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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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Chris Mondics / Philly.com:
New structure of Philadelphia newspapers enables tax-free foundation grants to its public-benefit corporation, lets papers continue to take editorial stands — Ownership setup aims to invite contributions, foster beneficial goals — The new ownership structure of The Inquirer …
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@ckrewson, @gregamarx, @ckrewson and @gregamarx
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.
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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.
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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 …
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
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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 …
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@joepompeo and FishbowlNY
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
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Shorenstein Center:
Shorenstein Center announces new fellows, include Politico's deputy editor Marilyn Thompson, Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy — Shorenstein Center Announces Spring 2016 Fellows — CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy …
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Media Nation, @dankennedy_nu, FishbowlDC and @shorensteinctr
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.
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Re/code, AT&T, Ars Technica, CNNMoney, FierceWireless, 9to5Mac, Mashable, Fortune, all, Washington Post and The Wrap
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 …
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Freedom of the Press … and Boing Boing
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 …