform to compete with Twitch  —  Dailymotion today announced the launch of Dailymotion Games, a new live-streaming platform for gamers that is taking dead aim at the explosive success of Amazon's Twitch service.  —  Like Twitch, Dailymotion …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Department removes ambiguous language regarding leak investigations, requires more consultation before journalists can be subpoenaed  —  NEW GUIDELINES ISSUED FOR US NEWS MEDIA LEAK INVESTIGATIONS … WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced revised guidelines …
Janet Asteroff / Mediashift:
A Progress Report on Jeff Bezos Transforming the Washington Post  —  If you don't like change, don't work at the Washington Post.  —  But if you are a consumer of digital news, you can expect some interesting and perhaps delightful innovations.  And if you are in the news business …
Discussion: @rosental and @jayrosen_nyu, Thanks:@pbsmediashift
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Wavelength Lets You Share Hollywood Movies With Your Friends, for Free, on the Web — At Least for Now  —  Hollywood's home movie sales and rentals business is shrinking.  Spencer Wang says he has a solution: Make it easier for people to watch movies at home, without paying a penny.
Discussion: @pkafka
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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Richard Verrier / Los Angeles Times:
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
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Discussion: The Wrap and Deadline
Vladimir Kozlov / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN May Return to Russia (Report)
Discussion: TASS
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Web TV Startup NimbleTV Stops Service, Promises to Relaunch
Discussion: @romenesko
 Earlier Picks: 
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Times to create monthly men's style section
Discussion: WWD and @pareene
Steve Rubenstein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Audrey Cooper named editor in chief of The Chronicle
Adam Rose / Reuters:
China shuts 50 websites and social media accounts
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ann Curry leaves NBC to found NBCUniversal backed media startup that will produce news for NBC and others