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5:20 PM ET, January 18, 2016

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Washington Post editors Martin Baron and Douglas Jehl traveled to Germany to meet freed reporter Jason Rezaian on his way home  —  Jason Rezaian is on his way home  —  Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian is free from Iranian custody and on the way to a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.
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Freeing a reporter: Secret diplomatic talks and private back channels  —  American officials were adamant.  The deal they had reached with Iran to free imprisoned Americans, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, had always included his Iranian wife.  Rezaian, they knew, would never leave Tehran without her.
Washington Post:
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 …
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 …
Discussion: @brianstelter and @brianstelter
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.”
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
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos calls NBC's audience projections remarkably inaccurate and irrelevant because Netflix does not rely on advertisers  —  Netflix's Ted Sarandos Reacts to NBC Outing His Ratings: “Remarkably Inaccurate Data”  —  “I hope they didn't spend any money on it.”
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Wall Street Journal:
As Netflix expands globally, local and regional rivals discuss banding together to outbid it on content rights
Discussion: @whatthebit
Reuters:
Facebook begins Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts, hires Bertelsmann to monitor and delete racist posts in Germany, pledges €1M to NGOs  —  Facebook begins Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts  —  Facebook Inc (FB.O) began a Europe-wide campaign on Monday …
Discussion: Mediaite
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump May Love Good Press, But His Campaign Is The Most Hostile To Reporters  —  Secret Service denies enforcing press restrictions, though some agents have appeared to do just that.  —  NEW YORK — When a presidential candidate steps off the stage at a rally, reporters covering …
Discussion: Mediaite and @mlcalderone
Chava Gourarie / Columbia Journalism Review:
How using models, simulations, and game-like features can help explanatory journalism  —  Could ‘explorable explanations’ help tell a new kind of story?  —  Newsrooms have become increasingly focused on interactive journalism and creative graphics as they look for new ways to progress storytelling in the digital age.
Discussion: @cjr
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
AOL considering changes to its brand, including a name change, to better reflect properties like Huffington Post, TechCrunch, ad platforms, CMO Allie Kline says  —  AOL's identity crisis: The company may ditch the ‘AOL’ brand  —  Verizon-owned AOL has an image problem.
 
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