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6:15 PM ET, January 12, 2016

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Jeff Gammage / Philly.com:
Gerry Lenfest, sole owner of Philadelphia Media Network, contributes newspapers, website to nonprofit institute  —  Lenfest donates newspapers, website to new media institute  —  The owner of The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com has donated the news organizations …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times hires Jim Rutenberg, NYT Magazine's chief political correspondent, as media columnist after year-long search for David Carr's replacement  —  New York Times Names Jim Rutenberg Media Columnist After Almost Yearlong Search  —  Editors looked inside and outside the paper to fill David Carr's perch.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Twitter Integrates Periscope, Adds Autoplaying Live Video to Timeline  —  Twitter and its social live streaming service Periscope are now joined at the hip: Twitter officially integrated Periscope's live streams into its timeline Tuesday, where live video streams are now be auto-playing directly within tweets.
Jason Goldman / Medium:
Obama's final State of the Union address will be delivered Tuesday through multiple social media and streaming platforms  —  Meeting People Where They Are  —  How the White House Office of Digital Strategy is preparing for the 2016 State of the Union Address
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Village Voice owner brings back Will Bourne as editor-in-chief  —  The Village Voice has a new editor in chief.  —  New owner Peter Barbey is bringing back Will Bourne, who'd served briefly as editor in early 2013, to replace Tom Finkel, who had served as editor since July 2013 …
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @joepompeo
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
CBS, Warner Bros. considering online, paid streaming version of jointly-owned CW network  —  CBS, Warner Bros. Said to Consider Online Version of CW Network  —  Expiring deals with Tribune, Netflix, Hulu create new option  —  Looming Web service could provide leverage in negotiations
Felix Salmon / Fusion:
How Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes erred with The New Republic, treating it as a startup instead of a revered century-old magazine  —  Chris Hughes and the dangers of impact investing  —  Chris Hughes, the Facebook co-founder who bought The New Republic for a reported $2.1 million in 2012 …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Loyalists to The New Republic react harshly to Chris Hughes's plans to sell the magazine
Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
AT&T brings back unlimited data plans for its DirecTV and U-verse subscribers  —  AT&T is bringing back unlimited data.  The number-two wireless carrier discontinued its original unlimited plans years ago, but it's resuscitating the all-you-can-eat option as a cross-promotion with its DirecTV and U-verse television services.
Trevor Timm / Columbia Journalism Review:
Justice Department loophole allows FBI to spy on journalists' communications without court oversight by using National Security Letters  —  When can the FBI use National Security Letters to spy on journalists?  That's classified.  —  Remember one year ago when then-Attorney General Eric …
Nyay Bhushan / Hollywood Reporter:
ESPN and Sony partner to launch two co-branded sports channels in India on January 17  —  ESPN, Sony Unveil India Sports Networks Launch, Programming Details  —  The sports powerhouse returns to India two years after ending a partnership with 21st Century Fox's Star network, with the NFL …
 
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Hulu to unveil virtual reality apps and content this spring, says company's head of experience Ben Smith
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Jonathan Stray / Nieman Lab:
Analysis of whether media coverage drives political poll results, or vice versa
Discussion: @murpharoo
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Interview with McClatchy's new head of news strategies, Tim Grieve, about analytics, social media, and local journalism
Discussion: @mcclatchy
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Mohammed Daraghmeh / Associated Press:
Condition of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeq deteriorates after 48-day hunger strike following arrest by Israel on Nov. 21
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John Legere / T-Mobile Issues & Insights Blog:
T-Mobile CEO John Legere apologizes to EFF in an open letter, says company absolutely supports net neutrality, and Binge On is beneficial to consumers
Keith Stuart / Guardian:
David Bowie was one of the first artists to predict how the Internet would change music, acted on it with his own ISP BowieNet, digital music initiatives