Mediagazer: A call to copy-geeks — I love the copy desk. (Tom McGeveran/Capital New York)

9:50 AM ET, April 13, 2011

Top News:

Meghan Peters / Mashable!:

How Paywalls Are Changing News Organizations' Social Media Strategies — The recent launch of The New York Times paywall has prompted debates about the viability and fairness of paying for news online. Are publications unrealistic about subscription prices? Should the community rally to support journalism?

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk and Noted, Thanks:lavrusik

Vadim Lavrusik / Mashable!:

Why Social Media Reinvigorates the Market for Quality Journalism — Social media has created a human filter for quality content. The social web, like the old water cooler, favors conversations around news and even in-depth journalism that may not otherwise receive the exposure it deserves.

Discussion: Noted, Future of Journalism and Online NewsHour, Thanks:cmmeetup

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
The NYT Paywall Is Working — It's Keeping People Out

Discussion: Search Engine Watch, The Wire, Techdirt, Editors Weblog, Yahoo! News, PC Magazine and The Atlantic Wire, Thanks:mathewi

The Daily Beast:

Sidney Harman 1918-2011 — Sidney Harman died last night of complications from acute myeloid leukemia at the young age of almost 93. He first learned of his illness one month ago and remained vigorously engaged as Executive Chairman of Newsweek, and Chairman of the Academy for Polymathic Study …

Discussion: Poynter, Blogs and Stories, FishbowlNY, Gawker, The Huffington Post and @thetinabeast

Jack Shafer / Slate:

Huffington Post lawsuit: The bloggers' class action against Arianna's site is pure bunk. … Like This Story — Follow Slate's Press Box … - Why Obama and Reid Were Smart To Use D.C. as a Bargaining Chip- Hitchens: How Has Robert Mugabe Been Able To Rule Zimbabwe for So Long?

Discussion: Mixed Media, Working Life, The Wrap, The First Post, Digital Media Wire and Crikey

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
AOL, Arianna Huffington Hit with Class Action Suit

New York Post:

New AMI shake-up: Perel named Star editor — In the latest shake-up to rock American Media Inc., Candace Trunzo was given the heave-ho as editor-in-chief of Star Magazine after four years and replaced by Radar Online editor David Perel. — AMI also hired Jose Lambiet …

Zeke Turner / WWD Media Headlines:
Star Editor Out — On Monday night, American Media ceo David …

Discussion: MinOnline

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:

Sweeet!: Sugar Gets $15 Million More in New Funding From IVP and Sequoia — Sassy women-focused content site, Sugar Inc., has raised another $15 million in late-stage venture funding from new investor Institutional Venture Partners, as well as its original one, Sequoia Capital.

Discussion: SAI, more at Techmeme »

Eric Savitz / The Tech Trade:

Apple To Launch Video-Focused Cloud Service, Jefferies Contends — Apple (AAPL) “is about to launch a new video-focused cloud-based service,” Jefferies analyst Peter Misek asserts in a research note this morning. He thinks that Apple will offer a subscription-based service …

Discussion: International Business Times, GigaOM, Lost Remote and NetNewsCheck Latest, more at Techmeme »

Alfred Hermida / Reportr.net:

Canadians would rather give up newspapers than the internet — Canadians love the internet. That's the conclusion of a study that found that Canadians value their home Internet connection more than any other medium — An online survey of 1,682 adults, conducted by the Canadian Media Research Consortium …

Discussion: UBC Public Affairs, Future of Journalism and Vision Critical

Tom Krazit / paidContent:

NPR Launches New Facebook App As iPad Downloads Top 1 Million — They're app-happy over at NPR these days, with over 1 million people having downloaded the organization's iPad app over the last year and plans to introduce a new Facebook app that will let NPR listeners meet each other on Facebook and play trivia games.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals and Future of Journalism

Kat Stoeffel / New York Observer:

Citizen Glenn Beck: The Former Fox Pundit Channels Orson Welles — When Glenn Beck announced he would be leaving Fox News last week, he fixed his maniacal gaze on the camera, which was still for once, and delivered a cryptic promise. — “We will find each other,” he said.

Discussion: Poynter

Joe Grimm / Poynter:

Live chat today: What are investors looking for in journalism startups? — In this week's career chat, our guest will be Dan Gordon, director of research at Valhalla Partners. This investment company helps information technology entrepreneurs build their businesses, and has invested in some journalism companies.

Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:

A call to copy-geeks — I love the copy desk. For some reason I find style and copy questions absorbing and fascinating, so I'll just start by saying you should just hit the back button if you don't. — There's a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis; an irreverent and comic romp through …

Discussion: Variety

Patricia Sellers / Fortune:

Do women media stars know their own power? — Today, on National Equal Pay Day, it's worth noting that women still make only 77 cents vs. the average man's dollar. — I may catch flak for saying this, but one reason is that women aren't as good at negotiating as men are.

Discussion: New York Observer

Matthew Creamer / AdAge:

How The New Yorker Learned to Stop Worrying About Facebook and Love the Weak Tie — Sometimes a ‘Like’ Is Good Enough — To a certain kind of person, Jonathan Franzen going to the deserted island that served as the setting for “Robinson Crusoe” so he can write about David Foster Wallace is an intellectual SCHWING! moment.