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3:05 PM ET, May 17, 2012

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Julie Moos / Poynter:
Media General to sell most of its newspapers to Warren Buffett's group  —  When Warren Buffett said last week that his Berkshire Hathaway might be buying more newspapers, he meant: right now.  Media General announced this morning that it would be selling all of its newspapers, except its Tampa properties, to Berkshire Hathaway.
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Eric Deggans / Tampa Bay Times:
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to purchase all Media General newspapers except Tampa Tribune for $142 million  —  The Tampa Tribune and its area print products have been excluded from a $142-million deal in which Richmond Va.-based Media General will sell 63 daily and weekly newspapers …
Discussion: @ckrewson
Telegraph:
Tom Cruise says his phone may have been hacked  —  Tom Cruise has indicated in an interview that his phone may have been hacked by journalists.  —  Tom Cruise appearing in the film Jerry Maguire  —  The Hollywood actor's disclosure during a magazine interview make him potentially …
Discussion: Press Gazette
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Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:
Sir Harold: ‘Fatal miscalcuation’ over Murdoch's 1981 bid  —  Speaking about Rupert Murdoch's bid for the Times and the Sunday Times Sir Harold Evans also described the revelation of a meeting between Margaret Thatcher and Murdoch in 1981 as ‘astonishing’  —  Sir Harold Evans …
Discussion: New York Times
Huffington Post UK:   David Cameron ‘Was Briefed By News International’ On How To Treat Murdoch
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign Keeps Press Away From Biden  —  MARTINS FERRY, Ohio — Staff members for Vice President Joe Biden prevented reporters from asking him a question after a campaign event here, as Biden greeted supporters on a rope line.  Four reporters approached Biden as he was shaking hands …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Huffington Post
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Jack Shafer:
Candidate-press relations are, well, about as ‘sour’ as usual
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR sees sharp downturn in advertising revenue, leading to talk of cuts  —  NPR's new chief executive is signaling that there may be some static ahead for the radio and digital news organization.  Halfway through its fiscal year — and six months into Gary Knell's tenure as chief executive …
Discussion: Poynter and JIMROMENESKO.COM
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
CNN Hits Lowest Primetime Demo Rating at 9 PM In 15 Years  —  Last night was a typical, boring Tuesday, with little earth-shattering news to drive TV viewers to cable news.  It was also May sweeps, with the season finale of “NCIS: LA,” “America's Got Talent” on NBC and “Dancing With the Stars” …
Discussion: Deadline.com and All Things CNN
John Biggs / TechCrunch:
Netflix's Former Customers Are Returning After Rebranding Fiasco  —  At a J.P. Morgan conference held in Boston on Wednesday, Netflix CFO David Wells said that the company was looking up and, more importantly, customers who cancelled the service because of the Qwikster rebranding, plan repricing …
Discussion: Techland
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John Cook / Gawker:
Wall Street Journal Fights Back Against Claims Rupert Murdoch and Jon Huntsman Fed It a Bulls**t Rumor  —  A Chinese writer is claiming that Rupert Murdoch was behind one of the Wall Street Journal's more embarrassing recent corrections—the paper wrongly claimed that the son …
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Pottermore adds Kobo as a Harry Potter e-book partner  —  Pottermore has partnered with Kobo to make the Harry Potter e-books available on Kobo devices.  —  As with Pottermore's other retail agreements, the e-books aren't sold directly through Kobo.  Instead, Kobo's website (which …
Erik Wemple:
Washington Times columnist: Originality deficit?  —  Arnaud de Borchgrave has a career of distinction to go with journalism's coolest name.  He is a former top editor of the Washington Times (1985-1991), and his work overseas dates to 1947, when he became United Press International's Brussels bureau chief at the age of 21.
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
WikiLeaks: No, Media “Morons,” We Didn't Help Iran Execute An Israeli Spy  —  Since WikiLeaks first released its flood of classified State Department memos in December of 2010, the secret-spilling site's critics have been searching for evidence that Julian Assange's disregard for official secrecy …
Discussion: ZDNet, Daily Mail and WebProNews
 
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