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7:35 PM ET, December 29, 2011

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
An Election Year Dawns Without Keith Olbermann  —  Keith Olbermann, who came to Current TV this year to remake the channel and compete against his old home, MSNBC, is sitting out the biggest political nights of the season.  —  Despite being the biggest star on the fledging channel …
Discussion: Inside Cable News
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Cable Channels Set to Begin Election Year Coverage  —  America's trifecta of cable news channels, Fox News, MSNBC and CNN, are just about ready to show off their election year staffs.  —  Each channel plans to cover the one-night Iowa caucus for a stretch of several days …
Frances Martel / Mediaite:   It Begins...NY Times Report Suggests Tension Between Olbermann And Current TV
The Huffington Post:
CNN's New Morning Show Gets Name And Debut Date  —  Update: CNN announced the names of its new morning shows.  The 5-7 a.m. show will be called “Early Start.”  Soledad O'Brien's 7-9 a.m. program will be titled “Starting Point.”  —  CNN will debut its new morning show led by host Soledad O'Brien on January 2, 2012.
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Andrea Morabito / Broadcasting & Cable:
New CNN Morning Show to Launch Jan. 2  —  Soledad O'Brien will anchor first days from Iowa Caucuses  —  CNN will debut its new morning show team of Soledad O'Brien, Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin on Jan. 2, the day before the Iowa Caucuses, the network said Wednesday
Discussion: Inside Cable News and TVNewser
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
ID's ‘On the Case’ Hires Letterman Extortionist, Former CBS News Producer Joe Halderman  —  TVNewser has learned that Investigation Discovery's “On the Case with Paula Zahn” has hired Joe Halderman, the CBS News producer who attempted to blackmail David Letterman in 2009.
Lens:
From North Korea, an Altered Procession  —  The funeral of Kim Jong-il on Wednesday called to mind the best stage-managed Communist state productions: the falling snow, the wailing mourners, the perfectly spaced limousines and rows of chest-beating men.  —  So perhaps it was because the scene …
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Arthur Bright / Christian Science Monitor:   North Korea not the only offender: 6 official photo fudgings
Charles Apple:   North Korean news operation engages in second Photoshopping incident of the year
The Independent:
Murdoch's £100m plan to settle hacking cases before they get to court  —  Rupert Murdoch's News International is thought to have prepared a legal fund of £100m to settle civil litigation actions brought by victims of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal ahead of a High Court showdown in the new year.
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Alexandra Topping / Guardian:   Leveson inquiry should address media sexism, women's groups demand
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPM:
Romney: I'm Going To Fix The Budget By Bringing Ads To Sesame Street  —  Here's a tangible, fundamental change to the American cultural landscape that will come with a Mitt Romney presidency.  Under President Romney, Sesame Street will be brought to you by more than “The Letter Q.”
Discussion: Wonkette
Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
At Least a Few Local Journalists Just Experienced an End of Year Miracle  —  News emerged Tuesday night that the new owners of the New York Times Regional Media Group would mostly likely be laying off a number of employees on Thursday.  This Atlantic Wire tipster made the cut.
Discussion: Poynter
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Some Regional Media Group Staffers Already Getting Employment Offers
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Times' grumbles grow
Discussion: Forbes and Erik Wemple
Storify:
Storify Story Of The Year: A detailed inventory of reporter arrests at Occupy protests  —  The Free Press' Josh Stearns combines the craftsmanship of traditional journalism with the latest tools of new media to contribute an important and lasting piece of enterprise journalism.
Discussion: Capital New York
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Lamar Smith, Against Regulating The Internet... Until Hollywood Became His Biggest Campaign Funder  —  Well, well.  Via Julian Sanchez, we learn that SOPA's official “sponsor” and chief supporter, Lamar Smith, spoke out in 2006 about how Congress shouldn't regulate the internet:
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Elana Zak / 10,000 Words:
Confused by SOPA? Five Multimedia Explainers
Discussion: Prison Planet.com, Thanks:elanazak
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
MSNBC now disclosing Bain Capital connection  —  Starting on last night's Ed Show with Ed Schultz, MSNBC anchors are now disclosing their parent company's ties to Bain Capital, the buyout firm co-founded by Mitt Romney.  —  In July 2008, NBC Universal, Bain Capital and Blackstone Group bought …
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Amazon: We Sold Over 4 Million Kindle Devices This Month; Gifting Of E-Books Up 175 Percent  —  Amazon has just released new data regarding its Kindle sales for the holiday season.  According to the e-commerce giant, Amazon customers purchased millions of Kindle Fires and millions of Kindle e-readers.
Ingrid Lunden / paidContent:
Linear TV Consumption Is Growing, But Is Ad Spend?  —  When you consider the internet, on-demand services, games consoles, mobiles, apps and [fill in your personal favorite here], we have more ways than ever before to watch TV content whenever and however we want.
 
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Jim Romenesko:
Sheriff distributes columnist's decades-old criminal record
Discussion: News Press
Nate Hoffelder / eBookNewser:
HarperCollins Saw 100 Thousand eBook Downloads on Christmas Day
Discussion: GalleyCat
Shia Kapos / Chicago Business:
Sun-Times sellers boosted return through prior asset sales
M Ilyas Khan / BBC:
Pakistan journalists ‘threatened by security’ personnel
Jim Romenesko:
Rossi: Kinsley review cut ‘Page One’ box office in half
Michael Cieply / Media Decoder:
Hollywood Copyright Dispute Still Flaring
 Earlier Picks: 
Wall Street Journal:
Fuse Is a Flash Point in Cable Fight
Craig Silverman / Poynter:
Conferences raise unanswered questions about fact checking
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
After Losing Its Star Writers, Engadget's Traffic Has Gone Up
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
L.A. Times Adds More Games to Website, Hoping to Boost Revenue
Thanks:steverubel
Andrew Longstreth / Reuters:
Analysis: Manning's legal strategy could lead to plea deal