Mediagazer: Why the updated ABC News iPad app changes by time of day (Jeff Sonderman/Poynter)

7:40 AM ET, June 15, 2012

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

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Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

Why the updated ABC News iPad app changes by time of day — Building a good app starts with asking yourself the right questions. — The most fundamental one: What does my audience want? That's the problem that people at ABC News have tried to solve since launching an iPad app almost two years ago.

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Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:

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News organizations ask Supreme Court for live audio, video coverage of health care ruling — WASHINGTON — News organizations are asking the Supreme Court to allow cameras in the courtroom for the first time for its eagerly awaited decision on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

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Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

Barrett Tryon placed on leave in social media policy dispute — The Colorado Gazette reporter was told to remove a link on his Facebook wall to a news article about the parent company's sale. He refused, saying it was relevant news, factual and did not express a personal opinion.

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Dan Mitchell / Fortune:

Will DOJ's cable probe end up hurting streaming? — The government's investigation of the cable industry is sweeping, and could play a big role in determining the future of Internet video. — FORTUNE — Now that the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating how cable companies handle video streams …

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Ben Sisario / Media Decoder:

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Jim Amoss / New Orleans Times-Picayune:

The message for our organization is clear: adapt, or fade away — In the early morning hours of Aug. 29, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina churned toward the coast of Louisiana and the winds began to pick up in New Orleans, the power went out at The Times-Picayune. The presses stopped, as did the white noise of air conditioning.

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Kevin Allman / The Gambit:
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Ryan Chittum / CJR:
New Orleans meets the Hamster Wheel

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Jill Goldsmith / Variety:

Tough time for Tribune stations auction — Biz keeps close eye on fate of stations crucial to syndie sales — Tribune Co. is finally nearing the finish line of its bankruptcy proceedings, one of the longest and most contentious for a media company, and now industry players are wondering where that leaves its 23 TV stations.

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Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:

Reporters Kicked Out Of Mitt Romney Event — Reporters were kicked out of Mitt Romney's talk at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. The candidate was there to speak to executives at the Business Roundtable quarterly meeting. The Boston Globe's Marty Baron tweeted Thursday …

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Dept. of factually accurate but nevertheless misleading tweets

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

New Republic Staffs Up, Raids New York Times Magazine, Washington City Paper — NEW YORK — The New Republic, which has ambitious expansion plans under new owner Chris Hughes, has just made several key hires. Greg Veis, a former New Republic web editor now at The New York Times Magazine, will be returning as executive editor.

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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

AOL Doubles Down On Content After Surviving Activist Challenge — Tim Armstrong is a happy man today. The AOL CEO just got an important vote of confidence from investors, surviving a challenge from activist hedge fund Starboard Value at the company's annual shareholders' meeting.

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Matthew DeBord / Southern California Public Radio:

So how much did a private investor group pay for the OC Register? — The Orange Country Register's parent company, Freedom Communications, has been acquired by a Massachusetts investment group. The size of the deal remains a mystery. — On Monday, Boston greeting card mini-mogul Aaron Kushner …