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Guardian:
MPs seek fresh inquiry into NoW phone hacking — • Calls for parliament to order second inquiry into hacking — • Scotland Yard to examine allegations by former NoW reporter — News International and David Cameron's PR chief, Andy Coulson, face the prospect of a fresh parliamentary inquiry …
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New York Times:
In Britain, Labour Politicians Call for New Look at Scandal — LONDON — Senior opposition politicians are calling on the government to respond to renewed accusations that Downing Street's chief communications officer, Andy Coulson, encouraged reporters to illegally intercept messages …
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Guardian, The Reality-Based Community, Liberal Conspiracy, Inforrm's Blog, BBC, Telegraph, The Daily Beast and The Staggers
Paul Carr / TechCrunch:
Rollover Minutes: How Adam Penenberg Has Legitimised New, New, New Journalism. Again. — Adam Penenberg. If you call yourself an online journalist, and yet that name doesn't immediately prompt a nod of recognition - a smile, even - then it's time to close your laptop and bow your head in shame.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Some Newspapers Shift Coverage After Tracking Readers Online — In most businesses, not knowing how well a particular product is performing would be almost unthinkable. But newspapers have always been a peculiar business, one that has stubbornly, proudly clung to a sense that focusing …
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Editors Weblog, The Huffington Post, Kirk LaPointe's … and College Media Matters
David Carr / New York Times:
The Glut of Shows Unwatched — The great thing about modern technology is that you never have to miss anything on television. That's also the terrible thing about it. — Last Sunday, I was traveling and did not see “Mad Men.” As someone who cares about being in the know …
Joseph Tartakoff / paidContent:
Wetpaint Goes Pro With 15 New Sites On TV Shows — Wetpaint, which is best known for its user-generated fan sites, is making a big move into more premium content, with the launch of 15 new, professionally-produced sites dedicated to TV shows like Glee and Dancing With The Stars.
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Richard Tyler / Telegraph:
Three start-ups that are changing the music industry — How dizzyjam.com, muzu.tv and The Vynyl Factory are staging a musical revolution. — Dublin-based Muzu.tv now attracts 5.5m views each month of its 85,000 official band videos — DIZZYJAM.COM — Branded T-shirts have long been a source of income for bands.
Liz Shannon Miller / NewTeeVee:
Web Series Nigel and Victoria Successfully Shills Philips Products — By no means is Philips the first company to turn to web video as a means for spreading their brand — but the “online sitcom” Nigel and Victoria, launching internationally today, does bring a big burst of meta with it.
Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:
FT Launching Seventh Niche Paid Site To Reduce Advertising Reliance — The Financial Times is increasingly launching specialist spin-off sites targeted at niche audiences of financial professionals. — The latest is SchemeXpert.com, a news and analysis site covering the pensions sector.
Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
What Big Brands Are Spending on Google — From BP's Boost in June to AT&T's Massive IPhone Outlay, Internal Doc Reveals What Marketers Drop on Search — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Before BP could stem the oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, it unleashed $100 million in ad spending …
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Steven Kurutz / Speakeasy:10 minutes ago
William Gibson On the Future of Publishing: Made to Order Books … It's no surprise that William Gibson is a prolific user of Twitter. The author of science-fiction classics like “Neuromancer” and “Spook Country” has long been interested in emerging technology.
Eric Pfanner / New York Times:
British Advertising Regulator Making Itself Felt Online — PARIS — In the digital world, the most effective advertising is not always advertising in the traditional sense. Instead of buying ad space or time on a Web site, many marketers prefer to build their own sites or mobile applications …
