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12:15 PM ET, August 30, 2012

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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Media Calls Out Paul Ryan Falsehoods  —  Paul Ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech ran into a lot of trouble with fact-checkers and journalists.  —  It seemed like some reporters' heads were going to explode on Twitter as Ryan spoke.  For instance, he blasted President Obama for not doing …
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Bonnie Kavoussi / The Huffington Post:
Fox News' Sally Kohn: Paul Ryan's RNC Speech ‘Was Attempt To Set World Record For Blatant Lies’  —  According to Fox News columnist Sally Kohn, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday “was an apparent attempt to set the world record …
Discussion: Fox News
James Bennet / The Atlantic Online:
'We're Not Going to Let Our Campaign Be Dictated by Fact-Checkers'
Discussion: EdCone.com, New York Magazine and Xark
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Bit by Bit It Takes Shape: Media Evolution for the ‘Post-Truth’ Age
Discussion: Poynter, CNN and The Raw Story
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Three billion flips later, Flipboard turns to video  —  Tablet content aggregators like Flipboard and Zite have found favor by re-imagining modern web text as linear pages of ye olde magazines.  But can the same paradigm work for other online content?  —  Flipboard on Wednesday launched …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
HMV's Simon Fox tipped to become Trinity Mirror's new chief executive  —  Board set to make final decision as share price rises on prospect of an announcement soon  —  Trinity Mirror is set to appoint a new chief executive, with outgoing HMV chief Simon Fox tipped to take the reins at the Daily Mirror publisher.
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
With Reddit chat, Obama goes around press directly to voters  —  How do you get President Obama to do a live Q&A with Reddit users?  Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian told Peter Kafka, “There are quite a few redditors at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and at the campaign HQ.”
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Correspondence and collusion between the New York Times and the CIA  —  Mark Mazzetti's emails with the CIA expose the degradation of journalism that has lost the imperative to be a check to power  —  (updated below)  —  The rightwing transparency group, Judicial Watch …
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Arthur S. Brisbane / The Public Editor's Journal:
Pre-Publication Disclosure of Dowd Column: A Breach of Two Boundaries
Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:
Guggenheim Partners Nearing Deal to Buy Dick Clark Productions (Exclusive)  —  The private-equity firm has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the storied producer of the Golden Globe Awards.  —  Guggenheim Partners has entered final negotiations to acquire Dick Clark Productions …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and TVWeek.com
Newsosaur / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Twin threats peril preprint newspaper ads  —  Preprint advertising, a long-reliable source of business that represents a quarter of the remaining revenue for the struggling newspaper industry, is at greater risk than ever before, owing to a perfect storm of challenges.
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
As Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans, Times-Picayune prints in Alabama  —  Any day a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast, the Times-Picayune's front page is a must-peek.  But Thursday's front page is missing from the Newseum's “Today's Front Pages” feature.  —  Did the presses stop early?
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox News Responds To Sarah Palin's Facebook Post On Cancelled Fox Appearances  —  Earlier today on Facebook, Sarah Palin informed her followers that her scheduled interviews on Fox News tonight were cancelled.  Palin expressed disappointment that she would not be on-air to react to the speech given …
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Phone hacking: former News of the World head of legal arrested  —  Tom Crone understood to have been arrested by by detectives from Scotland Yard's Operation Weeting  —  Phone hacking: detectives from Scotland Yard's Operation Weeting have arrested a 60-year-old man.  Photograph: Felix Clay for the Guardian
Matt Brian / The Next Web:
A best-seller sells out: Amazon pulls Kindle Fire sales ahead of September 6 tablet refresh  —  With its September 6 event circled on its calendar in big red ink, Amazon has announced today that its Kindle Fire tablet is “Sold Out,” pulling the tablet from sale as it looks to its “exciting roadmap ahead.”
Emma Gardner / Lean Back 2.0:
What can publishers learn from the music industry?  —  In the pre-digital days of not-so-long ago, news articles were bundled into nice, neat packages.  Every day or week, a newspaper or magazine featuring a selection of articles would be delivered to a reader's door.
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Robin Roberts Starts ‘GMA’ Medical Leave Early: 'I'll Get Back As Soon As I Can' (VIDEO)  —  “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts moved up her last day before medical leave to Thursday.  —  While Friday was expected to be her last day, the network announced that the “GMA” host would make her final appearance on Thursday.
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists  —  The public's trust in the institution of the press may be fading, and digital platforms have opened the publishing world to anyone with a desire to speak, but it seems professional journalists themselves are not seen as obsolete.
Discussion: The Newspaper Guild
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Digg's “Blank Slate” Approach Could Hinder Its Journey Back to Relevance  —  Once the darling of Web 2.0 enthusiasts the world around, social news aggregation site Digg fell from grace over the past three years.  —  The final death rattle of the Digg we once knew sounded last month …
 
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Barb Palser / American Journalism Review:
A Promising New Venue  —  TV stations and their digital outlets …
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
MSNBC Falsely Accused Of Purposely Omitting Minority Republican Speeches
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
‘Time’ Stretches on for Publisher Search
William Yardley / New York Times:
Malcolm W. Browne, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter, Dies at 81
Discussion: NPR
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
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Jim Romenesko:
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Discussion: iMediaEthics
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Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
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Discussion: Gawker, @jackshafer and TVNewser
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Kobo to Replace Google E-Books for Independent Booksellers
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Leveson ‘loading a gun’ against press industry, warns Indy editor
Discussion: Jon Slattery and Guardian
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Yahoo News fires David Chalian
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