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3:55 AM ET, November 20, 2010

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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
MSNBC suspends Scarborough for campaign donations  —  MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown $500 contributions to friends and family members running for state and local offices during …
Associated Press:
Palin's publisher sues Gawker over book excerpts  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book filed a lawsuit against Gawker Media on Friday for leaking pages of “America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag” before its release next week.
Emily Gould / The Awl:
An Open Letter to Tavi Gevinson and Jane Pratt  —  First I just wanted to say the same thing that I imagine hundreds if not thousands of people have already said, which is that I am a big fan of both of yours.  I've admired the way that Tavi has gracefully handled a lot of flak from jealous haters …
Paul Hoffman / Editors Weblog:
Mail Online is 2nd biggest newspaper website worldwide: is Facebook responsible?  —  It would be tempting to assume, especially given the unsurprising fact that the New York Times website ranks number one in terms of worldwide usage, that all of today's most viewed news websites have sprouted …
Alan Rusbridger / Guardian:
The splintering of the fourth estate  —  Media organisations are trying various routes to the future - the Guardian's is firmly an open and collaborative one  —  Back in June, I was invited to speak in Amsterdam at a “Royal Symposium”.  It turned out I was sharing the platform with a writer …
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
On the Media: The battle for NPR's public's funding  —  (Jennifer S. Altman, For The Times / September 28, 2006)  —  Republicans, who will control the House, have already tried one procedural gambit, with more likely to come.  —  “Dignified” is not a word often associated …
Lauren Dugan / mediabistro.com:
The National Post: How One Newspaper is Embracing Twitter [Interview]  —  The National Post is a large Canadian newspaper that's embracing social media as an extension of its newsroom.  We had the opportunity to chat with Chris Boutet, the Senior Producer of Digital Media at the Post …
Discussion: Cision
New York Post:
Cathie Black's book is hot  —  Tweet  —  Sales of Cathie Black's business memoir, “Basic Black,” have spiked since Mayor Mike Bloomberg unveiled his decision last week to tap the media executive as the new chancellor of the Department of Education.  —  “There's no question her appointment …
Dan Primack / Fortune:
Tumblr dives into a boatload of money  —  Tumblr, the lightweight blogging company, has raised between $25 million and $30 million in new VC funding, Fortune has learned.  The valuation is in the ballpark of $135 million.  —  BusinessInsider first reported on the existence of a new round last week …
Sense About Science:
Bloggers and Libel Law  —  “So you've had a threatening letter.  What can you do?”  —  A new guide to the libel laws for bloggers is being published today.  —  The guide, entitled 'So you've had a threatening letter.  What can you do?', is published by Sense About Science in association …
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Journalists of the future need data skills, says Berners-Lee  —  Inventor of the world wide web says that the stories of the future won't come from chatting in bars but from poring over rows of data.  Do you agree - and is that what students are learning?  —  Are you ready to be a journalist of the future?
Discussion: Editors Weblog
Bo Peabody / Money Game:
DOWN ON THE (CONTENT) FARM: Here's Why I Would Never Invest In Demand Media  —  Demand Media filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC four months ago and is now attempting to sell its stock offering.  —  Demand is the first media company in the post-bust era of the Internet …
Discussion: The Awl and SAI
Nat Ives / AdAge:
Another Publisher Out at Entertainment Weekly  —  Ray Chelstowski Exit Reminds Us That Weeklies' Drama Isn't All About Newsweek  —  New York (AdAge.com) — We're paying a lot of attention to news weeklies on the order of Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report these days, but even pop culture weeklies have their troubles.
Discussion: The Wrap
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Covering a crisis more like molasses than quicksand  —  How do you cover a crisis that is not a crisis in the way we generally think of one — sudden, frenzied, tragic — but rather a tragedy that builds, slowly, over time?  From the BP oil spill to Haiti's pre- and post-earthquake heartbreaks …
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
The Onion's First TV Series Trailer  —  The Onion's first TV show is a spoof of the cable news networks (without, it seems, the burning Howard Beale-style indignation of Jon Stewart).  The Onion team has produced daily Web video parodies for three years now.
Discussion: Mediaite
 
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Laura McGann / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The Washington Independent is folding, the CEO goes over the books …
Discussion: BrauBlog
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This Is London:
Fair game or respect: paparazzi are at odds over pursuing Kate Middleton
Discussion: Guardian
Carl Warner / Adweek:
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Joe Pompeo / Yahoo! News:
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Discussion: MediaPost and ABC News
Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
Click-Through Ad Rates Level Off
Information Architects:
News on iPad, the Obvious Way
Discussion: Poynter Online
Mathew Ingram / GigaOMtech:
Twitter and the Power of Giving People a Voice
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Comcast-Controlled NBC Names Starting Management Lineup
Discussion: The Wrap and AdAge
Dan Gillmor / Salon:
Let the tablet wars begin
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The Newsonomics of news anywhere