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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo: The Big Money Isn't Enough. Slate Shuts Down Business Site After Two Years. — Fortune magazine launched during the Great Depression, and it's still with us today. -
Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab: WikiLeaks and continuity: What if we had a news outlet exclusively focused on follow-up journalism? — In his assessment of the journalistic implications … -
ProPublica: How WikiLeaks Could Change the Way Reporters Deal With Secrets — For the past several decades, there has been an informal understanding between the reporters … -
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM: Is WikiLeaks More Than Just a High-Tech Brown Envelope? Yes — WikiLeaks, the crusading anti-secrecy organization that just published 90,000 pages … -
Michael Learmonth / AdAge: Why Flipboard Won't Help Publishing's Smoldering Model — Sure, Smart Publishers Want to Be on Flipboard, But Let's Stop Pretending Why — Good news! -
New! New York Post: Mag publishers, Apple in subscription app scrap — Only three months ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was being hailed as a potential savior in the publishing world … -
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times: Audio Tycoon's Newsweek Bid Said to Be Favored — As the Washington Post Company prepares to sell Newsweek to the most appealing bidder, it is closely examining … -
Financial Times: News Corp looks at unit for tablet devices — The media group is said to be close to a decision on whether to start a news organisation to provide content … -
The Wrap: Paul Lee a Done Deal at ABC; to Take on TCA Solo (updated) — UPDATE: Paul Lee won't have to wait very long to conduct his first TCA executive session as ABC Entertainment president. -
Laurel Wentz / AdAge: Is Your Detergent Stalking You? — Brazil's Omo Uses GPS to Follow Consumers Home With Prizes — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Unilever's Omo detergent is adding … -
Sponsor Post Seesmic Blog: Seesmic Web - Now with Facebook and LinkedIn Support, Desktop notifications, and Faster than ever! — Seesmic Web now eases the management of all your social feeds … -
New York Times: Disney Sells Miramax for $660 Million — LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company agreed late Thursday to sell Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million … -
Tony Ortega / Runnin' Scared: MEMO TO PROSPECTIVE FREELANCERS — Dear Prospective Village Voice Freelancers, — Each and every day, you send me pitches for stories that you hope I'll bite on. -
Lauren Kirchner / CJR: Bringing a Big Story Home at The Omaha World-Herald — Local reporting in the age of wire copy — Most regional papers have relied on wire copy to tell the story … -
Julie Bosman / New York Times: Barnes & Noble Planning Big Push to Increase Nook Sales — BARNES & NOBLE customers are about to see a lot more of the Nook. — In September, the chain will begin … -
Rob ORegan / eMedia Vitals: A better way to monetize search traffic? — Traditional publishers have been slow to adapt to the search-driven economy - getting steamrolled by content aggregators … -
Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online: The 5 Keys to Tumblr for Media Outlets — General awareness of the blogging platform Tumblr is rising out there among the Internet masses. -
the nytpicker: At Last: New Website Lets Status -Crazed Readers Search NYT Wedding Announcements By Snooty College, Swanky Job, Glitzy Locale. — Wondering which Harvard grads got … -
Michael Triplett / Mediaite: Gay Media Giant Threatens Former Employee Over Facebook Posts — The publisher of the Advocate and Out magazines-Here Media-has sent a letter threatening legal action …