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4:00 PM ET, December 24, 2011

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The Independent:
For Leveson, the ‘what ifs’ that must follow The Guardian's clarification are legion  —  The last day of the Leveson Inquiry before the Christmas recess threw up two developments with the potential to be game-changers.  First, on the basis that he overheard show-business journalists talking …
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Caseby's squalid note to The Guardian editor shows News International's true face  —  I was surprised when I switched on Newsnight last week to hear that Nick Davies had refused to take part in a discussion with The Sun's managing editor, Richard Caseby.  —  I've known Davies for more than 35 years …
The Huffington Post:   Piers Morgan's Phone Hacking Testimony Has Little Impact
Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:
Times Co. Calls Union Back to Negotiate  —  New York Times Co. (NYT) contacted union leaders about restarting contract negotiations a day after the publisher announced last week the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Janet Robinson, according to the local Newspaper Guild.
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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
It Costs a Fortune for The New York Times to Cut Costs  —  The New York Times is finishing up a new round of buyout packages for veteran employees, but with the report that the paper is paying $15.4 million to remove former chief executive Janet Robinson and a look at how much the paper …
Jesse Solomon / CNN:   New York Times files lawsuit seeking info on targeted killings
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Over 40 Internet Companies Come Out Publicly Against SOPA (Including Us)  —  Since the list of 120 or so SOPA supporting companies hit the Internet yesterday, the lines have been drawn; People are publicly promising to pull thousands of domains from domain registrar Godaddy after it appeared on the list as a supporter.
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Paul Tassi / Forbes:
The Great SOPA Conspiracy Theory
Discussion: TechCrunch and Techdirt
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Prominent Rightwing Blogger Promises To Work Hard To Defeat Any Rightwing SOPA Supporters In Congress
Discussion: Erick's blog and Hit & Run
Steve Green / VEGAS INC:
Dismantling of Righthaven appears under way with loss of website  —  The court-authorized dismantling of Las Vegas copyright company Righthaven LLC appeared to be under way Thursday, with the company losing control of its website to a receiver.  —  As noted by the Righthaven Victims website critical …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Edward Schumacher-Matos / NPR Ombudsman:
Is NPR Doing Too Many Stories About Catholicism?  —  Pope Benedict XVI during his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Dec. 14, 2011.  —  When the Catholic Church changed its liturgy in late November, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, and Tell Me More, covered the story.
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Google tries to kick Authors Guild out of court in book case  —  It's as if the last four years hadn't happened.  In 2007, Google's legal dispute with a coalition of authors and publishers over Google Books was put on hold while the parties hashed out a settlement agreement.
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Former NBC vet Marc Graboff set to run 'American Idol's' parent company  —  After a six-month search, “American Idol” owner CKX is close to naming a new boss, The Post has learned.  —  The entertainment company, which also owns the “So You Think You Can Dance” TV brand …
Discussion: TVWeek.com
Bloomberg:
FCC Plan to Ease Cross-Ownership Rules Points to Consolidation  —  Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Communications Commission agreed to propose easing limits on one owner holding a television station and newspaper in a top 20 U.S. market.  —  The FCC plan keeps existing caps on TV and radio station ownership.
Julie Moos / Poynter:
WUSA removes story from website after discovering parts of it came from the Washington Post  —  WUSA President and General Manager Allan Horlick says the station has removed a story from its website after learning that portions of it were taken from a Washington Post piece on the same subject.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
How Ron Paul's Newsletters Got Back In The News  —  NEW YORK — On Thursday night Reuters reported on a solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters from the 1980's and 90's; the direct-mail ad warned of a “coming race war” and included incendiary rants about blacks …
Merrill Knox / TVNewser:
Bloomberg Hires CNBC Producer For ‘Street Smart’  —  Jason Farkas will join Bloomberg TV as a senior broadcast producer in January.  His hire was announced today by Ted Fine, Bloomberg's executive producer for afternoons.  —  Farkas will focus on helping the “Street Smart” editorial team ahead of the program's re-launch on January 9.
 
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