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1:30 PM ET, December 17, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Adelson family confirms ownership of the Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  Putting an end to a week-long mystery, the family of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson confirmed Thursday morning that it has “purchased the Las Vegas Review-Journal through a wholly-owned fund.”
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
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:
How the Las Vegas Review-Journal broke news about its own sale  —  “No matter who owns the Review-Journal, they don't own us.”  —  On Wednesday night, against the wishes of its new parent company, a team of reporters and editors at the Las Vegas Review-Journal revealed new information about the company's secretive ownership structure.
Discussion: @debgh, @_jrobison and @jayrosen_nyu
Reuters:
Brazilian judge orders lifting of 48-hour WhatsApp ban, recommends WhatsApp pay higher fine instead; services restored after several hours  —  Court blocks WhatsApp Brazil message service for 48 hours  —  A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered telecommunications providers to block all access …
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 …
Katie Roof / TechCrunch:
Tastemade Raises $40 Million From Goldman Sachs To Make Food Videos  —  Tastemade, the maker of food and lifestyle videos, has raised a $40 million financing round led by Goldman Sachs.  Participating investors in the Series D round include, Redpoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Media and Scripps Networks.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Ofcom report reveals dominance of BBC in local, national and online news markets  —  Ofcom's annual report on media consumption suggests that the BBC dominates UK local and national news markets.  —  Asked what specific outlets people use for news, BBC One was by far the most popular …
Discussion: Guardian
Associated Press:
Anti-IS group says 1 of its journalists killed in Syria  —  BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian media activist group that reports on Islamic State group activities says that one of its journalists has been assassinated in Syria.  —  The group, which calls itself Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently …
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.
Guardian:
Phone-hacking victims ask CPS to review decision to take no further action  —  Prosecution service tells high court it has been contacted by campaign group Hacked Off announcing its intention to seek a review  —  Phone-hacking victims have asked the Crown Prosecution Service to review …
Chris Johnston / Guardian:
Popbitch asks readers to raise £20,000 after rise in legal threats  —  Celebrity gossip newsletter says it has faced cyber attacks and many more attempts by lawyers to kill stories in the past six months  —  Popbitch is seeking to raise £20,000 from its readers in the wake …
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
IPSO releases first-ever annual statements of all regulated publications on their compliance and editorial standards  —  Ipso delighted by publishers' revelations of their annual statements  —  Landmark moment as newspapers and magazines disclose how they deal with editorial standards and their relationship with the press regulator
Discussion: @ipsonews, HoldTheFrontPage and IPSO
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror increases provision to deal with hacking damages claims to £41m after Court of Appeal challenge rejected  —  Trinity Mirror increases provision to deal with hacking damages claims to £41m after Court of Appeal challenge rejected  —  Trinity Mirror has increased …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Flipboard Overhauls Publisher Pages With Verified Badges, ‘End Card’ Links And Ad Tech  —  Flipboard, the mobile and web app with some 82 million monthly active users who use the app to read content from around the web in a magazine-style layout, is today taking the wraps off a new version …
Discussion: VentureBeat and The Next Web
 
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