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David Carr / New York Times:
The Media Equation: Bonuses Worthy of Protest for Gannett and Tribune Executives — Almost two weeks ago, USA Today put its finger on why the Occupy Wall Street protests continued to gain traction. — “The bonus system has gone beyond a means of rewarding talent and is now Wall Street's primary business …
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Erik Wemple, The Awl, Runnin' Scared, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, Free Press, Chickaboomer and Gannett Blog
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
WikiLeaks' money woes brings end to leak of secrets — WikiLeaks is to stop publishing state secrets because it is running out of money, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. — The whistleblowing website set up by Julian Assange said that it is temporarily suspending publication of leaks to fight a “blockade” by credit card companies.
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David Leigh / Guardian:
BBC inquiry over solicitor's ‘rogue reporter’ phone-hacking admission — Julian Pike from Farrers law firm said he had known NoW executives were making misleading statements about scandal — The BBC has referred the royal solicitors, Farrers, to the profession's disciplinary body …
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paidContent:UK and Forbes
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Richard Blackden / Telegraph:
Rupert Murdoch urged to sell off newspapers by top News Corp shareholder
Netflix, Inc.:
Netflix to Launch Service in the UK and Ireland for Streaming Movies and TV Shows in Early 2012 — Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the leading global Internet movie subscription service, today announced it will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows …
Huffington Post Canada:
Le Huffington Post Québec: French-Language Edition Of HuffPost Coming To Canada … AOL Canada , AOL Canada Huffington Post , AOL Huffington Post Quebec , AOL Quebec , French Canada Huffington Post , French Canada Media , French Huffington Post , HPMG Canada , HPMG Quebec …
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Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:
Agency says HuffPo story payout sets precedent
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Editors Weblog and Forbes
Brian Steinberg / AdAge:
‘American Idol,’ NFL Duke it out for Priciest TV Spot — Watch out, Steven Tyler. The Green Bay Packers are rushing you. — Long TV's most expensive program for advertisers, “American Idol” is now neck-and-neck with NBC's “Sunday Night Football” as the costliest prime-time show on this year's schedule …
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TVbytheNumbers, TVNewser and New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
NBC Unable to Shake Slide in Ratings — NBC's downward slide is getting steeper. — Long a ratings laggard, the network has fallen further behind its competitors this fall, heightening the challenge facing its new owner Comcast Corp. as it works to mount a turnaround.
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Company Town
Elana Zak / 10,000 Words:
4 Questions With ProPublica's New Social Media Editor — The role of social media editor is a relatively new, and highly coveted, spot in newsrooms. While there are still a lot of questions about what exactly this job entails, everyone can agree that there needs to be at least …
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Nieman Journalism Lab
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Tina Brown Preps Daily Beast TV Original video set to launch in Nov. — Tina Brown's recent forays on the Web and in print have so far had uncertain results. Can she make it on TV? We'll soon see: Daily Beast TV is getting ready to launch in November. — The venture has been described as an online talk show.
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mediabistro.com, Poynter and FishbowlNY
Newspaper Association of America:
Traffic to newspaper websites increases 20 percent in past year — Double-digit growth in multiple categories demonstrates high level of engagement by newspaper website visitors; — More than 110 million unique visitors in Q3; strong reach in key demographics continues
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Adweek, NYT Media Decoder, FishbowlNY, NetNewsCheck Latest, Agence France Presse, MarketWatch and bizjournals
Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
CBS posts the full 60 Minutes interview with Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson — Steve Jobs's biographer answered questions about the Apple founder's life on CBS's 60 Minutes last night, and now you can watch the interview online. — The special interview was recorded about two weeks after Job's unfortunate death.
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Forbes, PC Magazine, CBS News, Guardian, Bits, ZDNet and NetNewsCheck Latest, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google+ To Integrate With Blogger — Up-and-coming social network Google+ will soon be integrated with Google's blogging platform, Blogger, according to a message now appearing in the “Edit User Profile” section of Blogger's Settings. — The message reads “Connect Blogger to Google+ …
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Google Operating System and Softpedia News
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
The Bestsellers: Steve Jobs And The Importance Of Pre-Orders — On the official morning of its release, Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs is #1 on the Kindle bestseller list, #1 in Apple's iBookstore and #2 on the Nook bestseller list. It is not yet showing up on the Kobo or Google (NSDQ: GOOG) …
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Forbes, AppleInsider and The Corsair, more at Techmeme »
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Mattel buys Hit Entertainment for $680m — Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder have a new home after the US toymaker finally purchases Hit — Hit Entertainment, home to children's TV favourites Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder, has been acquired by US toymaker Mattel for $680m (£426m) in cash.
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
CBS Correspondent Robert Pierpoint Dies at 86 — Longtime CBS News correspondent Robert Pierpoint died yesterday from complications following hip surgery. He was 86. — Pierpoint covered six Presidents for CBS, from Dwight Eisenhower in 1957 to Jimmy Carter in 1980.
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rbr.com, Business Insider and eBookNewser
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Howard Kurtz Asks If Media Too Slow To Give President Obama Credit For Muammar Gaddafi Killing — On Sunday morning's Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz took the media to task for having roundly criticized President Obama's decision to get involved in Libya, but failing to give …
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Erik Wemple
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Petty Punishment for the Washington Post — The Washington Post this morning ran an excellent piece about how President Obama has come up way short on his promises to help the housing market. — And so . . . Today, Obama will travel to Las Vegas where he will outline new steps to help borrowers refinance.
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Washington Post and Hot Air
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