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12:25 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 …
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
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
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.  —  NEW YORK — The New York Times has named magazine writer Jim Rutenberg as the paper's next media columnist, filling a prominent perch …
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.
Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
China's Dalian Wanda acquires Hollywood movie studio Legendary Entertainment for $3.5B  —  It's Official: China's Wanda Acquires Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 Billion  —  The deal marks the first time that a movie studio known for producing big-budget global tentpoles has come under Chinese ownership.
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  —  BowieNet: how David Bowie's ISP foresaw the future of the internet  —  Always a step ahead of the curve, he spotted the potential …
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 …
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
Jonathan Stray / Nieman Lab:
Analysis of whether media coverage drives political poll results, or vice versa  —  How much influence does the media really have over elections?  Digging into the data  —  Whether your favorite candidate is popular or unpopular, it's always popular to blame the media.
Discussion: @murpharoo
Charley Locke / Wired:
To Attract New Listeners, Podcasts Need to Move Beyond Sound  —  In 2014, Serial upended everything we thought we knew about podcasts, rocketing to the top of any chart it landed on and proving that audio storytelling can have mass appeal beyond a devoted base.
Discussion: Nieman Lab and @jrick
 
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Interview with McClatchy's new head of news strategies, Tim Grieve, about analytics, social media, and local journalism
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Kelly McBride / Poynter:
Sean Penn's editors should have prepped him better, worked closer while editing, and never agreed to prior review of the article by the source
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
House votes to strengthen government records law
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Loyalists to The New Republic react harshly to Chris Hughes's plans to sell the magazine
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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
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
After angry staff reaction, The Daily Telegraph says it will remove motion trackers installed under reporters' desks