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Freed reporter Jason Rezaian meets with his Washington Post editors in Germany — Freed Americans reunited with their families — LANDSTUHL, Germany — Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was freed Saturday after almost 18 months of incarceration in an Iranian prison …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Iran tried to stop Jason Rezaian's wife leaving the country with him, according to his brother — Jason Rezaian's brother: Iranians ‘continued to manipulate’ until very end — Jason Rezaian's departure from Iran, after 545 days behind bars, was delayed when Iranian officials tried to stop his wife …
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Washington Post:
Freeing a reporter: Secret diplomatic talks and private back channels
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Univision acquires 40% controlling stake in The Onion, including the site, the AV Club, Clickhole and various book and video projects — Area Satiric Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously) — Univision Communications Inc., the parent company to the nation's leading …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sources: Republican National Committee officially replaces NBC with CNN for February presidential debate in Texas — RNC officially severs ties with NBC for February debate — The Republican National Committee officially severed ties on Monday with NBC for what was supposed to be a Feb. 26 Republican primary debate in Houston.
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
Reporters Committee, Bloomberg, others object to bankruptcy judge's order that 100+ people disclose all contacts with Bloomberg reporters in last 60 days — Reporters Committee leads coalition objecting to bankruptcy court investigation of Bloomberg sources
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Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Academy President Issues Lengthy Statement on Lack of Oscars Diversity — In the wake of Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith announcing they will not be attending this year's Oscars, Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she was “heartbroken and frustrated” by the nominations, which did not include any performers of color.
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Reuters:
Facebook allocates €1M to NGOs and launches Initiative for Civil Courage Online, a Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts on social media — Facebook begins Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts — Facebook Inc (FB.O) began a Europe-wide campaign on Monday …
Samia Errazzouki / Associated Press:
Moroccan journalist is released after 10 months in prison — RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan investigative journalist was released from prison Sunday after serving a 10-month sentence for adultery in a case that rights groups described as politically driven.
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Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Google's AMP, scheduled to launch in late February, will support native ads, analytics tools, and various kinds of publishers' paywalls — Google's AMP Poised To Take The Lead From Facebook's And Apple's Walled Gardens — By the end of February, Google will deploy at full scale …
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Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times:
Sean Penn says he's ‘sad about the state of journalism’ in ‘60 Minutes’ interview — Charlie Rose, left, with actor Sean Penn during an interview in Santa Monica about Penn's meeting with Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The interview aired Sunday on “60 Minutes.”
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Tommy Wilkes / Reuters:
Pakistan ends three-year YouTube ban after Google launches local version allowing government to remove offensive content — Pakistan lifts ban on Youtube after launch of own version — Pakistan said on Monday it had removed a three-year ban on YouTube after the Google-owned video-sharing website launched …
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James Warren / Poynter:
Interview with Steve Brill, co-founder of Press Plus, the company that helped newspapers with paywalls and meters, on paying for journalism, new media, and more — Newspaper bosses ‘paralyzed’ by change, clueless about paid content, says Steve Brill — A stumbling newspaper industry …
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Netflix Pretends It Will Crackdown On VPNs Just Days After Admitting It's Futile To Do So — For a few years now, broadcasters have whined endlessly about the use of VPNs to access Netflix in markets where the streaming service had yet to launch. You'll recall that Australian broadcasters …
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