Top News:
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Announcing the 2010 Knight News Challenge winners: Visuals are hot, and businesses are big winners — They started out last year as a crowded field of hopefuls from around the world, each dreaming of a chance to perform under the big lights. Over months, their numbers dwindled as the level …
RELATED:
Alex Weprin / WebNewser:
This is Why Hulu Blocked Boxee — As part of its investigation into the Comcast-NBC Universal merger, the FCC asked NBC why Hulu blocked access to its site via Boxee, the start-up aiming to bring high quality web content to television sets. — On June 11 NBC filed its responses to the FCC questions …
RELATED:
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Bloomberg Wants More Time To Weigh In On Comcast-NBCU — Bloomberg LP, the parent company of business network Bloomberg TV, has asked the FCC to extend its comment deadline on the proposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal by another 45 days. At the moment, comments and petitions opposing the deal must be filed to the FCC by June 21.
Nat Ives / AdAge:
Oprah Hands Out IPads and Cash to Magazine Staffers — O Magazine Employees Get New Toy — and $10,000 Check — Call it the 2010 version of “You get a car, you get a car, you get a car, everybody gets a car!” Oprah Winfrey dropped by Hearst headquarters on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of O …
Steve / The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs:
That big bold media disruption: an update — Recently I got some heat when I said that I don't want to see us descend into a nation of bloggers. I was called clueless because hey, blogs are the future, right? These bloggers are the bright shiny new media barons who are going to take over the world …
RELATED:
Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Fox and Bloomberg spar over Thomas' WH seat — It didn't take long after Helen Thomas retired for White House reporters to start guessing who would get the veteran reporter's coveted front row, center seat in the briefing room. Quickly, two news organizations emerged as favorites: Bloomberg News and Fox News.
Discussion:
Romenesko
Kenneth Li / Financial Times:
Google eyes Demand Media's way with words — Last week, Richard Rosenblatt, chief executive of Demand Media, basked in the spotlight as digital media cognoscenti and bankers gathered round him at New York's Empire Hotel to toast his four-year-old company's progress.
Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
A New Publisher at Bloomberg BusinessWeek — Bloomberg continues to poach top-tier talent from rival news organizations, announcing on Wednesday that it has hired a top executive from Fortune as the publisher of Bloomberg BusinessWeek. — Hugh Wiley, who has led the business side at Fortune since 2007 …
Discussion:
Business Wire, Romenesko, Yahoo! News, paidContent, Talking Biz News and Wall Street Journal
Nicholas Carlson / The Wire:
The Inside Story: How Yahoo Bought Associated Content (YHOO, AOL) — Last month, Yahoo bought Associated Content, a Web publishing startup with thousands of semi-pro freelance writers, for around $100 million. — $100 million isn't much for a company like Yahoo (YHOO) …
Discussion:
eMedia Vitals
Ryan Lawler / NewTeeVee:
YouTube Adds Video Editing in the Cloud — Up until now, if YouTube users wanted to combine multiple clips into a single video, they had to use offline editing tools. But YouTube today rolled out cloud-based video editing tools, giving users a whole new way to remix their existing video assets online.
Discussion:
CNET News, MediaPost, TechCrunch, Google Operating System, VentureBeat, SocialTimes.com, Ars Technica, Podcasting News and Erictric
Adam Ostrow / Mashable!:
Inside Gatorade's Social Media Command Center — In the realm of marketing, Gatorade is probably best known for splashy commercials featuring some of the world's most famous athletes. However, a new effort behind the scenes of the PepsiCo-owned sports drink maker is putting social media quite literally …
Julian Sanchez / The Atlantic Online:
The Newsroom's Unknown Knowns — Media critic Jay Rosen has a longish new post up synthesizing his thoughts on “the Actual Ideology of the American Press”—a topic his Twitter followers will recognize as a longstanding obsession. It merits reading in full, but the upshot is that …
Discussion:
ABC News
TubeMogul.com:
Promising Numbers From Facebook Video Advertising; Tradeoffs by Ad Type — Ever wonder what Facebook video advertising units are available and work best (or why you should care)? Here's our data-driven guide. — Our latest research was released today by our CEO at OMMA Video in New York.
Boston Review:
Sharing Liberally — Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age — Internet enthusiasts come in two flavors: utopians and populists. The rhetoric of both camps is revolutionary, but the revolutions are different. — Utopians believe that the Internet provides promising …
Nielsen Wire:
How Teens Watch: The Future (of Media) is in Their Hands — In the U.S., young people's media usage is markedly different from that of older generations but is likely to converge with their elders as they themselves grow older, according to Nielsen SVP of Consumer Insights Dounia Turrill at today's Consumer 360 conference in Las Vegas.
AdAge:
MySpace Searches for Agency to Lead Rebranding Effort — Can a Consumer Campaign Save News Corp.'s Struggling Social Network? — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Struggling social network MySpace is gearing up for a relaunch of the site later this year, and as part of that it has begun canvassing adland …
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post:
BP Claims It Has No Authority Over Its Contractors Blocking Media Access — As we've noted repeatedly, one of the aspects of the Gulf Oil cleanup operation that BP has really applied itself to with great success is the ongoing effort to prevent the media from covering the story.
Jack Fuller / Nieman Reports:
Feeling the Heat: The Brain Holds Clues for Journalism — ‘This rise in emotional intensity poses a real problem for serious journalists ... . The sciences of the mind offer a lot of help if we are willing to learn from them.’ — Here is the deepest and, to many serious journalists …
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Gooooooooaaaal, in any language: Boston Globe uses Google Translate to expand its soccer blog's reach — How do you make the most of World Cup fever? If you're the Boston Globe, you think...well, globally. Boston.com's soccer blog, Corner Kicks, has integrated Google Translate into its user interface …
Whitney Snyder / The Huffington Post:
Lance Armstrong: ‘Outside’ Magazine Cover Is ‘Lame Bulls**t’ (PHOTO) — Lance Armstrong is unhappy with his latest magazine cover appearance. The seven-time Tour de France champion graces the front of the latest issue of Outside magazine in a blue shirt that says “38.
Discussion:
SportsGrid
Foster Kamer / Runnin' Scared:
Bros Icing Bros: Is Bros Icing Bros Finished? (UPDATED!) — Have you been made aware of the hedonistic urban drinking renaissance that is Bros Icing Bros? It's a “game” involving Bros worldwide, you, and The Only Malt Liquor Drink Worse Than Spilled BP Oil Swept Out of The Ocean, Smirnoff Ice.
Discussion:
Deadspin
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
Financial Times charges into future — (Oli Scarff, Getty Images / May 10, 2010) — Its strategy, including charging for online access, seems to be working. — At Bar Marmont late Monday and into Tuesday's wee hours, the Chivas flowed, tuxedo ties came loose and conversation burbled.
Jessica Hundley / Brand X:
Writing restored: Slaking their thirst for longform journalism — It's hard to ignore the death knell: “Print is dead.” As editorial dollars dwindle and people now express themselves in 140 characters or less, literature gasps for air, pale, waning. — Laurie Ochoa and Joe Donnelly …
Bill Mitchell / Newspay:
McClatchy, Others Use PlaceLocal to Help Advertisers Reach Small Audiences — The biggest hurdle facing local online advertising, as Mark Potts and others have framed the problem, is the challenge of keeping rates low enough to attract advertisers pursuing small audiences — but high enough to generate sufficient return.
Olivia Collette / Sparksheet:
Speaking through the Web: Q&A with Roger Ebert - Part II — You were just honoured with the Webby Award as “Person of the Year,” partly for your innovative Ebert Club venture. Basically, for a small yearly fee ($5 USD), members gain exclusive access to your e-newsletter, a private forum …
Discussion:
Mashable!
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
