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5:00 PM ET, July 7, 2012

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fake Bylines Reveal Hidden Costs Of Local News … Newspapers acknowledged publishing dozens of items in print or online from outsourcing firm Journatic that appeared under fake bylines.  The Chicago Tribune, for example, said the matter is under investigation.
Discussion: Poynter
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Ryan Smith / Guardian:
My adventures in Journatic's new media landscape of outsourced hyperlocal news  —  I went public about my experience at Journatic because people should know how their local newspapers are being hollowed out  —  HBO's new late-night series The Newsroom is set in the busy backstage of a CNN …
Jack Shafer:   How the byline beast was born
Jonathan Peters / Slate:
The Supreme Court Leaks  —  The high court has a long and storied history of dishing on itself.  —  The Supreme Court isn't supposed to be like other institutions.  It's supposed to be something more, a place above partisan squabbling, insulated from the unseemly back and forth of politics.
Jules Stenson / The Huffington Post:
There Is Life After The News of the World  —  It lasted little more than two minutes and, like the best News of the World splashes, was executed with brutal finality.  Without any warning, we were called from our desks to the centre of the newsroom where Rebekah Brooks was waiting for us with our editor Colin Myler alongside her.
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of the only metric that matters  —  Amid the big news of the News Corp. split, The New York Times announced its deal with Flipboard.  Then, the next day, The Wall Street Journal reported its own deal with Pulse.  It looked like Tablet Aggregator Wars, with the two big head …
Discussion: Forbes Real Time
Mariah Blake / CJR:
Something fishy?  —  John Solomon had grand plans for the digital future of the Center for Public Integrity.  But there was always a catch...  When John Solomon took over as executive editor of The Washington Times in 2008, the conservative daily had long been propped up on subsidies …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Journal Critique of Romney Shows Murdoch Doubt on Candidacy  —  To hear Rupert Murdoch tell it lately, Mitt Romney lacks stomach and heart.  He “seems to play everything safe.”  And he is not nearly as tough as he needs to be on President Obama.  —  Mr. Murdoch's thoughts on the Republican presidential candidate's prospects?
Peter Sterne / CJR:
Gawker's new comment system  —  Will it help or hurt the site's young writers?  —  Gawker Media publisher Nick Denton recently introduced a new commenting system, called Kinja, on his network of websites.  Rather than showing all comments on a given article, Kinja shows only the most interesting thread of comments and replies.
Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM
Adrienne LaFrance / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Save your darlings: Blank on Blank gives new life to old tape  —  As journalists, we are taught early to “kill your darlings.”  —  The material may be punchy, savory, heartbreaking, or hilarious, but if it's not necessary for the story — or if it's redundant or tangential …
Discussion: Mediaite
Daniel R. Schwarz / The Huffington Post:
Why, as the Gates of Newsgathering Information Have Been Opening, the Minds of Its Audience Have Been Closing?  —  In examining the radical changes in the dissemination of news, we need to examine not only how newspaper and news media are evolving from providing historically accurate records …
Discussion: @mathewi
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Movie Studios Spar Over WikiLeaks  —  Studios are jostling to be the first to bring the story of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, to the big screen.  But when Hollywood attempts to harness a swift-moving news story, the task can prove very complicated.  —  Cengage Learning Hunts for Next CEO
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Email exchange with fictional character leads to New York Times correction  —  Patrick Somerville writes about the weird circumstances that led to a weird correction on Janet Maslin's review of his novel “This Bright River.”  He was devastated Maslin didn't like the piece, he writes …
 
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Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk:
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Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:
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Discussion: WebProNews and Daily Dot
Tracie Powell / Poynter:
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