Afternoon report
* Kansas City blogger retracts post and apologizes to former firefighters’ union chief. (Kansascity.com)
* Huntington Ingalls insists selection of Gannett CFO to board wasn’t meant to influence media coverage of the company. (DailyPress.com)
* Three things news outlets can do to get their emails opened and read. (Charlie Meyerson)
* Google buys travel guide publisher Frommer’s from John Wiley and Sons. (betabeat.com)
* AP’s U.S. Elections Style Guide tells journalists what to avoid in their political stories. (Erik Wemple)
* Why the Huffington Post and Boston.com are getting into streaming media. (NiemanLab.org)
