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3:35 PM ET, December 12, 2012

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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 …

Discussion: New York Magazine

Roy Greenslade / Guardian: Is Harding making way for an older man?

Guardian:
Times editor James Harding's resignation speech to editorial staff

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest and Media Week

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

Discussion: Telegraph

Telegraph:

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

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: Guardian, National Updates and BBC

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

Discussion: Guardian

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.

Philip Dorling / The Age:

Assange looks to contest Senate election — WIKILEAKS publisher Julian Assange has confirmed his intention to run as a Senate candidate in the 2013 federal election and will announce the formation of a WikiLeaks political party early next year. — Nearly six months after he sought political asylum …

Discussion: WorldViews, Daily Dot and rt.com

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

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.

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

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, NetNewsCheck Latest and Talking Biz News

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Chernin Group Invests in Latino YouTube Channel — Here's another bet on YouTube, placed by people who don't work at Google: The Chernin Group is leading an early investment round in MiTú, a Latino-focused YouTube network. — Peter Chernin's holding company isn't announcing the amount of the round …

Discussion: The Wrap

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” …