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We Now Trust CEOs More Than "Folks Like Me," but the U.S. Is Low on Trust

Edelman's just released its latest survey of global "trust" measurements among consumers, and found a couple of trends of our age: Banks are out, tech is in, CEOs are trustable and the U.S. really doesn't trust anyone or anything.READ»

Old Media Beware: Blogs Rely on Cleverer Tech, Leverage Social Media, Making Bloggers More Money

We know blogs are growing up, but the annual State of the Blogosphere Report is giving us some clues how: They're relying on more sophisticated tech to run, and leveraging social media to give them a PR leg-up to compete with traditional media. The upshot: More money than ever for bloggers.READ»

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Facebook as News Distribution Tool No Threat to Google and Twitter

At a meeting in San Francisco last night, Facebook's head of media and content partnerships announced its new Facebook + Media page, a crib sheet.READ»

Google Calls Out Luddite Tendencies in FTC's Newspaper Protection

The debate over old-media news versus new Net-generation news usually rumbles on with all the fiery theatrics of a party sparkler. But not today: Google's injecting some volcanic ire. It's not new to talk about how Net technology is ...READ»

Online, Mobile Ad Spending Explodes, Threatens Traditional Media?

Some thinking about online advertising spend in 2010 suggests that this year it's going to see serious growth, which is fabulous news for new media. But it's potentially bad news for traditional publishing. The analysis is coming from ...READ»

Rollingstone.com Relaunches With Exciting Extras, but No Screams

Rolling Stone has rolled out its new Web site today, er, tomorrow. Or something. More importantly, for the first time in a long time, it's in charge of its own online destiny. A deal with RealNetworks, which ran the magazine's online ...READ»

Rupert Murdoch Calls for the iPad to Kill Paper-and-Ink Newspapers

Rupert Murdoch's banging his "Google is a thief!" drum again in an interview at a National Press Club event. Then he praised the iPad. Then things got really freaky. Murdoch, News King, would like the physical newspaper to die.The ...READ»

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Are Paid Newspaper Apps Floundering on the iPad's Opening Weekend?

The iPad as savior of print media is one of its most prominent narratives. So what have we learned from opening weekend? Are people spending money on news again?READ»

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Five New Schemes to Save Old Media

Those working in the media, particularly old media, are constantly cognizant that current revenue models for media companies are not working. Those who aren’t were reminded just how fragile things are this week as magazine house ...READ»

'Internet Manifesto' Outlines Web Journalism's Information Revolution

All great revolutions need great manifestos, and a group of influential German bloggers have delivered one, nailing their 17 theses on the future of journalism in the Internet age up in the most public of forums. Signed by 15 of ...READ»