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12:30 PM ET, February 10, 2012

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Jim Romenesko:
Dear Patch: I was hyperlocal long before you  —  I really am a big fan of hyperlocal.  —  In fact, I was hyperlocal nearly two decades before you launched.  —  In 1992, I started a biweekly paper in Milwaukee called The Public Record.  The concept of the four-page publication was simple …
Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM
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Jeff Roberts / paidContent:
Where Does Arianna Fit Into AOL's New Patch Plans?  —  AOL (NYSE: AOL) has hired a new Chief Content Officer in its latest attempt to reboot Patch, the network of hundreds of sites that offer “hyper local” coverage.  —  The appointment of Parenting.com's Rachel Fishman Feddersen comes …
Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:
Guardian editor takes pay cut  —  Editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger reduces annual salary by 10% and asks company to halve its contribution to his pension  —  The Guardian's editor-in-chief is to take a voluntary pay cut of 10%, and ask the publisher of the newspaper to halve the annual contribution it makes to his pension.
Discussion: Free Press and The Wire
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:
Google Developing Home Entertainment System  —  Google Inc. is developing a home-entertainment system that streams music wirelessly throughout the home and would be marketed under the company's own brand, according to people briefed on the company's plans.  —  The effort marks the Internet company's …
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Music Labels' Joint Venture, VEVO, Shows Pirated NFL Game At Sundance  —  Over the last decade the major music labels — and their trade organization, the Recording Industry Association of America — have established a repeated pattern of attacking consumers in the name of squelching illegal file-sharing.
Paul McNally / Journalism.co.uk:
EU privacy rulings: ‘huge consequences’ for UK press  —  European Court of Human Rights ‘recognises essential role played by press’ with two landmark rulings in favour of free speech  —  The court overturned a previous ruling that Princess Caroline of Monaco (pictured in 1998) had her privacy breached
Discussion: BuzzMachine
Andrew Phelps / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The Wall Street Journal covers Fashion Week fashionably, finding uses for Pinterest and Instagram  —  The incredible growth of Pinterest — the (invitation-only) social bulletin board dominated by young and female users — hasn't gone unnoticed by news organizations.
NY Daily News:
Ch. 5 anchor Greg Kelly back on TV after DA clears him of rape allegation  —  ‘It was a tough couple of weeks,’ he says  —  Greg Kelly heads to work at ‘Good Day New York’ on Friday.  —  News anchor Greg Kelly looked into the camera Friday and thanked his family, viewers and “Good Day New York” …
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Julie Moos / Poynter:
Raymond Perelman ‘dismayed’ he was ‘excluded’ from bidding on Philly papers  —  Raymond Perelman, who bid two years ago to purchase the Philadelphia daily newspapers, says he was “excluded” from the sale process currently under way, according to information obtained by the Associated Press, which reports:
Michael Wolff / GQ:
The end of James Murdoch  —  The unlikely heir apparent to Rupert's empire, the family's black sheep was still embraced by eager execs as ‘the real deal’.  But before he could be crowned, the hacking scandal broke, Sky caved in and his powerbase disintegrated.
Erik Wemple:
ESPN's female commentator complaint form survives a decade  —  Behold one of the great artifacts at the juncture of sports journalism and gender politics.  Right there, on the left, is a screenshot of the ESPN.com Web site.  Or at least a dark recess of it.
Discussion: Deadspin, Poynter and Mashable!
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Indie Booksellers All Yanking Amazon Titles?  Not Exactly  —  It would be dramatic to say that independent booksellers nationwide are boycotting Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Publishing titles en masse—and hey, it could still happen.  But a new decision from the American Booksellers Association's IndieCommerce …
Discussion: news.bookweb.org
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Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
The anti-Amazon revolt continues as the ABA boycotts its books
 
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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Digital Downloads Jumped 26% In 2011, Led By E-Books
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
BusinessWeek Goes Inside a Critical Hacking Scandal Meeting
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Time Adds Editor-at-Large  —  Time has named Harry McCracken an Editor-at-Large.
Discussion: bub.blicio.us and Technologizer
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
What's ‘homophobic’ in Roland Martin case? Don't ask the press.
Jeff Roberts / paidContent:
Google Books Lawsuit Lurches Forward
Discussion: Electronista
 Earlier Picks: 
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
Kudos to BBC News for thinking about how Twitter fits into breaking news coverage
Jim Romenesko:
Gannett offers early retirement package to 665 employees
Discussion: Poynter and Gannett Blog
New York Post:
Bradley Manning arraignment scheduled for Feb. 23
Discussion: @edpilkington
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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