Mediagazer: Curation and amplification will become much more sophisticated in 2012 (Vadim Lavrusik/Nieman Journalism Lab)

10:40 AM ET, December 25, 2011

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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 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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Dean Starkman / CJR:

The Hole In FON Theory — Continuing the discussion about the future of news with Clay Shirky — I thank Clay Shirky and other posters for their responses to “Confidence Game: the limited vision of the news gurus.” Since Clay and I are going to differ on a few things …

Dan Kennedy / Nieman Journalism Lab:

2012 will bring “the great retrenchment” among newspaper publishers — Editor's Note: We're wrapping up 2011 by asking some of the smartest people in journalism what the new year will bring. — Next up is Boston-based media commenter Dan Kennedy, an assistant professor of journalism …

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

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David Barstow / New York Times:

Pentagon Finds No Fault in Ties to TV Analysts — A Pentagon public relations program that sought to transform high-profile military analysts into “surrogates” and “message force multipliers” for the Bush administration complied with Defense Department regulations and directives …

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Vadim Lavrusik / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Curation and amplification will become much more sophisticated in 2012 — Editor's Note: We're wrapping up 2011 by asking some of the smartest people in journalism what the new year will bring. — Next up is Vadim Lavrusik, Journalist Program Manager at Facebook. — Ladies and gentlemen, we can rebuild it.

Erik Wemple:

How Politico reacted to its plagiarism outbreak — Over the next couple of weeks, the Erik Wemple Blog will be looking back at the stories we've covered over our first half-year in existence. We're calling it the Look-Back Fortnight. — Politico handled the Kendra Marr situation …

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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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