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1:45 PM ET, January 29, 2018

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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Jim Kirk, former publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times, to be named EIC of the LA Times, to replace Lewis D'Vorkin, who will become Tronc's chief content officer  —  In an attempt to calm rising newsroom tensions at The Los Angeles Times, the paper was expected to name Jim Kirk …
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Tronc brings Jim Rich back as editor in chief of the New York Daily News following the suspension of two top editors and sudden departure of interim chief  —  Move follows the suspension of two top editors at the tabloid amid sexual harassment investigations
Discussion: New York Post
Eric Lichtblau / New Yorker:
An interview with historian Gar Alperovitz, the previously anonymous mastermind behind Daniel Ellsberg's leak of the Pentagon Papers to the press  —  Speaking publicly for the first time, a historian reveals the crucial role he and a small band of others played in helping Daniel Ellsberg leak the documents to journalists.
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman opens investigation into Devumi, the company that sells millions of fake followers to celebs, journalists, others  —  The New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, on Saturday opened an investigation into a company that sold millions …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal cable network Bravo is near a deal for a two-season drama based on LA Times podcast Dirty John; sister network Oxygen greenlights companion series  —  Fellow NBCUniversal-owned cable network Oxygen has also greenlighted a companion unscripted series exploring the real-life crimes of “Dirty” John Meehan.
Discussion: @erik_hayden, @thr and TV Tattle
Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
Source: on Tuesday, the BBC will publish PwC's audit of its top stars salaries and unveil a set of proposals designed to tackle its gender pay gap  —  Broadcaster to publish audit and proposals following calls from women to overhaul pay structure  —  The BBC will admit this week …
Discussion: Press Gazette
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Harvey Weinstein will be questioned by The Weinstein Company's lawyers in New York City on April 17  —  The Weinstein Company is nearing the final stages of a life-saving acquisition, but for the much-accused and often-sued Harvey Weinstein, family affairs are about to get very face-to-face.
Max Willens / Digiday:
HuffPost's Head of Product Julia Beizer joins Bloomberg Media as its first chief product officer, overseeing its desktop and mobile site and more  —  Bloomberg Media wants to build stronger bonds with its audience across devices in 2018, so it's hired its first digital head of product in Julia Beizer …
Discussion: @lpolgreen, @raju and @digiday
Steve Greene / IndieWire:
La La Land director Damien Chazelle signs deal with Apple to write and direct new series, will partner with La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger  —  Here's to the content providers who dream.  —  Less than a year after becoming the youngest Best Director winner in Oscars history …
Discussion: @indiewire
 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Interview with Reese Witherspoon on her production company Hello Sunshine, which has sold three projects to Apple, a third of Apple's TV purchases to date
Discussion: TV Tattle
Meg Dalton / Columbia Journalism Review:
Slate Editor-In-Chief Julia Turner on the site's redesign, the end of its DoubleX section, and its expansion into narrative-driven podcasts
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
GroupM's Rob Norman on Google and Facebook's digital ad duopoly, Facebook's News Feed changes, Disney's opportunity with Hulu if 21st Century Fox deal closes
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David Shaftel / New York Times:
Inside London's Hyman Archive, the world's largest private magazine collection with more than 120K titles, which researchers can access for about $100 per hour
David Beard / Poynter:
A look at Berkeleyside, a local news site in Berkeley, CA, which has now raised $830K from 240 investors after launching a direct public offering in 2016
Louise Matsakis / Wired:
YouTube's new rules, allowing ads only on channels with 1,000+ subscribers and 4,000 watch hours, may drive away niche channels and new creators
 

 
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI unveils o3 and o3-mini, trained to “think” before responding via what OpenAI calls a “private chain of thought”, and plans to launch them in early 2025

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
A US judge finds NSO Group liable for exploiting a bug in WhatsApp to spy on 1,400 users and that WhatsApp is entitled to sanctions against NSO

 
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