All the news that's fit to buy?

NEWSWATCH: Earn cash for producing and manipulating news for political ends? That's what being alleged happens in Cape Town, reports Mail & Guardian Online, which also reports that on the sports front, Caster Semenya is apparently considering legal action against a UK newspaper. On the copyright front, Google's control over copyright-protected books looks set to change, reports Business Day.

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Mail & Guardian Online: Brown-envelope journalism… Cape Town journalists are alleged to be accepting payment to produce and manipulate news and articles for political ends.
Mail & Guardian Online: Semenya threatens legal action against the Guardian… The issue revolves around quotes that, it is alleged, were obtained under ‘false pretences'.
Business Day: Google gives ground to settle digital book deal… It looks like legal issues means there will be significant changes to Google's control over copyright-protected books to be added to its digital library.