Mediagazer: On the Media: Candidates are MIA during 2010 elections campaign (James Rainey/Los Angeles Times)

5:30 PM ET, October 8, 2010

Top News:

News Outlets Circle Tablet — Several major news organizations are lining up behind a new tablet device from Samsung Electronics Co. built on Google Inc. software, in order to broaden mobile readership beyond owners of Apple Inc. popular iPad. — New York Times Co. and News Corp.'s Wall Street Journal …

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Hollywood Reporter:

Ryan Seacrest in talks to launch cable network — EXCLUSIVE: Teaming with CAA, AEG on joint venture — The reality producer, radio personality and “American Idol” host is in early talks with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG about jointly launching a new cable network.

Discussion: Southwest Bureau, Fancast News, The Wrap, Gawker and New York Magazine

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Journalists as entrepreneurs? That's fine, but not if they have to sell advertising — It is time to talk of heresy. The former Birmingham Post editor Marc Reeves has said once again that the editorial-advertising divide was the industry's biggest mistake.

Discussion: BuzzMachine and Holdthefrontpage.co.uk

Reuters:

Hulu prepares IPO amid battle with Netflix — * Morgan Stanley likely to lead underwriters -sources — * Hulu could file IPO plan with SEC this year -source — * IPO could come in first half of 2011 -sources — Popular U.S. Web video service Hulu is prepared to raise as much as $300 million …

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Michael Shain / New York Post:

CNN courts Couric — Tweet — Friends of Katie Couric are saying the chances of her remaining at CBS are getting slimmer. — CNN appears especially eager to sign Couric now that the new show starring ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer is off to a stumbling start. — Jeff Bewkes, the CEO …

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The Changing Newsroom:

Newsroom Innovation Leaders: The Sports Department — Groves presenting research at AEJMC in Denver — This post is co-authored with Dr. Jonathan Groves, an assistant professor of journalism at Drury University. Both of us have spent several months in newspaper newsrooms …

Discussion: Romenesko and JSOnline

Claire Atkinson / New York Post:

Apple is changing its tune on music subs — Tweet — Apple is talking with the major record labels about a subscription music service that would give customers unlimited access to songs for a monthly fee, sources told The Post. — Apple iTunes boss Eddy Cue was on the phone with music honchos …

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Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:

Esquire for the iPad: Not Just Another Magazine Under Glass — “Hello, I am Javier Bardem. Welcome to Esquire magazine.” — So opens the October edition of Esquire for the iPad, the first issue the Hearst-owned title has created for the device. The walking and talking video …

Discussion: MediaMemo, Folio, New York Observer and Poynter Online

Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:

Rick Sanchez Tells Mediaite: “I Got Greedy And I Got Mad And I Got In Trouble” — Rick Sanchez came to New York City today for a live interview on Good Morning America and a radio interview on WABC. Before he left for Atlanta, I talked to Sanchez at his hotel, overlooking his former employer, CNN.

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Holland Cotter / New York Times:

Art and News, Intersecting in the Digital Age — After steady assault from Twitter, Facebook and Blogger Nation, we have come to this: “The Last Newspaper.” Or so the title of the New Museum's big fall show seems to tell us. In reality the situation isn't quite that dire.

John Bracken / KnightBlog:

Knight News Challenge '11: Mobile, Authenticity, Sustainability and Community — I'm happy to be able to share with you the details of the fifth Knight News Challenge, which will launch October 25. — As a newcomer to Knight Foundation, I can state without hubris that the News Challenge …

Discussion: Knight Foundation News …, Lost Remote and News for Digital Journalists

Laura Oliver / Journalism.co.uk:

WEFHamburg: Invest in a more human side, Zeit online editor tells Google — Google needs to invest in a more human side to its business to work with news providers and publishers, a leading German newspaper website editor said today. — Speaking at the World Editors' Forum in Hamburg …

blogs.journalism.co.uk:

Can hacks and hackers work together? A new ‘living experiment’ looks to find out — Can hacks and hackers work together in the new online news world? This is the question posed by Open Journalism And The Open Web, a free online course being run by the online educational community site p2pu.org …

Laura Oliver / Journalism.co.uk:

WEFHamburg: Crowd-funded news site Spot.us is sticking to startup roots, says founder — “I still consider us a start-up. Some people say 'you're a year-and-a-half old now so forget it.'” — But with a full-time team of never more than three people and a founder who is part customer service …