Mediagazer: Leveson Inquiry: ‘News International tried to destroy my life,’ hacking lawyer claims (Telegraph)

12:55 PM ET, November 30, 2011

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Warren Buffett buys his hometown paper, the Omaha World-Herald — Billionaire Warren Buffett warned investors two years ago that newspapers faced “the possibility of nearly unending losses” and not to buy them. Today, his company has purchased his hometown paper, the Omaha World-Herald.

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Omaha World-Herald:

Buffett to buy The World-Herald — The Berkshire Hathaway company has agreed to purchase The Omaha World-Herald Co. from its employee shareholders and the Peter Kiewit Foundation. The transaction is expected to close in late December, pending approval of The World-Herald's shareholders …

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Henry McDonald / Guardian:

‘Paisley family targeted for phone hacking’ — Northern Ireland MP says he met police from Operation Weeting who are investigating whether he and his father were hacked — One of Northern Ireland's best-known political families believes they were a victim of phone hacking …

Telegraph:
Leveson Inquiry: ‘News International tried to destroy my life,’ hacking lawyer claims

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian: Alastair Campbell: phone hacking may have revealed Cherie Blair's pregnancy

Guardian:

Woman arrested in hacking investigation — Operation Weeting detectives have arrested a 31-year-old woman in connection with phone hacking at News International — Detectives investigating phone hacking at News International have arrested a 31-year-old woman.

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Martinbrunt / @skymartinbrunt: Bethany Usher, 31, now lectures in journalism at Teeside University. Worked at News of the World 2006 to 2007 in Manchester

Matt Rosoff / MattyDread:

On slideshows... I'm flattered MG Siegler would take the time to single out one of my slideshows for SAI as being interesting enough to read, but annoying when formatted as a slide show. — So. A few ideas to think about. — Bad slideshows are horrible, agreed.

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MG Siegler / parislemon:
ANNOYING: The Article As A Slideshow

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Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Magazines Pull Back on Tablet Bells and Whistles — When the iPad launched, magazines rushed to shovel expensive rich-media features into their tablet editions. But now that they have to create editions for the new Kindle Fire and Nook Color and their ilk, some are downplaying the need for often-expensive enhancements.

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Simone Wilson / LA Weekly:

Occupy L.A. Eviction: Is LAPD Restricting Coverage With Last-Minute ‘Pool Media’? — Creating limited media pools at high-profile, heavily policed events isn't an uncommon practice at the Los Angeles Police Department. — “When we don't have resources to accomodate every single outlet …

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Ruth Fowler / Huffington Post UK: LAPD Made Sure The Whole World Ain't Watching

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Pulitzers shift to all-digital entry format — The Pulitzer Prizes are doing away with paper for next year's awards. All entries must be submitted digitally. The Pulitzer Board is also changing the local breaking news award to emphasize real-time reporting.

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Sources: Why Ed Andrews left the National Journal — On November 21, we reported that Ed Andrews, the former New York Times economics correspondent, abruptly departed his job as deputy magazine editor at the National Journal. — Sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO that Andrews …

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Reuters:

ESPN's Skipper talks NBA, Penn State scandal — Sports fans will set aside their outrage over two college sex abuse scandals along with frustration over labor unrest in the NBA, and keep watching games, ESPN's incoming president told Reuters on Monday.

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‘Mounting Nittany’ sex column on hold as Penn State deals with Sandusky case

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Bloomberg:

Silver Lake Bids $16.60 a Share for Yahoo Stake — A group of investors led by private- equity firm Silver Lake offered to buy a minority stake in Yahoo! Inc (YHOO). for about $16.60 a share, according to people with knowledge of the matter. — That was lower than an offer …

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Alex Weprin / TVNewser:

Former ‘CBS Evening News’ Producer Dick Meyer Tapped to lead BBC News, America — The BBC has tapped former CBS news producer and executive Dick Meyer as its executive producer of BBC News, America. Meyer was most recently executive editor of NPR, and before that led CBSNews.com.

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Nat Ives / AdAge:

Conde Nast Finds a Spot for Wagenheim as New Teen Vogue Publisher — Displaced Teen Vogue Publisher May Go to Details — Conde Nast is creating an opening for Jason Wagenheim atop Teen Vogue, according to people familiar with the situation, resolving a situation created when it abandoned a brief effort to have him lead Glamour.

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About.com Rolls Out Lifestyle Content On Flipboard — As the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) Co.-owned About Group continues its turnaround efforts in the face of weak display and cost-per-click ad sales, the flagship guide site is hoping that its placement within the social reader app Flipboard …

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Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:

Chris Bryant: BSkyB used details from phone hacking to aid lobbying — News Corporation passed information obtained by hacking to BSkyB to help it “advance its commercial interests”, Chris Bryant, the Labour MP has claimed. — Anti-Murdoch protestors hold placards reading “End the Murdoch Mafia” …

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