Mediagazer: Burke Snags $34 Million In 2009 Compensation (Mike Farrell/Multichannel)

6:00 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

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.

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.

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

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 …

Discussion: paidContent

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

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Discussion: Trends in the Living Networks and The Wire

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 …

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 …

Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!, Mediaite, Variety, Advocate and /Film