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4:25 PM ET, June 7, 2010

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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Breaking: Helen Thomas Retires, Effective Immediately (Video)  —  While it may not be totally unexpected, the story appears to have developed extremely quickly.  —  Hearst Corporation has announced Helen Thomas will be retiring, effective immediately.  —  Here's the full announcement from Hearst:
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Helen Thomas Dropped By Speaking Agency, Under Fire For Remarks On Middle East  —  Under fire for controversial remarks she made (and apologized for) about the status of Jews in Israel, longtime White House scribe Helen Thomas was dropped on Sunday by her speaking agency.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Apple's impact: What Steve Jobs' WWDC announcements mean for the news industry's mobile strategy  —  Apple CEO Steve Jobs just stepped off the stage in San Francisco at this year's Worldwide Developer Conference.  His announcements focused squarely on the new iPhone 4, about which you'll find …
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Tom Neumayr / Apple:   Apple to Debut iAds on July 1
Matthew Flamm / Crain's New York Business:
Wired's iPad liftoff  —  Tech title sells 73,000 copies in nine days on Apple tablet; wave of future?  —  Two months after the iPad's much anticipated April 3 debut, one thing is clear about the impact of Apple's tablet computer on the magazine industry: It has been very good for Wired.
David Carr / New York Times:
The Media Equation: How to Save Newsweek  —  Sometime this summer, someone other than The Washington Post will probably own the renowned brand of Newsweek.  When I wrote about the pending sale in this column last week, I waxed philosophical about the meaning of a newsweekly magazine in 2010 …
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
NBC News Hires Newsweek's Michael Isikoff  —  NBC News has hired Michael Isikoff away from Newsweek at a time when the newsweekly magazine is up for sale.  —  Mr. Isikoff will become the national investigative correspondent for NBC, a position similar to the one he has held at Newsweek since 1994, the network said.
Discussion: Romenesko and The Huffington Post
Jack Marshall / ClickZ:
Facebook Grows Video Presence  —  As traffic to Facebook continues to grow, the social network is beginning to emerge as an important stakeholder in the online video space.  According to online measurement firm comScore, the number of users viewing video on the site has been growing consistently …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
CNN Close to Dropping AP  —  CNN is close to dropping its subscription to the Associated Press, people familiar with the decision tell TVNewser.  —  A CNN spokesperson said that no decision has been made.  —  The move, if it happens, will mean that CNN no longer subscribes to either of the major wire services.
AdAge:
Does Who Creates Content Matter to Marketers in a ‘Pro-Am’ Media World?  —  Examiner Has 7.4 Million Readers, Local Ads and News — but Few Traditional Journalists  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — If you're trolling the web and hit upon an Examiner.com story, you might think you're reading the San Francisco Examiner.
Joseph Plambeck / New York Times:
SB Nation Expands for Fans, by Fans Sports Sites  —  Last Thursday, Kobe Bryant tallied 30 points in Game 1 of the N.B.A. Finals.  That night, Silver Screen and Roll, a blog dedicated to the Los Angeles Lakers, racked up more than 3,500 comments.  —  The popular site is just one of more …
Threat Level:
U.S. Intelligence Analyst Arrested in Wikileaks Video Probe  —  Federal officials have arrested an Army intelligence analyst who boasted of giving classified U.S. combat video and hundreds of thousands of classified State Department records to whistleblower site Wikileaks, Wired.com has learned.
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Mediocrity is king  —  Last week, the Huffington Post reached a new apex.  Viewed from France, where ads are localized, its home page carried a remarkably tasteful ad: a farting application for the iPhone (see below).  As prudery still rules in American media, you'll notice that the farter's exhaust aperture has been blurred.
Newsosaur / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Journalists running start-ups face tall odds  —  Fed up with furloughs and down-sizing - or forced involuntarily out of their jobs - journalists across the land are taking matters into their own hands by starting their own news sites.  —  While I applaud these brave and commendable efforts …
Discussion: Romenesko
 
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Jason Fry / Nieman Journalism Lab:
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Stuart Elliott / Media Decoder:
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
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Charlotte Allen / Los Angeles Times:
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John Lichfield / The Independent:
The end of ‘The World’, as its journalists know it, is nigh
Joe Flint / Company Town:
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Jxpaton / Digital First:
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Martin Moore / MediaShift Idea Lab:
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