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8:10 AM ET, November 28, 2012

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
A Struggling CNN Worldwide Is Said to Be Drawn to Jeffrey Zucker  —  In the days to come, when Time Warner appoints a new leader of CNN Worldwide for the first time in a decade, that person will face an identity crisis unlike any other in corporate America.  —  Though CNN over all is on track …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Analysis: Why Jeff Zucker is right for CNN  —  Stagnant news cabler needs leader willing to take big risks  —  Hate Jeff Zucker if you must, but there's a lot to like about CNN hiring him.  —  That's not an easy thing for anyone to hear on the West Coast, where his popularity ranks somewhere between smog and wildfires.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Jill Abramson's dream epitaph: She kept The New York Times ‘straight’  —  With a team of New York Times reporters aggressively investigating the BBC scandal in which their parent company's brand new C.E.O., ex-BBC chief Mark Thompson, has been implicated, you'd think there might be some awkwardness between Thompson and the newsroom.
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Alex Weprin / FishbowlNY:
The New York Times Wants To Keep Nate Silver, ‘Expand On What He Does’
Discussion: mediabistro.com and AdAge
Megan Rose Dickey / Business Insider:   New York Times Executive Editor Still Betting On Print
Dylan Byers / Politico:
NPR affiliate launches drone program  —  Missouri NPR affiliate KBIA has launched a “Drone Program” in the hopes of building drones to collect media, the station tells POLITICO.  —  “A lot of people are predicting that drone technology is going to really big when commercial and security applications are available.
Discussion: PAPERMAG and Poynter
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
“Post-Industrial Journalism”: A new Columbia report examines the disrupted news universe  —  There's a big new report out from Columbia Journalism School this morning, entitled “Post-Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present.”  Its authors are a sort of Justice League of New York journalism schools …
Nieman Journalism Lab:
What kinds of local stories drive engagement?  The results of an NPR Facebook experiment  —  Editor's note: In February, our friends at NPR Digital Services told you about an experiment they were trying to localize content on the network's Facebook page, which has a massive 2.5 million fans.
AFP:
Student avoids US extradition over TV website  —  LONDON — A British student who created a website that let people watch films and television shows for free has struck a deal with the United States to avoid extradition, London's High Court heard on Wednesday.
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
News International must pay Andy Coulson legal fees, appeals court rules  —  Ex-News of the World editor wins appeal over bills arising out of investigations into phone hacking and payments to officials  —  Andy Coulson's legal fees relating to criminal investigations into alleged illegal activity …
Peter Vigneron / Boston Magazine:
What Happened To The Phoenix?  —  Thirty years ago, the Phoenix was the essential paper for a new generation of readers: those interested in a smart, countercultural alternative to the offerings of the mainstream press.  Its writers and editors, many of whom are now among the most distinguished …
Discussion: Media Nation
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
Why Washington Post journalist first wrote about her rape, 28 years later  —  Twenty eight years after being raped, The Washington Post's Melinda Henneberger decided to share her story publicly for the first time.  —  She did so after hearing one of the many politically-charged rape comments made this election season.
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Dick Costolo says Twitter is a reinvention of the town square — but with TV  —  Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo gave a lecture earlier this week at his alma mater — the University of Michigan — where he talked to students from the Ford School of Public Policy about how the real …
Discussion: Softpedia News
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Publishers brace for authors to reclaim book rights in 2013  —  The book publishing industry, already facing disruption from Amazon and e-books, will confront a new form of turbulence in 2013.  Starting in January, publishers face the loss of their back lists as authors begin using …
Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
Buffett Says He Remains Bullish on Newspapers, Despite Closing One  —  Warren E. Buffett isn't letting one troubled newspaper color his view of buying what many media experts consider the dinosaurs of the news business.  Mr. Buffett said he still planned to buy newspapers …
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Tom Ricks: Fox News ‘is making it up’  —  Author Tom Ricks on Tuesday said Fox News is “making it up” that he apologized after slamming the network during an on-air interview as “operating as a wing of the Republican Party” and hyping Benghazi for political reasons.
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Jessica Wohl / Reuters:   Amazon says big weekend Kindle sales more than double 2011 level
Reuters:
Card firms' block on WikiLeaks did not break rules: EU  —  (Reuters) - A block on processing donations for WikiLeaks by Visa Europe and other credit card companies is unlikely to have violated EU anti-trust rules, the European Commission said on Tuesday.  —  DataCell, a company …
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Guardian:
Julian Assange expresses surprise over EU WikiLeaks decision
Discussion: Reuters and CNET
 
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Ron Fournier to step down at National Journal
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Robert Feder / Time Out Chicago:
Sun-Times metro editor jumps to DNAInfo Chicago
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
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Associated Press:
Laura Ingraham Leaving Radio Network, Going Off Air Temporarily
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
George Entwistle demanded larger payoff from BBC, Lord Patten reveals
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