Mediagazer: Las Vegas Review-Journal staff told to ease up on coverage of new owner (Brian Stelter/CNNMoney)

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Las Vegas Review-Journal staff told to ease up on coverage of new owner — Now that Sheldon Adelson's family owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal, how should the newspaper handle stories that involve Adelson? — Or to ask the question another way: How can and should the paper cover itself?

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Joe Pompeo / Politico:

Las Vegas Review-Journal taps Providence Journal executive editor Dave Butler to help establish guidelines on covering newspaper's owner — Review-Journal brass brings in Dave Butler to guide newsroom — New Media Investment Group, the company that continues to manage the Las Vegas Review-Journal …

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Jennifer Robison / Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Michael Schroeder, manager of News + Media Capital Group LLC, which bought the Las Vegas Review Journal, has been removed from position — Controversial ‘manager’ of Review-Journal parent company removed from job — The Connecticut newspaper publisher at the center of a national media-ethics firestorm …

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John Hopewell / Variety:
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

ESPN's The Undefeated will launch in 2016 — ESPN — After a series of setbacks that included the outsing of founding editor Jason Whitlock, ESPN's site focusing on the intersection of race and sports is primed for a launch in 2016. — That's according to Kevin Merida …

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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:

‘News’ Networks Donate Millions to Donald Trump By Racing to Air First TV Ad — One of the big political stories of the holiday news dead zone was Donald Trump's stated intention to begin running millions of dollars worth of TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire, but as it turns out, he needn't have bothered.

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Roku Has Sold One Million Smart TVs in the U.S., Will Introduce 4K Models in 2016 — Roku is best known for its streaming boxes, but the company is starting to leave a mark in the smart TV world as well: Roku and its hardware partners have sold around one million smart TVs to U.S. consumers since …

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

Why The International New York Times has little to no control over Pakistan printer's blocking of a print story — Pakistani Censorship ‘Runs Counter’ to Times Values — The printer's email came as The International New York Times was going to press in Pakistan, and it was to the point …

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