Mediagazer: ‘Digital good for media’ says TW CEO Bewkes (Georg Szalai/Hollywood Reporter)

David W. Martin / Mac|Life:

Apple Reveals New Service for Authors to Sell Their Books Directly in the iBookstore — Are you a budding author? The next Stephen King? Or an author currently looking to cut out the middle man as you rollout your own books? It looks like your time has come — Apple has released information on self-publishing for the iBookstore!

Discussion: Ars Technica, Kindle Review, Fast Company, Podcasting News and MacRumors

Laura Sydell / NPR:

Website Editors Strive To Rein In Nasty Comments … It's easy to lose your temper on the Internet. Anyone who reads — or writes — comments on blogs and news sites knows that the conversation can quickly stray from civil discourse to scathing personal attacks.

Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:

The next Apple TV revealed: cloud storage and iPhone OS on tap... and a $99 price tag — If you thought that Apple's foray into the world of home entertainment died with the last iteration of the Apple TV, you're quite wrong. A tip we've received — which has been confirmed by a source …

Discussion: WebNewser, Silicon Alley Insider, Techland, TUAW, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Mashable!, TechCrunch, MacRumors and Gizmodo

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 …

Discussion: Editors Weblog, mediabistro.com, Silicon Alley Insider, FishbowlNY, Romenesko, New York Observer, Lost Remote, The Wire and Newsweek

Dan Primack / PE Hub Blog:

Exclusive: Forbes Gets Into Capital-Raising Business — The Forbes brand has always been associated with financial services, but almost always from the media bleachers. Until now. — peHUB has learned that a new effort called Forbes Private Capital Group recently launched …

Discussion: Talking Biz News and The Wire

Chris Rovzar / New York Magazine:

Frank DiGiacomo to Take Over Daily News Gossip Column — Vanity Fair contributing editor and former “Page Six” helmer Frank DiGiacomo will return to his tabloid past this summer. He's headed to the New York Daily News to take over the “Gatecrasher” column from able young scribe Amanda Sidman …

Jon Gilkison / interfacelab:

Is This Really The Future of Magazines or Why Didn't They Just Use HTML 5? — I just downloaded the Wired iPad application, and like most iPad applications (and most magazines for that matter), I found myself bored with it within the first 20 minutes. I'm sure the content is engaging …

Discussion: Media Decoder, Gawker, Nxtblog, PC World, eMedia Vitals and paidContent

Discussion: Mashable!, Folio, Mobile Media, Epicenter, BRANDING UNBOUND and The Next Web

Michael Miner / Chicago Reader:

The Pitfalls of “Cooperative” News — San Francisco's new Bay Citizen pitches a controversial plan. Plus: what it can learn from the Chicago News Co-op. — The Bay Citizen opens for business this week in San Francisco, and there are two big reasons the news industry is paying attention.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals and MEDIA BEESWAX

Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Fergie's book boost — “This year, it's all about celebrities,” noted HarperCollins Executive Editor Jonathan Burnham. — Some booksellers were grumbling that Streisand's coffee table book, “My Passion for Design,” would be tough to sell because of its $60 price tag.

Greg Bensinger / Bloomberg:

U.S. Newspaper Web-Ad Sales Rise First Time Since '08 — U.S. newspaper publishers in the first quarter reported their first gain in online advertising sales since the same period in 2008, helping offset a continued decline in more lucrative print ads. — Industrywide online ad sales rose 4.9 percent …

Discussion: Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog, Shaping the Future … and FishbowlNY

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Harsh lessons to learn from the Irish News paywall — If you want to get a grasp on the effect of paywalls, take a look at the experience of the Belfast-based Irish News. — Without doubt, it is one of the best UK regional dailies. Independently-owned, moderately nationalist in outlook …

Discussion: The Wire, eMedia Vitals, Slugger O'Toole and Shaping the Future …

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

‘Digital good for media’ says TW CEO Bewkes — Investors told piracy threat ‘seems to be stabilized’ — NEW YORK — “Digital is good for media,” if managed well, Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes said here Thursday in opening the conglomerates' first investor day in years.

Lucia Moses / Mediaweek:

Time Inc. Dives Deeper Into iPad Revolution — Time Inc. revealed it would develop iPad apps for seven more of its brands this year, including a series of paid apps from lifestyle magazine Real Simple. — Speaking May 27 during a Time Warner investor day, Time Inc. chairman …

Discussion: Folio, The Wire and FishbowlNY

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.

Discussion: mediabistro.com, Gawker, Breitbart.tv and The Huffington Post

Felix Salmon:

News consumers, paywalls, and useless tourists — John Gapper returns to the subject of newspaper paywalls today, saying that in the UK, Rupert Murdoch's Times will have to appeal to a narrow elite if it is to succeed online — something Murdoch has never been comfortable doing.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Recovering Journalist, CJR, Financial Times and Guardian

Joe Pompeo / The Wire:

Forbes Firings Will Be ‘Ruthless’ — UPDATE: One Forbes staffer tells us: “The attitude now is that you're an idiot if you're not looking for another job.” — A few weeks ago, we reported that Forbes staffers were bracing for another big shakeup, this time with layoffs coming to higher-ups …

Discussion: WWD

Marc Fest / Knight Foundation:

Knight Foundation Strengthens Focus on Assessment and Impact — Director of Strategic Assessment and Assistant to the President — MIAMI - The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has promoted Mayur Patel to serve as assistant to the foundation's president, Alberto Ibargüen.

Discussion: KnightBlog

Emily Smoucha / Columbia Missourian:

MU School of Journalism to change curriculum this fall — COLUMBIA — The MU School of Journalism is about to revamp its undergraduate program. — Faculty members of the school's curriculum committee have completely restructured the program to tailor classes to students' specific interests.

Marni Cordell / newmatilda.com:

Curtains For Newmatilda.com — It's with heavy hearts that we announce the end of newmatilda.com: the site will cease publishing on Friday, 25 June. — What's brought us to this? The short answer is: we've run out of money. — It probably won't surprise you to learn that newmatilda.com has never operated on a profit.

Discussion: ABC News and mUmBRELLA

Nielsen Wire:

“Glee” and the Rolling Stones Lead Surge of Digital and Indie Retail Music Sales — Following its season premier in April, the music-themed TV show “Glee” saw track downloads from its four compilations jump from 50-350K in the first week. The show's latest “Showstoppers” …

Discussion: Mashable! and MediaPost

Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:

Yahoo Builds Pullover Ad Unit For Macy's, Garners Higher CPM — Macy's tapped Yahoo this week to recreate its offline Memorial Day sales circular into a Smart Ad-powered pullover ad unit in Yahoo Mail, becoming the first retailer to run the advertisement. — Yahoo worked with Pointroll …

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.