Mediagazer: Some Cheer, Jeer AP Change from ‘Web site’ to ‘website’ (Mallary Jean Tenore/Poynter Online)

1:10 AM ET, April 17, 2010

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Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter Online:

Some Cheer, Jeer AP Change from ‘Web site’ to ‘website’ — When the AP Stylebook announced via Twitter that it was changing the style for “Web site” to “website,” some users let out shouts of praise: “Finally!” “Yes!!!” “Yeeha!” — The reactions aren't surprising …

Discussion: The News About The News, Common Sense Journalism, Faster Forward and Change of Subject

Doug Fisher / Common Sense Journalism:
AP Style - it will be “website” and spell out state names

Discussion: Romenesko, Mashable! and nickjungman's posterous

David Kaplan / paidContent:

USA Today iPad App Will Go Subscription Model This Summer — USA Today's free, solely ad-supported iPad app will switch to subscription in July when the app's exclusive sponsorship deal with Courtyard by Marriott concludes, Gannett (NYSE: GCI) CEO Craig Dubow said during the company's Q1 earnings call.

Discussion: WebNewser, Recovering Journalist, FishBowlNY and Poynter Online

Mark Fitzgerald / Editor and Publisher:

More Evidence of Newspaper Turnaround: Gannett Doubles Q1 Profit as Revenue Decline Moderates — CHICAGO Gannett Co. reported a first-quarter profit Friday that was double its year-ago earnings and said that U.S. newspaper advertising, down 8.5% compared to a year ago, showed improvement in every category.

Discussion: Fitz & Jen and Jon Slattery

Gillian Reagan / The Wire:
Newspapers Rejoice! Gannett Smashes The Street With Profits Up 51% (GCI)

Discussion: Media Decoder, MediaPost, MediaPost, Guardian, Broadcasting & Cable, paidContent and Romenesko

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Steve Jobs Says Apple Made a Mistake in Rejecting Pulitzer Winner's App — Apple's chief executive apparently believes that his company made a mistake when it rejected an iPhone app from a cartoonist who is now a Pulitzer prize winner. — An Apple spokeswoman did not comment Friday afternoon …

Discussion: Epicenter, Between the Lines, The Consumerist and Romenesko

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / Digits:
Cartoonist: Apple Backs Down After Denying iPhone App

Ryan Chittum / CJR:

Goldman Sachs Fraud Charges Are a Business-Press Win — The New York Times's Louise Story and Gretchen Morgenson score a major scoop this morning with news that the SEC is charging Goldman Sachs with fraud over its structuring of CDOs, saying “the bank created and sold a mortgage investment that was secretly devised to fail.”

Discussion: New York Times, U.S. Securities …, Globe and Mail, DailyFinance, ProPublica: Blog, The Daily Beast and BusinessJournalism.org …

Gillian Reagan / The Wire:

Here's What Fox Business Network Was Airing As The Goldman News Took Over The World — When the huge Goldman Sachs story broke this morning, Fox Business Network was airing an interview with reality star Tila Tequila on how she turned her fame into a business.

Discussion: Talking Biz News, Mediaite, Reuters, Opinionator, mediaelites, Globe and Mail and Inside Cable News

Ben Domenech / Media on HuffingtonPost.com:

The White House, Elena Kagan, and Me — It's an odd thing to get attacked by the White House for a blog post, and odder still when the attack is for something mentioned in passing, and intended to highlight a political positive about a potential Supreme Court nominee.

Discussion: Romenesko, Mediaite and Right Now

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

White House complains about CBS News blog post saying that possible Supreme Court nominee is gay — The White House ripped CBS News on Thursday for publishing an online column by a blogger who made assertions about the sexual orientation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, widely viewed as a leading candidate for the Supreme Court.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Gawker, The Huffington Post, Romenesko, Vanity Fair, Ben Smith's Blog, Mediaite, Grasping Reality …, Some Guy With a Website …, The Atlantic Wire, New York Observer, Washington Monthly, Media Matters for America and The Huffington Post

Steve Myers / Poynter Online:

Brady: New D.C. Site to Rely on 3 Things for Delivering News on Every Block — People who visit Allbritton Communications' still-unnamed metro D.C. news site when it launches in June will see elements that have been employed elsewhere — aggregation, geocoding, community engagement — but not quite in this formula.

Discussion: Pursuing the Complete …, Kirk LaPointe's … and FishBowlDC

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:

Tynt Gets $8 Million For Ctrl-C Action — Tynt, a relatively straightforward product that gives web publishers control over copying/pasting activity on their website, just closed a $8 million second round of financing. The round was led by Panorama Capital, and partner Chris Albinson joined Tynt's board of directors.

Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

First Look: FT's iPad App Is Just Around The Corner — We got a sneak peak at the Financial Times' forthcoming iPad app during a digital briefing by parent Pearson (NYSE: PSO). It looks, well, a lot like you'd expect... I spent 10 minutes playing with the app, some content for which FT.com managing …

Discussion: The Wire

Jacob Harris / Open:

How Often Is The Times Tweeted? — I recently had the honor of speaking at the Chirp conference, where I got to stammer nervously about @anywhere and share a fun statistic I figured out a few days earlier: Someone tweets a link to a New York Times story once every 4 seconds.

Discussion: GigaOM, THINK / Musings, HubSpot's Inbound …, VentureBeat, Editors Weblog, Journalism.co.uk and Webmonkey

Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:

Media Power Rankings for March … 1. John Smoltz, Turner and MLB Network: Of all who signed with baseball broadcasting entities this offseason, from Aaron Boone to Nomar Garciaparra to J.P. Ricciardi, Smoltz has the best chance for long term stardom. The future Hall of Fame pitcher was pursued by ESPN …

Discussion: mediabistro.com

Christopher K. Hepp / Philly.com:

Bankruptcy judge orders taping documents produced — Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C., parent company of The Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com, was given a boost Thursday in its efforts to see whether anything untoward was behind a senior lender's attempt to tape a meeting with company officials.

Discussion: Romenesko

Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:

Could Marketers Take Google Off The Ad Media Plan? — What if Google disappeared? While it's not likely it will abandon the search engine as their main advertising network, Chris Copeland, CEO at GroupM Search in the Americas, reminded Search Insider Summit attendees in Captiva , Fla. …

Rupal Parekh / AdAge:

McCann Sues MDC Partners, Kirshenbaum Bond For Allegedly Poaching Talent — Strongly Worded Lawsuit Centers on Lori Senecal, Says Agency Plotted to Steal Weight Watchers Account — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A bitter legal battle is brewing in adland, after Interpublic Group …

Discussion: Media Decoder

Lew Harris / The Wrap:

Exclusive: The Weinsteins Negotiate Window to Buy Miramax (updated) — By Sharon Waxman — No deal for the sale of Miramax is expected on Thursday, or Friday, according to an individual close to the negotiations. — The individual said that the situation was changing rapidly …

Discussion: Variety, Company Town, Cinematical, Media Decoder and DealBook