Mediagazer: The NYT's Project Veritas reporting has now been restrained for 28 days, 14 more than for the Pentagon Papers, although a judge on December 14 gave some leeway (Washington Post)

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The NYT's Project Veritas reporting has now been restrained for 28 days, 14 more than for the Pentagon Papers, although a judge on December 14 gave some leeway — Stephen J. Adler, who recently retired as editor in chief of Reuters, is chairman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press …

Discussion: New York Times, New York Times, @adamgoldmannyt, @freedomofpress, @rcfp, @nytimesbusiness, @bgrueskin, bookforum.com, @joannelipman, @frates and Raw Story

Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:

Billboard report: Bruce Springsteen sells his publishing catalog to Sony Music and Sony Music Publishing for $500M — Bruce Springsteen has sold his publishing catalog to Sony for a reported $500 million, as Billboard reports. — The musician has sold his masters to Sony Music …

Han Zhang / The Guardian:

Profile of Hu Xijin, editor of the Global Times, a nationalistic tabloid dubbed “China's Fox News”, as he becomes China's most famous propagandist on Twitter — Hu Xijin is China's most famous propagandist. At the Global Times, he helped establish a chest-thumping new tone …

Discussion: @tknoll209k, Agence France-Presse, Fortune, @jgriffiths, @amonck and @williamyang120

David Stanway / Reuters:

Hu Xijin announces his retirement as editor-in-chief of Global Times, which is published by CCP outlet People's Daily, but will stay on as a commentator — Hu Xijin, a prolific commentator who is China's best-known propagandist on the global stage, has announced his retirement as editor …

Discussion: New York Times and Techdirt

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Alden sues Lee Enterprises, arguing Lee's board infringed company bylaws by denying Alden's request to nominate three board members due to paperwork issues — Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for consolidating local news companies for profit, is suing local newspaper company Lee Enterprises …

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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:

Ad exchange OpenX agrees to pay $2M to settle FTC claims it collected data from children and users who chose not to be tracked; OpenX says it was unintentional — Regulatory action puts spotlight on real-time internet ad markets, data sharing and children's privacy

Discussion: MediaPost, TechCrunch, TheXchange, Federal Trade Commission, @garettsloane and @lmoses

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Reddit confidentially files its S-1 with the SEC for an IPO; the number of shares to be offered and the price range have yet to be determined — Reddit, Inc. today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission …

Discussion: MediaPost, Adweek, @reddit, Variety, Gizmodo, Fortune, Deadline, @mathowie, The Register, 9to5Mac, Fast Company, @mikeisaac, @hoctopi, @jebus911, @noondlyt, @carnage4life, Insider, iMore, Protocol, CoinDesk, The Verge and Futureprotech, more at Techmeme »

Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:

Talent agency UTA says it has acquired marketing and media consulting firm MediaLink, whose clients include NBCU, AT&T, and Unilever, for $125M — The Hollywood talent firm is buying the influential media consulting company as UTA seeks to grow its burgeoning marketing practice

Discussion: Ad Age, The Wrap, MediaPost, Variety, @megancgraham, @joshsternberg, Deadline and Los Angeles Times

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Spotify rolls out a five-star ratings system for podcasts that will only let users rate a show after listening — Spotify is borrowing a page from rival Apple with the addition of a five-star user ratings system for podcasts — a new tool for sorting through the more than 3.2 million podcast titles …

Discussion: TechCrunch, CNET, Spotify, Word of Mouth, The Verge, Engadget, @ashleyrcarman, @anchor, Futureprotech, Tubefilter and Spotify for Podcasters, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

For over a year, female journalists in India were targets of an elaborate online scam offering work at Harvard, but who was targeting them and why is unknown — For over a year, prominent women in India, including journalists, were reeled into a labyrinthine online scam, offering work with Harvard University.

Discussion: @maneeshchhibber, @nidhi, @nidhi, @nidhi, @zhaoyinfeng, @sandeepparekh, @rodrikdani, @nidhi, @jiten_jain, @counternotions, @amitoj and @dhm

Alistair Gray / Financial Times:

Lord Rothermere secures enough shareholder votes to take Daily Mail and General Trust private at an £885M valuation — Great grandson of newspaper's founder wins enough shareholder support for takeover bid — Lord Rothermere has succeeded in his attempt to put the publisher …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:

Lobbyists for major companies and trade groups covered by DC-based Punchbowl News attended a Washington Football Team game as guests in the outlet's skybox — Where hosting a confab for lobbyists meets journalistic ethics — On Sunday afternoon, the Washington Football Team lost to the Dallas Cowboys …

Discussion: @coreyhutchins, @bendreyfuss, @drvolts, @theprospect, @alex_sammon, @davidsirota, @ddayen, @andrewperezdc, @theprospect, @ddayen and @froomkin

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