Mediagazer: Media interest in returning war dead wanes (CNN)

8:30 PM ET, April 11, 2010

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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:

Michael Wolff To Sharon Waxman: “Man Up And Sue Us, Any Time” — The growing battle over content aggregation, web ethics and linking legality between TheWrap's Sharon Waxman and Newser's Michael Wolff continued this morning on CNN's Reliable Sources. — Howard Kurtz served as “referee,” …

Discussion: The Wrap and CNN

Alan Rusbridger / Guardian:

Has the future now arrived? — Roger Fidler, a new media pioneer, set out his vision for electronic journalism to Alan Rusbridger 16 years ago. Now the iPad is making that vision a reality — My personal journey to the iPad began around 16 years ago in Aspen, Colorado.

Discussion: TechCrunch and WHAT'S NEXT

Jeffrey T. Iverson / Time:

Should a Journalist Turn in His Pedophile Sources? — An internet café. In France, a television exposé on cyber-predators ignited a debate over the journalist's role in the era of hidden-camera reportage. — Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo — To say that pedophilia is a hot-button issue is an understatement.

W. Joseph Campbell / Political Bookworm:

Three of history's biggest media myths — Complaints about the media today are as loud as ever. Journalists are blamed for misrepresenting health care reform, for demeaning Sarah Palin, for lionizing Barack Obama. The cries often translate into fears about the dangerous power of the press.

CNN:

Media interest in returning war dead wanes — (CNN) — One year after the ban on photographing war dead returning to the U.S. was lifted, it is rare to see those images in the mainstream media. — Last April, the first images of a fallen service member's return were allowed by the Pentagon after more than 20 years.

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

Aligning The Digital Planets — Let's pause and look at trends that have emerged over the last few years: How will they affect the digital newsmedia industry? First, we'll try and list a few undisputed facts. Then we'll drift towards conclusions bordering the uncharted territory of predictions.

Jeffrey Fleishman / Los Angeles Times:

Media titans Murdoch and Berlusconi do battle — Rupert Murdoch and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, owners of media empires, are in a legal tussle. Some Italians are said to see Murdoch as the strongest opposition to Berlusconi. — Reporting from Rome

Greg Bensinger / Bloomberg:

New York Times to Open Phoenix, Kansas City, Missouri, Bureaus — New York Times Co.'s namesake newspaper will open bureaus this year in Phoenix and Kansas City, Missouri, according to an internal memo sent to staff today. — The newspaper plans to name correspondents to the new offices by summer's end …

Mike Farrell / Multichannel:

Burke Snags $34 Million In 2009 Compensation — Comcast COO Pay Rose 50% Last Year — Comcast chief operating officer Steve Burke, who will assume responsibility for running the Philadelphia MSO's vast content assets after its NBC Universal joint venture passes regulatory muster later this year …

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Editor and Publisher:

In Breach of Protocol, Obama Ditches White House Press Pool — WASHINGTON President Barack Obama quietly breached years of protocol on Saturday morning by leaving the White House without the press with him. — About two hours before reporters were supposed to be in position to leave with the president …

Michael Wolff / Newser:

How Rupert Murdoch Got Off the Reservation — Follow him on Twitter @MichaelWolffNYC — Rupert Murdoch, unlike many CEOs, did not make his reputation, or build his business, as an outside man—a smooth talking, limelight-seeking, frequently speechifying, walking-advertisement for his company and products.

Magda Abu-Fadil / The Huffington Post:

The Multimedia Make (Some) Middle East Inroads — Young people in the Arab world are pushing the limits of communication through online and mobile media, but continue to face barriers and constraints. — Hampering progress is the disparity of broadband and mobile penetration …