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• Media Decoder Blog: Buffett Adds to Newspaper Holdings

  New York Times - Media & Advertising - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  The head of Berkshire Hathaway reached a deal with Media General to acquire nearly all of its 63 newspaper properties for $142 million in cash.

  • Newspapers
  • Media General
  • Warren Buffett

• Media Decoder Blog: CW Network Unveils a Remake of Its Schedule

  New York Times - Media & Advertising - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  The network will fold in new shows and move existing ones in its fall lineup, which will start in October. One new drama, "Emily Owens, M. D. '' will feature a surgical intern at a hospital that seems more like a high school.

  • The CW Television Network

• DealBook: Berkshire Bets Again on Newspapers

  Michael J. De La Merced @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  Media General said that it sold nearly all of its newspaper properties to Berkshire Hathaway for $142 million.

  • Newspapers
  • Media General

• Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Facebook's 'Global Citizen,' and a Spanish Crossover Act

  Noam Cohen @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

  And network executives got a glimpse at the future this week, and they didn't like it: digital video recorders that automatically skips ads.

  • Facebook

• DealBook: Ahead of Facebook I.P.O., a Skeptical Madison Ave.

  Tanzina Vega @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 11 hours, 54 minutes ago

  Despite the overwhelming level of interest in its I. P. O. , Facebook is facing fresh concerns over its ability to attract enough advertising revenue. Will the social network reach its advertising potential?.

  • Social network
  • Facebook

• A Sly Wink to Pinups of the Past

  Ruth La Ferla @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 13 hours, 19 minutes ago

  The pinup, once fodder for magazines with evocative titles like Eyeful and Wink, has evolved from the all-American calendar girl to an emblem of hip femininity.

  • Fodder
  • Pin-up girl

• Political Memo: Romney Camp Tries to Limit Reporters’ Access, and Rope Line Ruckus Erupts

  Michael Barbaro And Ashley Parker @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 13 hours, 19 minutes ago

  The Romney campaign on Wednesday may have attempted to keep their candidate away from reporters on the rope line, where he has had a few slip-ups.

• Up Close: Edward Enninful: An Image Maker Who Gets the Picture

  Jacob Bernstein @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 13 hours, 19 minutes ago

  Edward Enninful likes to go against type, and it’s working for W Magazine.

• Noticed: Saying ‘No’ to Picture Perfect

  Austin Considine @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 13 hours, 19 minutes ago

  A group of young feminists is campaigning against digitally retouched photographs in a teen magazine.

  • Teen magazine

• Advertising: ‘Two and a Half Men’ Aims to Lift Thursday

  Bill Carter And Stuart Elliott @ New York Times - Media & Advertising - 14 hours, 36 minutes ago

  The shift will be the second time that the network has moved a successful Monday comedy to Thursday to try to establish a stronger foothold with viewers later in the week.