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5:20 PM ET, May 10, 2012

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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Joe Weisenthal vs. the 24-Hour News Cycle  —  Joe Weisenthal wakes up around 4 a.m. most weekdays, afraid that in the five or six hours he has been sleeping, something happened that could move financial markets.  His alarm is his cellphone, and after he silences it so that his wife can sleep …
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Felix Salmon:
The brilliant Joe Weisenthal  —  Binyamin Appelbaum has delivered a 3,000-word day in the life of Joe Weisenthal for the NYT Magazine, complete with 18-page slideshow.  ("7:06 am: Weisenthal catches the 6 train uptown from his apartment at the edge of the Financial district to the Business Insider offices in the Flatiron District.")
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Paul McNally / Journalism.co.uk:
IoS editor defends publishing Andy Coulson shares story  —  The editor of the Independent on Sunday has defended his decision to publish a story about former Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson's shareholdings in News Corp, which was published after the paper saw Coulson's …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Murdoch may have had ‘selective amnesia’ over Thatcher meeting  —  Rupert Murdoch's lack of recollection of a meeting with Margaret Thatcher over his proposed acquisition of the Times in 1981 may have been a case of “selective amnesia”, the Leveson inquiry has heard.
Discussion: Press Gazette
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Leveson Inquiry: David Cameron was personally involved in vetting Andy Coulson  —  David Cameron personally took part in the vetting of Andy Coulson before his controversial appointment as his communications chief, the Leveson Inquiry has heard.  —  Mr Cameron rang the former News …
Robert Booth / Guardian:
Andy Coulson: I may have seen top-secret state material
Discussion: Guardian
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Time breastfeeding cover sparks controversy  —  This week's Time magazine cover features Jamie Lynne Grumet, a 26-year-old woman breastfeeding her three-year-old son.  Grumet was one of four mothers photographed by Time for a cover story on “attachment parenting,” an approach—outlined by 1992's …
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Sun-Times ownership of Chicago Reader would be unusual in alt-weekly world  —  Wrapports Inc., the Chicago Sun-Times' parent company, may buy the Chicago Reader soon, Lynne Marek reported Wednesday in Crain's Chicago Business.  That would be a seismic change for a newspaper that's always operated …
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Jim Romenesko:
Will the Sun-Times buy the Chicago Tribune?
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
It's Official: Digg Engineers Are Joining Washington Post's SocialCode  —  Another bit of closure for Digg as the company continues to look for a buyer of its technology and its site: its engineering team is joining SocialCode, the social media advertising and analytics subsidiary of the Washington Post Company.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
It's official: Digg's tech team going to Washington Post Co.'s SocialCode
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Colin Myler's ‘Daily News’ is working on a new national site, ‘Daily News America’  —  Daily News editor Colin Myler recently hinted that the paper's “online operation” would soon be expanding its national footprint under the direction of incoming web editor Ted Young.
Discussion: 10,000 Words
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Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Zuckerman Aims at Flyover Country
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Tom Friedman elected co-chair of Pulitzer Prize  —  Apparently the Pulitzer Prize board does not go into hibernation immediately after handing out all of the newspaper industry's top journalism awards every April.  Instead they keep themselves busy naming new members and shuffling around the current ones.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Held Mitt Romney Bullying Story In Print Due To Obama Gay Marriage News  —  NEW YORK — The Washington Post's Jason Horowitz shook up the political world Thursday morning with a deeply reported story about Mitt Romney's prep school days, an account that included disturbing recollections …
Fabiana Repaci / WWD:
Huffington Post to Launch in Italy  —  A LARGER WEB: The Italian edition of online news portal The Huffington Post is set to go live in September with Lucia Annunziata at its helm.  Annunziata, a former president of Italy's State-owned television RAI and a seasoned journalist, will be editorial director of the new Web site.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
DNAinfo cleans up in New York Press Club Awards  —  It's only about two years old, but Manhattan-based DNAinfo was one of the biggest winners in this year's New York Press Club awards.  —  The insurgent and curiously-named local news site picked up six wins in the annual journalism competition.
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest
Michael Arrington / Uncrunched:
Kara Swisher's “Just Jokin'” Look At Buying TechCrunch  —  Then a full retraction yesterday: … Kara's tweets on the first story:  —  I founded TechCrunch, so my interest level in hearing the truth about anyone trying to buy it is high.  So I called a few people to track down where the story came from.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
News Corp.'s Chase Carey defends boss Rupert Murdoch, as price tag on phone-hack scandal reaches nearly $170 M.  —  News Corp. president and chief operating officer Chase Carey offered an impassioned defense of his boss, Rupert Murdoch, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
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Dan Gillmor / CJR:
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
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Erik Wemple:
Goldberg should know not to associate with Pulitzer
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing
 
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