Mediagazer: Google, Private-Equity Firms Mull Bid For Yahoo (Amir Efrati/Wall Street Journal)

4:10 AM ET, October 23, 2011

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Janet Maslin / New York Times:

Books of The Times: ‘Steve Jobs’ by Walter Isaacson - Review — After Steve Jobs anointed Walter Isaacson as his authorized biographer in 2009, he took Mr. Isaacson to see the Mountain View, Calif., house in which he had lived as a boy. He pointed out its “clean design” and “awesome little features.”

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Gabriel Sherman / @gabrielsherman:

The NYT writes that the only control Steve Jobs insisted on for his bio was the book cover design

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

Why Apple's virtual Newsstand is driving a surge in magazine, newspaper iPad app subscriptions — A couple weeks ago I predicted that Apple's virtual Newsstand for iPads and iPhones would provide “a little more convenience for the user, and a little more discoverability for the publisher — but nothing here is a game-changer.”

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Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:

Google, Private-Equity Firms Mull Bid For Yahoo — Google Inc. has talked to at least two private-equity firms about potentially helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc.'s core business, according to a person familiar with the matter. — Google and prospective partners …

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Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:

On Facebook, NATO Chief Announces End to Libya War — This has to be a first in the annals of social media. The commander of NATO's Libya war has announced his intent to end hostilities through Facebook. — In a short post on his Wall Friday morning, Adm. James Stavridis told the world …

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Who Gets The Copyright On The Photo Of A Beaten Gaddafi, Captured Off A Cameraphone

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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
News Organizations Defend Airing Gruesome Gadhafi Death Video

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The Wrap:

Rupert Murdoch, Sons, Re-Elected to News Corp.'s Board — Rupert Murdoch and his sons, Lachlan and James, survived a shareholders vote on Friday, with the entire clan re-elected to News Corp.'s board of directors, the company announced. — In all, 15 board members were reappointed.

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Guardian: Murdoch warned of ‘Mulcaire 2’ at News Corp shareholder meeting

Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch speaks of ‘unfair attack’ in face of shareholder revolt

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Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS: Rupert Murdoch and Sons Blasted By Shareholders

Jenna Wortham / New York Times:

Ping: Zines Have a Resurgence Among the Web-Savvy — ON a trip to an indie bookstore in Brooklyn in the summer, I came across a curious creation: a small, black-and-white publication that consisted entirely of snapshots of Lindsay Lohan, known for her movie roles in “Mean Girls” and …

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Julie Moos / Poynter:

NPR will no longer distribute ‘World of Opera’ after host becomes OWS spokesperson — NPR will no longer distribute “World of Opera,” after it was revealed this week that host Lisa Simeone has become a spokesperson for protests in Washington, D.C. WDAV, the North Carolina public radio station …

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Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:

Ex-Governor of South Carolina Joins Fox News — Former Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina may have not have been able to run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination after his 2009 cheating scandal, but he will at least get to talk about the campaign on national television …

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Stephen Singer / Associated Press:

Official: NBC Sports relocating to Connecticut — HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports has agreed to move from New York City to Stamford to take advantage of tax breaks, adding to a growing film and TV presence in the southwestern Connecticut city, a state official said Friday.

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Jim Romenesko / Poynter:

LAT says billboards wrong about wiretapping at paper — Billboards along Southern California freeways are urging motorists to contact lawyer Jeffrey Krinsk if they believe they were “Illegaly [sic] wire-tapped by the LA Times” or to “Report LA Times Fraud.”

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Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:

Times editor signals shift to integrated production — Amid planned job cuts, James Harding tells staff that production teams will need to be able to work across the print, web, iPad, and Android editions — Times editor James Harding has signalled a shift towards integrated production at the newspaper …

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