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12:25 PM ET, December 14, 2011

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Anthony Ha / Forbes:
SAY Media Acquires Tech Blog ReadWriteWeb  —  SAY Media has acquired popular tech blog ReadWriteWeb.  —  Founded in 2003 by Richard MacManus, ReadWriteWeb became one of the most-respected news sites in the tech world, establishing a voice that's often more serious and in-depth than its competitors.
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Say Media Eyes IPO, Buys ReadWriteWeb  —  Say Media might be the biggest web publisher you've never heard of.  That's probably going to change.  —  The San Francisco-based company is embarking on an aggressive program of expansion that ought to put an end to its under-the-radar period.
Adrianne Jeffries / Betabeat:
ReadWriteWeb's Acquisition, as Seen By a Former Employee
Discussion: VentureBeat
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
Chuck Todd: NBC's new politics site is for armchair viewers, political junkies  —  NBC has just launched a new politics site that provides readers with a place to track political news, dig deeper into polls and make their own predictions about the outcome of the 2012 elections.
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Kristen Welker Named NBC White House Correspondent; Network Sets 2012 Politics Coverage  —  After several months of covering the beat, this morning NBC News has named Kristen Welker White House correspondent.  The announcement comes as NBC announces their plans for covering the 2012 primaries …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
A web-first politics site for NBC News: Vivian Schiller on the launch of NBCPolitics.com  —  NBC News keeps its political reporting in lots of different places.  There's Chuck Todd on Twitter, in the evening with Brian Williams and the Nightly News Crew, online at MSNBC's First Read …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
Keach Hagey / Politico:
Christiane Amanpour proves to be wrong fit  —  The Arab Spring.  The killing of Osama bin Laden.  The WikiLeaks dump of U.S. embassy cables.  —  If there ever was a time to try injecting more international news into the tried-and-true, Washington-based Sunday public affairs talk show format, these last 18 months were it.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Company Town
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Steve Myers / Poynter:
Brian Stelter accidentally tweets tip about Amanpour leaving ‘This Week’
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
L.A. Times Rocked by More Turmoil: Top Editor Quits With Cuts Looming (Updated)  —  The Los Angeles Times was rocked by more turmoil Tuesday when editor Russ Stanton resigned in advance of another round of cutbacks.  —  Stanton, whose last day is Dec. 23, has presided over a tumultuous period …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and LA Observed
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Christopher Goffard / Los Angeles Times:
Russ Stanton steps down as Times editor  —  Managing Editor Davan Maharaj will assume the top newsroom job.  Stanton, 52, has led the news organization for four years, a period in which the paper won three Pulitzer Prizes, including the Public Service Award for exposing corruption in the city of Bell.
Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:
Tom Crone denies knowing Webb was private investigator  —  Former News of the World legal manager claims he does not remember emails between himself and other executives referring to Webb as ‘silent shadow’  —  Former News of the World legal manager Tom Crone has denied being aware that Derek Webb …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:   What James Murdoch said about the ‘for Neville’ email
Bloomberg:
Hollywood Said to Court Amazon in Bid for Online Film Sales  —  Hollywood studios, working to spur purchases of films and TV shows, are in talks to bring Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) back into their online system called UltraViolet, people with knowledge of the situation said.
Discussion: Deadline.com
Caroline Davies / Guardian:
Judge tells court reporters: ‘Twitter as much as you wish’  —  Guidance from lord chief justice means journalists no longer have to make application to tweet, text or email from courts  —  Journalists no longer have to make an application to tweet, text or email from courts in England …
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
$1.5M Knight grant to NPR will fund digital training at 70 local stations  —  The Knight Foundation is giving NPR $1.5 million to bolster the digital skills of local member stations and fulfill visions of a national-local collaborative news network.  —  The grant announced today builds upon …
Discussion: rbr.com
David Leigh / Guardian:
Leveson: Milly Dowler case is not the only reason for inquiry  —  Lord Justice Leveson says inquiry will investigate all aspects of tabloid misconduct, not just the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone  —  The judge running the Leveson inquiry into press behaviour dismissed claims on Wednesday …
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Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:
Guardian faces Fleet Street backlash over changing story on Milly Dowler message deletions
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Sun
Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:
Media and Entertainment Companies Add Support to Proposed Antipiracy Legislation  —  Big media companies have ratcheted up the pressure on Washington to support legislation that would protect online content.  —  On Tuesday, dozens of entertainment, sports and media companies …
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Molly Knefel / Salon:
Busted for Tweeting  —  Police escalation in New York as my brother and 17 other people are arrested for observing an occupation  —  Monday morning marked yet another Day of Action for the Occupy Wall Street movement.  Eight cities on the West Coast attempted to shutdown ports.
Discussion: Save the News
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Video of ‘Times’ photographer's confrontation with police touches off another exchange between NYPD and local media
Bloomberg:
Verizon ‘Very Serious’ About Making Bid for Netflix, Banker Says  —  Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), the second-largest U.S. phone company, is “very serious” about a bid to acquire online movie provider Netflix Inc. (NFLX), an investment banker said.  —  Verizon may kick off a bidding war …
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Will Richmond / paidContent:
If Netflix Is In Play, Here's Some Companies That Would Be In The Hunt
Discussion: Fortune and VideoNuze
 
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Steve Myers / Poynter:
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Chicago Tribune subscriber sues over rate hike
 Earlier Picks: 
David Leigh / Guardian:
Milly Dowler and the tabloid: trail that led to phone-hacking story
Cory Doctorow / Guardian:
The Pirates of Youtube  —  The real villains of YouTube …
Discussion: Hillicon Valley
Jim Romenesko:
Perry Bacon Jr. quits Washington Post for NBC
Bobby Bank / ABCNEWS:
Donald Trump Backs Out of Debate, Floating Independent Bid
Steve Myers / Poynter:
Nearly half of campaign coverage last week focused on Gingrich
Discussion: Splice Today, Journalism.org and Forbes