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2:45 PM ET, May 27, 2010

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Larry King Is Losing the Ratings War to Fox and MSNBC  —  The biggest interview on television last week, with the Senate candidate Rand Paul, happened at 9 p.m. But regrettably for CNN's Larry King, who used to rule that time slot by wooing newsmakers, the interview was booked by his higher-rated competitor, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.
Judy Berman / Flavorwire:
Publishing's Not Dead: The Industry Responds to Garrison Keillor  —  Stop us if you've heard this “news” before: Publishing is dead.  We know, we know.  You've read variations on this theme in the mainstream media for decades.  But now, Garrison Keillor is saying it!  Which means the New York Times is listening.
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Garrison Keillor / New York Times:
The End of an Era in Publishing  —  I ran into my daughter's favorite author, Mary Pope Osborne, in New York the other night, whose Magic Tree House books I've read to the child at night, and a moment later, Scott Turow, who writes legal thrillers that keep people awake all night, and David Remnick, the biographer of Obama.
Discussion: New York Magazine and eBookNewser
Mark Miller / Newsweek:
Welcome to the New Newsweek.com  —  When we began the process of rethinking our Web site many months ago, we started by talking with you, or at least many of you, to learn how you use the Web, what you like and don't like about many of your favorite Web sites, and generally what you want in a news site.
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
Kohl Wants Hulu Divestiture as Part of Any Comcast/NBCU Deal  —  Chair of Senate Antitrust Subcommittee calls for raft of strong conditions  —  Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, is calling for a raft of strong conditions on any Comcast/NBCU deal …
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter Online:
Bay Citizen Embraces 4 Emerging Trends Among News Startups  —  The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit news site that will cover spot news and enterprise stories in the San Francisco Bay Area's nine counties, launched today.  —  In preparing for its launch, The Bay Citizen has focused on four key elements …
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Laura McGann / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Launching a site? Five tips to get you off on the right foot
Discussion: Romenesko and The Bay Citizen
Matea Gold / Show Tracker:
Fox Business replaces ‘Happy Hour’ with new show hosted by former CNNer Gerri Willis  —  Fox Business Network confirmed Wednesday that the network is cancelling its afternoon show “Happy Hour” and replacing it with “The Willis Report,” a consumer-oriented program hosted by former CNN personal finance editor Gerri Willis.
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Jason Raznick / Benzinga.com:
Fox Business Network To Launch New Show
Discussion: Mediaite and Inside Cable News
Claudine Beaumont / Telegraph:
BBC iPlayer coming to Apple iPad  —  An iPad-optimised version of BBC iPlayer will be available for the Apple device on Friday  —  Erik Huggers, director of future media and technology at the BBC, told the Evening Standard that an iPad-optimised version of the iPlayer catch-up TV service …
Newsweek:
BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill  —  Photographers say BP and government officials are preventing them from documenting the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.  —  As BP makes its latest attempt to plug its gushing oil well, news photographers are complaining that their efforts …
Tricia Duryee / paidContent:
Fox Mobile Releases Hulu-Like Mobile App With 25 Content Partners To Start  —  It's not called Hulu mobile, but it probably should be.  Fox's Mobile Group has launched a mobile beta application that provides free access to full-length TV shows on your phone.
Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:
FT: Actually, We're Not Planning To Stop Printing  —  Yesterday, an executive from Financial Times parent Pearson (NYSE: PSO) told us the news publisher was preparing to start “sunsetting” its printed newspaper, in favour of solely digital distribution, within five years.
Jay Yarow / The Wire:
Wired's Top-Selling iPad App Sells 24,000 Copies* (AAPL)  —  Updated: Originally we estimated Wired app sales of just 2,500-3,000 based on our previous discussions with app developers.  Wired has released sales numbers which are much higher.  —  After its first day on the market …
Guardian:
Commercial Hack Day Results  —  The following hacks were developed as part of the Open Platform launch event on 20-21 May, 2010 at the Guardian headquarters in London.  —  The Guardian ran a ‘Developer Challenge’ as part of the Open Platform launch last week.
Discussion: Matt McAlister and currybetdotnet
Jason Fell / Folio:
MSN Inks Another Magazine Content Deal  —  Partners with Rodale to launch health and wellness site.  —  MSN has entered into a partnership with Rodale Inc. for which the publisher's magazine content will be repurposed online at a new MSN-branded health and wellness site which is expected to launch this fall.
 
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Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
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Discussion: /Film and The Playlist
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Stuart Elliott / Media Decoder:
Ad Spending Turns Up in First Quarter, Tracking Service Says …
Discussion: BtoB Magazine, FishbowlNY and Romenesko
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Reuters:
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David Kaplan / paidContent:
Armed With Consumer Research, HuffPo Revenue Plan Moves To Phase II
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Disney Said to Be In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Sell ABC