1. Most of the New York Times’ most popular items last year weren’t news stories (Benjamin Mullin / Poynter)
2. Tow Center to foster news innovation with $3 million in new support from Knight Foundation (via Knight Foundation)
3. CNN Strikes deal with FAA to integrate drones into aviation reporting (Jordan Chariton / The Wrap)
4. Washington Post folds Storyline into Wonkblog (Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonain)
5. Gawker is stepping back from the stream (Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab)