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Not since Hurricane Katrina have we seen this sort of united support within the broadcast television community, and perhaps only now do we start to see the scale of this disaster. MTV has just announced plans for George Clooney to host a telethon next week to raise funds for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Thus far reports include ABC, NBC, HBO and CNN to simulcast the event.

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Last week, Mediaite asked you who was the top online editor of 2009. This time around, we’re recognizing sites which are too vast and ambitious in scope to describe in terms of the work of just one editor. You know the drill, loyal, smart, and attractive readers: below is a list of our nominees for the top site of 2009, including The Business Insider, Ars Technica, and Talking Points Memo. Vote for your favorite, or leave any deserving candidates you think we left out in the comments:

Newly installed HuffPo CEO Eric Hippeau says the company could be making money “if it wanted to.” But for the time being it looks like they might be sticking to what one could feasibly refer to as the 2.0 version of the world’s oldest profession. Simon Dumenco weighs in…again.

FTW!

We lived as kings, and it convinced us, I think, that there was a significant underlying value to what we did. And I think we’re finding out now that the real, actual value of journalism in the current economy is not that high.