Mediagazer: Apple Makes Closing Arguments in E-Book Trial (Chad Bray/Wall Street Journal)

6:25 PM ET, June 20, 2013

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Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

Columbia's Sreenivasan Bolts for New Digital Job at New York's Metropolitan Museum — Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Sree Sreenivasan, a longtime presence at Columbia University — first at its Graduate School of Journalism, and then more recently as its first chief digital officer …

Discussion: Columbia University …, Capital New York, @atompkins, @columbiaspec, @rubinafillion and @ryanbeckwith

Mark Glaser / Mediashift:

Columbia J-School Looks to Shed ‘Old School’ Image with Curriculum Revamp — The slang term old school can have different connotations depending on its context. Going “old school” could mean doing something traditional and old-fashioned in a hip way. Or it could be someone who is stuck …

Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:

Howard Kurtz Joining Fox News To Anchor New Version Of Fox News Watch — Mediaite has learned that Fox News is expected to announce today that Howard Kurtz will join the network. — Kurtz is currently the anchor of CNN's Sunday morning media criticism show Reliable Sources.

Marissa Mayer / Yahoo!:

Tumblr. + Yahoo! — It's Officially Official. — We're excited to announce that our deal to acquire Tumblr has closed... it's official! — As promised, Tumblr will continue to operate as a separate business, led by David Karp as CEO. Their product roadmap, their team …

Discussion: Guardian, NetNewsCheck Latest, VentureBeat, Engadget, The Next Web, Guardian, Business Insider, Mashable, ReadWrite and The Verge

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Closes Its Purchase Of Tumblr For $1.1B, Reconfirms Karp At The Helm Of Social Site

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Robert Picard / Guardian:

Digital news is finally starting to pay — Workable revenue models are emerging that make the future look brighter for publishers, a new report has found — Newspaper publishers beleaguered by digital developments for the past decade are starting to believe that business models to support digital journalism have emerged.

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Neil Thurman / Press Gazette: Reuters Institute survey reveals growing global popularity of live blogs

Leo Kelion / BBC:
Online news is becoming easier to sell, suggests study

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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where's the present day money? — The Idea Lab of the New York Times has cranked out a series of innovative ad products. Here's some examples — and a look at why the flashy ads haven't lifted Times' ad sales out of a rut.

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Ben Woods / The Next Web:

The New York Times plans to limit non-subscribers to just 3 articles per day on mobile — The New York Times has announced new plans to limit the amount of content non-subscribing mobile readers can access each day with a new “mobile meter”. — The company announced the plans on Thursday …

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Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:

Michael Hastings, the FBI, and WikiLeaks: Death of Journalist Sparks Conspiracy Theories — The death of reporter Michael Hastings, best remembered for taking on General Stanley McChrystal and other powerful people, has been met with shock and grief in the journalistic community …

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Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
Michael Hastings researching Jill Kelley case before death

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Chad Bray / Wall Street Journal:

Apple Makes Closing Arguments in E-Book Trial — Apple Inc. acted independently, for its own legitimate business purposes, when it entered into agreements with five major U.S. publishers to sell electronic books shortly ahead of the introduction of its iPad tablet in 2010 …

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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Google, Amazon ask to shield sales in Apple ebook trial; judge says issues have “shifted”

Discussion: AllThingsD, Forbes, Washington Post and PublishersWeekly.com

Amanda Hess / Slate:

Here's Why Women's Magazines Don't Produce “Serious” Journalism — Last week, Port magazine ushered in “a new golden age” of print media by illustrating a cover story on the “increasing importance of print media” with the faces of six exclusively male magazine editors.

Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter: WomenEdsWeLove creator: Female editors ‘are not invisible’ & 'they're not that hard to find'

Ted Johnson / Variety:

Time Warner Cable Lawsuit: Another Attack on Channel Bundling — The cable industry's practice of bundling channels is facing pressure from plenty of consumer groups, upstart competitors and John McCain. But the question posed by a class action suit is whether there is a case to be had for the many customers who pay the bills.

Discussion: Radio & Television … and Broadcasting & Cable

Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
McCain, Blumenthal want FCC to move ball forward on sports blackout rule

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Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:

Oregonian Publisher Says Paper is Reducing Home Delivery Days, Laying Off Staff — The Oregonian confirmed this morning that the paper will reduce print delivery to three days a week. — Publisher N. Christian Anderson III informed readers at 10 am that the paper will continue …

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

AP Takes A Stake In Bambuser, The Real-Time Mobile Video Service That Helps Eyewitnesses Tell Their Stories — Bambuser, the upstart mobile video service that has carved out a name for itself as a crucial tool for eyewitnesses to record and transmit footage of major events …