Mediagazer: Snapchat launches Discover to highlight stories and videos from media partners as well as its own in-house team of journalists (Rich McCormick/The Verge)

5:35 AM ET, January 28, 2015

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Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

Yahoo reports mixed Q4 with mobile revenue of $254M, up from $200M previous quarter; total revenue of $1.18B — Yahoo Reports Mixed Q4 With Mobile Revenue Of $254M, Total Top Line Of $1.18B — Today Yahoo reported its fourth-quarter financial performance, including revenue excluding …

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Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo to spin off its 15% Alibaba stake in Q4, creating a new independent holding company, but will retain cash and its stake in Yahoo Japan — Yahoo to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba Stake as Expected — Yahoo said it would spin off the rest of its stake in China's Alibaba Group today.

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Reuters:

Japanese prime minister condemns “despicable” video, but vows the country will not give in to terrorism — New video of Islamic State captives ‘despicable’, says Japan PM — (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday termed as “despicable” …

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Yuri Kageyama / Associated Press:
Japan Turns to ‘I Am Kenji’ Facebook Page on Hostage Crisis

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Justin McCurry / Guardian:
Hopes raised for release of Japanese journalist held by Isis

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Joshua Topolsky / Bloomberg Business:

Bloomberg Business launches, integrating Bloomberg News, Businessweek, and Bloomberg TV — Welcome to Bloomberg Business — Smarter. Faster. — Don't Miss Out — We're excited to finally share a project that thousands of journalists, developers, photographers, videographers …

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Jeni O'Malley / Associated Press:

After criticism, Indiana governor clarifies role of new state-run website Just IN, saying it will serve as resource for journalists, not a competing news source — Pence: Website will be “1-stop-shopping” for news releases … INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence moved Tuesday …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The Huffington Post, BREITBART.COM, Fox 59, Talking Points Memo and Associated Press

Rui Kaneya / Columbia Journalism Review:

It's still early, but the Sun Times Network does not look very good — So far, the network has done little to distinguish itself—and observers doubt that it will — CHICAGO, IL — When Wrapports LLC, the publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, announced in October that it was launching …

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Rich McCormick / The Verge:

Snapchat launches Discover to highlight stories and videos from media partners as well as its own in-house team of journalists — Snapchat's new Discover feature puts news and entertainment a swipe away from your stories — Snapchat has launched “Discover,” a new feature that highlights stories …

Discussion: Snapchat, Gigaom, TVNewser, The Content Strategist, CNN, BuzzFeed, App Advice, PRNewser, Mashable, Digiday, BuzzFeed, LostRemote, Variety, @sokane1, TechRadar.com, Music Ally, Mashable, Guardian, Telegraph and TrustedReviews

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Five journalists killed when gunmen ambush convoy in South Sudan — Five journalists were killed on Sunday when unidentified gunmen ambushed an official convoy in South Sudan's Western Bahr al Ghazal state, according to local journalists and news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns …

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and Voice of America

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

Azerbaijan Prolongs Journalist Ismayilova's Pretrial Detention — BAKU — A court in Azerbaijan has prolonged the pretrial detention period for Khadija Ismayilova, a jailed investigative journalist and contributor to RFE/RL. — The Sabayil District Court in Baku ruled on January 27 …

Discussion: Index on Censorship

Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:

Village Voice Owner Ponders M&A Options — Voice Media Group, owner of 11 alternative weeklies including the Village Voice, said Tuesday it was exploring “new strategies” including the possible sale of its publications or acquisition of other titles. — The company said it had hired merger …

Discussion: Capital New York, Navel Gazing, AAN, @lydiadepillis, Politico, Poynter and LA Observed

Leslie T Chang / Guardian:

The news website that's keeping press freedom alive in Egypt — Mada Masr was formed just before military coup of 2013. Amid growing censorship, its staff have risked their lives to continue reporting. Can they stay true to their mission? — On the afternoon of 17 June 2013 …

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

In response to missteps, Boston.com tweaks its editing approach — By any editor's standards, Jan. 14 was a difficult day for the staff of Boston.com. The night before, the outlet published an article which wondered whether anyone would notice had House Speaker John Boehner been poisoned by a bartender.

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