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Steve Lohr / New York Times:
In Net Neutrality Push, F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating the Internet as a Utility — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission this week is widely expected to propose regulating Internet service like a public utility, a move certain to unleash another round of intense debate …
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Politico, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, @caitlinhowarth, Electronista, @alexjamesfitz, TIME, @digiphile, @antidemblog, AppleInsider, The Verge, Engadget, Business Insider, Re/code, @jamesrhenson, @nancyscola and Gizmodo
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
FCC denies GOP request for early release of web rules — The Federal Communications Commission will not publicly release Internet regulations before they are voted on later this month. — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Monday formally denied a request …
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Vox
BBC:
Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy gives up Egypt citizenship — Mohamed Fahmy, one of two al-Jazeera journalists still held in Egypt, has renounced his Egyptian citizenship to secure his release, his family say. — Mr Fahmy's brother said the journalist, who is also Canadian, was told to give up his nationality or his freedom.
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Agence France-Presse:
Al-Jazeera journalist Fahmy's release from Egypt jail ‘imminent’
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@katz, Canadian Press, AM 1150, BBC and Mada Masr
Mark Colvin / Guardian:
In the end, Peter Greste became an irritant for the Egyptian government
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Guardian
Don Reisinger / CNET:
Facebook, Twitter report records for Super Bowl posts — Both social networks say Sunday's football spectacle was the most discussed/tweeted Super Bowl in their histories. — Super Bowl 49, pitting the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots, was a nail-biter on the field …
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The Twitter Blog, Adweek, SocialTimes, SocialTimes and CNBC
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Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Super Bowl XLIX was the most watched US TV show ever with 114.4M viewers — This Year's Super Bowl Was The Most Watch Thing On American T.V. — Ever — The NBC broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX was the most watched show in U.S. television history, with 114.4 million viewers. — Andrew Weber/Usa Today Sports
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Forbes, The New York Observer, ProFootballTalk, Super Bowl XLIX Ad Meter, The Wrap, NetNewsCheck Latest, Deadline, TechCrunch, Variety, Washington Post, Multichannel News, The Huffington Post, AdAge, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Aljazeera, @bryanwesttv, @lt, Associated Press and Marketing Land
Guardian:
News Corp won't be prosecuted in US in relation to phone hacking — News Corp has been notified it will not face charges in the US in relation to phone hacking and payments to public officials by US authorities — Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will not face any charges in the US …
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Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Capital New York, Hollywood Reporter, Telegraph, Bloomberg Business, Variety, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Vogue Wins Magazine of the Year at National Magazine Awards — See the Full List of Titles That Walked Away With Ellies — How to Make Credible Green Marketing Claims — Vogue was named magazine of the year at the annual National Magazine Awards ceremony on Monday night …
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Adweek, FishbowlNY, The New York Observer, The Huffington Post, @moorehn and WWD
Brian Ries / Mashable:
How the White House found a publishing ally in Medium — The White House published President Obama's 2016 fiscal budget on Monday using a medium that's become increasingly popular among its advisors: Medium, the three-year old self-publishing platform. — In the past three months …
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@bgrotta, @ks44, Engadget, VentureBeat and White House.gov Blog
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Ben Thompson's one-man blog Stratechery now has 2K+ subscribers, $200K annual revenue run-rate — Ben Thompson: The one-man blog isn't dead, it's better than ever — Credit: Shutterstock / Bartek Zyczynski — Credit: Shutterstock / Bartek Zyczynski — Not surprisingly …
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stratechery and Mother Jones
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Yes, The Verge's $700 Super Bowl ad was a marketing stunt, and it worked — We ran a Super Bowl ad... in Helena, Montana — So here's what happened. — I was at the airport waiting for my flight home from CES — exhausted, sick, and not a little partied out from a week in Vegas.
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@codytoshiro, @karf0, @verge and @jonathan_h, Thanks:@ianchaffee
Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
The New York Times continues its search for a digital chief, announcement not expected soon — Times digital chief search hits a bump — On The New York Times Company's annual earnings conference call tomorrow, expect few surprises: 2014's four quarters won't be markedly different from 2013's …
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NetNewsCheck Latest
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
Sony sells its Everquest-making arm; games will expand to Xbox and mobile — Surprise: Private investment firm buys out Sony Online Entertainment. — In a surprise move announced this afternoon, investment management firm Columbus Nova announced it has purchased Sony Online Entertainment …
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Forbes, canada.com, Variety, The Verge and Polygon
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Family of Post reporter held in Iran issues statement — The family of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter who has been detained in Iran for more than half a year, issued the following statement Sunday in response to the naming of Judge Abolghassem Salavati to hear the case in Revolutionary Court:
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@erin_pelton, The Huffington Post, Poynter, @lrozen and @jeffreygoldberg
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