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A Conversation With Bill Conlin The Day Before The Inquirer Dropped Its Molestation Story — The first email arrived at 4:28 p.m. Monday. Subject line: “Hot button issue.” … That story was published on Tuesday—a lengthy investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer into allegations that Conlin …
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Media Decoder, The Daily Beast, New York Times, Future of Journalism, CBS Philly and Bleacher Report
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Gail Shister / The Philly Post:
Inky Reporter Nancy Phillips Talks About the Bill Conlin Investigation
Inky Reporter Nancy Phillips Talks About the Bill Conlin Investigation
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Future of Journalism, Deadspin, MetaFilter and New York Times
Nancy Phillips / Philly.com:
Another woman comes forward over abuse by Bill Conlin
Another woman comes forward over abuse by Bill Conlin
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Philly.com
Chicago Tribune:
Sun-Times sold to local investor group — Deal with Wrapports LLC valued at more than $20 million, expected to close by end of the year — The deal to acquire Chicago's No. 2 newspaper is done. — Sun-Times Media Chairman Jeremy Halbreich confirmed Wednesday evening that a new company led …

Leveson inquiry receives more than 200 submissions from outside media — Inquiry says it has been sent 411 submissions of evidence in total, including 93 from those claiming to be victims of the press — The Leveson inquiry into phone hacking and media ethics has received more than 200 submissions …
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The Most-Read Newspaper Websites In Europe — We often see national and international breakdowns of newspaper website popularity, but rarely by continent. — Here is comScore (NSDQ: SCOR) Media Metrix's chart of the most-read newspaper sites in Europe (June 2011), as features …
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Mail Online tops 80m monthly online browsers — UK's most popular newspaper website hits new high, as guardian.co.uk's monthly users rise to more than 63 million — Mail Online topped 80 million monthly online browsers for the first time in November in a busy news period when guardian.co.uk also broke new traffic records.

Cable Chief Fires Back at MSG Sports Network — As Dispute Escalates, TWC CEO Touts Model That Would Shift Programming to Separate Tier — Facing a heated battle with MSG sports network over rising rates, Time Warner Cable Inc. Chief Executive Glenn Britt said sports channels …
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Robinson exit to cost New York Times over $15 million — (Reuters) - Janet Robinson, who will step down as chief executive of the New York Times Co on December 31, will receive an exit package in excess of $15 million, according to people familiar with the situation.
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FishbowlNY, paidContent, The New York Observer and Business Insider

GCI buys ‘thousands’ of iPhones and other devices, memo says, in ramp-up of mobile newsroom tech — Following is a memo U.S. newspapers division President Bob Dickey sent to employees today. I'm posting this from my iPhone (!), with limited Web access. — Dec. 21, 2011
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Poynter and Electronista
Jenna Russell / The Boston Globe:
Professor at BU faces charge in fatal crash — PLYMOUTH - A well-known Boston University journalism professor and former longtime ABC News correspondent will be charged with vehicular homicide in connection with an October accident that killed a 26-year-old Plymouth man.
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story:
Boehner's office cuts off C-SPAN cameras as GOP takes verbal beating — A strange thing happened Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill. — As Rep. Stenny Hoyer (D-MD) attempted to call for a vote to extend a payroll tax cut to middle class and working Americans, his Republican colleagues adjourned …
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Mediaite and Washington Monthly
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
Tumblr Bets on Big-Name Publishers — Twitter used its entree with celebrities — hello @aplusk and @oprah! — to build a tech platform into a media juggernaut. Tumblr is hoping to do the same, only it's banking on old-school media properties to popularize its platform and create the kind …

Is Huffington Post Miami guilty of theft? — Arianna Huffington is most famous for launching a website that posts thousands of stories a week, most of them written by people who don't get a dime for their work. — Much of what appears on HuffPost is written by bloggers who write for no pay.
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JIMROMENESKO.COM and The Huffington Post
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Herman Cain Got Most Press Coverage Of GOP Contenders, Pew's 2011 Media Study Shows — NEW YORK — He's no longer running for president, but Herman Cain will finish 2011 having racked up more national media coverage than any other Republican candidate, according to a report released Wednesday …
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The New York Observer and Journalism.org
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Julie Moos / Poynter:
PEJ: Economy is the most-covered story of the year
PEJ: Economy is the most-covered story of the year
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FishbowlNY, Journalism.org, NetNewsCheck Latest, The Wrap, Pew Research Center, Capital New York and Forbes

Internet Radio Wants More Ad Dollars — If a song plays on the Internet, rather than the radio, does it count for anything? — That question is at the heart of an intensifying dispute between traditional radio broadcasters and online radio service Pandora Media Inc. over how their audiences are measured.

CNN's iReport Produces Controversy, Llama Photos — CNN recently laid off at least 50 staff, including several photojournalists, in favor of affiliate contributions and iReport — CNN's user-generated content department which does not pay users for their submissions.

The Sunday Times prepares iPad and Android editions for Christmas Day — The Sunday Times will be published on Christmas Day this year for the first time in its 190-year history, thanks to its new digital versions. — The Sunday Times: readies digital versions

‘The New York Observer,’ in a bid to go national, will expand its editorial department — The New York Observer is gearing up to go national. — The 25-year-old weekly newspaper is considering spinning off a nationally focused website, and will increase the size of the full-time editorial staff …
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Journalism.org and FishbowlNY
Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
KTLA weatherman Henry DiCarlo throws fit on air — Henry DiCarlo, the morning weatherman at KTLA in Los Angeles, threw a fit Wednesday and walked off camera after conducting a live interview and then not having time to do his weather segment. As he left, he scolded the producers …
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The Huffington Post and LA Observed