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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
How to Save the News — Plummeting newspaper circulation, disappearing classified ads, “unbundling” of content—the list of what's killing journalism is long. But high on that list, many would say, is Google, the biggest unbundler of them all. Now, having helped break the news business …
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BuzzMachine, Romenesko, Editors Weblog, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, Talking New Media, New York Magazine, MediaMemo and Kirk LaPointe's …
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Choire / The Awl:
Google Believes Online Ads Could Be Worth More Than Print Ads by 2012
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Gawker
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:
“Always collaborate”: Say hello to OpenFile, the local news site putting those new media maxims to the test — The thing about new media maxims is that, all too often, they remain just that — maxims. Smart ideas that guide our thinking, yes, but that don't get much tangible testing in the hectic, messy space where journalism lives.
Canadian Press:
Group to acquire Canwest papers for $1.1 billion … TORONTO — Canwest Global Communications has approved the sale of its newspapers to a group led by National Post president and CEO Paul Godfrey in a $1.1-billion deal that preserves jobs and pays off the insolvent company's bankers.
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Jim Romenesko / Romenesko:
Lacey named New York Times Phoenix bureau chief — Just when you thought the red-hot news out of Arizona was getting pushed off Page One, we have a Grand Canyon State scoop of our own: The first New York Times Phoenix Bureau Chief will be.Marc Lacey. Read more in this note from Rick Berke.
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LA Observed
Stephanie Clifford / Media Decoder:
A Peek at Vanity Fair's iPad App — “Magazines are actually pretty brilliant concepts the way they are,” said Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter on Tuesday as he previewed his magazine's new iPad app. “At the same time, we have a few bells and whistles that a magazine cannot provide.”
John Koblin / New York Observer:
Reuters, Politico Line Up for Newsweek — It has been only a week since Washington Post Co.'s chairman, Donald Graham, announced that Newsweek was on the block, but already a few big media players are taking an early look at the newsweekly. — Thomson Reuters and Politico owner Allbritton Communications …
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The Wire
Alex Beam / Boston Globe:
Ye Olde Newsweek — When a being a journalist-on-the-rise was a glass half-filled job — My first job in journalism was at the now-foundering Newsweek magazine, which the Washington Post Co. has put up for sale. This was — gasp — more than 30 years ago, and my memories are grossly irrelevant …
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Romenesko
Tom Shales / Washington Post:
Tom Shales on PBS's ‘Need to Know’ — Suppose Charles Dickens were alive today and just sitting down at a keyboard to input the content of a new cybernovel. Here is how he might begin: “It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.” — Not even Dickens at his most Christmassy …
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
CNN Contributor Erickson Draws Ire From All Sides — MACON, Ga. — In his seven weeks as one of CNN's newest contributors, Erick Erickson has made scarcely more than a dozen appearances on the network. — But his every utterance — every Twitter message, blog post and radio rant …
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Romenesko
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
NBC Universal exec's cable ties add to her pull — Bridget Baker, who has been negotiating to secure distribution deals for not only NBC but also CNBC, MSNBC, USA and Bravo, has moved to the forefront amid Comcast's proposed $30-billion takeover. — Bridget Baker's corner office …
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / Digits:
Are Mobile Ads the Next Big Thing? Maybe Not — A lot of buzz among online advertising companies these days is focused on mobile ads delivered to smart phones. Google executives have even talked about becoming a “mobile first” company, and Apple and Google have both made recent moves into mobile advertising.
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MediaPost, paidContent, the Econsultancy blog, New York Times, Shaping the Future … and MediaPost
Tony Ortega / Runnin' Scared:
MEMO TO FOSTER KAMER, RE: DICK JOKE — Hey, Kamer. — Ortega here. — I want you to do something for me. — I want you to stop apologizing for the damn dick joke. — I caught the mea culpa at your Tumblr, and frankly, I wish you'd knock that s**t off.
Marc Brownstein / AdAge:
Overreliance on Social Media Will Damage Your Brand — It's Good for Maintaining Relationships, but How Will New Customers Find You? — Last year, a friend of mine who is the CEO of a successful retail apparel brand gleefully told me how he cut his $5 million advertising budget, in lieu of a 100% Facebook/social-media strategy.
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mUmBRELLA
David Kaplan / paidContent:
Disney Digital Narrows Losses As Revs Rise 20 Percent — The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) posted healthy gains this past quarter, and the company cited box office successes such as Alice In Wonderland and the acquisition of Marvel, which has the number one film at the box office with Iron Man 2, as the reasons for the growth.
Ryan Lawler / NewTeeVee:
Comcast to Revamp Its TV Everywhere Service — Comcast will soon streamline the authentication process for subscribers that want to log in and access premium, on-demand video content online, according to CEO Brian Roberts. In a conversation with former News Corp. chief Peter Chernin …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Another Web Ad That Wants to Eat Your Screen (With Your Permission) — Another entrant from the giant-ad-that-takes-over-your-entire- screen competition: Firefly Video, which is launching an ad network today. — Firefly's ad unit is a mashup of lots of things we've seen in the past …
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Crowdsourcing goes global: The NYT's “Moment in Time” — Visit the New York Times' Lens blog today, and you'll find an image slightly different from the high-quality photographs that normally populate the outlet: a spinning globe, highly stylized, its surface popping with piles of pictures.
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Lens
Mark Fitzgerald / Editor & Publisher:
Burned by Bankruptcies, But Betting on Newspapers — CHICAGO — While JPMorgan Chase was negotiating with debtor newspapers where its investments went badly, such as bankrupt Tribune Co., it was also making a big bet on the business — tripling its holdings in the nation's largest newspaper publisher, Gannett Co.
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Playboy ‘readers’ get 3-D centerfold in June issue — CHICAGO - Playboy readers who can only imagine what it would look like if a centerfold jumped right off the page are getting new specs to help them see into Hef's world. — The magazine's June edition hits newsstands Friday equipped with 3-D glasses.
The Texas Tribune:
On the Records: Come and Take Our Data — Records in the Texas Tribune's data library are licensed under Creative Commons, which means you're free to download them, remix them and republish them — so long as you comply with our simple terms. — If you use our data to build an app or visualization …
Dan Butcher / Mobile Marketer:
Time Inc. exec discusses CNNMoney.com mobile strategy — A Time Inc. executive discussed CNNMoney.com's mobile strategy in an exclusive interview with Mobile Marketer. — CNNMoney.com launched its first application for Research In Motion's BlackBerry last week, available now for free in the AppWorld store.
Brian Morrissey / Mediaweek:
Paid Brand Blogging on the Rise — More brands will compensate bloggers and social media users in an attempt to generate chatter about their products, a new study found. — PQ Media said such “sponsored conversations” — which compensate social media users for discussing brands' products …
wan-press.org:
World Newspaper Congress called off, World Editors Forum postponed — Français Español Deutsch — The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has been forced to call off the World Newspaper Congress and postpone the World Editors Forum …
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