Mediagazer: FCC wants to meet with AT&T, Comcast, and T-Mobile by Jan. 15 to discuss sponsored data plans that exempt streaming media from data caps (Brian Fung/Washington Post)

10:55 AM ET, December 18, 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.”

Ken Doctor / Politico:
Adelson family paid 3X the Review-Journal's March value, a price that shows how newspaper buyers can make money flipping papers to motivated local interests

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Michele Norris leaving NPR, expanding her Race Card Project — Michele Norris, a mainstay of NPR for the past 13 years, is saying farewell to the public radio powerhouse. — Norris said in an interview that she will devote more time to The Race Card Project, her award-winning effort …

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Micah Singleton / The Verge:

Facebook expands its Music Stories in News Feed to the web, coming to Android in late January, adds Deezer, Rhapsody, KKBOX, plus audio clips for NPR — Facebook brings music previews to the desktop and adds support for three more services — Six weeks after launching a new post format …

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:

FCC wants to meet with AT&T, Comcast, and T-Mobile by Jan. 15 to discuss sponsored data plans that exempt streaming media from data caps — Federal regulators have asked AT&T, Comcast and T-Mobile to meet with them to discuss a growing and controversial business tactic …

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Stefano Esposito / Chicago Sun-Times:

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

NYT Public Editor Margaret Sullivan will depart in 2016 — Margaret Sullivan will conclude her tenure as public editor of The New York Times when her four-year contract expires in eight months, she told Poynter today. — “Yes, I am headed into the home stretch of my four-year term,” she said in an email.

Ben Fox / Associated Press:

US military to limit media access to Guantanamo Bay prison — MIAMI (AP) — New limits are being imposed on media access to the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the commander of the military's Southern Command said Thursday, outlining rules that will limit …

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Katherine Seligman / Cal Alumni Association:

How hyperlocal news site Berkeleyside averages 200K visitors per month and why it was awarded two SPJ excellence awards — Berkeleyside: The Nimble Hyperlocal News Site is Winning Awards and Attracting Eyeballs — Protesters gathered near the gates of Sproul Plaza on the Cal campus …

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Vivendi buys 64.4% of digital radio services firm Radionomy, which owns Winamp and Shoutcast — Vivendi Buys Majority Stake In Winamp, Shoutcast Owner Radionomy — Winamp is back... in the hands of a major corporation: Vivendi has acquired a 64.4 percent stake in Radionomy …