Mediagazer: John Witherow could be confirmed as Times editor this week (Lisa O'Carroll/Guardian)

2:00 PM ET, January 14, 2013

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Joshua Topolsky / The Verge:

Exclusive: CBS forced CNET staff to recast vote after Hopper won ‘Best in Show’ at CES — The Dish Network's Hopper wasn't simply in the running: it had actually taken the top prize — On Friday, news broke that CNET had been forced by its parent company CBS to remove the Dish Network's Hopper set-top box …

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John Herman / BuzzFeed:

Star CNET Reporter Resigns Over CBS Controversy

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Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

New York Times to launch electronic corrections form — The New York Times website is to launch a new electronic corrections submissions form, to try and improve the reader's ability to report an error. Speaking to Journalism.co.uk for a podcast on best practice in online corrections …

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David Carr / New York Times:

Guns, Maps and Data That Disturbs — Should data have a conscience? — As a journalist, I am trained as an absolutist in matters of open data. Public records should be just that, public, and as agents of transparency, news media outlets should help cast sunlight on those records.

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Newsday:

Journal News gun permit map used by burglars to target White Plains home? — A White Plains residence pinpointed on a controversial handgun permit database was burglarized Saturday, and the burglars' target was the homeowner's gun safe. — At least two burglars broke into a home on Davis Avenue …

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Wall Street Journal:

Legal Case Strained Troubled Web Activist — Just days before he hanged himself, Internet activist Aaron Swartz's hopes for a deal with federal prosecutors fell apart. — Two years ago, the advocate for free information online, who was known to have suffered from depression …

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Jay Rosen / Quote and Comment:
“If someone is in need of knowledge and you can provide it, but you don't, you are guilty …

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Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
MIT Responds to Death of Activist Aaron Swartz, Begins Internal Investigation

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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:

Joyce Wadler Takes NY Times Buyout — Joyce Wadler, the original bold-faced name columnist, has decided to take a buyout, a source tells us. The announcement was included in a longer email to Times staff, noting that Ms. Wadler would leave the Times to pursue her passion: humor writing.

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Isaac Rauch / Deadspin:

The Sunday Times Put An Ad In The Chicago Tribune About What Questions Lance Armstrong Should Answer On Oprah — David Walsh, sports editor of The Sunday Times, took out this advertisement [click to enlarge] in The Chicago Tribune telling Oprah Winfrey what to ask during her interview …

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Buzz Bissinger / The Daily Beast:
I Was Deluded to Believe Lance Armstrong When He Denied Doping

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Julie Moos / Poynter:

3 journalists get Golden Globe shout-outs — During Sunday night's Golden Globe awards, journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann received thanks from Jay Roach, whose HBO adaptation of their book “Game Change” won best miniseries/TV movie. Halperin and Heilemann are working on a sequel …

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Robin Roberts Plans February Return to ‘Good Morning America’ — Robin Roberts, the “Good Morning America” host who signed off the show last August to receive treatment for a life-threatening bone marrow disorder, says she intends to return to work in February.

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Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:

Netflix Signs Multi-Year Licensing Agreement With Turner Broadcasting And Warner Bros. Television — Netflix isn't all about movies, as you know. The company has been adding more television to its on-demand service and today announced multiyear licensing agreements with both Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Television Group.

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:

Condé Nast Contracts Cut Author's Share in Film Deals — It's a dream tucked in the backs of many journalists' minds: the article they write becomes a blockbuster movie and they reap a healthy share of the profits, a walk on the red carpet and — who knows? — maybe even an Oscar.

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Keith Stuart / Guardian:

News as games: immoral or the future of interactive journalism? — Apple's decision to reject an iPhone game exploring the conflict in Syria reflects wider unease about playing with news — Picture this. One morning, you visit the Guardian home page to find a headline article about …

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

John Witherow could be confirmed as Times editor this week — Current Sunday Times editor will meet directors during second half of this week, with a view to ratifying his appointment — John Witherow, the editor of the Sunday Times, is to meet the Times Newspapers independent directors …