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11:50 AM ET, February 2, 2012

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Julie Moos / Poynter:
Fourth quarter earnings report shows New York Times Co. sites have 406,000 digital subscribers  —  Nearly one year after introducing a new digital subscription plan, The New York Times Co. websites have about 406,000 paid subscribers.  That's 390,000 for the Times and the International Herald Tribune …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Quarterly Profit Falls 12.2% at Times Co.  —  The New York Times Company reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit declined 12.2 percent as rising subscription and digital advertising revenue at its largest newspapers could not offset the continued drop-off in print advertising.
Joe Pompeo / @joepompeo:   Arthur Sulzberger Jr. says New York Times CEO search is “in its early stages.”
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Facebook and Don Graham Have Been Very Good to Each Other  —  Don Graham.  Image by Getty Images via @daylife  —  We already knew that Washington Post Co. chairman Don Graham and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg were very special friends.  Now, thanks to the social networking giant's IPO filing, we know just how special.
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Facebook wants to rewire the way the world works
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
The Old-School Value of Facebook
Wired.com:
Facebook's $5 Billion IPO: The Next Google? Or The Next Groupon?
David Benoit / Deal Journal:
Netflix & Wash Post Bought $8M Combined In Facebook Ads Last Year
Discussion: Poynter
Martin Evans / Telegraph:
Police investigating allegations of email hacking at The Times  —  The Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations of email hacking at the Times Newspaper, sources have revealed.  —  It is understood the investigation relates to claims that a former reporter at the Murdoch owned newspaper hacked …
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Reuters:   INSIGHT-Inside Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper clean-up operation
Guardian:
Times editor faces Leveson inquiry recall over Nightjack email hacking
Discussion: Poynter and Tom Watson MP
Roy Greenslade / London Evening Standard:
Arrests leave Sun journalists feeling cast off by Rupert
Discussion: Guardian
The Onion:
‘Huffington Post’ Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine  —  Horrified Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart By Powerful Content-Gathering Engine  —  NEW YORK—Shocked and saddened witnesses at the Huffington Post's news-aggregation facility have confirmed that employee Henry Evers, 25 …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself  —  The popular social blogging site Tumblr is hiring writers and editors to cover the world of Tumblr.  —  Chris Mohney, a senior vice president for content at BlackBook Media, will be the site's editor in chief.  Jessica Bennett, a senior writer …
Alex Leo / Reuters:
Introducing Reuters Social Pulse  —  Today we launched Social Pulse, our new social media hub on Reuters.com designed to show you the most talked-about news, companies and influencers across the Web.  —  The first thing you'll see on the page is the news most popular in Reuters social network.
Discussion: AdAge
Drew Olanoff / The Next Web:
Remember that Gawker redesign?  A year's worth of data says it worked  —  On Feburary 7th, 2011, the entire Gawker Media style changed from a typical one you'd see on a blog to a hipper more programmed feel.  The design focused on a top story and then listed out others along the side in a static bar.
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Networks Resort to Trickery in an Attempt to Lift Ratings  —  Viewers who tuned into ABC's “Good Morning America” during the last week of 2011 would have found the same mix of news, gossip and soft features at the usual time of the morning.  —  But as far as Nielsen ratings were concerned …
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Axel Springer Takes A Slice Of Airbnb In Exposure Deal  —  Apartment-letting site Airbnb will get investment, endorsement and distribution from the publisher of Europe's most-read newspaper.  —  Axel Springer, which publishes Bild and is led by CEO Mathias Döpfner, says it has made a “minor investment” in the site.
Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
Is Netflix Kids' Streaming Part of Nickelodeon's Ratings Drop?  —  Netflix Users Streamed 2 Billion Hours in the Fourth Quarter  —  Netflix is adamant that its streaming service will not cannibalize the cable industry, but Nickelodeon's recent ratings decline may provide the first suggestion …
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Viacom Says Netflix Isn't Hurting Nickelodeon Ratings  —  Viacom, which has seen ratings declines at its Nickelodeon cable channel, doesn't think it is losing eyeballs to Netflix, which offers an array of kids programming, including Nickelodeon shows like “Dora the Explorer.”
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Are investors choosing Journal Register over Philadelphia's Inquirer, Daily News?  —  I was as puzzled as the next guy when I learned Sunday that the Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the city's two dailies, is on the auction block.  This comes a mere 17 months since a group …
Dan Reimold / MediaShift:
Romenesko Gets His Mojo Back After Leaving Poynter  —  Jim Romenesko is having a good time.  Lately, the “journalism evangelist,” “KING of the blogosphere,” and “go-to source for news about the news” has been waking up earlier, posting more often, and featuring content he had not felt free to publish for more than a decade.
Thanks:@beet_tv
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Julie Moos / Poynter:
Andrew Beaujon joins Poynter in February as Senior Online Reporter
Discussion: College Media Matters
Talia Buford / Politico:
Josh Fox arrested at hearing  —  Photo courtesy of the office of Rep. Paul Tonko  —  Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox was arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to film a House Science Committee hearing on hydraulic fracturing.  —  Fox was led out in handcuffs …
Discussion: The Wrap and Mediaite
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Times and 12 other news organizations write another letter to the NYPD, calling for answers …
Steven Greenhouse / Media Decoder:
Former Intern Sues Hearst Over Unpaid Work and Hopes to Create a Class Action  —  5:23 p.m. |  Updated A former unpaid intern for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing its parent company, the Hearst Corporation, of violating federal and state wage …
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Steve Myers / Poynter:   Former Harper's Bazaar intern suing Hearst may want to rethink career goal
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Wall Street Journal Co-Anchor to Move to CNBC  —  Kelly Evans, who became a video star at a place not known for that sort of thing, The Wall Street Journal, is moving to the television network CNBC.  —  Ms. Evans will be an on-air reporter for the network, the CNBC senior vice president Nik Deogun …
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