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2:00 AM ET, December 17, 2015

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Dan Primack / Fortune:
Sources: casino operator Sheldon Adelson is mystery buyer of The Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  Yes, Sheldon Adelson Bought The Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  For nearly a week, the media and political worlds have been wondering who paid $140 million to purchase Nevada's largest daily newspaper, The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Sources: Adelson's son-in-law Patrick Dumont arranged $140M purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal on Adelson's behalf  —  Adelson son-in-law orchestrated family's purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  The son-in-law of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson arranged the $140 million purchase …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Adelson responded Tuesday to speculation he bought LVRJ with a not-quite-definitive “I have no personal interest”  —  Sheldon Adelson responds to speculation he bought Las Vegas paper  —  “I have no personal interest” in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson …
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Pandora to pay royalty of 17 cents per 100 songs, up from 14 cents, after copyright board decision, with rates rising with inflation through 2020  —  Copyright tribunal slaps Pandora with 20 percent rate increase  —  A little-known panel of judges determines what Internet radio must pay.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
FBI Director James Comey calls media reports that San Bernardino shooters posted publicly on social media about jihad a “garble”  —  The FBI just blasted reporting on the San Bernardino killings  —  A whoa moment here: FBI Director James B. Comey today told the media …
Michael Reckhow / Facebook Media:
Instant Articles Launches to Everyone on Android, with More Than 350 Publications Globally  —  We're excited to announce that everyone who uses the Facebook for Android app can now read thousands of Instant Articles every day in News Feed from publishers worldwide.
Hayes Brown / BuzzFeed:
Brazil imposes 48-hour block on WhatsApp for failing to cooperate in criminal investigation; rival app Telegram says it gained 1.5M+ users there in a day  —  Brazil Just Blocked WhatsApp Despite Almost Everyone In Brazil Using It  —  A court has blocked the app that 93% of Brazil's internet users depend …
Husain Sumra / MacRumors:
Rdio to Officially Shut Down on December 22, Will Allow Users to Download Collection Archive  —  Last month Pandora announced that it acquired “key assets” and employees from Rdio for $75 million.  Tonight, Rdio began emailing its users to let them know that it would officially shut down on December 22, 2015 at 5 p.m. PST.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Evgeny Lebedev sounds out interest in cut-price national the i  —  Market rumours suggest News UK and Trinity Mirror could be potential buyers of the successful title launched in 2010  —  The publisher of the i is understood to have sounded out media groups about a potential sale …
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Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Daily Mirror looks at launching cheaper tabloid newspaper
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Harry Tucker / Business Insider Australia:
Australian court blocks Voltage Pictures' efforts to access details of people it says illegally downloaded Dallas Buyers Club  —  Court throws out Dallas Buyers Club piracy case  —  A scene from the Oscar-winning film Dallas Buyers Club Photo Credit: Anne Marie Fox / Focus Features
Lori Hinnant / Associated Press:
Charlie Hebdo to give the $4M in donations it has received to victims of January attack  —  Charlie Hebdo giving all $4 million in donations to victims  —  1 photo  —  PARIS (AP) — Charlie Hebdo, the satirical newspaper whose staff was decimated by Islamic extremist gunmen and then beset …
Discussion: Washington Post
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Vice Magazine pauses publication in January for a two-month redesign, restarts in March with more cultural coverage, content from Vice's digital writers  —  Vice Magazine, ‘The Heart of Vice,’ Will Re-Launch in March  —  Best Places To Work Have Happy Employees
Discussion: VICE
 
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Brady Dale / The New York Observer:
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Eyewitness Media Hub study: 52% of journalists exposed to traumatic user-generated content several times a week, 12% daily
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
New York Times video founder Ann Derry to depart
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Oliver Ellrodt / Reuters:
German justice minister announces deal with Facebook, Twitter, and Google to remove hate speech within 24 hours of it being reported
Mark Scott / New York Times:
EU agrees on EU-wide rules to overhaul data privacy laws, adding hefty fines, broadening right to be forgotten; EU countries will have two years to comply