Mediagazer: Apple: One billion iTunes podcast subscriptions and counting (Lex Friedman/Macworld)

10:30 AM ET, July 23, 2013

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Reid Cherlin / New Republic:

End the White House Press Briefing! — It's an unholy charade — It is an accepted fact in Washington that the Obama administration and the press corps that covers it—once considered essentially two units of the same team—are now bitter enemies. After four years of smoldering disenchantment …

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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

Nate Silver Went Against the Grain for Some at The Times — Why did Nate Silver decide to leave The New York Times and accept an offer from ESPN? — That's the cause of great speculation in media circles at the moment. As has been noted elsewhere, there's no question that The Times …

Tessa Cheek / The Colorado Independent:

The Story after the Story: Remembering Armando Montaño a Year Later — Mando in full form in DC on a trip to the Newseum, which he jokingly referred to as his future wedding location. — A YEAR AGO this week, I found myself in Shove Chapel on Colorado College's campus where …

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Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:

Not Just for Mobile Anymore: Flipboard Magazines Come to the Web — The social magazine app Flipboard made a name for itself by being one of the first reading apps to take advantage of the iPad's form factor upon its debut. — Three years later, it's making its way to the Web.

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Amazon-Acquired Goodreads Says It Has 20M Members, Doubling In Less Than A Year — Goodreads, the social reading service that Amazon acquired earlier this year, is announcing today that it has reached 20 million members. — CEO and co-founder Otis Chandler said that since it launched in 2007 …

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Exclusive: Yahoo Loses Its Media Head, as Mickie Rosen Ankles From Company — According to sources, Yahoo's media head Mickie Rosen is leaving the Silicon Valley Internet giant. — Rosen, who reported to COO Henrique De Castro, is one of the highest-ranking execs to depart the company in recent months.

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David Kravets / Wired:

Local Newscast Uses DMCA to Erase Air Crash Reporting Blunder — Local San Francisco television news station KTVU has embarked on a novel use of copyright law to cover up embarrassing footage. It has been issuing takedown notices to YouTube for videos showing its anchor literally reading fake names …

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Lex Friedman / Macworld:

Apple: One billion iTunes podcast subscriptions and counting — Apple on Monday announced that the iTunes Store eclipsed 1 billion podcast subscriptions. That's a whole lot of talking. A special promotion appeared in the iTunes Podcasts directory to commemorate the big number.

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Dominic Mohan severs staff ties with Rupert Murdoch — Former Sun editor is no longer on the payroll and could be in line for severance package of more than £2m — Dominic Mohan, who was recently moved from his role as editor of the Sun, has left the staff of News Corporation …

Reuters:

Textbook publishers revamp ebooks to fight used market — (Reuters) - A booming market in recent years for selling and renting used college textbooks has saved students across the United States a ton of cash. — But it has put textbook publishers in a bind. They don't make a cent unless students buy their books new.

Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

Mainstream Media [Hearts] Sponsored Tweets — Last week, the Associated Press sent out a promoted tweet on behalf of Edelman, a public relations firm, to its 2.2 million followers. The tweet, which the AP labeled as “sponsored tweet,” links, coincidentally enough, to a report by a PR firm on the ethics of sponsored content.

Thanks:@steverubel

Robert Andrews / Beet.TV:

Dublin's ‘Storyful’ Monetizing News Clips for Citizen Video Journalists — Having built a business verifying newsworthy amateur video for YouTube and several professional news organizations, Storyful now wants to have uploaders profit from their work as well as properly control their rights.

Thanks:@storyful