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11:15 AM ET, July 17, 2013

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Jack Shafer:
From Tom Paine to Glenn Greenwald, we need partisan journalism  —  I would sooner engage you in a week-long debate over which taxonomical subdivision the duck-billed platypus belongs to then spend a moment arguing whether Glenn Greenwald is a journalist or not, or whether an activist can be a journalist …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Turner Shuffle: John Martin to Succeed Phil Kent as CEO in January  —  After a dozen years at the helm, Phil Kent will step down from his post as CEO of Turner Broadcasting in January and will be succeeded by Time Warner chief financial officer John Martin.  —  Kent will remain chairman of TBS for a period in 2014.
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Keith Olbermann Finalizes Deal With ESPN  —  The former MSNBC host will lead a New York-based late-night show on ESPN2.  —  Keith Olbermann will return to TV sooner than expected.  The former MSNBC and Current anchor has finalized a deal with ESPN for a late-night show to air on ESPN2 later this year …
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Keith Olbermann Is Returning To ESPN.  Can He Help Himself?  —  The television career of Keith Olbermann can be understood as a an endless cycle of network executives first deciding his prodigious talent outweighs his considerable red flags, then coming to think otherwise.  Lather, rinse, repeat.
Discussion: TVNewser, Politico and Mediaite
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Daily Beast to launch a new weekend title, ‘Beast Weekend’  —  The Daily Beast is launching a weekend title to debut this fall along with a homepage makeover, editor-in-chief Tina Brown told staff today.  —  “Beast Weekend will refresh and refocus our weekend content towards culture as well as longer reads …
Discussion: eMedia Vitals and FishbowlNY
Bronwen Clune / Guardian:
Are fact-checking sites a symptom of the media not doing its job?  —  ‘Fact-checking’ sites are on the rise in Australia.  Are those new ventures suggesting that journalism is failing to adequately perform its functions?  —  The Guardian's data journalism workflow.  Illustration: Mark McCormick for the Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer Hits One-Year Mark  —  Shares Have Soared More Than 70%, but Little Evidence Yet of a Real Turnaround  —  Yahoo Inc.'s share price has soared more than 70% since the arrival of Chief Executive Marissa Mayer one year ago, but there isn't much evidence yet of a fundamental turnaround at the veteran Web company.
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Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:
Yahoo Misses Estimates as CEO Fails to Woo Advertisers
Bloomberg:
Malone Yields to Vodafone in German Cable Race  —  John Malone, the billionaire who controls Liberty Global Plc (LBTYA), said he's out of the race for Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (KD8) and will look to southern Europe for opportunities when the economy there starts improving.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
Wall Street Journal:
Google Pitches Online TV Service to Media Companies  —  Streaming of Traditional TV Programming Is Also Planned by Others  —  Google Inc. has approached media companies about licensing their content for an Internet TV service that would stream traditional TV programming, people familiar with the matter say.
Lindsey Clay / Guardian:
There's no battle between TV and YouTube.  Fact.  —  Thinkbox's Lindsey Clay says that the emotional connection people enjoy with TV makes the so-called battle between TV and YouTube a false one  —  Here's a fact: in the UK, for every minute spent with YouTube, the average person spends nearly an hour watching terrestrial TV.
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Netflix Dominates Speculation Over Emmy Awards  —  The nominations for the Emmy Awards will be announced on Thursday in Los Angeles, and it is widely expected that, for the first time, the headlines will be all about Netflix.  —  Two programs created for that Internet streaming service …
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
Hearst Newspapers team up with Monster.com on employment iPhone and Android apps  —  As a former classified advertising manager one of the great mysteries to me has been the reluctance of newspapers to attempt to resurrect their classified businesses through mobile apps.
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Uncommon Content out to make Web shows that click on TV  —  New York filmmaker Uncommon Content is producing half-hour Web shows that it's betting will get picked up by networks and become mainstream fare.  —  Uncommon Content has so far produced seven Web series, one of which features musician …
Walter Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Next up for Tribune Co.: making the most of its real estate  —  The Los Angeles Times is seen from the observation deck of Los Angeles City Hall.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times / November 21, 2012)  —  After announcing a plan to split its newspaper unit into a separate company …
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Dish opens up the Hopper DVR to help developers build smarter, more useful TV apps  —  Smartphones and tablets have endlessly customizable interfaces, but sadly we're usually stuck at the mercy of remote controls that have no awareness of context when we watch TV.
Gina Damron / Detroit Free Press:
National Press Photographers Association expresses concern over arrest of Free Press photographer  —  The National Press Photographers Association says it appears police violated the First Amendment rights of a Detroit Free Press photographer when she was arrested after trying to get her iPhone …
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Lauren Ingeno / Inside Higher Ed:
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FCC delays decision on allowing more nudity and cursing on TV
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Gavin O'Malley / MediaPost:
About.com Restructures, Names Kim CEO
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Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

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