 | May 16, 2013 |
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Top HeadlinesLooking for a job in digital media? Each week we highlight some of the most interesting positions posted to paidContent's jobs board. Check out the latest gigs at media companies across the country. Read More »Apple's exposure in a closely-watched price-fixing case over ebooks looks more serious as the CEOs of major publishers -- which have already settled with the government -- will testify about Apple's role in the case. Read More »The New Yorker has launched Strongbox, an open-source software system that allows users to submit confidential documents to the magazine anonymously. Strongbox was built by Aaron Swartz before his death. Read More »The U.S. consumer book publishing industry had a strong 2012, fueled in part by the growth of ebooks. Read More »Google is set to launch a music subscription service at its Google I/O developer conference Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The service will compete with Spotify and similar services. Read More »A public campaign by some of the biggest German online publishers against ad-blocking software may have backfired, as downloads of one popular ad-blocking product have more than doubled. Read More »NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen says that many of the cultural barriers to doing "networked journalism" have been lowered, and he is trying to help media outlets develop smart tools and ways of making use of crowdsourcing. Read More »Aereo announced Tuesday that it will launch in Atlanta in June. It's already available in the New York City area, and will launch in Boston on Wednesday. The company also simplified its pricing plans, eliminating daily and yearly options. Read More »Figuring out which titles are going expire soon on Netflix just got a lot harder: The company changed its public API Monday night to prevent this information from popping up on third-party websites. Read More »As more sites focus on longform content, Fast Company disclosed some statistics on how its longer pieces have been doing -- but the data shows that the real secret isn't length but ongoing engagement with readers. Read More »Research from McKinsey seems to suggest that print-based media still commands a large proportion of time spent by consumers of news -- but that is just part of the larger picture media companies have to understand. Read More »Bloomberg is at the center of a storm over its reporters' use of the company's terminals to track customers. The incident has been somewhat overblown -- but the underlying issue of news and data platforms has not. Read More »PBS's MediaShift is launching a line of ebooks, starting with titles on self-publishing and cord-cutting. Executive Mark Glaser says he plans to release 10 to 20 books this year, depending on how well the first titles do. Read More »Follow paidContent:   |  |
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