Mediagazer: CEO Re-Imagines NPR as a Pandora of News (Melissa Korn/Wall Street Journal)

4:00 PM ET, July 10, 2013

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Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books — In a decision that could reshape how electronic books are sold on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that Apple Inc conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and ordered a trial on damages. The decision by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote …

Sam Thielman / Adweek:

Zucker's Changes at CNN Are Already Bearing Fruit — The good ship CNN is riding a little higher on the waves. After months of plummeting ratings and a high-profile game of C-suite musical chairs, the original cable news network is catching up to its competitors in the core demo and showing significant year-over-year gains.

Discussion: Boing Boing and Mediaite

Laura Bennett / New Republic:
CNN Is Bad at Tabloid Journalism

Discussion: Gawker, Los Angeles Times and Piers Morgan

David Dishneau / Associated Press:

Harvard professor says leaks changed WikiLeaks' image — FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private's leak of classified information to WikiLeaks changed how the public, the government and traditional news media perceived the anti-secrecy organization — from a legitimate journalistic enterprise …

Discussion: @jeffjarvis, @jeffjarvis and @xeni

Ian Simpson / Reuters:

WikiLeaks - a journalism high point: U.S. court-martial witness — (Reuters) - WikiLeaks and its model of decentralized leaking of secrets is a high point in journalism history, a Harvard professor testified on Wednesday at the court-martial of a U.S. soldier charged with passing secret documents to the website.

Discussion: @trevortimm, @wikileakstruck, @xeni, @xeni, @freedomofpress and @xeni

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Tribune Co. to spin off newspapers — Chicago Tribune and other papers to become part of Tribune Publishing Co., separate from WGN radio and TV … One week after boosting its broadcasting holdings with the announcement of a deal to purchase 19 television stations, Tribune Co …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, tribune.com, Variety, Forbes, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Nieman Journalism Lab, Reuters, Hollywood Reporter, TVSpy, Bloomberg, @jackshafer, TVNewsCheck.com, Politico, bizjournals, Fox Business and @jbenton

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Justine Rosenthal, long-time deputy of Tina Brown, is out at ‘Newsweek’ — Another high-level NewsBeast editor is headed for the exit. — Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief of the now all-digital Newsweek and its sister website, The Daily Beast, announced today that one of her main deputies, Justine Rosenthal, is leaving the company.

Discussion: The New York Observer and FishbowlNY

Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:

CEO Re-Imagines NPR as a Pandora of News — Public-Radio Network Is Working on Letting Listeners Customize a Playlist Available via Cloud — NPR has had a rough few years, and despite new leadership, the turbulence hasn't entirely subsided. — Gary E. Knell took the helm in 2011 …

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest

Simon Rogers / Twitter Blog:

The Boston Bombing: How journalists used Twitter to tell the story — Nearly three months ago, two bombs shook the Boston marathon, and the world. As news of the blasts and the subsequent manhunt spread, Twitter became a crucial part of the journalist's toolkit.

Discussion: Poynter, @tminsberg, @adriennelb and @digiphile

Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:

University Internet TV service Tivli raises $6 million to expand — Screenshot from Tivli's Internet TV service for university students. (Tivli) — Tivli, a Boston start-up that provides an Internet TV service for university students, has closed a $6.3 million round of funding to fuel its expansion to more campuses.

Discussion: multichannel.com/rss and Fast Company

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Conservative Voice Goes From ‘View’ to Fox News — Fox News announced a sudden shake-up of its morning show “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday night, hiring Elisabeth Hasselbeck from ABC's “The View” to replace Gretchen Carlson, who has been a co-host of the morning show for seven years.

Discussion: New York Post, The Wrap, Fox News, New York Magazine, Mediaite, TVNewser, The Daily Beast, WebProNews, Broadcasting & Cable and Broadcasting & Cable

Eliza Kern / GigaOM:

To win over media, Instagram to provide embeds for photo, video — Just a few weeks after adding video to its service, Instagram has announced Wednesday that it plans to allow users to embed their photos and videos across the web. It's a long-requested feature that will come as good news to a lot of users …

Discussion: AllThingsD, Instagram Blog, Nieman Journalism Lab, WWD Media Headlines, VentureBeat, @mikeisaac, Los Angeles Times, @dankennedy_nu and Pocket-lint

Dawn C. Chmielewski / Los Angeles Times:

Vanity Fair launches video channel — Vanity Fair's digital video channel initially will feature four original series, some inspired by popular features in the magazine and others offered in the same spirit and tone of the publication. Above, Kate Upton attends the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood.

Discussion: Adweek, Variety, FishbowlNY and Vanity Fair

Katy Bachman / Adweek:

If Publishers Fail to Self-Regulate Native Ads, FTC May Step In — BuzzFeed is famous for it, Facebook and Twitter embraced it, and The Atlantic got blasted for it. Native advertising may be all the rage, but if brands and publishers aren't careful, it could trigger some regulatory repercussions, analysts say.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Can't stop, won't stop: PRX introduces an app for unending audio storytelling — PRX is proposing a new model for what a radio station (or a “radio” “station") can be with a new app that offers up pieces from shows you like, some from a few you may not recognize, and then puts the whole thing on shuffle.

Discussion: Current.org and AppNewser

Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

Reuters feeds the robots two-second scoops — The New York AG probes the selling of early access to market-moving information — The University of Michigan's market-moving reports on consumer confidence used to only available via a $4,750 annual subscription paid to the university.

Emma Bazilian / Adweek:

Magazine Ad Pages Continue to Decline, Despite Increase in Digital — MPA — The Association of Magazine Media has released its consumer magazine ad page data for the second quarter of 2013, and again, print advertising continues to decline. Advertising for the quarter fell 4.5 percent versus …

Discussion: FishbowlNY and Talking Biz News

Lydia DePillis / Washington Post:

Barnes & Noble's troubles don't show why bookstores are doomed. They show how they'll survive. — On Monday, Barnes and Noble announced that the chain's CEO, William Lynch, was stepping down. — It's never a good sign for a company when its CEO resigns, leaving it provisionally leaderless.