Mediagazer: Media Hype for Lin Stumbles on Race (David Carr/New York Times)

10:55 AM ET, February 20, 2012

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Jeremy Lin headline slur was ‘honest mistake,’ fired ESPN editor Anthony Federico claims — EXCLUSIVE: ‘This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny’ — Jeremy Lin looks on during Knicks' victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. — The ESPN editor fired Sunday for using …

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David Carr / New York Times:

Media Hype for Lin Stumbles on Race — You don't have to be an economics graduate from Harvard like Jeremy Lin to do the math on the media explosion about Linsanity. — The suddenly celebrated Lin is a four-fer: a God-fearing, Asian-American, Ivy League benchwarmer who has changed the fortunes of the New York Knicks.

Discussion: @darrenrovell and The Huffington Post

Lucas Shaw / The Baltimore Sun: ESPN fires employee over racist Jeremy Lin headline

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

Memorial fund set up in honour of New York Times journalist — The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a memorial fund in honour of Anthony Shadid, as well as plans for a scholarship and ‘possibly’ an award in his name — The university at which New York Times foreign correspondent …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk and New York Times

James Barron / New York Times:

Anthony Shadid, Times Correspondent, Posthumously Honored — A 24-year-old reporter who covered the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State and a Maine newspaper that uncovered substandard conditions in subsidized housing were among the winners of George Polk Awards in Journalism for 2011 announced …

Discussion: The New York Observer, Poynter, Wall Street Journal and Long Island University

Martin Phillips / The Sun:

The Sun next Sunday — A historic announcement — from Britain's most popular paper — THE Sun on Sunday has arrived. — Next weekend will see the birth of the first ever Sunday edition of your favourite paper. — Rupert Murdoch announced last week that The Sun on Sunday would be coming “very soon”.

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Guardian:

Rupert Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday next weekend — News International says media mogul will stay in London to oversee birth of News of the World replacement — The Sun on Sunday will publish for the first time next weekend, News International has announced.

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Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:
No bail curbs to stop return of arrested Sun journalists

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian: Sun on Sunday to be edited by Dominic Mohan

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Nook 8GB Tablet coming on February 22nd to better compete with Kindle Fire — The Nook Tablet's biggest problem so far has been that it costs $50 more than Amazon's Kindle Fire while targeting the same budget-conscious Android tablet market. That's likely to change soon, however …

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Duncan Gardham / Telegraph:

Bulger killer could be in line for compensation from News of the World — One of the killers of James Bulger is seeking to sue News International for more than £50,000 after he was informed that his phone may have been hacked by the News of the World. — Robert Thompson

Discussion: The Week UK

Will Bunch / Philly.com:

An open letter to the next owners of Philadelphia Media Networks — Dear next owner of Philadelphia Media Networks...whoever you are, — I've been meaning to write you for a couple of weeks — it's been hard what with all the confusion not only about what we're allowed or not allowed …

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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

Profitable news — One of the most controversial things I have said (you're welcome for that straight line) is that I insist my entrepreneurial journalism students at CUNY build only for-profit businesses. When I said that at a recent symposium for teachers of entrepreneurial journalism …

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Michael Miner / Chicago Reader:
Why CNC is closing — James O'Shea, founder and editor …

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Brian Stelter / ArtsBeat:

‘Colbert Report’ to Resume Taping — Stephen Colbert will resume production of his late-night show “The Colbert Report” on Monday, a spokesman for Comedy Central said Sunday. — Production was abruptly halted last Wednesday without explanation, prompting concern among the comedian's fans.

Discussion: Gothamist

Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

The Guardian Thrives in Facebook's Walled Garden — In September, British newspaper The Guardian was one of the first publishers to build an app designed specifically for its content to be consumed (and shared) within Facebook. The upside: The prospect of added visibility to 850 million users.

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