AP via Washington Post: A part-time police officer in Tennessee was fired for appearing in the online video "Memoirs of a Lonely Policeman" while working on the midnight shift.

LA Times Editorial: One of the most refreshing aspects of the submissions for the YouTube-sponsored Democratic presidential debate is the blunt tone and the eagerness to ask questions that politicians are rarely willing to answer.

AP via Arizona Republic: It's certainly no secret that the Web can launch new faces. The medium already has its tales of regular Janes who made it big. But the lesser-known story is of non-stars like Geduld, riding the Web's radical openness to find new kinds of online entertainment work.

MediaPost: With the proliferation of video, one of the most important questions for marketers is where online video advertising dollars should be spent to best connect with consumers, writes Pam Horan.

Wired: What Pulitzer Prize-winning work have you missed because of YouTube?

CNN/Money: Google needs to "show us the money" from YouTube, writes Chris Taylor.

Chronicle of Higher Education: Vloggers against YouTube?