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1:15 PM ET, September 1, 2011

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Matt Thompson / Poynter:
What journalists can learn from scientists and the scientific method  —  I don't need to tell you that the Scientific Revolution kickstarted the modern age.  Kevin Kelly lists the discovery of the scientific method alongside the invention of libraries and the printing press as “meta-changes” …
Frank Greve / American Journalism Review:
Taking Readers for a Ride  —  The world of car reviewing is replete with expensive perks and fantasy vehicles.  Consumer advocates need not apply.  Wed.  August 31, 2011  —  Taking Readers for a Ride The world of car reviewing is replete with expensive perks and fantasy vehicles.
Discussion: The Truth About Cars
Daniel de Vise / Washington Post:
Why is Northwestern University teaching journalism in Qatar?  —  Two students at Northwestern University Qatar.  (NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY) Three years ago, Northwestern University opened a satellite campus for journalism and communications in Qatar.  —  It might have seemed an odd choice …
John Gapper / Financial Times:
It is right to curtail web anonymity  —  One of the founding principles of the web - not only the technology but the culture that has grown up with it - is that, as the New Yorker cartoon once put it: “On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.”  —  The policy that people are free …
John Koblin / WWD:
Tavi's Rookie Gets Ready for Lift Off  —  TAVI GETS READY FOR LIFT OFF: WWD has learned that Tavi Gevinson's new Web magazine, Rookie, will launch Monday.  The editorial content for the site will be dictated by monthly themes.  There will be about three posts a day, scheduled for times …
Discussion: The New York Observer
Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:
Hulu Japan Launches WIth Movies, TV From CBS, Sony, Fox & More But No Ads  —  Hulu's first offering outside the U.S. is live: Hulu Japan, a subscription service with “hundreds” of films and thousands of hours of TV.  For ¥1,480 a month or roughly $18.50, Japanese subscribers can watch across …
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Murdoch daily angers Australian government  —  The Australian publishes erroneous report about country's PM that could lead to a withdrawal of state ads  —  The Australian government has reportedly put itself on a war footing with Rupert Murdoch's Australian newspaper division after it published …
Discussion: Crikey
Connie Loizos / PE Hub Blog:
Groupon PR to peHUB: Call Us Before You Write Another ‘Nastigram’  —  For a company that's in registration to go public and thus forbidden from pumping up the company stock in advance of an IPO, Groupon is having an awfully hard time keeping quiet.  Last week, of course …
Michelle Castillo / CBS News:
Mark Cuban on Google, YouTube partnership: “I still think it's a huge mistake”  —  (CBS/What's Trending) - Entrepreneur and Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban visited the What's Trending Live set on the tenth anniversary of HDNet, his television network, to look back on the company and talk about the choices he's made.
Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
Scientology Strikes Back at The New Yorker  —  The Church of Scientology is certainly no withering violet when it comes to defending itself.  —  “The New Yorker: What A Load of Balderdash,” reads the cover headline on the church's in-house magazine Freedom, which was being handed out for free …
Ellie Behling / eMedia Vitals:
Content licensing: the next revenue stream in mobile?  —  So far most of the conversation about monetizing mobile has revolved around subscriptions and advertising which is no surprise as both are the bread and butter of media companies.  But publishers should also explore alternative revenue streams …
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Not Just Random House: Over 20 Percent Of Hachette's Sales Are E-Books, Too  —  On the heels of the news yesterday that over 20 percent of Random House's U.S. sales are e-books, Hachette Book Group says that e-books made up 20 percent of its U.S. sales in the first half of this year, up from 10 percent in the first half of 2010.
Discussion: TeleRead
Jim Romenesko / Poynter:
Tribune Co. asks bankruptcy judge to OK $42.5 million incentive plan  —  The bonuses would go to 640 management employees.  Under the plan, Tribune will pay $16.4 million if it achieves “threshold” performance of its planned consolidated operating cash flow, $32.4 million for “target” …
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Huffington Is a Power That Is, Says Vanity Fair  —  Is AOL a company of the future of the past?  In its annual ranking of the powerful and influential, Vanity Fair seems to imply the latter.  —  Last year, Arianna Huffington came in at No. 42 on VF's New Establishment list thanks …
 
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