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12:40 PM ET, January 2, 2012

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The Independent:
Gordon Brown's Downing Street emails ‘hacked’  —  Police investigating computer hacking by private investigators commissioned by national newspapers have uncovered evidence that emails sent and received by Gordon Brown during his time as Chancellor were illegally accessed.
Discussion: The Raw Story and Jon Slattery
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Cahal Milmo / The Independent:   Scale of email hacking is set to be this year's biggest story
Dylan Welch / Sydney Morning Herald:
New to Twitter: the tweet Murdoch took down ... fast  —  “Either @rupertmurdoch is genuinely now on Twitter, or some disgruntled ex-NOTW journo just won the hacking Olympics.”  —  Less than two days after joining Twitter, media mogul Rupert Murdoch appears to have had his first brush …
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Anthony De Rosa / @antderosa:
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney's Huffington Post connection  —  Something The Huffington Post didn't mention when it published its exclusive interview with Mitt Romney last Thursday: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong gave $2,500 — the maximum campaign contribution — to Romney earlier this year, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Tim Armstrong trumpets AOL successes, urges ‘kaizen’ spiritual-business approach on employees in New Year's Eve missive  —  Via TechCrunch Disrupt  — The road ahead for The Huffington Post: Nine months and a merger later, ‘Capital-J Journalism’ is still a work in progress
Discussion: TechCrunch
Mike Reynolds / Multichannel News:
Time Warner Cable: MSG Offered No ‘Credible Explanation’ For License Fee Hike  —  MSO Offers Subscribers January Freeview of Sports Package, As Two RSNs Are In Dark  —  Time Warner Cable, maintaining that a deal had been in reach before the programmer demanded a “whopping” …
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Matt Jarzemsky / Wall Street Journal:
Time Warner, MSG Fail to Reach Agreement Ahead of Deadline
Discussion: Reuters, Gothamist and NY Daily News
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
PBS Takes On the Premium Channels  —  In an effort to freshen its image and lift revenue, the Public Broadcasting Service is trying to be more like HBO — without the monthly cable bill.  —  Emboldened by the success of the British period drama “Downton Abbey,” one of the most critically acclaimed shows …
Discussion: Media Buyer Planner
Jim Romenesko:
No mention of WP editor Brauchli in publisher's letter  —  The person who forwarded this year-end memo from Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth points out: There are roughly one kajillion people acknowledged in this Weymouth note — including Zaleski and Narisetti on the digital side …
Steven Waldman / CJR:
This News Story Is Brought to You By...  Shouldn't TV news outlets admit that they offer pay-for-play?  —  One of the most disturbing trends in local TV news is the persistence of “pay for play”—when local TV newscasts allow sponsors to dictate content.  —  The Federal Communications Commission …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Shifting reading habits boost Read It Later in 2011  —  Nate Weiner is one of those accidental entrepreneurs who make Silicon Valley somewhat of a magical place.  Back in 2007, when he was working at a design shop in Minnesota, he was so busy that he didn't have time to read or see videos that he came across the web.
Dave Lee:
The Verge and The Kernel: Technology journalism's refreshing new face  —  “Hello humans,” he says, looking almost surprised that anyone has bothered to turn up.  —  “This is our first show.  We have a million planned, literally.”  —  The scene resembles something from the mid-nineties …
Discussion: @mikepilarz
Jim Romenesko:
San Diego Union-Tribune staff told told to dress up, work longer hours  —  “Employees will transition to a 40 hour work week effective January 2, 2012,” from the old 37.5-hour work week.  “Standard office hours will be, 8:30 - 5:30, with an hour for lunch,” says a memo to staff.  About the dress code:
 
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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Wikimedia Foundation Raises $20 Million From 1 Million+ Donors
Nat Ives / AdAge:
We Didn't Name Rihanna's Armani Ad the Sexiest of the Year, Did We?
Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, Thanks:delrey
Craig Silverman / Poynter:
Ombuds pick their notable corrections of 2011
Discussion: On the Media
Nicholas Carr / Wall Street Journal:
Books That Are Never Done Being Written
Discussion: The New York Observer
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Russian newspaper ‘being persecuted’
 Earlier Picks: 
Glyn Moody / Techdirt:
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Discussion: Future of Journalism and TeleRead
Seth Godin / The Domino Project:
How the long tail cripples bonus content/multimedia
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Here is the news - newspaper organisations defy the digital revolution
Jillian Berman / The Huffington Post:
Cable TV Bills Have Nearly Tripled In The Past 10 Years
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
The Death of the Foreign Correspondent? Not So Much
Discussion: eBookNewser