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8:50 AM ET, December 13, 2012

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Press Gazette:
Amid ‘dismay’ from Times journalists over Harding exit - News Corp mulls seven-day operation  —  News International is understood to have taken legal advice about merging The Times and Sunday Times into a seven-day operation.  —  The Times reports the development today in a report …
Discussion: Deadline.com and Telegraph
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
James Harding pulls out of BBC Question Time after quitting as editor  —  Former Times boss to be replaced on Thursday night's current affairs debating show by Lord Bilimoria, founder of Cobra beer  —  James Harding, who resigned as Times editor on Wednesday, has pulled out of a scheduled appearance on this week's BBC's Question Time.
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
My master plan for revolutionizing the future of publishing and saving tablet-native journalism  —  I have a lot of respect for the publishing industry and the futurists who try to predict where it's heading.  Nobody in that business has it particularly easy.
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.
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
News Corporation spends £100m on management and standards committee  —  Team set up to probe alleged illegal activity after phone-hacking scandal is costing more than £1m a week  —  News Corporation's management and standards committee, established last year to root …
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Guardian:
Rebekah Brooks took £10.8m compensation from News Corp
Discussion: Telegraph
Sarah McBride / Reuters:
Andreessen denies Internet bubble, advises Times to stop printing  —  (Reuters) - Far from experiencing a bubble, Silicon Valley has been in the throes of a “technology depression,” Netscape co-founder and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said at the New York Times Dealbook conference on Wednesday.
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Interview: Google expands mobile mag products amid web threat  —  Google has launched its Play Magazines storefront for UK Android devices and relaunched its Currents Flipboard app competitor, and more magazine announcements are due in a couple of weeks.  —  Google's EMEA news …
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Study says half of media buyers will try native advertising in 2013  —  “Native advertising” is being hailed as the ad format of the future by everyone from venture capitalist Fred Wilson to BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti.  Now, a survey suggests brands are ready to put down serious money to try it out.
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
Paywall illogic  —  Steve Buttry distorts our arguments—and the evidence  —  Followers of the hot 'n heavy paywall debate—all seven of you—may find it hard to believe, but there's plenty of room for consensus on whether digital subscriptions are good, bad, or indifferent for news.
Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
The New York Times Names a New Business Editor  —  Dean Murphy, a reporter and editor with The New York Times for the last 12 years, will be the next editor of the business section of The Times.  The announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon in a memo from Jill Abramson, executive editor of The Times.
Discussion: FishbowlNY and Capital New York
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Amazon wins EU e-book pricing battle with Apple  —  (Reuters) - European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices on Thursday, accepting an offer by Apple and four publishers to ease pricing restrictions on Amazon and other retailers.  —  The decision hands online retailer Amazon …
Julie Moos / Poynter:
More than 2 years after seeking nonprofit IRS status, The Lens receives approval  —  New Orleans nonprofit news site The Lens applied with the IRS for 501(c)(3) status on Oct. 16, 2010.  Twenty-six months later, it has been approved.  —  The Lens' long wait has become typical for nonprofit news sites, and can affect their survival.
David Carr / Media Decoder:
Another Portrait of Imminent Death, but One Worthy of Publishing  —  This security-camera still taken moments before the murder of Brandon Woodard, who is looking at his smartphone.  —  Last week, there was a Web's worth of debate about the decision of The New York Post to publish …
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
New York Times publishes photo of (a different) man about to die
 
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
As YouTube renews channels, will media companies make the cut?
Discussion: GigaOM
Matthew Chapman / Brand Republic:
Sunday Times to stream live Lance Armstrong scoop outside of the paywall
Seth Fiegerman / Mashable!:
Can This Startup Take on Bloomberg as a Real-Time News Service?
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We're all in this together: 5% pay cut mooted at Guardian and Observer as papers seek cuts
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Bob Costas fears gun culture but other NBC shows cater to it
Philip Dorling / The Age:
Assange looks to contest Senate election
Michael Holden / Reuters:
British lawmaker criticises Australian radio over hoax nurse
 Earlier Picks: 
Jim Romenesko:
Kansas City Star tells two reporters to decide which one gets laid off
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Sorry, but e-readers aren't dying
Discussion: ReadWrite, AllThingsD, ZDNet and GeekWire
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Unpaid bloggers lose bid to revive Huffington Post case
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Chernin Group Invests in Latino YouTube Channel
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest and The Wrap
Robert Winnett / Telegraph:
Key David Cameron aide Craig Oliver threatens Telegraph over Leveson
Discussion: Guardian, BBC and Telegraph
Julie Moos / Poynter:
TV station says it fired meteorologist for replying to viewer on Facebook