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4:10 PM ET, January 24, 2016

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Sources: Twitter media head Katie Jacobs Stanton and product head Kevin Weil leaving, company to announce the hire of a prominent CMO on Monday  —  Big Exec Departures at Twitter: Media Head Stanton and Product Head Weil Leaving  —  In a major executive upheaval, two of Twitter's top executives …
Andrew Thompson / The Awl:
How Philadelphia magazine grew as the city's newspapers dwindled and the alt-weekly died  —  It's Always Sunny in ‘Philadelphia’  —  Last week, H.F. Lenfest, the owner of Philadelphia's daily newspapers, the Inquirer and Daily News, donated the parent company of the papers and their website …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Interviews with board members of Philadelphia's new Institute for Journalism in New Media on how it plans to operate  —  Can Philly's new Institute for Journalism in New Media live up to the enormous hopes pinned on it?  —  When H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest announced he was donating $20 million …
Discussion: Editor & Publisher
CNNMoney:
The final days of Al Jazeera America  —  Al Jazeera America's employees didn't see it coming.  They thought they had more time.  —  The cable news channel was always a gamble.  Everyone knew that — the anchors, the producers, the engineers.  And in retrospect, the channel was probably doomed from the get-go.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
NYTimes.com celebrates its 20th anniversary of publishing online, starting as a low-risk, low-cost experiment sourcing content from the newspaper  —  20 years ago today, NYTimes.com debuted “on-line” on the web  —  Long before City Room, Snow Fall, NYT Now, or any other of The New York …
Peg Brickley / Wall Street Journal:
Judge reverses order that required 100+ sources to reveal contact with Bloomberg reporters in Molycorp bankruptcy case, says a more tailored approach is needed  —  Bankruptcy Judge Limits Probe of Bloomberg News Sources  —  News organization had challenged court order related to disclosures about Molycorp bankruptcy
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Quartz Publisher Jay Lauf about the forthcoming app, adblocking, potential sale, and more  —  Quartz sees its readers' behaviors evolving, so it's evolving with them: It's launching its first major app  —  Since its launch in 2012, Quartz has been among the fastest-growing and most closely watched, digital news sites.
Discussion: @dangillmor
Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Academy Board Endorses Changes to Increase Diversity in Oscar Nominees and Itself  —  LOS ANGELES — Confronting a fierce protest over a second straight year of all-white Oscar acting nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday said it would make radical changes …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
With Capitol and Campaign Hound, UNC students are learning the sales side of media (and it's not easy)  —  As soon as the gavel drops on April 25 to open the 2016 session of the North Carolina General Assembly, every single word spoken publicly in the legislature will be recorded and transcribed by Capitol Hound.
Corey Layton / Ad Age:
How podcasters at Gimlet, Serial, and Panoply are using ads to tell stories  —  Podcast Pioneers: Where Audiences Choose to Listen to the Ads  —  How Podcasts Are Transforming Advertising  —  When was the last time you were so engrossed with an ad that you rewound it to hear it again?  No?
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Recent South Carolina libel cases show lack of consistency in state laws and journalists must exercise precision and wariness  —  Why journalists in South Carolina are paying close attention to a recent libel ruling  —  So a lawmaker, a lobbyist, and a football coach walk into a plaintiff's bar...
 
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Emily Reynolds / Wired UK:
New browser Brave replaces ads with company's own inventory; 55% of revenue goes to the publisher, 15% to Brave, 15% to ad supplier, and 15% to user
Discussion: Editor & Publisher
Nieman Reports:
Interview with Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell on ad blocking, telling stories on Snapchat, newsroom collaboration and more
Discussion: @deniselaw_
Wall Street Journal:
Judge in competency lawsuit rules geriatric psychiatrist can examine Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How Chris Hughes spent $20M on offices, consultants, retreats, and parties at The New Republic
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Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Taliban attack on Tolo TV company bus in Kabul that killed seven and wounded 25 was its first bombing targeting a media group
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Former NoW editor Andy Coulson sets up PR firm
Ali Jaafar / Deadline:
Netflix to finance and distribute five new films and launch them simultaneously in 190 countries
Discussion: Indiewire