Mediagazer: It's Called Google Propeller and It's Aimed at Flipboard (and Facebook, Too, Natch) (Kara Swisher/AllThingsD)

12:20 PM ET, September 16, 2011

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

It's Called Google Propeller and It's Aimed at Flipboard (and Facebook, Too, Natch) — Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. — Earlier today, well-known digerati dude Robert Scoble posted on his social feed on Google+ that the search giant was working on a social and news reader.

Discussion: Robert Scoble, Poynter, eMedia Vitals, Mashable!, This is my next, Softpedia News, VentureBeat, CNET News, App Advice, Electronista, CyberJournalist.net and The Next Web, more at Techmeme »

David Leigh / Guardian:

Met seek court order to reveal Guardian's phone-hacking sources — Unprecedented move sees Scotland Yard use the Official Secrets Act to demand the paper hands over information — The Metropolitan police are seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to make Guardian reporters disclose …

Discussion: Jon Slattery and Between the Lines Blog

Economist:

Unethical journalism: The depressing tale of Johann Hari — READERS of the Independent were in for a surprise this morning: a lengthy apology from that newspaper's star columnist Johann Hari, admitting to plagiarism and the online harrassment of rival journalists (via pseudonymous assaults …

Discussion: Editors Weblog and The New York Observer

Jason Fry / Poynter:

Rules of the game change as sports journalists compete against teams they cover — In September of 2009, when I started writing a weekly column about digital sportswriting for Indiana University's National Sports Journalism Center, I figured one of my major themes would be the fraught relationship between …

Discussion: Company Town and Washington Post

Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:

New York Times: iPhone announcement in weeks. Yes, we have more. — We passed up the New York Times iPhone story earlier because it didn't really contain any new product information. We've been hearing early October for awhile now in terms of when the iPhone gets released.

Discussion: Bits, PC Magazine, Business Insider, Fast Company, TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb, GigaOM, GeekWire, Digits, BGR, TUAW, MacStories, Pocket-lint, Softpedia News, AppleInsider, Tech Trader Daily and The Next Web, more at Techmeme »

Knight Foundation:

Twitter, Facebook and Co. - good for teens and the First Amendment? — As social media's popularity grows, so does First Amendment appreciation - yet many teachers don't believe social media help students learn — Media Advisory: Virtual press conference will take place at noon, EST, Sept. 16.

Discussion: Poynter

Neal Mohan / The Official Google Blog:

New tools to help publishers maximize their revenue — What do a celebrity blog, a video interview on a newspaper site and a cable channel's smartphone app have in common? They're all supported by advertising...and they're all examples of how the lines between media formats are blurring.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals, AdExchanger.com, WebProNews, Adweek and paidContent:UK

Michael Calderone / Huffington Post:

Reuters Raises Profile With Marquee Hires, Editor Aims To Become ‘Best In The World’ … NEW YORK — What is Reuters? Forty-two percent of Americans polled in May correctly identified Reuters as a global news agency. However, 22 percent had other ideas: London investment bank, New Jersey college, German airline, fast food chain.

Discussion: mediabistro.com, Talking Biz News and IJNet

Duff Wilson / New York Times:

Journalists Protest Withdrawal of a U.S. Doctor Database — Three journalism organizations on Thursday protested a decision by the Obama administration to remove a database of physician discipline and malpractice actions from the Web. — The National Practitioner Data Bank, created in 1986 …

Discussion: ZDNet

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Freedom of the press applies to everyone — yes, even bloggers — If there's one thing that events such as the recent riots in Britain and protests in California have shown, it's that mobile devices and social tools like Twitter and YouTube have effectively made everyone into a journalist …

Discussion: Free Press, Thanks:mathewi

Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:

NBC Gets Laughs At ‘Night’ — NBC had some good reason to cheer for its new comedies on Wednesday — though helped in large part by the season finale of “America's Got Talent.” — The biggest news went “Up All Night,” which, in its season premiere, took in a healthy Nielsen preliminary 3.7 rating/10 share …

Discussion: Speakeasy, Adweek and rbr.com

MinOnline:

Top 5 Group Pubs: First Half Puts Condé in ‘Vogue’ — As we take a look at the group publishers' ad-page review for first-half 2011 versus 2010, we count 22 (with Hachette Filipacchi Media now fully nestled in Hearst Magazines) in the mix. Condé Nast (19 titles) …

Discussion: Folio, FishbowlNY and mediabistro.com

Cotton Delo / AdAge:

Gap Sponsors New Partnership Between GetGlue, Entertainment Weekly — GetGlue Users Who Check in to EW-Recommended TV Series Can Claim a 40% Discount at Retailer — Social-networking site GetGlue is adding a new dimension to its existing partnership with Entertainment Weekly …

Discussion: Adweek, Thanks:dorothy_jean

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:

Barry Diller Skewers AOL For Firing Michael Arrington From TechCrunch — Earlier today at The Paley Center for Media's International Council, IAC Chairman and Senior Executive Barry Diller took the stage for a keynote conversation with Jason Hirschhorn, CEO of reDEF Group.