Mediagazer: Comedy Central to Host Comedy Festival on Twitter (Amy Chozick/New York Times)

1:30 PM ET, April 22, 2013

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In Boston, CNN Stumbles in Rush to Break News — Like a lot of Americans, when I woke up on Friday morning and found out there was a manhunt in the Boston area for the remaining suspect in Monday's bombing at the marathon, I turned on CNN. — It's a common impulse, although less common than it used to be.

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Ali Velshi / Quartz:

Ex-CNN anchor: Twitter is merciless when media lag, ruthless when they're wrong — For a time, Gabrielle Giffords was dead. So was Newtown, Connecticut, shooter Adam Lanza's father. Or maybe it was his brother in Hoboken, New Jersey. All three, as we now know, are alive. Two of them weren't even shot.

Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:

In defense of scoops — Their reputation took a beating in Boston, but there are reasons to value the news scoop, and they go beyond ego and institutional pride — The press services standardize the main events; it is only once in a while that a great scoop is made.

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Conservative Koch Brothers Turning Focus to Newspapers — Three years ago, Charles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists and supporters of libertarian causes, held a seminar of like-minded, wealthy political donors at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colo. They laid out a three-pronged …

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Comedy Central to Host Comedy Festival on Twitter — Next week, Comedy Central will host a five-day comedy festival that includes a lineup of legends like Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner alongside popular young comics like Amy Schumer and the director Paul Feig. — But there will be no smoky comedy clubs.

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Cotton Delo / AdAge:

Tumblr Launches Mobile Ads Today In Big Revenue Push — Users of iOS and Android Apps Will See Up to 4 Ads Per Day — Tumblr is launching its mobile ads today, marking the first time the 6-year-old startup is placing ads that look and feel like regular posts on the blog network.

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Bloomberg:

Time Warner-CBS Seen Candidate for Merger: Real M&A — Time Warner Inc. (TWX) and CBS Corp. (CBS) have flirted for years. A marriage now may make more sense than ever. — CBS shares, while trading near the highest price since the company and Viacom Inc. split seven years ago …

Sam Biddle / Valleywag:

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Nitasha Tiku / Betabeat:

Storyboard Speaks: Laid-Off Tumblr Staffers Discuss David Karp's Decision — Earlier this week, Tumblr CEO David Karp took the stage at PaidContent Live for a panel called “Tumblr and the Future of Media.” It was a poignant title considering that one of the topics discussed was Mr. Karp's recent …

Abdi Sheikh / Reuters:

Somali reporter killed in fourth journalist murder this year — (Reuters) - A Somali journalist working for the government broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, the fourth reporter to be murdered in the country this year, the union of journalists said.

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Pekka Pekkala / Online Journalism Review:

Networked journalism will move value from “brand” to “contribution” — Journalism is not in crisis. The media industry — and journalists — might be, but the journalism itself is actually improving. — Such is the argument made by international documentary filmmaker Bregtje van der Haak …

Matthew Keys / @thematthewkeys:

Just got off the phone. Reuters has fired me, effective today. Our union will be filing a grievance. More soon.

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