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10:40 PM ET, January 31, 2016

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Washington Post:
At Politico, Albritton wanted credit as financier and creative force, VandeHei wanted more control and a chance to profit from his own startup  —  Why the marriage at the top of Politico couldn't be saved  —  Jim VandeHei wanted more control.  Robert Allbritton wanted more credit.
Discussion: USA Today
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Politico leaders dismiss reports that internal tensions led to departures  —  Leaders Deny Strife Caused Departures From Politico  —  In recent weeks, the staff at Politico noticed nearly all of its bosses — including the political publication's founders, Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris …
Kerry Flynn / International Business Times:
Snapchat Discover One Year Later: How 23 Media Companies Are Building Stories For Evan Spiegel  —  Snapchat may have a few problems, but Discover ain't one.  At least, that's what media companies are cheering.  It's been a year since Snapchat launched its network of media partners …
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Raf Casert / Associated Press:
International Federation of Journalists: at least 2,297 journalists and media staff killed over past 25 years  —  Report counts some 2,300 journalists killed in past 25 years  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — In the last quarter century, at least 2,297 journalists and media staff have been killed …
Ashraf Sweilam / Associated Press:
Egypt arrests cartoonist for illegally running a webpage  —  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian cartoonist, whose work is occasionally critical of government figures, was arrested in the capital, Cairo, on Sunday and charged with running a webpage without a license, the country's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Discussion: New York Times
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Atom Tickets raises $50M from Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, and others, to help people organize group movie viewings, get discounts  —  Hollywood Studios Leading $50M Investment in Mobile Movie Ticketing App  —  Start-up Atom Tickets is designed to make it easier for friends and larger groups to arrange a rendevouz at the theater.
Discussion: Variety and Wall Street Journal
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Correspondent for Afghanistan's national TV and radio network, Mohammad Zubair Khaksar, shot dead in Surkhrod district  —  TV Reporter Gunned Down In Eastern Afghanistan  —  Afghan officials say a TV journalist has been shot dead by unknown assailants in eastern Nangarhar Province.
Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
The Programming Corporation of America to create local, online videos and partner with local outlets to capture digital political ad dollars  —  The Programming Corporation of America has a plan to keep those digital political ad dollars local  —  Political ad dollars have been a boon for local TV stations for decades.
Discussion: Street Fight and WMUR
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Kraig Kitchin steps down as CEO of TheBlaze, replaced by Stewart Padveen; ad sales and marketing execs also resign  —  Head of Glenn Beck's Media Empire Quits as The Blaze Burns Down  —  Kitchin will stay with the company, but resigned from the top job after friction with fellow Beck executive Jonathan Schreiber.
Guardian:
How Facebook tracks voters' political habits and contact information for targeted campaign ads across devices  —  How Facebook tracks and profits from voters in a $10bn US election  —  Social network lets campaigns match profiles with political habits and contact info …
Discussion: @zeigor, @ognyanova and RedState
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon ramps up investment in podcasts, other radio-style shows to expand Audible offering  —  Amazon Hiring Comedians, Engineers for Growing Audio Service  —  Audible expands to offer radio-style programming, podcasts  —  Division is advertising for almost 100 positions worldwide
Discussion: Engadget and GeekWire
 
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