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Iran to free Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, 3 others, Iranian reports say — VIENNA — Iran has released four imprisoned U.S. citizens, including Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, as part of a swap, the office of Tehran's prosecutor announced Saturday, according to Iranian news media.
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Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
21st Century Fox and News Corp to remain in New York City's Midtown, won't move to 2 World Trade Center — Fox, News Corp. to keep HQs in Midtown — 21st Century Fox and News Corp. won't be moving to the World Trade Center after all. — Real estate sources told The Post …
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Andrew Nusca / Fortune:
Rupert Murdoch: rumors that Roger Ailes stepped back from decision making at Fox News are “bulls**t” — Exclusive: Roger Ailes Taking a Backseat Is ‘Bulls**t,’ Rupert Murdoch Says — The headline of the article, published to New York's Daily Intelligencer column on Wednesday …
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Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Survey: 56% of respondents would remove ESPN and ESPN2 from cable packages to save $8 per month as subscription base is down to 92M homes, lowest in a decade — Survey paints gloomy picture for ESPN — Last year was a rough one for ESPN, full of big-name departures …
Jeff Mosier / The Scoop Blog:
Dallas Morning News shuts down neighborsgo and FD, cuts 19 jobs — Front view of The Dallas Morning News building at 508 Young St. (The Dallas Morning News/David Woo) — The Dallas Morning News is shutting down its neighborsgo sections and FD magazines, publisher and CEO Jim Moroney announced Friday morning.
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Federal civil lawsuit in California claims Twitter is responsible for ISIS tweets, raising questions about liability exemptions for online publishers — Can Twitter Be Liable for ISIS Tweets? — Islamic State has been able to mobilize followers via social media sites like Twitter .
John Dyer / Nieman Reports:
As the Freedom of Information Act turns 50, journalists are innovating new ways to use the law — As the Freedom of Information Act turns 50, journalists are innovating new ways to use the law — Dave Philipps was well acquainted with the plight of troubled veterans when he heard …
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Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Guardian braced for job cuts after burning through £70m in cash — The Guardian newspaper is braced for significant job losses after it burnt through more than £70m in cash last year, according to people familiar with its performance. — The left-leaning publisher …
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Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed:
Apple to move iTunes Radio behind $10/month Apple Music paywall on January 29 — iTunes Radio Will Soon Cost Money — Beats 1 is now the only free music product for Apple. — iTunes Radio, Apple's Pandora-style internet radio service, is going behind the $10 per month Apple Music paywall on January 29th.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Denver-based Layer3 TV starts testing Umio-branded pay TV service in two Texas markets with bundle resembling traditional cable package — Stealth TV Service Revealed: Layer3 TV Starts Testing Umio-Branded Pay TV Service (Exclusive) — Denver-based pay TV upstart Layer3 TV has quietly started …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC had “productive” net neutrality talks with Comcast, AT&T, T-Mobile — Carriers explained data cap exemptions (and, in T-Mobile's case, throttling). — The Federal Communications Commission says it has held “productive” meetings with Comcast, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA …
Yahoo! Finance:
BuzzFeed consolidates Buzz and Life sections and combines social, app, and homepage teams — BuzzFeed reshuffles sections, lets go of staffers — There is blood in the media water already this year, as The Huffington Post cut its HuffPost Live operation and Al Jazeera has shuttered Al Jazeera America …
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Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Wikipedia launching $100m fund to secure long-term future as site turns 15 — Online encyclopedia reaches its 15th birthday preparing for challenges ahead around funding, mobile access and the developing world — As Wikipedia turns 15, its operator The Wikimedia Foundation is hoping …
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Andrew Lih / Washington Post:
As Wikipedia turns 15, technological shifts, like readers moving to mobile, and board infighting threaten its future
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