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6:20 AM ET, January 28, 2015

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Kara Swisher / Re/code:
AOL Likely to Shutter Gaming Site Joystiq in Larger Content Cleanup  —  According to numerous sources, AOL is likely to shutter its primary video game site Joystiq, part of an extensive house-cleaning of its underperforming content properties that is taking place over the next weeks.
Discussion: Adweek, Joystiq, Circa News and AdExchanger
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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: @ruikaneya
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Azerbaijan prolongs pretrial detention period for investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova by two months  —  Azerbaijan Prolongs Journalist Ismayilova's Pretrial Detention  —  BAKU — A court in Azerbaijan has prolonged the pretrial detention period for Khadija Ismayilova …
Discussion: Index on Censorship
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 …
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 …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Voice Media Group to sell OC Weekly, hires M&A advisors to explore options for all other holdings  —  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” …
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 …
 
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Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
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YouTube's Offer To Musicians Isn't As Bad As Some Believe, But YouTube Should Still Change Its Policies
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Brant Houston / The American University in Cairo:
Investigative journalists build new networks and partnerships, but funding challenges remain
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
London Live local television station to cut third of staff
Jinen Kamdar / The Twitter Blog:
Twitter starts rolling out group Direct Messaging, 30-second video capture and sharing
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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