Mediagazer: Mobile Blogger “Boy Genius” Unmasked, Acquired (Peter Kafka/MediaMemo)

1:10 PM ET, April 27, 2010

Top News:

Police Seize Jason Chen's Computers — Last Friday night, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen's home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers. — They did so using a warrant by Judge of Superior Court of San Mateo.

Yahoo! News:

What is Apple Inc.'s role in task force investigating iPhone case? — The California criminal investigation into the case of the errant Apple G4 iPhone that Gizmodo.com unveiled before legions of curious Internet readers last week is noteworthy in its potential to make new media law.

Discussion: Mashable!, PC World, TechCrunch, Silicon Alley Insider, FishbowlLA, Daggle and Daring Fireball

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:

iPhone Leak Investigation Pauses As DA Ponders Gizmodo Shield Law Defense — Earlier today news broke that police had raided Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home in connection with the iPhone leak last week. Authorities got a search warrant and removed four computers, two servers, and more.

Discussion: Between the Lines, paidContent, New York Magazine, The Consumerist, Digits, MacRumors, The Snitch and Daring Fireball

Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Expert: Invalid Warrant Used in Raid on iPhone Reporter's Home

Discussion: Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog, Bloggasm, LAPTOP Mag, Poynter Online, The Volokh Conspiracy, New York Times, Citizen Media Law Project, Bloomberg, BaltTech, ABCNEWS and Bits

Dan Frommer / The Wire:
Cops Bust Into Gizmodo Editor's Home And Seize Computers …

Discussion: GigaOM, CNET News, Silicon Republic, Podcasting News, Silicon Alley Insider, TechCrunch, The Wrap and L.A. Times Tech Blog

Eliot Van Buskirk / Epicenter:

Print War Between NYT and WSJ Is Really About Digital — The New York Times sold part of its headquarters for $225 million last year, and now leases it back from a real estate company. — NEW YORK — The stage was set for a clash of the titans Monday as Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal …

Discussion: paidContent, mediabistro.com, Journalism.co.uk, The Wire and Soup

John Koblin / New York Observer:

Robert Thomson and Les Hinton Introduce ‘Greater New York’ at the Plaza … “We are a national newspaper with a New York heart,” said Les Hinton, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, in his British accent. “We are, after all, named after a famous Manhattan street.”

Discussion: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, The Daily Beast, Romenesko, FishbowlNY, NPR, CJR and The Wire

David Carr / Media Decoder:
Wall Street Journal Says It's Up to You, New York, New York

Discussion: Bloomberg, Crain's New York Business, MediaFile, The Wire, Romenesko, Gothamist, Slate, FishbowlNY, Garcia Media, BuzzMachine, MediaPost, NY1 Living, DailyFinance, Vanity Fair, New York Observer, New York Magazine, Financial Times and The Daily Beast

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Mobile Blogger “Boy Genius” Unmasked, Acquired — You probably haven't heard of Jonathan Geller. But you may have read his site. Geller's Boy Genius Report is avidly followed by those obsessed with mobile phones and the companies who make them. — Among those paying attention …

Discussion: MediaPost and Dan Shanoff

Boy Genius Report:
Taking BGR to the next level — MMC acquires BGR

Discussion: paidContent

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

Super Mike, Politico's star — If the cover of the New York Times Magazine is any indication, Mike Allen must be the most important journalist in Washington. — I'm afraid I don't get it. — This is not a knock at the Politico reporter, who has also toiled for my paper, Time and the New York Times.

Discussion: Gawker, Romenesko, Mediaite, Story Lab and bookforum.com

Laura McGann / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Reading between the lines: Collaboration panel all smiles …

Discussion: New York Observer

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Updated: BBC, C4, Five, IT Going After TV Streamers; Zattoo Removes Streams — The legality of services like Zattoo and TVCatchUp, which re-stream public-service TV channels via what they say is a provision in copyright law, has long been a hornet's nest waiting to be stirred.

Steve O'Hear / last100:
Zattoo turns off BBC streams, could TVCatchup be forced to do the same?

Discussion: NewTeeVee

Tim Bradshaw / blogs.ft.com:

Spotify moving on up — ‘, Assanka. $(this).parents(’.falconpostactions'), “, ‘Share’, 530)”>Share — Spotify is growing up fast. After first pitching itself as the best weapon against piracy, the online music service now has Apple in its sights. Apple's approval of Spotify's mobile application …

Discussion: MediaPost, bpi.co.uk, Financial Times and Mashable!

Dan Zak / Washington Post:

Washington Blade to resume publishing — The District's long-running gay weekly will resume publishing under its original name, the Washington Blade, at the end of this week, after the acquisition of the Blade's assets in bankruptcy court in Atlanta. — In late February …

Discussion: Romenesko, FishbowlNY, FishbowlDC and DCist

Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:

TOLDJA! Nancy Dubuc To Run Lifetime (And I Bet Retain History, Too) — UPDATES EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime's Andrea Wong Out, And History's Nancy Dubuc Most Likely In EXCLUSIVE: My sources tell me that the announcement will come this week (probably tomorrow now that I've written this) …

David Goetzl / MediaPost:

‘Variety,’ ‘Newsday’: Pay Walls Mean Fewer Page Views — As Hollywood trade publication Variety has joined the select few publications with an online pay wall, it has seen page views drop more than 40%, according to Nielsen figures. The number of unique visitors has fallen a lesser 18% …

Discussion: eMedia Vitals and FishbowlLA

Laura Oliver / Journalism.co.uk:

Investigative journalism bureau will embrace multimedia and government data analysis, says head — “If you define investigative journalism purely as the search for the next Watergate, you are going to be waiting a long time before that lands in your lap.” — That's not to say the UK's …

Discussion: Press Gazette, Guardian and Editors Weblog

Etan Horowitz / CNN:

Social media ‘watershed’ predicted for World Cup — Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — World Cup fans have never been shy about expressing their opinions, but this year's tournament in South Africa — which will be the first of the “social media age” according to many — may see record levels of global interactivity.

Jay Yarow / Silicon Alley Insider:

Why Did Apple Just Hire A Blogger? (AAPL) — Looking to get your iPhone or iPad game highlighted in Apple's App Store? Matt Casamassina appears to be your man. — Matt announced on his blog Apple hired him to be “global editorial games manager” for the App Store, which means he …

Discussion: Network World and MacRumors

Philly.com:

D-DAY FOR NEWS, INQUIRER — SEVERAL NEW investors, including members of Philadelphia's wealthy Perelman family, have surfaced for a bankruptcy auction today that will likely determine the future ownership of the Daily News and Inquirer. — But pending negotiations with the newspaper …

Discussion: Romenesko

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

Meet the Newest TVNewser — We're happy to announce that Alex Weprin is joining mediabistro.com as co-editor of TVNewser and editor of WebNewser. — Alex joins us from Broadcasting & Cable where he is a reporter and online editor covering the intersection of new media and the television business …

Discussion: B&C and FishbowlLA

rbr.com:

Citadel Media, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski partner for new show — Citadel Media announced development plans for a new three-hour program to be hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. The new show will offer an expanded radio platform for the two popular media personalities.

Discussion: TVNewser and Media Decoder