Four in the afternoon

1. The New York Times has named Carolyn Ryan as Metro editor. Poynter

2. The war against cliches in journalism. The Cutline

3. The city of New York will launch an internal social network to spur innovation. gov20

4. More thoughts on the downfall of Lean Dean. Ken Doctor

Four in the morning

1. Tribune Co. announces a modest profit-sharing plan with employees and better employee outreach. Romenesko

2. There are some leaks WikeLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot abide. Cutline

3. US population grows slowly, Census data show. California's population grew 10 percent, but for the first time in the state's history, it will not add another House seat. LAT

4. The FCC is poised to adopt net neutrality standards that no one seems to like. WaPo