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11:40 AM ET, January 19, 2016

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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 Satirical Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously)  —  Listen to the Story  —  Univision Communications Inc. …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Univision confirms it has bought stake in satirical comedy site The Onion  —  Univision Buys Stake In Satire Site The Onion  —  Spanish-language media titan Univision Communications said it purchased a minority stake in Onion Inc., the backer of the popular satire and humor site The Onion …
Discussion: KABE-LP, Guardian and Multichannel News
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.
Costas Pitas / Reuters:
UK court rules detaining of journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner David Miranda at English airport was lawful  —  UK rules detaining partner of Snowden leaks reporter was lawful  —  Britain's Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the detention of the partner of a journalist who helped bring leaks …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
HBO Plans to Take On Netflix in Spain With Streaming Service  —  Spain has high rate of Web subscribers who opt out of pay TV  —  HBO plans to start a stand-alone Web service in Spain, opening a new front against Netflix Inc. in an increasingly global competition for cord-cutters.
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
The Times and Sunday Times launch weekly edition for international subscribers, Times of London Weekly, in 46 countries  —  Times and Sunday Times to launch weekly digital edition  —  App, which will roll out in 46 countries, is aimed at interrnational subscribers
VentureBeat:
VentureBeat names Wired and FORA.tv veteran Blaise Zerega editor-in-chief  —  VentureBeat Names Blaise Zerega New Editor-in-Chief  —  Industry veteran joins the iconic tech outlet to drive next phase of growth  —  VentureBeat, the leading source for news and perspective on tech innovation …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Fusion and VatorNews
 
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Samia Errazzouki / Associated Press:
Moroccan journalist is released after 10 months in prison
Discussion: @lailalalami
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
PBS and NPR partner for 2016 election coverage, will share audio, digital, and video content
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump May Love Good Press, But His Campaign Is The Most Hostile To Reporters
Discussion: @mlcalderone and Mediaite
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