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12:00 PM ET, January 5, 2017

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 Top News: 
Ev Williams / Medium:
Medium says it's laying off 50 employees, about a third of its staff, and closing its NY and DC offices, as it refocuses on a “less proven” means to pay writers  —  We've decided to make some major changes at Medium.  —  I'll start with the hard part: As of today …
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Politico:
At least five publishing partners say they had no advance notice Medium would stop selling its native ad unit “Promoted Stories”  —  On Wednesday, Medium co-founder Evan Williams announced in a blog post that the publishing platform would abandon its strategy to sell native advertising …
M.G. Siegler / Medium:
Medium strayed toward the easy but broken legacy publishing model, and is now refocusing on exploring the correct model for the future  —  As is often the case, there's quite a bit of nuance...  Publishing, as we know it, is broken.  More specifically, publishing on the internet is broken.
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Tucker Carlson will succeed Megyn Kelly in 9PM slot on Fox, with Martha MacCallum, co-anchor of America's Newsroom, succeeding Carlson at 7PM  —  Fox News has named Tucker Carlson the new host of its 9 p.m. program, succeeding Megyn Kelly, who is departing the cable news channel for NBC.
New York Times:
Apple removed news apps made by The New York Times from its App Store in China, complying with what it vaguely described as a request from Chinese authorities  —  Apple, complying with what it said was a request from Chinese authorities, removed news apps created by The New York Times from its app store in China late last month.
Chicago Sun Times:
Sean Spicer says Trump's tweets are the first thing he checks every morning because they drive the news cycle  —  Sign-Up for our News & Politics Newsletter  —  Sean Spicer, a Republican strategist tapped to be President-elect Donald Trump's press secretary, confirmed a widely held notion …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer received a tour and briefing from Obama's press staff, had an hours-long meeting with Josh Earnest, Jen Psaki
Discussion: @isaacdovere
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Twitter begins showing blue checks for verified users on main timeline as well as on individual profiles  —  Twitter just made it a little easier to determine which users have that little blue tick.  —  Beginning today, the social network is identifying verified users in additional places across its platform.
Discussion: @twitterfornews
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
BuzzFeed's customizable Tasty recipe book, printed on demand, sells more than 100K copies in less than two months, with sales ranging between $2.4M and $3.9M  —  ‘Tasty’ recipe book sells more than 100,000 copies in 2 months  —  170 million online views for video on how to make sliders
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast Buys Video-Metadata Startup Watchwith  —  Comcast has acquired Watchwith, a startup that has built a “deep metadata” video platform that tracks info down to the scene level.  —  Terms of the deal, which closed last month, were not disclosed.  San Francisco-based Watchwith had raised …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Represented by Charles Harder, Shiva Ayyadurai files $15M libel suit against Techdirt founder Mike Masnick over articles doubting claim to have invented e-mail  —  This is the latest case from attorney Charles Harder, who previously represented Hulk Hogan against Gawker.
Jenni Sargent / First Draft News:
First Draft adds 40 partners to its international news verification network, including AP, ABC News, BBC, Bloomberg, Dataminr, and The Guardian  —  In September, First Draft launched a global Partner Network of newsrooms, fact-checkers, human rights organizations and technology platforms.  The goal?
Discussion: newsrewired
 
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Chance Miller / 9to5Google:
Vine app to shutter January 17, will be replaced with Vine Camera app; users can download their Vines before shutdown date
Discussion: SocialTimes, Fortune and Engadget
Kyle Pope / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interview and profile of Bill Grueskin and daughter Caroline, who covered the same beat, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, 40 years apart
Financial Times:
Financial Times acquires geographic information system tech company GIS Planning
Discussion: Talking Biz News
 Earlier Picks: 
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Hulu's live TV service, expected in Q1 2017, will cost under $40 per month and will include CBS, Hulu's VOD offering, and cloud DVR
Heather Caygle / Politico:
GOP approves new fines of up to $2.5K for Congress members who livestream or take photos from House floor; Dem. John Larson blasts the move as unconstitutional
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Digital ads company CPXi has acquired the last of Spin Media's sites, including Celebuzz, The Frisky and The Superficial, from MC Partners
Discussion: FishbowlNY