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7:40 PM ET, November 23, 2010

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Nikki Usher / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Why spreadable doesn't equal viral: A conversation with Henry Jenkins  —  For years, academic Henry Jenkins has been talking about the connections between mainstream content and user-produced content.  From his post as the founder and former co-director of the Comparative Media Studies program at MIT …
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 …
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:   Goodbye, Free TV on Your iPad. For Now...
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.
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.
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 …
Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:
Washington Post hires conservative blogger  —  The Washington Post boasts some of the top liberal bloggers, such as Ezra Klein and Greg Sargent.  Now the paper's bringing a conservative into the blog stable.  —  The Post has hired Jennifer Rubin, previously with Commentary magazine …
Discussion: Romenesko and Salon
Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
Entrepreneurial journalists need to master social media  —  Our entrepreneurial journalism class at Georgetown will be discussing social media the next two weeks.  Of course, you could do a whole course on social media, which offer some of the most important tools an entrepreneurial journalist will use …
Telegraph:
Huffington Post's Eric Hippeau on making news pay  —  The chief executive officer of the news and views website tells Emma Barnett about how to make money from a news site, inclsuing paywalls and selling advice to brands.
Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
AOL Boasts About Its Supersized Video Offering, and Puts Ran Harnevo in Charge  —  A couple of months ago AOL laid out $65 million for video distributor 5Min Media.  What did it get for its money?  —  A lot of video!  AOL says that 5Min's library and distribution deals …
Newsosaur / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Another setback for non-profit news  —  A year ago, I wrote that David S. Bennahum might do for non-profit journalism what Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, did for hamburgers.  But it has not worked out that way.  —  Bennahum's disciplined approach to franchising a network …
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
RS staffers do double duty at Men's Journal  —  Tweet  —  Wenner Media boss Jann Wenner will tap Rolling Stone veteran Jason Fine to lead Men's Journal after firing editor-in-chief Brad Wieners last week, The Post has learned.  —  Wenner will announce Fine's appointment this week to a seat …
Discussion: Gawker, Romenesko and New York Observer
Joe Mullin / paidContent:
Why Gawker May Have A Strong Legal Case In Its Fight With Palin  —  Last week, after Sarah Palin's publisher, HarperCollins, sued Gawker for copyright infringement over publication of 21 pages of leaked text from her new book, Politico rounded up several legal bloggers' views on the case.
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Why Media Apps Aren't as Good a Business as They Seem  —  This is not a life preserver.  Image via Wikipedia  —  It's long been an article of faith among media optimists that the shift to digital publishing would be a good thing for publishers in the long run, freeing them of the burden …
Electronista:
Apple, News Corp seen launchng Daily, iTunes subs on Dec. 9  —  News Corp's iPad-friendly news source, the Daily, has had its launch details and subscription plans narrowed down in a possible leak this afternoon.  An event is reportedly slated for December 9.
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
News Corp's Upcoming iPad App ‘The Daily’ …
 
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Emma Heald / Editors Weblog:
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Cory Doctorow / Guardian:
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Entrepreneurial Journalism curriculum at CUNY
Ross Kenneth Urken / The Huffington Post:
Pete Hamill: One Day, Web Journalists Will Get Real Money
Joe Pompeo / Yahoo! News:
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Magda Abu-Fadil / The Huffington Post:
The 2010 Newsroom: Lean and Techy
Discussion: eMedia Vitals
Ron Mwangaguhunga / eMedia Vitals:
Teen Vogue launches Fashion Click
Discussion: TechCrunch