Mediagazer: Nearly 40% of libraries will let you check out an e-reader, as ebook penetration soars (Alex Wilhelm/The Next Web)

5:00 AM ET, June 22, 2012

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

In Magazine Interview, Curry Talks of Future on ‘Today’ — Little more than a month ago, Ann Curry told a magazine interviewer that she saw herself spending the next five years on the “Today” show, where she was a news anchor for 14 years before becoming a co-host last year.

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Jack Shafer:
Turning the morning news into soap opera

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James Poniewozik / Time:
Why Didn't Morning TV Love Ann Curry?

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
NBC Made Contingency Plans, but Ann Curry Reports to Work at ‘Today’

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Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:

The Times Co. Names 2 Directors, Including Joi Ito, Internet Entrepreneur — The New York Times Company, continuing its efforts to move forward in the world of news media, has added two new members to its board who have extensive technology backgrounds. — The company announced …

Discussion: Bloomberg and AdAge

Business Wire:

Joichi Ito and Brian McAndrews Join The New York Times Company Board of Directors — COMPANIES: — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYT) announced today that Joichi Ito and Brian McAndrews have been elected to its Board of Directors.

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

‘The Cycle’: Inside MSNBC's New 3 PM Show — MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.” — The new program, which the network was set to announce on Thursday, will feature a permanent cast of four: conservative commentator S.E. Cupp, author and pundit Touré …

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Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:

The Atlantic Merges Digital, Print With QR Code-Like Extras — Quick-response codes are making their way into the next three issues of The Atlantic. Using a smartphone app, print readers will be able to scan select pages of the magazine, giving them access to video interviews …

Discussion: mediabistro.com

Staci D. Kramer / paidContent: Atlantic adds revenue exec for global business bet

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

Dow Jones Shuts Down SmartMoney Magazine — SmartMoney, a magazine about managing your finances, isn't such a good investment in the eyes of its owner, Dow Jones & Co. The 20-year-old title is shutting down its print edition, its staff learned this afternoon. It will survive in online form.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

POLITICO reporter suspended for remarks — POLITICO reporter Joe Williams has been suspended pending review of recent controversial comments he made on television and Twitter, POLITICO editors informed staff late Thursday night. — On MSNBC today, Williams made a remark suggesting Mitt Romney …

Discussion: New York Magazine

Guardian:

BBC's Mark Thompson in talks to head New York Times — Outgoing BBC director general Mark Thompson is in talks with the New York Times about becoming its new chief executive to fill the vacancy left after Janet Robinson was fired in December. Discussions between Thompson and New York Times executives …

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Leveson inquiry ‘will cost almost £6m’ — The Leveson inquiry into press ethics will have cost the taxpayer almost £6m by the time it reports back to the prime minister in October or November, it has emerged. The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has told fellow MP Steve Baker …

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Katherine Rushton / Telegraph: News Corp directors ‘allowed hacking cover up’

Josh Halliday / Guardian: Phone hacking: Met refers files on four more journalists to CPS

Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:

Nearly 40% of libraries will let you check out an e-reader, as ebook penetration soars — New data out from the American Library Association (ALA) paints a firm picture of ebooks and their companion devices: that they are utterly now completely mainstream. Libraries, generally considered …

Discussion: Media Decoder

Charlie Warzel / Adweek:

Politico Is Making Money With Subscriptions — In an era where it has been difficult to get anyone to pay for quality reporting, Politico is finding ways to make some cash. — Eighteen months ago, Politico went out on a limb with the launch of Politico Pro, a hyper-focused subscription service covering …

Discussion: @joepompeo

Wall Street Journal:

Indecency Ruling Fails to Clarify Broadcast Rules — WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out government sanctions against networks that aired fleeting profanity and nudity, saying regulators didn't provide fair notice that they were taking a tougher stance.

Discussion: CNN and The Consumerist

Bill Mears / CNN:
High court rules for broadcasters on TV ‘indecency’

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Jennifer Schuessler / ArtsBeat:

Lehrer Apologizes for Recycling Work, While New Yorker Says It Won't Happen Again — The science writer Jonah Lehrer, author of the runaway bestseller “Imagine: How Creativity Works,” has become the latest high-profile journalist to be caught up in a plagiarism scandal …

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Jim Romenesko: David Remnick says New Yorker isn't dropping Jonah Lehrer

Lewis DVorkin / Forbes:

Inside Forbes: We're Breaking Free of the Time Warp the News Industry Is Trapped In — Are you a digital news junkie? Even if you're not, here's a fun way to spend some time. For the better part of an afternoon last week, I scanned 10 news sites, all household names.