Mediagazer: Onion News Network's Suzanne Sena on Going From Fox Anchor to Fake Anchor (Jennifer Armstrong/New York Magazine)

11:40 AM ET, December 11, 2011

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Jennifer Armstrong / New York Magazine:

Onion News Network's Suzanne Sena on Going From Fox Anchor to Fake Anchor — We knew from the start of IFC's Onion News Network that we were going to love to love its ruthless takedown of cable anchors, thanks solely to the spot-on performance of Suzanne Sena as icy newswoman Brooke Alvarez.

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The trial of Stephen Glass — Is serial fabulist Stephen Glass fit to practice law? — That question—first posed in 2002 when Glass applied for admittance to the New York State Bar Association—moved to California in 2007, when Glass applied to join its bar.

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:

The Republican Primary Campaign in Iowa Is Right at Home on Fox News — There's a reason Fox News is beginning to look like a meet-the-candidate pancake breakfast in Council Bluffs, Iowa. — “You don't win Iowa in Iowa, you win it on this couch,” is how the Republican commentator Dick Morris put it on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday.

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Steve Myers / Poynter:

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Dylan Byers / Ben Smith's Blog:
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Tanzina Vega / New York Times:

Marketers, and Media Companies, Set Their Sights on Latin Women — WITH the Census Bureau counting nearly 25 million Latin women in the United States, marketers and media companies have started getting excited about the potential to reach them. — Among the most recent initiatives is a new publication …

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Cotton Delo / AdAge:

Twitter Joins Facebook, Google, Launches ‘Brand Pages’ for Marketers — Brands Get a Home on Twitter With More Functionality — Twitter is looking to strengthen its relationship with advertisers by launching brand pages that will be unveiled today as part of a more comprehensive redesign.

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Julie Moos / Poynter:

iTunes features best news apps of 2011 — Even iTunes is doing a year-end list; its staff pick the best and top selling apps of 2011, including news apps. The New York Times made the list of top iPhone and iPad news apps. The Daily was one of the top Newsstand apps and also the third top-grossing app of the year.

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