Thursday 11 July 2013

paidContent - The Manning trial grapples with the question of whether WikiLeaks is a media entity, and more for Thursday, July 11, 2013

By Mathew Ingram Jul 10 2013, 7:17pm PDT

The Manning trial grapples with the question of whether WikiLeaks is a media entity

The prosecution in Bradley Manning's trial appears to be trying to draw a hard line between real journalism and an entity like WikiLeaks -- but as Harvard law professor Yochai Benkler pointed out, that's almost impossible to do.

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By Erica Ogg Jul 10 2013, 7:03pm PDT

MLB begins rookie season as a mobile game publisher

MLB is known as the pro sports league that understood the power of mobile way before its peers. But can it repeat that success in mobile games in order to build its brand among non-baseball fans?

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By Mathew Ingram Jul 10 2013, 1:27pm PDT

The real villain in the ebooks case isn’t Apple or Amazon — it’s publishers’ addiction to DRM

The major publishers say they needed to cut an ebook deal with Apple in order to blunt the force of Amazon's monopoly -- but they themselves helped construct that monopoly by insisting on platform-specific DRM.

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By Laura Hazard Owen Jul 10 2013, 10:11am PDT

Apple is guilty in the ebook case. For consumers, not much changes; for Apple, a lot could

On Wednesday, a federal judge found Apple guilty in the ebook pricing case. Readers aren't likely to see much change in ebook prices, but Apple could be forced to change the way it does business.

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By Jeff John Roberts Jul 10 2013, 9:47am PDT

Court rules Apple fixed ebook prices, led an illegal conspiracy

A federal court sided with the Justice Department in a closely-watched case involving Apple and publishers.

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By Laura Hazard Owen Jul 9 2013, 3:44pm PDT

Amazon launches graphic novel imprint, with George R.R. Martin among first authors

Amazon will begin publishing original graphic novels and comic books under a new imprint, Jet City Comics.

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By Laura Hazard Owen Jul 9 2013, 12:41pm PDT

Barnes & Noble throws out its CEO, but that won’t save the company

Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch resigned Monday, leaving the troubled bookstore chain split in two and without a single person in charge. Lynch should have done some things differently, but his job was a very hard one.

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By Laura Hazard Owen Jul 9 2013, 12:30pm PDT

YouTube network Fullscreen launches analytics tools for creators

Online video network Fullscreen is rolling out a set of analytics tools and apps for creators.

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By Liz Shannon Miller Jul 9 2013, 11:00am PDT

It’s official: The Guild is “100 percent” done, says Felicia Day

Easily one of the web series world's most iconic shows, The Guild ended earlier this year. Creator Felicia Day looks back on the experience, and the book chronicling it.

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By Mathew Ingram Jul 8 2013, 6:26pm PDT

If you don’t like the chaos of breaking news, you should probably stay off Twitter

As with so many other news events, there was plenty of speculation and misinformation flowing on Twitter about the crash of an airplane at San Francisco airport -- but for better or worse, that is just the way the news works now.

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By Laura Hazard Owen Jul 8 2013, 5:41pm PDT

Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch resigns

Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch has resigned. Michael Huseby, who was the company's CFO, takes over as CEO of Nook Media, while Mitchell Klipper remains CEO of retail.

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By Mathew Ingram Jul 8 2013, 11:51am PDT

Gallup poll says TV is first for news, the internet is second, print a distant third

More than half of those surveyed in a new Gallup poll said that the television is their main source for news, and about 21 percent chose the internet. Less than 10 percent said print newspapers are their main source.

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