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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Google Launching Its Cloud Service Tomorrow, Without Big Music's Approval — You've seen Amazon's cloud music service. Now get ready for Google's music service. — They're going to look pretty similar. — Google is preparing to show off a new music service at tomorrow's I/O conference.
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Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Google to Unveil Online Music Service — Google Inc. is preparing as early as Tuesday to unveil a new online music service similar to a service recently launched by Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a move that escalates the battle to create the next generation …
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CJR:
Introduction — The story so far: what we know about the business of digital journalism — To download the complete version of “The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism,” a new report on digital news economics from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, click here.
Matt Kinsman / Folio:
Liveblogging/Tweeting the 2011 Ellies — Minute-by-minute updates from consumer publishing's big night. — The consumer magazine elite will gather tonight at 583 Park Avenue for one of the biggest events in publishing—the 46th annual presentation of the American Society …
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New York Post:
Huge Ellies upset — Harper's Magazine last night pulled an upset win for excellence in reporting over the heavily favored Rolling Stone and perennial winner The New Yorker at the National Magazine Awards in Manhattan. — The award was for “The Guantanamo Suicides” by Scott Horton, which appeared in the March issue of Harper's.
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MPA:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMED MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR AT 2011 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS DINNER — Katie Couric Hosts Awards; Tom Wolfe Honored — The winners of the 2011 National Magazine Awards were announced tonight at the annual awards presentation at 583 Park Avenue in New York City.
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Nat Ives / AdAge:
Time Inc. on iPad Subscriptions in the App Store: ‘We Have Chosen Not to Do That’ — Time Inc. Names Emerging Digital Platforms Chief at Key Time for Magazines on Tablets — The major magazine companies continued their escalating battle to win consumers on the iPad and other tablets today …
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Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:
FT Still Negotiating With Apple On iPad Subscriptions — With a month to go until publishers must either fall in with Apple's new in-app purchasing terms or quit iOS in June, The Financial Times is not yet amongst the small early group to have consented to the new rules.
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MacStories, eMedia Vitals and CNET News
Chris Dale / YouTube Blog:
Welcome to the future of video. Please stay a while. — It's a Saturday and you want to watch your favorite YouTube star's show, a big Hollywood movie, a clip of your friend's weekend in Austin, a newly-released music video, a global sporting event, a live concert and breaking news from Japan.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
YouTube Hints At Major Studio Deals, Adding 3,000 New Movies For Rent
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The Atlantic Wire:
Citizen Journalism in the Arab World: A Messy ‘First Draft of History’ — The Columbia Journalism Review recently called NPR social-media strategist Andy Carvin, who's turned his Twitter feed into an invaluable fire hose of on-the-ground updates on the uprisings in the Arab world, a …
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Future of Journalism
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
With New App, Ustream Aims To Take Live Streaming On Facebook “To A New Level” — Exclusive - Ustream is today launching a new and improved Facebook application that it says will take live streaming within the hugely popular social networking site “to another level”.
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Demand CEO Richard Rosenblatt Talks Panda — Last week, after he turned in better-than-expected earnings and tried to explain to a worried Wall Street how the search algorithm changes at Google, called Panda, were significant but not devastating to his business, BoomTown had a short phone interview …
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Future of Journalism and mediabistro.com
Daniel Libit / CJR:
The Smith Rules — Sam Smith covers the Chicago Bulls—for the Bulls — Sam Smith says he's living out the “ultimate journalistic fantasy” after leaving the news business. The former Chicago Tribune sports writer, who gained a national following—and, at times, citywide scorn …
Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:
News Corp. Appears To Favour Softer Paid Model For Britain's Biggest Paper — Back in 2009, Rupert Murdoch declared: “We intend to charge for all our news websites.” Two years on, and it's becoming clear that some will be less charged-for than others. — Asked why the website …
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Guardian and The Next Web
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Curry to Replace Vieira on ‘Today’ — NBC announced on Monday that Ann Curry will replace Meredith Vieira as a principal host of “Today” next month, marking a major transition for television's top-rated morning show. — NBC expects the transition to be a smooth one for viewers because Ms. Curry …
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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Matt Lauer Confirms Talks With Katie Couric About New Show
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