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5:20 AM ET, December 11, 2015

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Howard Stutz / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas Review-Journal sold to News + Media Capital Group  —  For the second time this year, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and its sister publications in Nevada are under new owners.  —  The publications were acquired by News + Media Capital, LLC, which is backed by an …
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
In a first, Kickstarter hires a tech reporter, Mark Harris, to investigate and document drone startup Zano, which collapsed after raising $3.4M  —  Kickstarter hires reporter to probe startup that collapsed after raising $3.4M  —  Crowdfunding firm: We are entitled to further info from Torquing Group.
James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly:
Netflix beats HBO in Golden Globe nominations for the first time with nine to HBO's eight; Amazon gets five, Hulu, one, and big four networks, nine total  —  NETFLIX TOPS HBO FOR FIRST TIME AS STREAMING DISRUPTS GOLDEN GLOBES  —  Netflix, Amazon and Hulu surge in Globes noms  —  It's not TV, it's Netflix.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Yahoo Releases Video Discovery App for iOS and Android  —  Yahoo want to make it easier for you to find the shows you want to watch online: The company released a new app called the Yahoo Video Guide Thursday, which allows users to search for movies and TV shows across more than 30 online services …
Financial Times:
Sources: Atlantic Media in talks to sell its business news site Quartz  —  Atlantic Media in talks to sell Quartz  —  Atlantic Media has held talks with a number of potential buyers interested in digital media about a sale of or potential investment in Quartz, the publishing group's business news site …
Knight Foundation:
News startup Billy Penn to create mobile journalism guide with $106,000 from Knight Foundation  —  Mobile-first Philadelphia site hopes to help journalists and newsrooms excel across platforms  —  Billy Penn, a mobile-first news site based in Philadelphia, will create an interactive …
Discussion: Nieman Lab, Poynter and @knightfdn
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Mozilla's newest app perfectly captures the ethical dilemma of ad-blocking  —  One of the world's most popular Web browser developers wants to help you block the Web.  Or the parts of it, anyway, that slow down your Internet, spy on your online activities and generally make Web-surfing a tedious experience.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter Widens Its Advertising Net, Tests Promoted Tweets With Logged-Out Users  —  It's been over a year since Twitter first said it planned to monetize logged-out users — that is, make money off the 500 million or so people who dip in and read Tweets without being signed in or even registered.
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Time Inc. Partners With Hulu, Yahoo and Zealot Networks for Video Distribution  —  Time Inc. is continuing its video push, adding Hulu, Yahoo and Zealot Networks to join its video distribution network.  Original video from Time Inc.'s portfolio of brands will thus be distributed across the trio of networks, the company said Thursday.
Sayan Chakraborty / LiveMint:
Indian e-commerce site Flipkart stops selling e-books as of December 11, will transition users to Rakuten Kobo  —  Flipkart stops selling e-books  —  Flipkart Ltd will stop selling electronic books from Friday, three years after the online retailer started selling the product, acknowledging that Indians are yet to warm up to them.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
NBC, MSNBC name Robert Costa political analyst  —  The Washington Post's Robert Costa has been named a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, host Chuck Todd announced on Thursday.  —  Costa, who's seen his star rise dramatically in the past two years, is exclusive to the network …
Discussion: @nbcnewspr and @jayrosen_nyu
Stefan Nicola / Bloomberg Business:
Axel Springer Considers Paywall for Business Insider, Upday App  —  Company plans to start charging for some content next year  —  Buys remaining classifieds unit stake for 465 million euros  —  Europe's biggest newspaper publisher is betting it can make money from digital news by winning paying readers in the region and the U.S.
Simon Canning / mUmBRELLA:
Australia's ad and communications firm STW halts stock trading as merger with WPP looms  —  STW Communications enters trading halt with WPP poised to finally complete takeover  —  WPP could take control of Australia's largest listed advertising and communications company, STW Group, as early as next week, Mumbrella understands.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Online discourse turns ugly as extreme reactions on social media become part of news stories, fueling infinite loops of media coverage  —  The Internet's Loop of Action and Reaction Is Worsening  —  Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton said this week that we should think about shutting …
Sarah Larson / New Yorker:
Serial launches season two, focusing on the case of US prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl  —  “Serial” Season Two Is Here  —  This morning at 6 A.M., “DUSTWUN,” the first episode of season two of the “Serial” podcast, quietly made its début.  It's the first chapter in a season-long exploration …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Serial season 2 to include episode previews and supplemental materials on Facebook
Discussion: @niemanlab and The Muse
 
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Three journalists with Turkish daily paper BirGun get suspended sentences on charges of insulting President Erdogan
Paul Chiasson / Toronto Star:
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi on hunger strike after prison transfer
Discussion: Globe and Mail, CBC News and Facebook
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press:
Leonid Sviridov, a Russian journalist for RIA Novosti, says he will leave Poland following spy accusations and being stripped of accreditation
Discussion: TASS
Ariel / appFigures:
One month in, Apple TV App Store has 2,624 apps; largest category is games with 1,002 apps
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
ESPN and College Football Playoff Agree Not to Air Daily Fantasy Ads
Discussion: ESPN and @rollystandish
Facebook:
Facebook's most talked-about global topics in 2015 include US Presidential Election, Paris attacks, refugee crisis, Nepal earthquake, Greek debt crisis
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Amanda Connolly / The Next Web:
Flipboard now allows sharing through Facebook Messenger
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC to extend 10pm news by 10 minutes from January
Discussion: Guido Fawkes
James Slack / Daily Mail:
Daily Mail Editor Paul Dacre urges UK government to back away from plans to curb the Freedom of Information Act
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
IAC Creates IAC Publishing with About.com, Daily Beast, Investopedia
Oscar Williams / Guardian:
City AM says 25% of readers turned off adblockers during anti-adblocker software trial, plans larger rollout on desktop by Christmas
David Fellerath / Indy Week:
NC Newsroom Cooperative launches in Raleigh in the spring to foster journalism innovation, with early help from Research Triangle Foundation
Discussion: Nieman Lab and @susking