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12:00 PM ET, July 6, 2011

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Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:
Media moguls focus on digital dollars at Sun Valley  —  (Reuters) - Media and technology moguls gather in Idaho this week to once more debate a shift to a digital world, but the talk this year will finally focus on how to make money off it.  —  Unlike in years past, this year's attendees …
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
CEO Jason Kilar Is Contract-Less as Hulu Seeks Buyer  —  As bankers in Century City gathered to pitch Hulu to potential buyers on Tuesday, they more than likely disclosed this anomaly: CEO Jason Kilar is now without a contract.  —  Kilar's contract expired at the end of June, according to an individual close to the company.
Discussion: Online Video News
Rebecca Meany / mtexpress.com:
Valley greets, but doesn't meet, heavy hitters  —  Allen & Co. attendees come to Sun Valley for annual retreat, possible business deals  —  Telltale signs of the much-discussed but always secretive Allen & Co. conference create tantalizing images of business deals taking place in Sun Valley.
Brett Pulley / Bloomberg:
Sun Valley Moguls Shift From Acquisitions to Sales to Refine Media Models
The Independent:
Wapping in turmoil as hacking saga hits Murdoch where it hurts  —  Oliver Wright and Ian Burrell test the mood in News International's London fortress  —  Tuesday is normally a quiet day for reporters and editors of the News of the World.  Because the paper comes out on a Sunday …
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Georgina Prodhan / Reuters:
New hacking allegation piles pressure on Murdoch
Nick Davies / Guardian:
Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire blames ‘relentless pressure’ by NoW for actions
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
5 ways to turn traffic spikes from major news stories into return visits  —  Many news sites have seen traffic spikes this year following major news events.  But as website editors are learning, just because readers come to a site once for news doesn't mean they're going to come back later.
Discussion: Future of Journalism and Mediaite
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New York Times:
Watching a Trial on TV, Discussing It on Twitter  —  As the lawyers for Casey Anthony gathered at a restaurant in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday afternoon, two hours after a jury found their client not guilty of killing her daughter, Caylee, the television host Nancy Grace was sequestered in a studio …
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Casey Anthony attorney blasts TV ‘talking heads’ in verdict wake
Kat Stoeffel / The New York Observer:
Does Turnover Signal Tumult at The Huffington Post Business Desk?  —  Since merging with AOL, the Huffington Post has been on an ostentatious hiring spree, luring editors away from The New York Times with big paychecks and grabbing young reporters while the ink on their diplomas is still wet.
Arthur S. Brisbane / The Public Editor's Journal:
Times curbs Pogue's PR appearances  —  Journalists are accustomed to seeing public relations pitches in their inbox.  I was surprised, though, when I recently got one on June 8 touting tech columnist David Pogue's speech to PR professionals in which he credits PR with providing most of his ideas.
Discussion: Poynter and The Wire
NPR Topics: World:
Al Jazeera Reporter Reflects on Detainment in Iran … Dorothy Parvaz was detained in Syria when she tried entering the country to cover uprisings.  She spent three days in Syrian detention, then was handed over to Iranian authorities.  Host Michel Martin continues her conversation with Parvaz about her detainment in Syria and Iran.
David Kaplan / paidContent:
Updated: Seeking Alpha On Track To Pay Its Bloggers $1.2 Million This Year  —  Financial analysis and earnings transcription site Seeking Alpha expects to pay its “premium bloggers” a collective $1.2 million by the end of this year, says CEO David Jackson.  While most of the site's 4,000 …
Discussion: Felix Salmon
Florence Pichon / Editors Weblog:
Press releases in journalism: friend or foe?  —  These days, PR is everything.  —  Companies, governments, and organizations use press releases to communicate with the media.  By releasing their own official version of events, a press release helps companies maintain an image for the general public and …
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
NY Times: No Longer A Sell, Says UBS; Paywall Brightens  —  Prospects for The New York Times's (NYT) electronic paywall, introduced in May, are looking better, writes UBS's Jon Janedis, who today raised his rating on Times shares to Neutral from Sell, and raised his price target to $9 from $7.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Ingrid Lunden / paidContent:
HuffPo UK 'We're The Only Independent Digital Destination For News'  —  Today, Arianna Huffington's online news phenomenon The Huffington Post is making its European debut, with the launch of Huffington Post UK, the third site in what AOL (NYSE: AOL) hopes will become a rapidly-growing franchise by the end of this year.
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Lodsys sues The New York Times Company and five other companies who previously sued Lodsys — UPDATED  —  [Updated on July 6 to reflect Lodsys's motions to dismiss 5 of the 6 declaratory judgment complaints]  —  Lodsys filed a patent infringement lawsuit today in East Texas …
Alertbox:
Why WSJ Mobile App Gets ** Customer Reviews … The Wall Street Journal's iPhone app had just 2 stars in Apple's App Store at the time of this writing.  Averaged across 68,418 consumer reviews, the rating is not just a reflection of a few irate users.  —  As a rough estimate …
 
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Matt Kinsman / Folio:
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Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:
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Kunur Patel / AdAge:
When's Prime Time in Mobile? Same as TV
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Condé Nast's Scott Dadich on reinventing mags for the iPad and why partnering with Apple matters
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Reuters:
DSK accuser sues NY Post for “prostitute” report
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market

Bloomberg:
Sources: Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind hacks in June and July of up to 165 Snowflake customers including AT&T

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings
 
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