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Joseph A. Palermo / Media on HuffingtonPost.com:
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner: Nothing to Celebrate — Each year we're subjected to the spectacle of the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner where the elite Washington press corps rubs our noses in the fact that we live in a plutocracy.
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Christine Simmons / Associated Press:
Jay Leno, Obama jockey for laughs at annual dinner — WASHINGTON — Jay Leno can tease the president all he wants, but Barack Obama is likely to offer some barbs of his own. — “The Tonight Show” host is the entertainer on Saturday night for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with the president.
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
Unification Church will put Washington Times up for sale — Washington Times executives are negotiating to sell the newspaper, after the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's family cut off most of the annual subsidy of about $35 million that has kept the Unification Church-backed paper afloat, company officials said.
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Why Not Pay Sources? … - The United States Is Completely Unprepared To Fight a Cyberwar- British Candidates Woo Voters Over Artisanal Cheese at the Farmers' Market- Why Do Insurers Ignore the Most Promising Way of Cutting Health Costs? - The Only Thing That Will Save the Earth …
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Brian Steinberg / AdAge:
Big Four Broadcast Networks Set for 20% Gain in Upfront Market — Still Short of 2008 as Ad Buyers Temper Enthusiasm Over Economic Recovery — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The four big broadcast networks could take in as much as 20% more in this year's upfront market than they did in 2009 …
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
On the Media: Live from the red carpet, reaction to Arizona's immigration law — KNBC Channel 4 makes entertainers a critical part of each newscast, especially if they are part of the corporate family. — The state of Arizona has been at the top of the news since last week's approval …
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Exclusive: Battle at the New Yorker Over Haim Saban Profile — A raging battle continued down to the last moment before deadline on Friday at the New Yorker over the contents of a magnum opus by veteran writer Connie Bruck about media billionaire and Democratic stalwart Haim Saban, WaxWord has learned.
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Roger Ebert / Roger Ebert's Journal:
The golden age of movie critics — This is a golden age for film criticism. Never before have more critics written more or better words for more readers about more films. But already you are ahead of me, and know this is because of the internet. — Twenty years ago a good-sized city might …
Mark Milian / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Inside the mind of Boy Genius, whose blog sold for millions — Like that, the veil was lifted. — One boy (now, man) made such a racket for mobile industry executives over the last 3 1/2 years that he seemingly upended how mobile juggernauts approach product leaks.
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Posterous Starts Automatically Inserting Affiliate Links Into Sites, Forgets To Tell Users — We've been tracking super-simple publishing service Posterous for quite a while now, and for the most part they've turned us into big fans. Unfortunately, they've just committed a fairly serious blunder.
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Jim Louderback / The Wire:
Why The Internet And Apps Will Crumble The TV Business — I recently heard a top cable exec argue that the current cable TV business model is sound, robust, and primed for the future. His bullish rationale was that the dual revenue stream works great for everyone.
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David Goldman / CNNMoney.com:
One in eight to cut cable and satellite TV in 2010 — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Despite rising cable and satellite TV prices and easy access to streaming TV and movies on the Internet, few consumers have cut the cord. But that looks like it's about to change.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Hard Labor: Adobe Rebuilds Its Wired Magazine App to Fit Apple's Flash-Free Agenda — Condé Nast and Adobe spent months creating a version of Wired magazine for the iPad — only to be to told Apple wouldn't let the thing anywhere near its gadget. — So back to the drawing board …