Mediagazer: Rupert Murdoch — Still at War With the Internet (Mathew Ingram/GigaOM)

1:25 PM ET, November 23, 2010

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Rupert Murdoch — Still at War With the Internet — If News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch and the Internet were friends on Facebook, their relationship status would say “it's complicated.” While the billionaire media mogul no doubt realizes that the Internet has huge potential as a medium …

Discussion: WPRI.com Blogs, SlashGear, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Between the Lines Blog, MediaFile and Poynter Online

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
News Corp's Upcoming iPad App ‘The Daily’ …

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, Fast Company, Gizmodo, SAI, Lifehacker, Engadget and MacDailyNews, more at Techmeme »

Electronista:
Apple, News Corp seen launchng Daily, iTunes subs on Dec. 9

more at Techmeme »

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Legal Challenge to Murdoch's iPad Tabloid Brewing

Discussion: Romenesko, MediaPost and NetNewsCheck Latest

Lauren Kirchner / CJR:
The Daily for iPad is On Its Way — Rupert Murdoch skips the web …

Discussion: Garcia Media, J-Source and Gannett Blog

Joe Flint / Company Town:

In win for networks, federal judge issues temporary restraining order against FilmOn.com — A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against FilmOn.com Plc., a company that had been streaming the signals of television stations over the Internet without permission of the stations …

Discussion: The Wrap, MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable, GigaOM, WatchingTV Online and Inside TV, more at Techmeme »

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Goodbye, Free TV on Your iPad. For Now.... The only surprise here is that it took this long: A federal court has put the kibosh on a Web site that served up programming from broadcast TV networks for free, without their permission. — A federal judge in New York has issued …

Rick Edmonds / The Biz Blog:

6 Months In, Honolulu Civil Beat Still Testing the Market For Paid Conversation — Honolulu Civil Beat's six-month anniversary earlier this month roughly coincided with the elections, and the closely-watched online-only pilot chose to celebrate with three days of free access for all.

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Viewers May Be Willing to Watch More Ads Online. Lots More. — VIEWERS of television shows on the Web have grown accustomed to 15- and 30-second commercial breaks — a fraction of the time given for commercials on traditional TV. Would they accept TV-style ad loads?

Discussion: Beet.TV, Gawker and eMedia Vitals

Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:

News Corp Shells Out $360 Million For EdTech Company Wireless Generation — Rupert Murdoch is getting serious about the education business. First, News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) hires New York City Education Chancellor Joel Klein. Now, it's acquiring 90 percent of Wireless Generation for roughly $360 million in cash.

Discussion: The Wire, The Wrap, Fast Company and The Next Web, more at Techmeme »

Cory Doctorow / Guardian:

Copyright: what do we want it to do? — Without posing this question, asking whether intellectual property laws are working is like asking how long is a piece of string — A recurring question in discussions of digital copyright is how creators and their investors (that is, labels …

Discussion: mediabistro.com

The Daily Northwestern:

Medill faculty approve school's name change — Medill faculty members voted earlier this month in favor of changing the name of the Medill School of Journalism to “The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing,” professors confirmed last week.

Discussion: Romenesko, Thanks:taylorbuley

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

Entrepreneurial Journalism curriculum at CUNY — Here are the courses that make up the new Entrepreneurial Journalism curriculum at CUNY. We plan to offer these courses this spring-to our own students and to midcareer journalists. Once approved by the state, we'll award a certificate and then an MA in entrepreneurial journalism.

Emma Heald / Editors Weblog:

ProPublica starts using Journalism Online's Press+ to encourage donations — ProPublica is to start using Journalism Online's Press+ e-commerce platform to collect donations from readers, a press release announced yesterday. Readers of the top investigative journalism outlet's stories …

Dylan Stableford / The Wrap:

Google in Talks to Buy Rights to Miramax Archives — It appears Google's possible $4 billion bid for Groupon.com isn't the only big-ticket item the search giant is mulling this holiday season. — Google is in talks with Filmyard Holdings about acquiring the rights to Miramax's archives …

Discussion: MediaMemo and SAI, more at Techmeme »

Michelle Kung / Speakeasy:

Paula Abdul Turns Web Entrepreneur With Online Auditioning Site … As former judge for the reality show “American Idol,” Paula Abdul has spent a fair portion of the last ten years participating in talent auditions around the country. Though she was always amazed at the quality …

Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:

Hyperlocal Voices: Cathy Watson, Uckfield News — Cathy Watson, an experienced journalist, first set up the Uckfield News 3 and a half years ago to promote her PR business, which it has since outgrown. The site is “reactive”, says Cathy, both in the directions that it has grown …

Ross Kenneth Urken / The Huffington Post:

Pete Hamill: One Day, Web Journalists Will Get Real Money — Last week stalwart New York journalist Pete Hamill won the prestigious Louis Auchincloss Prize, presented by the Museum of the City of New York. Today he answered our questions pertaining to the writing life and this fair city.