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10:50 AM ET, April 28, 2010

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Mark Fitzgerald / Editor and Publisher:
Commentary: One Thumbs Up For ‘L.A. Times’ E-Commerce  —  CHICAGO I'm surprised at the relative silence that greeted Editor Russ Stanton's announcement that the Los Angeles Times will soon begin adding e-commerce links to some stories and blog postings.  Happily surprised.
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Nick Bilton / Bits:
Can Gizmodo Win the iPhone Legal Battle?  —  As we move into the second week of the iPhone-left-in-the-bar saga, the plot is moving from a technology news story to a legal one — and entering a cul-de-sac of speculation.  —  As I reported today with my colleague Brian Stelter …
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Mary Duan / bizjournals:
Apple asked for ‘lost’ iPhone criminal probe  —  The criminal investigation into the purported theft of an apparent iPhone prototype came at the request of Apple Inc., officials said Tuesday.  —  Investigators said they have identified and interviewed the person who took the phone …
Editor and Publisher:
Honolulu Joining Ranks of One-Paper City As ‘Star-Bulletin’ Get Antitrust OK to Buy ‘Advertiser’  —  CHICAGO Nobody will buy the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, whose owner was given U.S. Justice Department approval to buy its rival Honolulu Advertiser from Gannett Co.
Discussion: Fitz & Jen
Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Conan O'Brien Will Appear on ‘60 Minutes’ on Sunday  —  Conan O'Brien will break his post-NBC silence Sunday night when he gives his first interview about his departure from “The Tonight Show” to CBS's “60 Minutes.”  —  In the deal he signed that settled his contract with NBC …
Bloomberg:
Comcast-NBC Deal Lets FCC Seek Web-TV Concessions  —  U.S. regulators may use their veto power over Comcast Corp.'s planned purchase of NBC Universal to demand concessions that help Web startups, analysts say.  —  The Federal Communications Commission extended its review of the deal this month …
Discussion: NewTeeVee
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Joe Flint / Company Town:
Latest protester of Comcast …
Discussion: MediaPost, Media Money … and The Wire
Bloomberg:
Sumner Redstone Says Murdoch's Newspapers Will Fail  —  Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone, taking aim at media rival Rupert Murdoch, chastised the News Corp. chairman for investing in newspapers and said the “ink” industry will be out of business in two years.
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Joe Pompeo / The Wire:
Reuters' Paying Subscribers Are ‘Demanding’ In-Depth Investigations (TRI)  —  It was only last year that Reuters started getting into long-form investigative journalism.  —  But the newswire's been garnering recognition because of it, and it plans to keep expanding the effort.
Discussion: Romenesko and The Huffington Post
Tom Grasty / Online Journalism Review:
Is the future of digital news collaborative?  —  By Tom Grasty: We all know the problems inherent in creating digital news packages: reporting from disparate geographic locations not only bloats budgets but hampers the ability to make timely decisions; slow uploads and incompatible file conversions often lead …
GQ Magazine: GQ:
Cancel Publish: A Call For the End of Tumblr Book Deals  —  On April 6, the proprietor of the popular Tumblr blog Hipster Puppies—a repository for photos of dogs dressed in Ray Ban Wayfarers, fake mustaches and Keffiyehs—announced that he had secured a book deal.
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Has the Gothamist Acquisition Fallen Through?  —  We hear Cablevision's much-heralded acquisition of blog network Gothamist might be imploding.  That would certainly help explain why Gothamist is trying to hire its own sales guy, a month after news of its supposed acquisition.  More »
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Businessweek's Relaunch Pitch: We're A... Business Weekly  —  Bloomberg's new-look “Bloomberg Businessweek” tasked WPP's JWT with its global relaunch campaign.  The knock-out idea: reminding folk that it's... a business weekly...  This print ad is the opening gambit in a 12-week cross …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
FiOS to offer YouTube, Net radio  —  Media Manager lets subscribers stream music from PC to TV  —  NEW YORK — Telecom giant Verizon's FiOS TV service has signed new deals that, it says, make it the first TV provider to offer both YouTube and Internet radio on the TV screen.
Alex Weprin / Broadcasting & Cable:
HBO Launches ‘True Blood’ Webisodes  —  Shortform clips will premiere on Yahoo! TV before becoming available to other sites, VOD  —  HBO is launching original webisodes (or “minisodes” as the network is calling them) set in the True Blood universe.  The first of six original episodes will premiere Tuesday …
Discussion: Multichannel and TVWeek.com
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Hulu ‘abandons UK plans’ after broadcaster talks collapse  —  Hulu, the US video aggregator, has been forced to abandon plans to launch a UK version of its web TV service after talks with the major British broadcasters have collapsed, The Telegraph can reveal.
Jim Barnett / Nieman Journalism Lab:
What advocacy nonprofits can learn from The Christian Science Monitor  —  When the nonprofit Christian Science Monitor announced in October 2008 that it would convert its daily printed report to a weekly edition and move its breaking news online, some people wondered whether the venerable newspaper would survive.
 
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Nielsen Wire:
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John McIntyre / You Don't Say:
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Discussion: Romenesko and Charles Apple
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
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Laura Oliver / Journalism.co.uk:
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MediaShift:
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Discussion: The Knight Center …
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Media not allowed to watch Philly newspapers auction
Discussion: Philly.com
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Michael Wolff / Newser:
Creepy Steve Jobs May Not Want You to Read This (or Will Break Down Your Door)
Steven Beardsley / Naples Daily News:
Fox News founder Roger Ailes jabs mainstream media, health care …
Discussion: TVNewser
Media Week:
The Sun to publish 3D issue
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David Goetzl / MediaPost:
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
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