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The iPad Tweet That Enraged Steve Jobs?

There was inevitably some cultural friction when Apple's secretive CEO took his new iPad around to New York's professionally indiscreet media. Exhibit A is a single tweet from a Wall Street Journal editor, which purportedly made Steve Jobs go ballistic: More »

02/08/10

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By Ryan Tate

#magazines

Print Continues to Die

The US magazine circulation figures for the second half of 2009 are in. And grim! The big losers (and a winner), below. More »

02/08/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#ipad

Steve Jobs Still Spreading Magic iPad Dust Around New York Print World

Steve Jobs reportedly followed up his New York Times and Wall Street Journal iPad show-and-tells with a secret meeting with Time Inc. 99 cents for funnyman Joel Stein's latest musings will save journalism!

02/05/10

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By Pareene

#ipad

Steve Jobs' New York Media Adventure

Steve Jobs visited the Wall Street Journal and New York Times in recent days, say sources at the papers. Also, New York reports the Apple CEO showed up for a secret media dinner. More »

02/04/10

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By Ryan Tate

#journalismism

'Jon Stewart Reads My Stuff,' Reports Howard Kurtz

Washington Post conventional wisdom repeater Howie "Howard" Kurtz wrote a column about Jon Stewart yesterday and—OMG—Jon Stewart totally mentioned it on TV last night. So Howie Kurtz wrote a story about that fact, for the newspaper. Real journalism.

02/03/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#printisdead

Meet the Elite Vanguard Attacking Free Content

After half a year of bragging about all his customers, would-be newspaper paywall king Steven Brill has finally named some of them. Prepare to follow The Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era right into the future. More »

02/02/10

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By Ryan Tate

#mediacrack

Marcus Brauchli Is Insanely Wealthy

In your staggering Tuesday media column: Marcus Brauchli is far richer than a newspaper editor should be (especially considering the new classified ad numbers), the future of Harper's debated, and Julia Allison overcomes media haters (like Richard Lawson). More »

02/02/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#instantreview

Print Media's Big Tablet Letdown

No doubt, Steve Jobs showed off a compelling tablet computer today, one that should excite people who make videogames, TV shows — even books. But today's Apple iPad debut was a big letdown for magazine and newspaper people. More »

01/27/10

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By Ryan Tate

#scorecard

How to Know if the Apple Tablet Will Save Print

When Steve Jobs unveils his tablet computer today, print media's old guard will be watching closely — and praying his magic saves their businesses. But does Jobs love them back? We'll be closely watching his speech and keeping score. More »

01/27/10

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By Ryan Tate

#philanthrophy

Arianna Huffington's Journalism Charity Helps Nobody but Herself

When the Huffington Post Investigative Fund was announced last March, Arianna Huffington modestly described its mission as "to save investigative journalism." Ten months later, it's safe to say the fund's chief accomplishment is providing free scoops to the Huffington Post. More »

01/25/10

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By John Cook

#internalmemos

The Apple Tablet Restructures the New York Times

01/25/10

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Click here to read The <em>New York Times</em> Paywall: The Stakes Are Small

The New York Times Paywall: The Stakes Are Small

The New York Times' announcement that it would start charging for its website in 2011 was more aspiration than business plan. Still, media folk have been debating it like the very existence of the NYT is at stake. It's not. More »

01/22/10

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By Gabriel Snyder

#printisdead

Click here to read The Lady Doth Protest Too Much: <em>Atlantic</em> Bloggers Shill for Their Magazine

The Lady Doth Protest Too Much: Atlantic Bloggers Shill for Their Magazine

Ever notice how Atlantic bloggers Jeffrey Goldberg and Andrew Sullivan shill compulsively for their magazine—the print edition of their magazine, they are quick to point out, only $14.95/year? It's like Newsies, but with bloggers instead of grubby paperboys. More »

01/21/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#printisdead

Parsing the New York Times' Paywall Plans: The Rumors, the Realities, and the Catch-22

Click here to read Parsing the <em>New York Times</em>' Paywall Plans: The Rumors, the Realities, and the Catch-22

Daily Intel's Gabriel Sherman posted a report today with sources noting that the New York Times is "close to announcing" the return of an online content paywall. Questions, then: Is it true? Will it work? And will it matter? More »

01/17/10

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By Foster Kamer

#mediacrack

New York Times Co. Will Certify You as Dental Assistant, Welder

In your tricky Thursday media column: the NYT is now a cheap-ass school, media cafeterias rated, the PR industry thrives, another newspaper company goes bankrupt, and News Corp fully supports toadlike fascist Roger Ailes. More »

01/14/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediacrack

At This Rate Magazines Have Three Years Left

In your deathly Wednesday media column: magazines set to perish in 2013, Jon Landman defended, Ted Koppel treated like a common whore, and Variety for sale, cheap! More »

01/13/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediawars

Legal Carjackings Escalate San Francisco Newspaper Fight

Newspapers steal stories from each other all the the time, even staffers. But Village Voice Media just had its vans seized by an alt-weekly competitor in San Francisco. We knew the industry was getting desperate, but, damn. More »

01/12/10

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By Ryan Tate

#mediacrack

A Simple Plan for Newspapers to Thrive Online

In your smiley Tuesday media column: newspapers only sell online subscriptions to lone nuts, Dan Rather loses on appeal, a headline is debated, and Paste magazine lives. More »

01/12/10

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Steven Brill's Growing Mound of Twaddle

It's not easy selling a paywall. Just ask oft-failed entrepreneur Steven Brill, whose terrible copycat idea to save journalism with micropayments met stiff skepticism. His solution: Claim an ever-growing number of unnamed "clients," charted against uncooperative reality after the jump. More »

01/07/10

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By Ryan Tate

#printisdead

Contaminated Nuclear Plants Better Workplaces Than Newspapers

Sure, the job of newspaper reporter is ranked worse than "dishwasher" and "nuclear plant decontamination technician" in this list of "Best and Worst Jobs 2010." But at least it edges out "Roustabout," barely! [WSJ via Mary Pilon]

01/05/10

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By Ryan Tate

#newspapers

Click here to read <em>Newsday</em> Employees Win 'Horrible' Contract

Newsday Employees Win 'Horrible' Contract

Cablevision, an unskilled owner of newspapers, is asking for more work hours and cuts in pay and vacation time from employees at fucked-several-different-ways newspaper Newsday. The union says the "horrible" contract was the best it could get. Probably true, sadly.

01/05/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

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