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6:35 PM ET, November 6, 2012

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Marc Tracy / The New Republic:
Nate Silver Is a One-Man Traffic Machine for the Times  —  “FiveThirtyEight is drawing huge traffic,” New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson told me yesterday.  She added, “What's interesting is a lot of the traffic is coming just for Nate.”  —  There has been plenty of controversy …
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Here's What the New York Times' Nate Silver Traffic Boom Looks Like  —  You thought we were done talking about Nate Silver today?  Think again!  —  Here, for instance, is an excellent piece by The New Republic's Marc Tracy, which details the huge spike in traffic the New York Times has seen to Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog.
Discussion: Mediaite
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Voters gather to decide Nate Silver's fate  —  Yes, today's rather important for President Obama and Mitt Romney, as well as their families and supporters.  But New York Times poll-blogger Nate Silver's predictions have made him a target for the ire of conservatives and pundits protecting …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Nate Silver Accounted For 20 Percent Of NYT's Web Traffic On Monday
Discussion: Mediaite
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
News orgs innovate with election coverage  —  Tuesday night will be the most interactive election night ever.  —  Millions of Americans won't just be watching results come in, they'll be participating in new ways thanks to news organizations doing just about everything they can think of to enhance live coverage tonight.
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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Where to watch the 2012 presidential election live online  —  Millions of people all over the U.S. will flock to the polls Tuesday to make their vote count; and later, everyone will be glued to the screen to find out how the country has voted.  Pretty much all the big news organizations …
Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Major TV News Networks Agree To Shield Early Exit Poll Data On Election Day  —  LOS ANGELES, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. television networks face a new challenge in covering this year's excruciatingly close presidential election: prevent closely guarded exit poll results from leaking onto Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms.
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Christmas Coming Early For AOL Shareholders With $445M Dividend  —  Mark your calendar, AOL shareholders: Dec. 14 is your lucky day.  —  On that date, almost exactly three years to the day after the internet giant spun out from Time Warner, AOL will pay out a one-time dividend of $5.15 per share, or $445 million total.
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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
How video will provide a third act for AOL
Discussion: Beet.TV
Steven Jacobs / Street Fight:   AOL: Patch Remains on Path to Profitability, Expenses Cut 30%
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
News Corp. executive sidesteps rumors about plans to acquire more newspapers  —  News Corp. president and chief operating officer Chase Carey sidestepped questions about whether his company is in acquisition mode this afternoon.  —  “Obviously we should look at some things,” said Carey …
Discussion: Media Money …
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John Jannarone / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Earnings Boosted by Gain
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Michael de la Merced / DealBook:
F.T. Up for Sale, Report Says, but Pearson Says Not So Fast
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
Senior Executive at The Times Will Retire  —  A senior executive of The New York Times Company responsible for key business results is retiring, and the company is eliminating the position entirely.  —  Scott Heekin-Canedy, president and general manager of The New York Times, will retire by year's end.
On The Media:
On The Media's Election Night Bingo  —  Are you watching (or listening) to the election results come in tonight?  Well we are too, so join On the Media producers Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt, along with It's a Free Country's Caitlin Thompson and Stephen Reader while we play interactive election night bingo!
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New York Times:   Election Night: Live-Blogging the Media Coverage
Laura Hazard Owen / GigaOM:
Amazon Prime tests $7.99/month option to compete with Hulu+, Netflix  —  Amazon is offering some users who don't want to drop $79 on an annual Prime membership another option: Paying $7.99 a month.  While that actually adds up to more money on a yearly basis ($95.88), it may bring new users into the fold …
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Exclusive: Amazon to win out over Apple in e-book price tussle  —  (Reuters) - European Union regulators are to accept an offer by Apple and four publishers to end an antitrust probe into their e-book prices, two sources said, handing Amazon victory in a bid to sell online books cheaper than its rivals, sources said.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Shadow of 2008 looms over CNN  —  Four years ago, more people watched election night coverage on CNN than on any other network, cable or broadcast.  —  But in the interim period, CNN has struggled.  As I wrote in June, the network is registering its lowest ratings since the first Gulf War.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Marissa Mayer Will “Talk About Where She Is Taking Yahoo” in First Media Interview Since Becoming CEO  —  Marissa Mayer — the typically press-loving Silicon Valley exec who has avoided much media interaction since she took over as CEO of Yahoo — will be doing her first sit-down interview …
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Jamie Condliffe / Gizmodo:
Samsung Teams Up With Yahoo For Interactive TV Service
Discussion: Engadget
Don Jeffrey / Bloomberg:
Pandora Media Sues Ascap Seeking Lower Songwriter Fees  —  Pandora Media Inc. (P), the biggest Internet radio service, sued the organization representing songwriters and composers to seek lower license fees for playing their songs.  —  Pandora, which is also lobbying the U.S. Congress …
 
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Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!:
Obama to Reddit: Get Out and Vote
Discussion: AllThingsD, Forbes, MediaPost and Betabeat
Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch:
Click Facebook's “I'm Voting” Button, Research Shows It Boosts Turnout
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and CNET
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Roll Call names new editor
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Spain's El Pais journalists strike over job cuts
David Carr / Media Decoder:
A Last Fact-Check: It Didn't Work  —  As so many media outlets promised …
Katherine Fung / Huffington Post:
Tentative New York Times Contract Will Preserve Pension Plan, Health Care For Guild Members
Discussion: mediabistro.com
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Former BBC Boss Expresses ‘Shock and Sadness’ About Abuse Scandal
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Cablevision and NBCUniversal sign distribution deal
 

 
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