Intro: Shel’s in Toronto, FIR Interviews coming with Craig Silverman and Ekaterina Walter;

Quick News: ITN Productions launches citizen journalism channel, majority of US mobile phone owners use their devices to access the internet, the user experience of reading the Leveson Inquiry report; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Leveson: the challenge of traditional media oversight in the age of digital; Dan York reports on hotel reviews, blogging every day, WordPress 3.5, and WCIT; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; in the District of Columbia, social media surveillance pays off; listener comments; TemboSocial promo; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore with an update on Olam’s battle with Muddy Waters and the company’s crisis response; Bell Pottinger launches digital content agency;

Music from Ed Roth; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for December 3, 2012: A 70-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Monday December 10…

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)