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2:55 PM ET, December 12, 2012

Top News:

The minister and a warning to The Telegraph before expenses story — Maria Miller's advisers warned The Telegraph to consider the minister's role in implementing the Leveson Report before this newspaper published details of her expenses. — Maria Miller — The Culture Secretary's special adviser …

Discussion: Media Decoder, Guardian, Mirror.co.uk, Guardian, HoldTheFrontPage, Sky News, New Statesman, Guest blog, @dansabbagh, Hacking inquiry and Spectator

Robert Winnett / Telegraph:

Key David Cameron aide Craig Oliver threatens Telegraph over Leveson — David Cameron's director of communications warned the Daily Telegraph that Maria Miller was “looking at Leveson” after being asked questions about her expense claims. — In a phone call to the editor of this newspaper …

Discussion: National Updates and BBC

Fraser Nelson / Spectator:
Maria Miller's adviser reminds us why politicians can't be trusted with press regulation

Discussion: Guardian

Nick Cohen / Spectator: Lord Justice Leveson and the baby killers

Ned Simons / Huffington Post UK: Maria Miller's Office Accused Of Using Leveson Role To Try And Suppress Expenses Story

Libby Wiener / ITV News:
PM backs Culture Secretary over ‘threats’ to newspaper

Discussion: Guido Fawkes

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

From newspaper of the year to Nightjack: The highs and lows of James Harding's five-year Times editorship — Reading between the lines of James Harding's statement it is not hard to see that he has been squeezed out of his job as Times editor. — Under the terms of Rupert Murdoch's purchase …

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Is Harding making way for an older man? — James Harding, born 1969, has resigned from The Times. And John Witherow, born 1952, is being tipped to take over. — It reminds me of Ken Tynan's famously sarcastic remark, when he was fired as the London Evening Standard's theatre critic, about making way for the older generation.

Guardian:

Times editor James Harding's resignation speech to editorial staff — How Harding announced News Corporation's decision to appoint a new editor — It has been made clear to me that News Corporation would like to appoint a new editor of the Times. I have, therefore, agreed to stand down.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest and Media Week

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian: Times editor James Harding resigns

Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:
James Harding steps down as editor of The Times

Wall Street Journal:

Apple Tests Designs for TV — TAIPEI—Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test several TV-set designs, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting the U.S. company is moving closer to expanding its offerings for the living room.

Nate Raymond / Reuters:

Unpaid bloggers lose bid to revive Huffington Post case — (Reuters) - Unpaid bloggers have lost their bid to get an appeals court to restore a lawsuit contending AOL Inc owes them a cut of the $315 million it spent last year to buy The Huffington Post. — A three-judge panel …

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Leveson warns journalistic standards could slip if bloggers not subject to law — Leveson warns journalists might adopt unethical practices in face of competition from internet without level playing field in law — Lord Justice Leveson has warned that unless criminal and civil law is enforced …

Discussion: broadstuff, Guy Fawkes' blog and PressGazette

Felix Salmon:

Why we won't have tablet-native journalism — Last week, when the Daily died, I declared that the reason, in part, was that tablet-native journalism was impossible. And I got a lot of rather vehement pushback, including some smart commentary from John Gruber, taking the other side of the argument.

Julie Moos / Poynter:

TV station says it fired meteorologist for replying to viewer on Facebook — Louisiana meteorologist Rhonda Lee was fired after responding on Facebook to a viewer comment about her hair. Her employer, KTBS, says she was fired because responding at all is a violation of company procedure.

Discussion: Sporty Afros and NetNewsCheck Latest

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

Vox Media says the Verge is “very profitable” after one year — In late 2011, The Verge arrived on the media scene with grand plans to redefine tech news. Parent company Vox Media made an expensive bet on brand-name writers and bespoke publishing tools. — In the month of October …

Discussion: VentureBeat, Talking Biz News and NetNewsCheck Latest

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

The Redbox Verizon Movie Service Is Almost Ready to Take On Netflix — Here comes the next video service that wants to take on Netflix: Redbox and Verizon are finally ready to launch their long-awaited joint venture. — Well, almost ready: “Redbox Instant by Verizon” …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Wrap, Cable Television News, Home Media Magazine, CNET, Forbes, SocialTimes, GeekWire, The Verge, Gizmodo, App Advice and Mashable!

Craig Silverman / Poynter:

The best (and worst) media errors and corrections of 2012 — If my annual tally of plagiarism and fabrication incidents is the depressing part of “Regret the Error"'s year-end coverage, then this annual collection of the best of the worst in errors and corrections is the highlight.

Discussion: TVNewser, Boing Boing and The Huffington Post

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Journalist held in Syria faces execution by her kidnappers — The captors of a journalist in Syria are threatening to execute her tomorrow (13 December) unless their demands for a $50m ransom are met. — Anhar Kochneva, a reporter with Russian and Ukrainian dual nationality …

Discussion: SyriaNews and Associated Press