Mediagazer: Buyers: Morning shows are still relevant (Bill Cromwell/Media Life Magazine)

6:35 AM ET, December 10, 2010

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Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:

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Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:

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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:

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C.W. Anderson / Nieman Journalism Lab:

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Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

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Alex Weprin / TVNewser:

Univision Shakes Up News Leadership — Spanish-language broadcaster Univision is changing up the leadership in its news division, with Alina Falcón stepping aside. — Falcón has been with Univision for 26 years, and was most recently in charge of the network's news and sports divisions.

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Ujala Sehgal / The Wire:

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Bill Cromwell / Media Life Magazine:

Buyers: Morning shows are still relevant — Ratings may be down but audiences are still sizable — With CBS's “Early Show” going through its umpteenth revamp, and ratings down for all the network morning shows, one might think morning shows are behemoths of the past and no longer relevant.

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