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8:20 PM ET, June 1, 2010

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Danny Sullivan / Daggle:
How The Mainstream Media Stole Our News Story Without Credit  —  On Friday, I broke a tasty story about a woman suing Google, claiming bad directions caused her to get hit by a vehicle.  Today, I discover our story is everywhere, often with no attribution.  Come along and watch …
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
This isn't CNN's prime time  —  Campbell Brown's voluntary exit from the 8 p.m. slot illustrates the news network's struggles as it turns 30.  —  Campbell Brown says that she and her “colleagues here at CNN are still trying to do journalism.”  (CNN / April 22, 2008)  —  Reporting from New York —
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CNN:
Jim Walton: CNN at 30  —  Editor's Note: Jim Walton is president of CNN Worldwide, which includes CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN.com, CNN Airport Channel, CNN Radio and CNN Newsource.  He joined CNN one year after its 1980 inception, as a video journalist, CNN's entry-level position.
Lisa Horowitz / The Wrap:
Ted Turner's Little 24-Hour Cable News Network Turns 30 (video)
newsweek.tumblr.com:
Every Day is, Like, Sunday  —  June already!  Where does the time go?  Nothing like an uncertain future to telescope the hours.  Remember, buyers: Bids are due Wednesday!  —  While we wait, we're thinking about David Carr's piece in the Sunday Times about the sale.
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Joe Pompeo / The Wire:
Newsweek: We're Not In As Terrible Shape As David Carr Says
Discussion: DailyFinance and AdPulp
comScore, Inc.:
comScore Releases April 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings  —  Vevo Scales Rankings in Online Video Market, Attracting 1 out of 4 Viewers in April  —  comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released April 2010 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing …
Discussion: TechCrunch, Bits and VideoNuze
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Hulu's Growth Curve Flattens Out  —  Comscore's newest video data is out.  The takeaway: In April, Google's YouTube (GOOG) dwarfed every other site.  And Hulu came in second, at about 960 million views.  —  Does that sound familiar?  It should: YouTube has always been at the top of Comscore's (SCOR) tallies.
Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab
Reporters Without Borders:
Israel - Communication severed with flotilla media  —  Reporters Without Borders urges the Israeli authorities to release a list of the journalists who were arrested during yesterday's raid on the humanitarian flotilla and to say where they are being held.  —  There were at least 15 foreign …
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
The Case Against Links  —  Links - are they a net negative for readers online?  That's the idea being deliberately explored by a number of publishers, says writer Nicholas Carr today.  —  The iconoclastic author says that he has grown sympathetic to the thinking of Steve Gillmor …
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Newsosaur / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Yahoo signals major challenge to newspapers  —  Yahoo appears to be getting ready to produce local websites filled with original content that could compete with newspapers, posing a particular challenge to the hundreds of publishers who now sell advertising for the powerful portal.
Alex Weprin / WebNewser:
CNN.com Inadvertently Reveals Al Gore's Email Address  —  When it comes to emails, mistakes happen all the time.  But very rarely do they involve former Vice Presidents of the United States.  —  So it was quite surprising to see CNN.com inadvertently reveal the email address of Al and Tipper Gore Tuesday afternoon.
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Parsing Panera: Could a name-your-own-price model work for news?  —  The former CEO of Panera Bread recently announced an intriguing experiment: The chain's store in Clayton, Missouri is doing away with prices.  The Clayton franchise, now run as a nonprofit restaurant and renamed the …
David Kaplan / paidContent:
Hyperlocal Network Mainstreet Connect Raises $3.97 Million First Round  —  Mainstreet Connect, the latest entrant into the hyperlocal news space, has raised a $3.97 million first round, according to an SEC filing.  Last month, the Connecticut-based company launched four sites in the northeast within the past three months.
Discussion: Fitz & Jen
Greg Marx / CJR:
Embrace the Wonk  —  A new opportunity for reporters and political scientists  —  On January 8, Marc Ambinder, the widely-read political reporter and blogger for The Atlantic, found a copy of Game Change, the gossipy insider's account of the 2008 presidential election by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin …
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Andy P / WordPress.com News:
We All Like to Reblog  —  Have you ever come across a blog post that you enjoyed so much you wanted to easily share it with the readers of your own blog?  Sure, you can copy and paste the link and perhaps even a snippet of text with your own comments, but overall it's not a particularly enjoyable experience.
David Gonzalez / New York Times:
From Internets Celebrities, Chiding Videos  —  Buried somewhere in every bodega, amid the Crunchy Mini Donuts, 40-ounce malt-liquor torpedoes and greasy pork rinds is a certain urban truth.  Leave it to the Internets Celebrities, a trio of guerrilla filmmakers, to uncover it.
Conor Humphries / Reuters:
EU chief raps Russia on human rights, media freedom  —  ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - European Union President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday said Europe was seriously concerned about the difficulties faced by human rights activists and journalists in Russia.
Times of India:
Anil Ambani forms equal joint venture with CBS for small-screen debut  —  Text:  —  NEW DELHI: Billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Media World will form an equal joint venture with iconic American media company CBS Corporation to launch a potentially disruptive network of television channels under …
Stephen Shankland / CNET News:
Adobe reveals magazine iPad-izer software  —  Flash Player may be banned from the iPad, but that's not keeping Adobe Systems from other efforts to leave its mark on the Apple devices.  The latest development: new viewer software announced Monday that lets publishers create splashy digital versions of their magazines.
Laura Oliver / Journalism.co.uk:
UK government's open data plans will benefit local and national journalists  —  The government has announced plans to open up its data for the first time, offering a wealth of new information and news leads for national and local journalists.  —  In a letter from David Cameron to all government departments …
Broadcasting & Cable:
Jon Lafayette New B&C Business Editor  —  Will oversee coverage of intersection of content delivery business with Madison Ave. and Wall Street  —  B&C has named Jon Lafayette to the position of Business Editor, reporting directly to B&C Editor-in-Chief Ben Grossman.
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Cable wars loom  —  It's shaping up to be a long, hot summer for local cable operators.  —  Both Time Warner Cable and Cablevision are facing the expiration of agreements to carry some of TV's most popular channels, setting the stage for another round of public battles in which viewers run …
Discussion: Company Town
 
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Steve Busfield / Guardian:
Carla Bevan quits Marie Claire for AOL
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
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