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9:55 AM ET, December 22, 2015

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Wall Street Journal:
Under Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post is focusing on what made Amazon successful: customer service, a long-term vision  —  Bezos Takes Hands-On Role at Washington Post  —  Amazon founder increasingly is making his mark, with a focus on customer experience
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Cable TV cord cutters now 15% of US population, with “cord nevers” at 9%; 42% of cord cutters don't have broadband at home  —  42 percent of cord-cutters don't even subscribe to home broadband  —  Fed up with your cable TV?  Tired of paying for an expensive satellite package you barely use?
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
ITV shares fall as investors cool on bid after Comcast denies holding talks  —  NBC Universal owner says no talks have been held about possible takeover causing shares in broadcaster to fall by almost 3% in early trading  —  ITV's share price has fallen by almost 3% in early trading …
James Cook / Business Insider:
SoundCloud settles lawsuit with PRS for Music, which manages rights for Adele, other UK artists, signs licensing agreement to use their music on the service  —  SoundCloud has signed a key licensing deal with a company that took legal action against it this year
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Ofcom study: 31% in UK read print newspaper to keep informed, down from 41% 2014, making newspapers the least popular medium for news  —  Newspapers now the least popular medium for news, says Ofcom study  —  Just 31% of the UK population read a newspaper to get their current affairs fix, down 10 points on 2014 figure
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Streaming TV breaks the narrative rules of television, delivering a whole story that viewers can watch as they wish  —  Streaming TV Isn't Just a New Way to Watch.  It's a New Genre. … At some point during Netflix's “Sense8” — a gorgeous, ridiculous series about eight strangers scattered across …
Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
When BuzzFeed and NBC News both took stands on Trump's call to ban Muslim immigrants, they abandoned veneer of objectivity and recovered their voices  —  “Influential news outlets have set aside traditional notions of balance...”  —  Something happened in journalism two weeks ago …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
How Crain personalizes its city-based email newsletters using software and human editors  —  Crain, known for its business weeklies, is diving into newsletters based on who and where readers are  —  Email newsletters are highly personal: Landing directly in our inboxes …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
New firm Digital Riot Media wants to make movies with YouTube, Vine, Instagram stars, and distribute them via platforms like Netflix and iTunes  —  Doug Barry, John Baldecchi Form Digital Riot Media to Make Movies for Vine Fans  —  Will Vine fans follow their stars from six seconds to 90 minutes?
Discussion: PR Newswire and @jroym
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Hearst partners with video ad tech firm Reelio for content produced for brands by social influencers like YouTube stars  —  Hearst Partners With Reelio to Build Social Influencer Network  —  Magazines Seventeen and Cosmopolitan will help brands working with YouTube creators
Discussion: Digiday
 
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Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Two-year old Taiwan-based The News Lens has 5M readers a month, plans to focus on readership in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, eventually moving into mainland China
Discussion: Variety
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
In interview on MSNBC's rebrand, Andy Lack says there are no talks for Brian Williams to get his own show
Discussion: TVNewser, Variety and The Wrap
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Telegraph fined £30,000 over email urging readers to vote Tory
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
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Alastair Reid / Nieman Lab:
Eyewitness accounts to become more important in newsgathering and verification, with organizations devoting more time and resources to social media
Discussion: firstdraftnews.com
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
BBC launches automated voiceover technology to publish video news in multiple languages