Mediagazer: PBS NewsHour's viewers are translating its videos into 52 languages (and counting) (Adrienne LaFrance/Nieman Journalism Lab)

1:05 AM ET, September 2, 2012

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Charles Seife / Slate:

Jonah Lehrer's Journalistic Misdeeds at Wired.com — An investigation reveals evidence of plagiarism, dodgy quotes, and factual inaccuracies. — For the past three months, Jonah Lehrer, science journalist, author of three books, and (former) New Yorker staff writer has been under siege.

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, EdCone.com, @sdkstl, @mathewi and Poynter

Evan Hansen / Wired:

Violations of Editorial Standards Found in WIRED Writer's Blog — This week we concluded a preliminary WIRED review of a sample of articles from Jonah Lehrer's personal blog, Frontal Cortex, which was active on Wired.com from July 2010 through June 2012. The review was conducted by Charles Seife …

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Jim Romenesko:

Free plagiarism checker finds more Jonah Lehrer journalistic misdeeds — From JUSTIN MEGAHAN: Last night I was wondering if a basic free plagiarism checker that is used by high school teachers to check their students work — The Plagiarism Checker — would find the plagiarized excerpts from Jonah Lehrer's “The Psychology of Nakedness.”

Discussion: @justinrmegahan

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Wired.com investigator on Jonah Lehrer plagiarism: ‘I think the safety net has eroded’ — Longtime science journalist Charles Seife was vaguely familiar with Jonah Lehrer's work before Wired.com asked him two weeks ago to investigate a sample of blog posts for plagiarism, fabrication and other shortcuts.

Karl Taro Greenfeld / Business Week:

ESPN: Everywhere Sports Profit Network — ESPN's global headquarters span 18 buildings and 123 acres in Bristol, Conn. The campus occupies a fenced-in hillside, though deer frequently end up trapped inside the fence, and appears to be in a state of constant flux.

Discussion: @carr2n

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

HuffPost Highlights taps reader-powered curation of best passages — When your website puts out thousands of pieces of content a day, how do you consistently and efficiently surface the best stuff? — The simplest way is to just follow the cowpaths — the routes where reader behavior naturally flows.

Discussion: TechPresident

Rem Rieder / American Journalism Review:

A Watershed Moment for Real-Time Fact-Checking — It was a positive development in a very negative presidential campaign The news media's aggressive, real-time fact-checking of Rep. Paul Ryan's acceptance speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention was a watershed moment.

Adrienne LaFrance / Nieman Journalism Lab:

PBS NewsHour's viewers are translating its videos into 52 languages (and counting) — Ever try watching Sesame Street in Turkish, or Hindi? Big Bird has made his way to 150 countries, and has been translated into more than 50 languages. — Now, PBS NewsHour is working to follow the bird …

Discussion: Forbes

John Micek / Morning Call:

Reaction to fewer print days mixed — Age, it turns out, is a fairly reliable predictor of reader reaction to the Harrisburg Patriot-News' plan to stop publishing the print version of its newspaper four days of the week. “This is the state capital and now it won't have a daily newspaper …

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

What the ebook settlement means for publishers, Apple and you — The states unveiled a deal this week that, if approved, would see consumers collect a refund of $0.25 to $1.32 for each ebook they bought from big publishers. It's splashy news, but the reality is more complicated.

Al Tompkins / Poynter:

Washington Post innovates at the conventions: ‘Mobile, social, video’ — Big events like national political conventions seem to bring out the best in journalism innovations. In 1924, at the GOP convention, the first radio broadcasters announced Calvin Coolidge's nomination.

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Emma Bazilian / Adweek:

‘USA Today’ Debuts High School Football Mag — This weekend, high school football fans in 11 markets across the country will have the chance to see their favorite local stars highlighted in Prime, the debut magazine from USA Today Sports. The color insert, of which 550,000 copies …