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11:20 AM ET, January 7, 2016

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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
New York Public Library releases more than 180K photographs, postcards, other public domain items in downloadable high-resolution  —  New York Public Library Invites a Deep Digital Dive  —  Mansion Maniac, a whimsical online toy created by the New York Public Library, may seem like envy bait for the real-estate have-nots.
Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Sources: Yahoo to lay off at least 10%, or 1,000+ employees including some in media division, as early as this month  —  Yahoo is prepping to lay off 10% or more of its workforce  —  Major layoffs will be coming to Yahoo as part of its planned reorganization to get its business back on track.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Netflix launches in 130 additional countries, now available in 190 countries worldwide, excluding China, Crimea, North Korea, and Syria; stock rises 9%  —  At CES, Netflix Adds Over 130 Countries to Streaming Service  —  Netflix went live with its streaming television service …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nexstar, Media General Agree On Merger Terms, But Meredith Won't Go Away  —  After a somewhat unorthodox courtship.  Nexstar Broadcasting and Media General Inc. are set to merge - but they'll have to spurn another suitor to get the deal done.  —  Nexstar has for weeks made a concerted effort …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram starts curating more Spotlight Compilations for themes and events to highlight users' videos  —  Instagram Goes Beyond The Feed With Everyday Spotlight Compilations  —  Instagram's answer to Snapchat's Live Stories isn't just for holidays and big events any more.
Discussion: The Next Web and Marketing Land
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
As Twitter weighs a longer character count, users reiterate preference for an edit function  —  Edit Tweets?  Users Debate a Missing Twitter Feature  —  Never mind longer tweets, many Twitter users are saying.  What about an editing function?  —  After reports on Tuesday that Twitter …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
In rethinking the future of the Maynard Institute, there are no shortcuts and no direct answers  —  How do you reinvent an entire organization, while still hanging on to the founders' original vision?  Where do you even start, faced with that kind of question?  —  You ask more questions, Martin G. Reynolds told me.
Discussion: @mollydeaguiar
Associated Press:
Poland's president signs media law despite EU concerns  —  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president signed a new law giving the government control of state radio and television, an official announced Thursday, despite concerns from the European Union about media independence in the country.
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt block access to Qatari-owned, UK-based news website The New Arab and its Arabic language version  —  Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt block access to Qatari-owned news website  —  Saudi culture and media ministry shuts down access to site which has also been accused …
Discussion: THEAsiaN, i24news and Press Gazette
Tony Connelly / The Drum:
Newsquest to make 20-25 more journalists redundant at Glasgow's Herald and Times  —  Newsquest has announced as many as 25 journalists' jobs will be cut at the Herald and Times newspapers as it makes the fourth round of redundancies at the Glasgow titles in just over a year.
Reuters:
Twitter files lawsuit against Turkish fine over ‘terrorist propaganda’: source  —  Micro-blogging site Twitter filed a lawsuit in an Ankara court on Thursday, seeking to annul a fine by the Turkish authorities for not removing content Turkey says is “terrorist propaganda”, a source familiar with the case told Reuters.
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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
The Guardian considers abandoning multimillion-pound events shed amid cost cuts  —  Newspaper's plans for events space in historic King's Cross train shed in doubt as job cuts loom  —  The Guardian is considering abandoning multimillion-pound plans to open a large events space …
Alexis Ohanian / reddit:
Reddit self-publishes Ask Me Anything: Volume One featuring AMAs in digital and 10K print editions  —  Ask Me Anything: Volume One  —  The Reddit editorial team along with the r/IAmA Mods are proud to present Ask Me Anything: Volume One, a beautiful coffee table book featuring …
 
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Edward Vielmetti / Vacuum weblog:
MLive Media Group in Michigan cuts 29 content positions across state, primarily in management and newspaper production
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
US consumers bought 241.4M albums last year, down 6% from 2014, streamed 317.2B songs, nearly double that of 2014
Martyn Williams / Computerworld:
Sony to launch 4K video streaming service Ultra in US this year, will bring Sony content to Bravia TVs