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3:00 PM ET, January 16, 2016

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Washington Post:
Iran frees Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, 3 others, officials say  —  VIENNA — Iran released Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and three other detained Iranian Americans on Saturday in exchange for seven people imprisoned or charged in the United States, U.S. and Iranian officials said …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Here's Why We Held The Story On The U.S.-Iranian Prisoner Exchange  —  In early fall, HuffPost foreign affairs reporter Jessica Schulberg landed a hell of a scoop: a State Department official was willing to talk on the record about the most sensitive of diplomatic operations …
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 …
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 …
Mark Coatney:
Yahoo should embrace Tumblr as a content platform, adding revenue sharing for partners  —  How Tumblr Can Save Yahoo  —  There's a pony in there somewhere, and its name is Tumblr  —  The short answer is, no, of course, nothing can save Yahoo.  A year from now things will certainly look very different in Sunnyvale.
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.
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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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 .
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 …
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 …
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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