Offline for a few weeks? Catch up on the headlines you missed over the holidays

If you took time off the last few weeks, you may have missed some media news. Browse these headlines to catch up quickly:

Top Stories:

• How a small Arkansas TV station uses Facebook, Twitter to drive audience to newscasts, website
• Seniors increasingly read news online, use social media to stay connected
• Reporting from the front lines of Afghanistan, father & son reconnect
• Why The Washington Post used Facebook updates to tell a mother’s story
• How journalists can mine census data for stories about their changing communities

Romenesko:

• ESPN suspends Selva for lifting OC Register column
• APer blasts ‘patently false’ scoop claims in NYT oil spill story
• Is Jon Stewart the modern-day equivalent of Edward R. Murrow?
• Assange takes issue with Guardian’s coverage of him
• Digital ads to exceed print newspaper ads for first time

Mobile Media:

• In its debut year, the iPad has not saved journalism, but it offers 3 lessons for media companies
• Proposed net neutrality rules ignore mobile broadband access issues

Social Media:

• Washington Post sees Facebook referrals climb 280%
• Moderating comments on NYTimes.com: Eight is not enough

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