The New York Times reports that a senior editor and a top executive of the Russian news magazine Kommersant Vlast have been fired, apparently due to the publication's coverage of Russia's contentious parliamentary elections. The magazine reported accusations of wide-spread electoral fraud and published a photo of a spoiled ballot with profanity directed at Vladimir Putin.

James Murdoch did receive an email including information that phone hacking at the News of the World was not limited to a single reporter, writes The Guardian. However, Mr Murdoch wrote to MP's stating that he had not read the relevant email in full.

Digital publishing company SAY Media has bought up the popular technology blog ReadWriteWeb, reports Paid Content. The blog's founder and editor-in-chief Richard MacManus will continue in his managing role, while Dan Frommer, founder and editor-in-chief of another technology site, SplatF, has been hired as editor-at-large.

Geoff Brigham, General Counsel at the Wikimedia foundation has posted a Wikipedia article criticizing the proposed US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Brigham writes that, while some improvements have been made to the bill, "the new version of SOPA remains a serious threat to freedom of expression on the Internet."

The Associated Press and WhoSay Inc, a celebrity media management platform, have teamed up to allow famous figures to license their photos via AP Images.

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