Mediagazer: Comcast wins Web traffic court fight against FCC (Jeremy Pelofsky/Reuters)

12:35 PM ET, April 6, 2010

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Ryan Chittum / CJR:

Backwards Steps by the WSJ and NYT on iPad — The papers cripple everyday Web features in their apps for a walled-in environment — I compared the design and content of the Times and Wall Street Journal on the iPad earlier. Now let's take a look at how you interact with their apps.

Discussion: Poynter Online

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Why Is Time Charging $5 for Its iPad App?

Discussion: Apple, TeleRead, ReadWriteWeb, Engadget, MinOnline, The News About The News, TUAW and Wall Street Journal

Lucia Moses / Mediaweek:
Mags Get Push Back on Per Issue Price on iPad

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Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Three iPad design choices that will influence how we read news online

Discussion: Digits, paidContent and GigaOM

Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter Online:

Wolff to Newspapers: The Web is 'Not Something You're Ever Going to Understand' — If Michael Wolff had his way, he would have told newspapers a long time ago never to go online. Newspapers, he believes, are stuck in an old-fashioned mentality that prevents them from giving online news consumers what they want.

Discussion: Media Channel 2.0 and The Huffington Post

Andrew Leonard / Salon:

If the Web doesn't kill journalism, Michael Wolff will — How low can a news aggregating bottom-feeder go? Newser has the answer — In the world of Web-based news aggregators, the competition for the title of lowest bottom-feeder is a ferocious sight to behold.

Discussion: Slate, Romenesko, Runnin' Scared, Mediaite, The Awl and Gawker

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:

Is permission needed to retweet hot news? — When an aggregator like Google News publishes newspaper headlines, is the company treading on thin ice? What about aggregators that publish headlines and a one-line excerpt? What about those that simply rewrite the facts contained in the story …

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Jay Yarow / Silicon Alley Insider:

Wired's Steven Levy Says Dan Lyons Is Making Things Up About Him, Apple, And Newsweek (AAPL) — Over the weekend, Newsweek's tech columnist Dan Lyons, a.k.a. Fake Steve Jobs, caused a minor stir on CNN, saying that Apple lobbied to prevent him from getting hired at Newsweek.

Discussion: Romenesko, mediabistro.com and MediaPost

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

MSNBC Suspends David Shuster ‘Indefinitely’ — MSNBC said Tuesday that it had suspended for an indefinite period one of its highest-profile anchors, David Shuster. The decision came days after the revelation that Mr. Shuster had participated in a test of a new show for CNN, a competing cable news channel.

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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
David Shuster Off MSNBC As His Fate With Network Looms

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Adrian Chen / Gawker:

Wikileaks Backs Off U.S. Spying Allegations as ‘Man Date’ Discoverer Lends a Hand — Today, Wikileaks caused a splash with its attack helicopter video. But the group also quietly backed down from their more alarming claims of U.S. spying. Plus, “man date” discoverer and former Times …

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How Americans are propagandized about Afghanistan

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Clint Hendler / CJR:
WikiLeaks Releases Video Showing Death of Reuters Staff

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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

Liz Claman tries to raise Fox Business Network's profile — and her own — The news anchor took a risk moving from CNBC to a new network, but she's confident it will become a force. — Liz Claman recently popped up on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” in a spoof about the buzzed …

Discussion: Romenesko, TVWeek.com, Inside Cable News and Chickaboomer

Jeremy Pelofsky / Reuters:

Comcast wins Web traffic court fight against FCC — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to the Federal Communications Commission's attempt to oversee the Internet, tossing out a ruling that forced Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) to change the way it managed its broadband network.

Discussion: BuzzMachine, Digital Daily, CNET News, ReadWriteWeb, iTWire Latest Headlines, Post Tech, Media Matters for America, Tech Trader Daily and The Corner on National …

Shelley Ross / Editor and Publisher:

How the ‘National Enquirer’ Blew a Chance for the Pulitzer Prize — 30 Years Ago — Note: This Monday, the Pulitzer Prize board will announce whether or not it will bestow its esteemed award on the National Enquirer for its coverage of the John Edwards sex and morality scandals, putting an end to months of grand debate.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Rhapsody Starts Its New Life With Price Cut and an Investment From Universal Music — Music subscription service Rhapsody starts life as independent company this month, and it is marking the occasion with a price cut: It is lowering the price of its all-you-can-eat offering from $15 to $10 a month.

Discussion: TechCrunch, GigaOM and Tech Trader Daily

John Koblin / New York Observer:

Journal's M & A Reporter Jeff McCracken Leaving for Bloomberg; Is Berman Next? — Jeffrey McCracken, one of the Journal's rising stars on the mergers and acquisitions beat, is leaving the Journal for Bloomberg, The Observer has learned. — The M&A beat is one of the biggest and most vital franchises …

Discussion: Talking Biz News

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:

Will BermanBraun and Hachette Give MSN a New “Glo” With Launch of a Dramatically Different Women's Site? — It's more than a little ironic that the new “Glo” Web site-a highly stylized women's lifestyle destination that MSN just debuted after midnight today in partnership with Hollywood's BermanBraun …

Discussion: paidContent

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

Can CNN Be Saved? — Listening to Jon Stewart helped destroy CNN. Now imitating him might be the network's only hope of salvation. — It was October of 2004, the heat of the presidential campaign, when Stewart showed up on “Crossfire,” long CNN's flagship political program, and delivered a now-legendary tirade.

Discussion: Wonkette, Vanity Fair, Latest Open Salon Blog, Salon, The Monkey Cage, Chickaboomer, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Atlantic Wire and New York Magazine

Craig Newmark / cnewmark:

Trust and reputation systems: redistributing power and influence — People use social networking tools to figure out who they can trust and rely on for decision making. By the end of this decade, power and influence will shift largely to those people with the best reputations and trust networks …

Discussion: GigaOM and The Praized Blog

Bess Levin / Dealbreaker:

Housekeeping: A Note From Dealbreaker HR — You've probably already noticed that we have a new guest writer. Perhaps you've heard of him? Zach Kouwe, formerly of the NY Times, was last in the news in a little episode a little while back when it came to light that he borrowed passages …

Discussion: FishBowlNY and Gawker

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
NYT biz reporter who plagiarized now working for Dealbreaker.com

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Ivanoransky / Embargo Watch:

The Groundhog Day embargo: An embargo that lifts every hour for a day — As this post goes live, so will a Reuters Health story. The story is about a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showing that poisonings by prescription drugs — specifically, opioids, sedatives, and tranquilizers — are on the rise.