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9:00 AM ET, April 11, 2010

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Molly Fischer / New York Observer:
Journalism of the Future Will Be Fueled by Contests and Rating Systems  —  The Business Insider posted a survey that AOL's “Seed” content farm recently sent out.  And while TBI focuses on the prospect of outsourced copy-editing and fact-checking, we find ourselves more interested …
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.
Jxpaton / John Paton's Blog:
If Content Is King What Are We Doing To Make It Better?  —  The great newspaper editor Harry Evans once said a newspaper is an argument on its way to a deadline.  As a former city editor, assistant managing editor and editor-in-chief while at two dailies, I've always thought …
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 …
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.
Holly Yeager / CJR:
“And now, more than 4,000 posts later...”  —  More tales from the journalism hamster wheel  —  A funny thing is happening right now on Michael Calderone's Politico blog: nothing.  —  That's because Calderone, prolific chronicler of the “political media,” signed off this week …
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Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Jim Carrey's ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’ back on the shelf  —  EXCLUSIVE: Audiences hoping to love Phillip Morris, or at least watch Jim Carrey loving Phillip Morris, will have to wait a little longer.  Or maybe much longer.  —  Consolidated Pictures Group, the start-up that was poised …
New York Post:
Media heavies getting into restaurant business  —  NBC's Dan Abrams, founder of Mediaite.com, and Dave Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health, are getting into the restaurant business.  The two bachelors, who share a Hamptons mansion each summer, are investing in the West Ninth Street location that used to be Village.
David Kaplan / paidContent:
FT Deal With Foursquare Lets Users ‘Unlock’ Paywall  —  The Financial Times' metered online paywall system is considered one of the more successful models, but a new partnership with location-based social net Foursquare is aimed at younger readers who are most resistant to paywalls.
Discussion: TeleRead and The Wire
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
The ‘Full Version’ of The Wikileaks Video Is Missing 30 Minutes of Footage  —  Wikileaks' most compelling aspect is its ability to dig up the raw data behind the scandals it exposes.  You can't argue with documents produced by the culprits themselves!  That's why 30 minutes of missing footage in their helicopter video matters.
Discussion: CJR
Jim Romenesko / Romenesko:
Gannett, Zell use little-known program to keep flights secret  —  USA Today published a version of this article in collaboration with ProPublica, but doesn't mention in its main piece that parent Gannett has blocked its corporate jet.  A spokeswoman says the company shields its flights mostly …
 
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Rich Gordon / E-Media Tidbits:
Reviving Obituaries, Death Notices Before it's Too Late
Discussion: Journalistopia
Alex Pham / Los Angeles Times:
NBC.com enlists the Filter to figure out what visitors to its site want to watch
NY Daily News:
Suspect's mother faults Fox News for son's threats against Pelosi
Discussion: New York Magazine
Bill Mitchell / Poynter Online NewsPay:
Gene Roberts: Newsrooms Must Tell Their Own Cutback Stories for Democracy's Sake
Discussion: Romenesko
Editor and Publisher:
‘Philadelphia Inquirer’ Web Site Launches ‘Fantasy’ …
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Financial Times:
Google accused of YouTube ‘free ride’
Discussion: Mashable!
David Kaplan / paidContent:
It's Official: quandrantONE's Ellenthal Jumps To Peer39
Discussion: Yahoo! Finance
Editor and Publisher:
$1 Million ‘N.Y. Times’ iPad Ad? Not Even Close, Chase Says
Discussion: MediaPost
 

 
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Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Mastodon forms a new US non-profit, to receive tax-deductible US donations and in-kind support, with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and others on its board

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

William Brown / Firstyear's blog-a-log:
Google and Apple use passkeys to capture users by locking credentials into their platforms and have made the UX of passkeys worse than that of password managers

 
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