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10:35 AM ET, January 23, 2015

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Michael Bloomberg offered to buy the New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said the paper not for sale  —  People Are Talking About Michael Bloomberg Buying the New York Times, Including Michael Bloomberg  —  If the former mayor tries, it won't be without its challenges.
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Is Times Vulgarity Policy Wise?  Or Full of ‘Slop’?  —  When Jonathan Martin jumped through hoops last week to avoid using a vulgarity in the lead anecdote of his story, some readers let me know they didn't like it.  —  The first two paragraphs of his story on Republican options for 2016 went like this:
Discussion: Poynter
Gideon Lichfield / Quartz:
How The Economist chose its first female editor-in-chief  —  This post has been corrected.  —  Yesterday The Economist chose Zanny Minton-Beddoes to be the first female editor-in-chief in its 171-year history.  “About time,” you might say.  —  But among its peers, the venerable British publication …
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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Jezebel staffers express concern after Gawker Media seating chart is published  —  Staffers at Jezebel, Gawker Media's women's blog, are upset that Gawker's new seating chart was leaked to and published on The Awl, a blog founded by a former editor at Gawker.
Discussion: The Awl, @petersterne and Gawker
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Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Vice News debuts ‘virtual reality news broadcast’ of US Millions March  —  Digital artist Chris Milk and Spike Jonze's report was filmed at December protest in New York after death of Eric Garner  —  The current wave of interest in virtual reality technology may be fuelled by games …
Justin McCurry / Guardian:
Mother of Japanese reporter Kenji Goto makes public appeal for his life after Islamic State abduction  —  Japanese Isis hostage Kenji Goto's mother makes tearful appeal  —  Junko Ishido calls for end to hatred as supposed deadline approaches for paying ransom for two captured men
Simon Houpt / Globe and Mail:
After conflict of interest allegations, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. bans on-air journalists from paid appearances  —  In wake of Amanda Lang controversy, CBC bans on-air journalists from making paid appearances  —  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is banning all outside paid appearances …
Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal:
Persado Raises $21 Million to Replace Human Copywriters With Computers  —  Persado Inc. has raised another $21 million for software that aims to replace copywriters with computers, in another demonstration of the power of machines to solve problems that used to be the sole domain of humans.
Mark Wilson / Co.Design:
The Upshot: Where The New York Times Is Redesigning News  —  Should I buy a condo or continue renting?  I'd been asking myself that question as I perused Chicago real estate, uncertain how market gains, taxes, tax breaks, maintenance costs, homeowners insurance, mortgage payments, and assessments would add up for me financially.
Discussion: @fst and @jbarro
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The case for, and against, integrated print-digital newsrooms  —  In the dot-com days, publishers tended to treat their online counterparts as second-class bolt-ons to their print editions.  When it became clear the Web was here to stay, they had to demonstrate they were serious about growing their Web operations.
Discussion: @marcwalder
Linda Ge / The Wrap:
DreamWorks Animation to Cut 500 Jobs, Release Fewer Films  —  DreamWorks Animation will release two films per year, down from three, and cut approximately 500 jobs across the board in a restructuring of its core feature animation business, the company announced Thursday.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
The case for Marissa Mayer, as key metrics suggest the turnaround at Yahoo is on track  —  Marissa Mayer's Plan for Yahoo Takes Hold.  The Question Now Is Time.  —  When Marissa Mayer was offered the chief executive job at Yahoo in the summer of 2012, she had a script for returning …
Eric Athas / Nieman Lab:
NPR tests audio to find what people share: explainers, strange sounds, storytelling, quick reviews  —  From explainers to sounds that make you go “Whoa!”:  The 4 types of audio that people share  —  Editor's note: Public radio produces a lot of audio — but it doesn't always get the attention …
 
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Marc Graser / Variety:
Annapurna Pictures Forms Virtual Reality Division
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Caroline Alexander / Bloomberg:
Egypt President Seeks End to Jazeera Reporters' Detention
Discussion: Poynter, TVNewser and @malonebarry
John Otis / Committee to Protect Journalists:
How Ecuador's plans to make communications a public service is threat to free press
Discussion: @albertocairo
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Television Becomes a Force at Sundance Film Festival
Discussion: CNNMoney.com, @nytimes and The Corsair
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Journalist and Anonymous advocate Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months in prison on charges stemming from Stratfor hack
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
How Björk and Madonna acted quickly when digital thieves leaked album tracks
Discussion: @kathryngoldman and @joecoscarelli
Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Tony Verna, Who Started Instant Replay and Remade Sports Television, Dies at 81
Discussion: @dleonhardt
Gregory Ferenstein / VentureBeat:
Netflix says piracy is still a major competitor, cites Popcorn Time's rise in the Netherlands
Discussion: Cult of Mac and @startupljackson
Jessica Davies / The Drum:
AOP in talks with UK publishers to pool inventory for private marketplace launch
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
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