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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
F.T.C. Moves Ahead with Journalism Study — Looking for the federal government to come to the rescue of newspapers? Don't hold your breath. — The Federal Trade Commission has set out on the somewhat quixotic journey of trying to identify ways to save journalism as we know it from possible extinction.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter Online:
FTC Future-of-Journalism Inquiry Wraps Up With Little Momentum for Major Intervention — I'll be among the 30 participants in the Federal Trade Commission's roundtables Tuesday in Washington, D.C. evaluating proposals for government action “to support the reinvention of journalism.”
Eric Pfanner / New York Times:
Other Countries' Newspapers Are Faring Better Than U.S. Counterparts — PARIS — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking for ways to “support the reinvention of journalism.” Possible measures to help the troubled U.S. news business, outlined in a paper published last month and scheduled …
Robert G. Picard / The Media Business:
Getting It Wrong: The FTC and Policies for the Future of Journalism
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Guardian:
Will citizen journalism pay the bills? — Hyperlocal news projects that start tiny have a greater chance of success - but many find themselves with more kudos than cash — “Would you trust a citizen brain surgeon?” This was a common refrain in 2005, as the news industry grappled …
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Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
Once Just a Site With Funny Cat Pictures, and Now a Web Empire — SEATTLE — Three years ago Ben Huh visited a blog devoted to silly cat pictures — and saw vast potential. — Mr. Huh, a 32-year-old entrepreneur, first became aware of I Can Has Cheezburger, which pairs photos of cats with quirky captions …
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Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
iPad Media Apps: can do better — It's time for a first assessment of a few iPad media applications. To sum up: a) most are disappointing; b) no need to worry. Instead of subjectively pointing fingers at hits and misses, let's rise to a bird's eye view and see if we can understand why some apps work and why others don't.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Andrew Napolitano Comes to Fox Business Network — “Welcome to this struggle,” Andrew Napolitano said triumphantly as he wrapped up the first television episode last weekend of his libertarian talk show, “Freedom Watch.” He saluted the camera and concluded, “From New York, defending freedom, so long America.”
David Carr / New York Times:
The Media Equation: BP's Managing of Information on Gulf Oil Spill — The three journalists crept along in a boat captained by James Ledet in a bayou near Golden Meadow, La., one early afternoon. We were all looking for the same thing as we traversed narrow stretches of water framed by swamp grass …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
AOL Teams With Jonas Group for MTV-Style Site — The next time the Jonas Brothers release an album or announce a tour, they can skip “Entertainment Tonight” and YouTube and go straight to Cambio. — Making its debut online on Tuesday, Cambio is the product of a partnership of AOL …
Paul Carr / TechCrunch:
NSFW: Content Is King! Rest In Peace, Content — “Can Tim Armstrong make AOL king of content by 2010?” - Blog headline — If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly" - Macbeth — There's something about the idea of “New York Internet Week” …
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Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
A Final Report From Internal Affairs — THIS is my last column as public editor of The Times. — For the past three years, my assignment has been to try to help this newspaper live up to its own high journalistic standards as it covered a historic presidential election, two wars …
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Joyce Found Too Graphic, This Time by Apple — The question of whether James Joyce's “Ulysses” is obscene seemed to have been settled for more than 75 years. Until last week, that is, when the creators of a Web comic version of the classic novel, called “Ulysses Seen,” …
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