Media links of the day

Posted by Teemu Henriksson on June 29, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Hervé Guesquière and Stéphane Taponier, the two journalists of France 3, were freed today together with their interpreter, Le Point reported. The three men had been held as hostage in Afghanistan since December 2009. According to Prime Minister François Fillon, Guesquière and Taponier are expected to arrive in France later today.

Compared to the first quarter of 2010, De Pers, a Dutch free daily, has increased its circulation by 34 percent, Newspaper Innovation reported. Metro and Spits, two other free papers, saw slight cuts in circulation, but overall Dutch free circulation remained at 1.2 million copies in the first three months of 2011.

Newspaper Association of America has named Caroline Little as its president and CEO, Poynter reported. Little, who served most recently as CEO/North America of Guardian News and Media, will succeed John Sturm, who is retiring from NAA after 16 years as president.

Nieman Journalism Lab reported on WESH-TV's coverage of the trial of Casey Anthony. In addition to typical coverage, WESH-TV launched a 99-cent iPhone app dedicated to trial updates. Over the weekend, the app became the top paid news app on the iTunes.

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