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9:20 AM ET, January 22, 2016

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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
National Review produces special issue with over 20 essays from conservative thinkers aiming to stop Trump's campaign  —  National Review aims to take down Trump  —  The influential magazine turns to conservative leaders to make the anti-Trump case.  —  For months, Republican leaders …
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Jack Fowler / National Review:
Republican Party disinvites National Review from co-hosting February presidential debate  —  Houston, We Have a Problem  —  National Review was asked by the RNC to partner in the GOP debates.  We agreed.  Our initial partner was NBC, with whom we were to help moderate the pre-Super Tuesday debate …
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Gawker founder Nick Denton cedes some control to VC firm  —  The most radical change accompanying Gawker founder and CEO Nick Denton's decision to accept outside investment is the amount of control ceded to the investor, Gawker's newly-revised corporate charter reveals.
Ali Jaafar / Deadline:
Netflix to finance and distribute five new films and launch them simultaneously in 190 countries  —  Netflix Expands Global Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Features  —  EXCLUSIVE: As the film world converges on Park City on the eve of Sundance, Netflix is expanding its global indie film strategy …
Peter Roybal / Facebook:
Facebook's new Audience Optimization tool lets publishers tag content to target readers by interest or demographics  —  Introducing Audience Optimization for Publishers  —  Today, we're launching Audience Optimization, an organic targeting tool to help publishers reach and engage their audiences …
Aleksandra Sagan / The Canadian Press:
Postmedia Job Cuts Hint At A Growing Media Monopoly In Canada  —  TORONTO — Postmedia's layoffs and newsroom mergers hint at a growing media monopoly in Canada, critics say, with some calling for government intervention to find a solution to the newspaper industry's money woes.
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Former NoW editor Andy Coulson sets up PR firm  —  David Cameron's ex-communications director, who was jailed over phone hacking, launches firm offering corporate strategy and communications advice  —  Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former communications director who was sentenced to 18 months …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Netflix, Amazon, other digital buyers with serious money rattle Sundance, other film markets by paying top dollar for arthouse films  —  Sundance Preview: Amazon, Netflix Bring Upheaval to Challenging Indie Market  —  With a week to go before Sundance officially starts …
Discussion: @lucas_shaw
He Huifeng / South China Morning Post:
Weibo to expand its 140-Chinese-character limit on messages up to 2K, trial starts January 28, rolling out to all 500M users on February 28  —  China's Weibo follows Twitter in controversial move to ditch 140-character limit, says users can soon waffle on for up to 2,000  —  Main menu
Carl Swanson / New York Magazine:
Sources: Leon Wieseltier and Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs teaming up for as-yet-unnamed journal  —  Leon Wieseltier Is Not Buying The New Republic — But He Is Teaming Up With Steve Jobs's Widow to Start a New Publication  —  It will be a journal focusing on how technology affects our lives.
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Google disabled more than 780M ads in 2015 for violating policies including ads for unapproved drugs, misleading weight-loss claims, and “trick to click” ads  —  Google Disabled 49% More Ads in 2015  —  Google disabled 49% more ads in 2015 than the prior year …
 
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Sebastian Anthony / Ars Technica UK:
In unusual move, IAB retracts Adblock Plus's invitation to upcoming annual leadership summit, offers no explanation
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Joshua Barone / New York Times:
Welcome to Night Vale creators launch Night Vale Presents podcast platform with new fiction series Alice Isn't Dead
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
The Sun drops standalone politics site
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Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
Panoply launches Megaphone, offering podcasters hosting, distribution measurement and ad placement
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Associated Press:
Viacom cuts Sumner Redstone's salary by 85% to $2M amid questions about his health and competence
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Pearson unveils £320M restructuring plan that includes 4,000 job cuts, and caps dividend due to weak earnings
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Hearken, which sells software that helps journalists identify which stories their audience wants, raises $700K
Discussion: @wearehearken