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Blogs Bash Obama's Historic Claim

MJ Lee, Politico, December 21, 2012

Ethiopian Court Finds 2 Swedish Journalists Guilty of Supporting Terrorism

Associated Press, Washington Post, December 21, 2012

Sun-Times Sale Expected to be Announced Wednesday

Robert Channick, Michael Oneal and Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune, December 20, 2012

In New-Media First, Super Bowl to Be Streamed Online

Brian Steinberg, AdAge, December 20, 2012

Leveson Inquiry: Rupert Murdoch Could be Called

Lisa O'Carroll, The Guardian, December 20, 2012

Piers Morgan Maintains Innocence in Phone Hacking Questioning

Chris O'Shea, Fishbowl NY, December 20, 2012

Fox’s Ed Henry Get Defensive on Twitter

Betsy Rothstein, Fishbowl DC, December 20, 2012

PBS Nabs Roll Call’s Bellantoni for Politics Editor

Betsy Rothstein, Fishbowl DC, December 20, 2012

CNN’s iReport Produces Controversy, Llama Photos

Jakob Schiller, Wired, December 20, 2012

Left Takes Aim at PolitiFact

Politico, December 20, 2012

Bill Conlin of Philadelphia Daily News Accused of Child Molestation

Associated Press, Christian Science Monitor, December 20, 2012

Information’s Deadly Price: A Dangerous Year for Journalists

David Carr, New York Times, December 20, 2012

The Media Turn the GOP Race into a Two-Man Battle

Mark Jurkowitz, Project for Excellence in Journalism, December 20, 2012

Nielsen: Users Won't Pay For Web Sites

Wayne Friedman, MediaPost News, February 16, 2012

Huffington Post Launches Quebec Edition

Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post, February 8, 2012

Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Ad for the Super Bowl Spurs Republican Wrath

James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2012

Newspapers Use Entrepreneurship to Create New Revenue Streams

Ellen Sterling, Editor & Publisher, February 8, 2012