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David Kaplan / paidContent:
New Newsweek.com Emphasizes Minimalism; Paid iPad App Next Week — As the Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) tries to find a buyer for its struggling Newsweek, the magazine has revamped its website with a somewhat lighter look. In a note to users, Mark Miller, Newsweek Digital's editor …
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
When Local News Goes Awry: Reporter And PR Person Battle Over Touching — Dan Noyes is not only a local reporter for the ABC Bay Area affiliate, KGO-TV, but his tenacious style of local journalism is about to make him a rising star in the world of viral video.
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.
Washington Examiner:
Former Gawker editor comes to D.C., disses Denton — She has worked for one of New York's most controversial media figures, but is airing out her opinion about it in D.C. — Former Gawker.com editor Emily Gould told Yeas and Nays that she doesn't miss the gossip scene or her old boss, Nick Denton, former owner of Wonkette.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Mail Online breaks 40m monthly unique users and keeps daily lead — Guardian.co.uk remains in second place, with 1.8m average daily browsers to Mail's 2.3m, with Telegraph.co.uk in third — Mail Online remained the most visited UK newspaper website in April, according to the latest figures …
Aaron Bradley / Search Engine Land:
Q & A With Brent D. Payne, In-House SEO Director, Tribune Company — Brent D. Payne is the SEO Director at Tribune Company, whose properties include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Baltimore Sun. In one form or another, Brent has been engaged in search engine marketing for over a decade.
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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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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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 …
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Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter Online:
Bay Citizen Embraces 4 Emerging Trends Among News Startups