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9:50 PM ET, January 16, 2016

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Washington Post:
Iran frees Post reporter Jason Rezaian, 4 other Americans, officials say  —  VIENNA — Iran released Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and three other detained Iranian Americans on Saturday in exchange for the freedom of seven people imprisoned or charged in the United States …
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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 …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Working with young reporters, City Bureau is telling the story of police misconduct in Chicago  —  The Chicago Police Department has come under national scrutiny in recent weeks after a police officer was charged with murdering a black teenager, Laquan McDonald.
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.
Dillon Baker / MediaShift:
Q&A with Glenn Greenwald on surviving as a freelancer, online investigative journalism, and nonprofit news organizations  —  Glenn Greenwald Talks Freelancing, Future of Investigative Journalism  —  It's fair to say that the Edward Snowden leaks, which revealed top-secret …
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 .
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.
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 …
 
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