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Andrew Nusca / Fortune:

Fortune hires six former Gigaom reporters to double down on its technology coverage — Fortune bulks up on technology coverage, hires six

Discussion: New York Post, mathewingram.com/work, Poynter, Poynter, @mathewi, @gigastacey, @ckrewson, @jonfortt and @rafat

Terry McDermott / New York Times:

Judith Miller's The Story: A Reporter's Journey is a flawed defense that fails to critique her own reporting — Review: Judith Miller's 'The Story: A Reporter's Journey' — In late 2002 and through 2003, Judith Miller, an investigative reporter at The New York Times …

Discussion: Mashable, Wall Street Journal, Real Clear Politics, @terrymcdermott, The Huffington Post, Mediaite and The Wrap

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Judith Miller chewed out NYT's Keller, Abramson over controversial draft of Iraq mea culpa — In her new book “The Story: A Reporter's Journey,” former New York Times reporter Judith Miller mounts a spirited defense of her life's work, particularly her contributions to the newspaper's reporting …

Discussion: @nickconfessore, @ericboehlert, @erikwemple and Poynter

Richard Bradley / Shots in the Dark:

Rolling Stone writer wasn't trying to obtain justice for victim, she wanted to ostracize those she believed participated in rape culture — In the End, It's All About Rape Culture—or the Lack Thereof — I've taken a couple of days before responding to Columbia Journalism School's report …

Discussion: Pressthink, Columbia Journalism Review, Poynter, @playdangerously, @jayrosen_nyu, @mathewi, New York Magazine, New York Times and Talking Points Memo

Xbox Wire:

TV on Xbox Gets More Versatile with Over-the-Air Tuner for the U.S. and Canada — At Xbox, we're committed to delivering amazing new gaming and entertainment experiences, and part of that commitment includes giving you the best TV-viewing options, in one place, never more than one step away from your gaming.

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, Multichannel News, VentureBeat, Light Reading, TechCrunch, GeekWire, The Next Web, BetaNews, Engadget, The Verge, Neowin, gameinformer.com and Polygon

Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:

The Economist launches Global Business Review app in Chinese and English, free through May, then $75/year or $8/month — Newsonomics: Why The Economist decided now's the time to speak Chinese — The newsonomics of The New York Times' Paywalls 2.0 — The Economist is launching …

Discussion: AdAge, PR Newswire, @tomstandage, @jbenton, Mumbrella Asia and @niemanlab

Institute for Nonprofit News:

Institute for Nonprofit News CEO and executive director, Kevin Davis, exits — Davis Leaving INN — Kevin Davis, the CEO and executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), has left the organization. — During a November board retreat, the board voted to refocus its mission …

Discussion: @jasonalcorn, @aschweig, @kljdavis, @rungomez and @ericnewton1

Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:

The New York Times launches Cooking iPhone app as companion to iPad app, focusing on search and meal planning — The New York Times takes ‘Cooking’ to the iPhone — New York Times food editor Sam Sifton sees cooking as a “tool” that allows you to execute on your culinary desires …

Discussion: @jeremymbarr

Marie Mawad / Bloomberg Business:

Vivendi Denies Report It's Considering Acquisition of Sky TV — Vivendi SA, the French media company, denied a published report that it may seek to acquire pay-TV provider Sky Plc. — A Vivendi representative disputed the Reuters report saying the Paris-based company was looking at Sky …

Discussion: Reuters, NASDAQ.com, Variety, Broadband TV News, Advanced Television, Hollywood Reporter, C21Media and Crikey

Ken Doctor / Capital New York:

Axel Springer is growing worldwide by focusing on digital reach, organic growth, reducing dependency on print earnings, and English-language media — What Are They Thinking? The eight principles for transforming Axel Springer — Mathias Dopfner wants you to know that Axel Springer is a player—in the U.S., and worldwide.

Business Insider:

Yahoo reorganization may end Tumblr's run as an independent unit — Marissa Mayer is doing a huge shakeup at Yahoo and Tumblr will never be the same — Yahoo is planning a big reorganization that will bring Tumblr more closely into the company, instead of allowing it to be run as a largely independent business unit.

Discussion: The Information, The Drum and Tech Digest

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Haystack TV Scores $1.7 Million For Its News Service Aimed At Cord Cutters — One of the problems with cutting the cord today is that you lose access to a variety of news channels and programs, and there are few resources in the streaming world that can take their place.

Discussion: @startx

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Knight Foundation finds nonprofit sites' revenue rising but sustainability elusive — The Knight Foundation finds progress in the nonprofit news sector in its latest report, released today, with average revenues up 73 percent in two years at 20 outlets it has been tracking.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, Knight Foundation and NPQ

Financial Times:

BBC chief technology officer says the company will be remodeled as an internet-first broadcaster over next five years — BBC shifts focus to ‘internet first’ programme delivery — The BBC will be remodelled as an “internet-centric” broadcaster, as the web becomes the main way it reaches millions …

Roger Yu / USA Today:

Voice of America director Ensor to step down in May — Voice of America said Tuesday its director David Ensor is stepping gown after nearly four years of leading the government-funded broadcast and digital news operation. — VOA, which is controlled by the Broadcasting Board of Governors …

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post and GovExec.com

Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:

Local paper publishes article after principal bans drug use story from student paper, providing broader audience, and underscoring administrators dilemma — A principal yanked a drug article from a student newspaper, so it ran online — It's called “dabbing,” and it involves smoking …

Discussion: @splc

Seyhmus Cakan / Reuters:

Turkish prosecutor calls for Dutch journalist's acquittal in terrorism propaganda trial — (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor made a surprise call on Wednesday for the acquittal of a Dutch journalist charged with disseminating “terrorist propaganda”, a case which had fueled concern about press freedom in EU candidate Turkey.

Discussion: Agence France-Presse, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, NL Times, TodaysZaman, en.europeonline-magazine.eu, Bugun.com.tr and DW.DE

Tom Risen / US News:

YouTube Kids Investigation by FTC Would Face Hurdles — A proposed investigation of the app's ads by the federal government could create a legal mess for the online video world. — The YouTube Kids app aimed at children is “unfair and deceptive,” some consumer advocacy groups say.

Discussion: USA Today and The Hill