Mediagazer: Old media executives too busy, private for Twitter (Paul Sandle/Reuters)

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Twitter Quietly (Finally) Launches Self-Serve Ads — It's still just in test mode, and only open to a handful of advertisers. But those who can use it can now buy ads directly via Twitter, using a credit card and a Web browser, without ever having to talk to a human being.

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Future of Journalism, AllTwitter, Softpedia News and the Econsultancy blog

Craig Silverman / CJR:

The Truth about Public Untruths — Are journalists and others equipped to beat back the lies? — What's to be done with lying liars and the lies they tell journalists and the public? — This is a topic of serious discussion in journalism circles, perhaps now more than ever.

Discussion: @stevebuttry and @stevebuttry

Jodi Enda / American Journalism Review:

Politico, Act II — Perhaps it was fitting that the tip about Herman Cain went to someone known as “J-Mart.” After all, Politico prides itself on being fast, fresh and forward-looking, yet informal enough to appeal to a wide swath of Americans—the perfect perch for someone whose nickname blends …

Discussion: Erik Wemple and Future of Journalism

Discussion: FishbowlDC and Big Journalism

Paul Sandle / Reuters:

Old media executives too busy, private for Twitter — (Reuters) - Twitter gives an instant snapshot of the buzz around television shows, computer game launches and even new ads, but many media executives are simply too busy to tweet or engage with the microblogging service very much themselves.

Discussion: Business Insider, @eric_andersen, Future of Journalism and AllTwitter

Chris Crum / WebProNews:

Yahoo Gets Rid of 75,000 Associated Content Articles, Launches Yahoo Voices — Presumably a late reaction to Panda — Follow @WebProNews — Yahoo has now decided to follow Demand Media's lead by deleting 75,000 articles from Associated Content, and is even going so far …

Discussion: Future of Journalism and Softpedia News

Discussion: Gawker

Kelly Knaub / The Daily Beast:

NYPD Gives Fox News Special Protection — Fox News's Midtown Manhattan studios get 24/7 protection from the NYPD, stiff security the other news networks say they've never enjoyed. — When Occupy Wall Street protesters marched past media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's posh 5th Avenue penthouse during the …

Discussion: Poynter

Seth Godin / Seth's Blog:

The erosion in the paid media pyramid — Since the invention of media (the book, the record, the movie...), there's been a pyramid of value and pricing delivered by those that create it: — Starting from the bottom: — Free content is delivered to anyone who is willing to consume it …

Mike Reilly / Omaha World-Herald:

Local ownership means continued great journalism … At 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, all productive work activity ceased for a time at the offices of The Omaha World-Herald Co. — That's when Publisher Terry Kroeger sent an email inviting stockholders to a meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Discussion: Poynter and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Brett Pulley / Bloomberg:

New York Times Eyes First Deal in Three Years — New York Times Co. (NYT), publisher of the namesake newspaper, may make its first acquisition in more than three years. — Times Co. is interested in deals for technology or information companies to bolster digital growth, according to Chief Executive Officer Janet Robinson.

Discussion: Betabeat, VentureBeat, Forbes and Media & Entertainment

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

The NYT tries to get its readers to ‘level up’ — The New York Times launched a new commenting system this week that has a number of features, but by far, the most significant one is that certain readers with a history of good behavior will be awarded “trusted” status, which allows them to post comments without having them moderated.

Discussion: Future of Journalism, 10,000 Words, New York Times and Medacity

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Shirky: Many news orgs must choose between ‘radical restructure and outright collapse’ — In response to an essay by Dean Starkman, NYU professor Clay Shirky has reiterated his belief that newspaper organizations are being disrupted at a rate that requires radical reinvention.

Discussion: Clay Shirky, The Buttry Diary, Howard Owens, Future of Journalism, yelvington.com and Boing Boing

Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:

Tina Brown Enjoys Some Good News for a Change — “The Beast is on a roar!” tweeted Tina Brown on Thursday afternoon, reporting the best traffic month ever for her website and a welcome victory for her recently gutted editorial team. The exclamation-laden tweet comes less than two weeks …