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9:50 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.
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.
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Steve Safran / Lost Remote:
Newsweek.com relaunches with “River of News”  —  Newsweek.com's latest iteration is following the newest trend of presenting information as a “river of news,” rather than a flood of unnavigable links.  There is still a lead story presented at the top in a (too) big picture.
Discussion: Cision
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 …
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
Discussion: New York Magazine and eBookNewser
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Slap for Apple  —  Adobe's Flash video software has become a flashpoint in negotiations between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Big Media.  —  On a day when Apple execs probably cheered the fact the company had surpassed Microsoft as the world's most valuable tech company, Jobs was grappling …
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 …
John Koblin / New York Observer:
Lynn Hirschberg's Response to M.I.A. Tweet: ‘Fairly Unethical’ and ‘Infuriating’  —  This morning, M.I.A. tweeted out writer Lynn Hirschberg's phone number in response to a piece in this weekend's Times Magazine.  The tweet seemed to suggest that M.I.A. wasn't much of a fan of the piece.
Joe Pompeo / The Wire:
Here's The Real Story Behind David Faber's New Show At CNBC  —  CNBC is about to shakeup its lunchtime programming.  —  Starting Monday, June 7, David Faber will host “Strategy Session” at 12 p.m., a new show we first reported on back in April, and that the network officially announced earlier this week.
Discussion: Inside Cable News and News On News
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
Laura McGann / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Launching a site?  Five tips to get you off on the right foot  —  Big news on the nonprofit journalism front: The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit dedicated to covering the Bay Area with $5 million in funding, launched today.  —  The site has gotten plenty of publicity over the last few months …
Discussion: The Bay Citizen
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Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter Online:   Bay Citizen Embraces 4 Emerging Trends Among News Startups
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
A dramatic makeover for the Hollywood Reporter  —  Hollywood Reporter taps Janice Min to transform it from a trade to a slick weekly.  —  Janice Min oversaw most of Us Weekly's huge growth in readership.  (Chris Pizzello, Associated Press / July 20, 2009)  —  A dramatic Hollywood makeover
Discussion: Gawker, Mediaite and The Wrap
Media Week:
DMGT reports 20% lift in profits  —  LONDON - The Daily Mail and General Trust, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday has posted a 20% boost in its pre-tax profits in the six months to 4 April, despite revenue falling 10%.  —  Owner of Daily Mail reports 20% lift in profits
Discussion: Guardian, Media Money and Jon Slattery
Bloomberg:
Yahoo, Facebook, EBay Urge End to Viacom YouTube Suit  —  Yahoo! Inc., IAC/InterActiveCorp, EBay Inc. and Facebook Inc. urged a judge to dismiss Viacom Inc.'s copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc.'s YouTube video-sharing website.  —  The four Internet companies filed friend …
Discussion: MediaPost and Digits
 
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Mail Online breaks 40m monthly unique users and keeps daily lead
Rachel Sklar / Mediaite:
The NYT Loses Its Car Star: Micki Maynard Leaving For New Public Radio Venture
Discussion: Romenesko and Talking Biz News
Ryan Chittum / CJR:
Bad Redesigns  —  News sites regress in a bid to declutter their home pages
John Hillman / Journalism.co.uk:
Design is key to good online journalism, not just coding and data
Brent Lang / TheWrap.com:
Lisa Gregorian Named Chief Marketing Officer at Warner Bros. TV
Discussion: MediaPost
Guardian:
Commercial Hack Day Results
Discussion: Matt McAlister and currybetdotnet
Jay Yarow / The Wire:
Wired's Top-Selling iPad App Sells 24,000 Copies* (AAPL)
Jason Fell / Folio:
MSN Inks Another Magazine Content Deal
Discussion: FishbowlNY
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Preschool Programs Replace SOAPnet
Brian X. Chen / Gadget Lab:
Steve Jobs Reinvents the CEO With E-Mail Campaign
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
‘Atlas Shrugged’ Rights Holder Sets June Production Start Whether Or Not Stars Align
Discussion: The Playlist
Rachel Metz / Associated Press:
Amazon and Penguin make e-book pricing deal