Mediagazer: How Yahoo! Sports broke the Univ. of Miami college football story (Dylan Stableford/Yahoo! News)

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Mulcaire told to reveal who ordered hacking — Steve Coogan leads battle to reveal whether News of the World ordered hacking of Elle Macpherson and five other public figures — Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the centre of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal …

Discussion: Adweek, NetNewsCheck Latest, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine and Media Law Prof Blog

Discussion: Poynter, The New York Observer, Talking Biz News and Yahoo! News

Nick Bilton / Bits:

F.T.C. Says It Will Not Investigate Ashton Kutcher — It looks like Ashton Kutcher is in the clear. — Mr. Kutcher drew criticism this week after the release of an online-only version of Details magazine that he guest-edited. In the issue, Mr. Kutcher failed to fully disclose his investments …

Discussion: Poynter

Nick Bilton / Bits:

Ashton Kutcher Could Face Questions About Disclosure — Ashton Kutcher may not have much of a future in journalism. When he served as guest editor of an online-only version of Details magazine, he failed to fully disclose his investments in Internet companies profiled in the issue.

Discussion: Forbes, The Wire, Gawker, Betabeat, digiday:DAILY, The First Post, FishbowlNY, New York Magazine, VatorNews, FishbowlLA, Future of Journalism, Techland, Adweek and PSFK

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Ashton Kutcher and the Absurdity of Policing Endorsements

Discussion: FishbowlNY

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

News sites using Facebook Comments see higher quality discussion, more referrals — News organizations that have turned to Facebook to power their website comments say they are seeing a higher quality of discussion and a significant increase in referral traffic.

Discussion: Zombie Journalism, One Man & His Blog, GigaOM, Adweek, The Business Insider, Future of Journalism and Media Nation

Dan Archer / Poynter:

An introduction to comics journalism, in the form of comics journalism — To some, the only connection between comics and newspapers is in the funny pages, or a single panel editorial cartoon. However, a new breed of journalist is emerging: one that is as comfortable conducting interviews …

Discussion: One Man & His Blog

Alexandra Alter / Wall Street Journal:

Conjuring the Next Harry Potter — To fill the void left by the blockbuster series, publishers are making big bets on new authors. The global marketing push behind a tale of young magicians in love. — Erin Morgenstern, an elfin painter with ink-black hair and a fondness for bowler hats …

Discussion: Gawker and GalleyCat

Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:

How Yahoo! Sports broke the Univ. of Miami college football story — Even if you're not a sports fan, you've probably heard the explosive news this week that Nevin Shapiro, the University of Miami booster jailed for his role in a $930 million Ponzi scheme, told Yahoo! Sports he provided millions …

Om Malik / GigaOM:

The truth about scoops — In the wake of Motorola-Google deal, Felix Salmon, one of the finest bloggers in New York, penned a piece, Whither the M&A Scoop? Felix points out that “scoops are the most basic currency of business journalism” and they are what helped folks like Andrew Ross Sorkin become media …

Discussion: Epicenter and Future of Journalism

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Western Europe Sees Huge Shift Toward E-Books — Europe has lagged behind the U.S. in widespread adoption of e-books, but a new report suggests that they are finally taking off. The e-book market in Western Europe grew by 400 percent in 2010, a new report finds.

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

New generation of Web analytics applies ‘big data’ to newsroom decisions — New data tools, perhaps best described as Web analytics on steroids and with psychic powers, are making their way into newsrooms and changing the way that editors decide what stories to promote, where, and when.

Press Gazette:

Policeman arrested amid Guardian leak claim — A 51-year-old Scotland Yard detective has been arrested over leaks during the phone hacking investigation. — It is believed that the leak may involve The Guardian newspaper, Sky News has reported. — A 35-year-old has also been arrested …

Discussion: Guardian and Jon Slattery

Stefanie Botelho / Folio:

The Economist Hits Highest North American Circulation in Its History — First half 2011's increase marks pub's 60th consecutive rise in ABC figures. — Weekly international news publication The Economist continued to see growth in circulation for the first half of 2011 …

Discussion: Talking Biz News

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Reader's Digest Subscriptions Come To The iPad — As part of its ongoing efforts to adapt its 89-year-old flagship to the digital age, Reader's Digest subscriptions are now available through the magazine's iPad app, for $1.99 per month or $14.99 per year. — Print subscribers can read …

Discussion: FishbowlNY, GigaOM and Medacity

AdAge:

Fewer Magazines to Read in Doctors' Offices and Hair Salons — With Some Exceptions — Magazines have pulled back sharply on the copies they send to doctors' offices and hair salons. But a few titles — such as Details, Ebony and Reader's Digest — are giving public-place copies a bigger role.