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4:50 PM ET, October 2, 2012

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Peter Rippon / BBC:
Newsnight and Jimmy Savile  —  There has been a lot written about why I took the decision not to run a story into allegations of sex abuse by the former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.  It has been suggested I was ordered to do it by my bosses as part of a BBC cover-up.
Discussion: Guardian and BBC
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Guardian:
Jimmy Savile: Newsnight editor blocked airing of sexual assault story  —  Newsnight journalists investigating Sir Jimmy Savile were told in late 2011 by the BBC programme's editor they could not broadcast what they thought was a nearly complete film about the late Jim'll Fix It presenter's alleged abuse of young women.
Press Association:
Late BBC broadcaster accused of sex abuse
Discussion: Telegraph and Guardian
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Reports: Layoffs hit Patriot-News, Post-Standard in shift to fewer print days  —  The Advance-owned Patriot-News laid off “about 70″ employees Monday, Stacy Brown reports for The (Carlisle, Pa.) Sentinel.  Brown gets to that figure independently; Patriot-News publisher John Kirkpatrick tells him only …
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Jim Romenesko:
Report: Over 100 layoffs at Syracuse Post-Standard
Discussion: Poynter
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
New York Times launches experimental HTML5 web app for iPad  —  The New York Times today announced it is launching a new HTML5 based web app accessible to iPad users at app.nytimes.com.  While called an “experimental web app” in the press release, the move mirrors a switch by other publications …
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Michael Wolff / Guardian:   What the New York Times really lost with the passing of Arthur O Sulzberger
Adrienne LaFrance / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Talking Points Memo launches membership-only program, wades into longform  —  Encouraging mass readership within a niche coverage area is at the heart of Talking Points Memo's ad-supported business model.  —  So when founding publisher/editor Josh Marshall began to assess the best ways …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
AOL Finally Lands on YouTube  —  Want to be big in online video?  It helps if people can see your stuff on the world's biggest video site.  —  So that's what Tim Armstrong is going to do: After years of keeping its clips off YouTube, AOL is finally going to start distributing its video on Google's site, via 22 branded “channels.”
Bradley Johnson / AdAge:
Internet-Media Employment Fuels Digital Job Growth  —  When it comes to jobs, internet-media businesses are the new mainstream media.  Internet media this year became the media industry's second-largest employment sector, according to Ad Age DataCenter's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, ZDNet and Noted
Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:
MLB Said to Get $6.8 Billion From Fox, Turner for TV Rights  —  Major League Baseball will get $6.8 billion from News Corp. (NWSA)'s Fox and Time Warner Inc. (TWX)'s Turner networks for the rights to broadcast games through 2021 in a contract extension, said two executives familiar with the deal.
Christopher S. Stewart / Wall Street Journal:
Strike Looms at ABC Ahead of Debate  —  As media outlets prepare for Wednesday's first presidential debate, the specter of strike action is looming at ABC, which is providing broadcast coverage for all networks.  The membership of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians …
Discussion: TVNewser
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
News And Doc Emmy Awards: PBS, ABC, CBS Lead List Of Winners  —  The 33rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards were handed out last night in New York City.  PBS led all networks with nine awards thanks to its documentary programming, while ABC and CBS News tied for seven awards each.
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Voters say journalists are giving Romney's ‘47 percent’ comments too much coverage  —  There's been too much coverage of Mitt Romney's comments about the “47 percent,” says a plurality polled by Pew. … As best I can tell, the press has largely moved on to the meta-narrative of Romney's remarks …
 
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