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02/22/12--07:00: Pump Out Bylines At Men's Health (chan 1726519)

Sharp freelancers with a keen sense of health news can bulk up their portfolio at this man's mag.

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TBS Re-Ups Conan Through April 2014 (B&C)
TBS extended late-night talker Conan through April 2014, the network announced Wednesday. THR While Conan has underperformed in the ratings, TBS highlighted that it recently had its third consecutive month of audience growth.

Friction At AOL: Arianna Is A Huge 'Headache'…But Also The Most Valuable Person At AOL (Business Insider / Silicon Alley Insider)
A year after AOL acquired The Huffington Post for $350 million, sources say AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is getting frustrated with working with Arianna Huffington, who became president at AOL after the deal. So is Arianna on her way out? Is Tim?

Condé Nast Aims To Unify Tablet And Mobile Magazine Production (paidContent)
Wired and GQ magazine publisher Condé Nast is among those now seeking a cost-effective, cross-platform tablet-production workflow for the blossoming number of new devices, after earlier implementing an iPad-specific strategy.

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02/22/12--08:30: Stephen Colbert's Book Deal on the Menu (chan 1726519)

Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu (MP3 link) was TVNewser co-editor Alex Weprin (pictured), discussing the sad news that two international journalists were killed while reporting in Syria.

We also talked about Stephen Colbert's book deal for a new children's book and TV news coverage of Whitney Houston's funeral.

Follow this MP3 link to listen. The show was hosted by GalleyCat editor Jason Boog. Click here to receive mediabistro.com's Daily Newsfeed via email. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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02/22/12--09:00: The Real Deal on Taking Unpaid Gigs (chan 1726519)

Find out the five (and only five) reasons to take a job without pay, so you can strategically move forward in your career.

The 5 Situations Where It Pays to Work for Free

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02/22/12--11:00: Dr. Wayne Dyer Talks Finding Success (chan 1726519)

The prolific scribe and "father of motivation" answers his critics and explains why authors shouldn't aspire for bestseller status.

So What Do You Do, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Bestselling Author and Speaker?

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02/22/12--15:00: Our Blog Network: 02.22.12 (chan 1726519)

TVNewser Bill O'Reilly on Whitney Houston, Ellen DeGeneres

TVSpy Video: Cars Crash During WFLA Live Shot

SocialTimes Google+ Threatens Foursquare with New Check-In Leaderboard

AllFacebook Watch Out, Facebook; Google May Lead 2013 Ad Sales

AllTwitter When Should You Delete A Tweet?

10,000 Words Storify Launches iPad App To Bring Storytelling To Your Fingertips

eBookNewser Study: Kindle Fire Owners Likely To Buy iPad 3

GalleyCat Flying Baby Photographer Hopes to Publish Book

PRNewser H&M and Marni Building Awareness With Instagram

AgencySpy Sonic's 'Two Guys' Get 'Rehired' in Social Media Publicity Stunt

MediaJobsDaily Reminder: Don't Pay For A Job

FishbowlNY Gothamist Commenter Arrested for Threatening Ray Kelly

FishbowlDC Peace Talks Between Breitbart and Shuster Collapse

FishbowlLA Stages of Grief Setting In at LA Weekly Over Jonathan Gold Exit

UnBeige Filmmaker Loic Prigent on Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, and His Next Designer Documentary

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02/22/12--17:00: mbTweets 02.22.12 (chan 1726519)

@mediabistro #mbchats What's a rite of passage every writer must go through?

@randyduax Rejection. Lots and lots and lots of rejection. I've a friend with a decoupaged rejection letter coffee table.

@acmontgomery learning to say it in 9 words when u want to use 18

@SaraTheFoodie Seeing more red mark-ups on a piece of copy than anything else.

@cmcloutier Having an editor tear his/her work to shreds.

@TheDonaTayla Rejection. Makes you more determined

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02/23/12--05:04: Morning Media Newsfeed 02.23.12 (chan 1726519)

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The Contraception Question (TVNewser)
At Wednesday night's GOP debate, John King asked a question submitted to CNNPolitics.com: "Since birth control is the latest hot topic, which candidate believes in birth control, and if not, why?" The crowd didn't like it. They booed. The candidates didn't much care for it either, except Newt Gingrich, who used it as an opportunity to go after his favorite targets: the media and President Barack Obama.

Gannett Building Paywalls Around All Of Its Papers Except USA Today (Forbes)
The vogue for digital paywalls sweeping the news business has made it all the way to the top: Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper publisher, is planning to switch over all of its 80 community newspapers to a paid model by the end of the year, it announced during an investor day held in Manhattan Wednesday. NYT / Media Decoder At its first annual "investor day" conference in New York, Gannett said it hoped to increase annual revenue by 4 percent, in part by expanding its sports offerings and rolling out a new subscription model at its newspapers. paidContent Gannett said it is "playing offense" again after years of cuts and contraction. Its touchdown strategy is a sophisticated paywall system that the news giant says will both bolster local news reporting and deliver an extra $100 million in profits. The plan is ambitious, but is it realistic?

Media General Explores Sale Of Its Newspapers (Poynter / MediaWire)
Just after the market closed Wednesday, Media General announced that it is "exploring the potential sale of newspaper operations." JimRomenesko.com Media General says several parties have expressed interest in acquiring its print assets. "We cannot say that any particular transaction will or will not take place," CEO Marshall Morton tells his employees.

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02/23/12--07:00: Expert Storytellers Wanted At Runner's World (chan 1726519)

Appeal to runners of all types in your evergreen queries and editors will keep coming back.

How to Pitch: Runner's World

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J.K. Rowling To Publish First Adult Novel (GalleyCat)
J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Little, Brown Book Group and Little, Brown and Co. to publish her first novel for adults. The publisher did not reveal the title or publication date, but the novel will be published in print and eBook formats. Business Insider / The Wire The book would be Rowling's first since her successful Harry Potter series ended in 2007. However, don't get too excited to return to the magical world of Hogwarts, because that's not happening.

John King, Rick Santorum Clash After The GOP Arizona Debate (HuffPost)
After Wednesday night's showdown during the Republican primary debate in Mesa, Ariz., GOP candidate Rick Santorum and debate moderator John King clashed during CNN's post-debate coverage. AdAge / Digital Presidential elections are always major events for the country, but the 2012 electoral cycle will also be historic for the digital advertising industry. Politicians' spending on digital advertising has doubled since the 2010 midterm elections, according to a survey by STRATA, and it's still only February.

Mets Asked To Use SNY As Collateral For Comcast And Time Warner Cable Investment (Forbes / SportsMoney)
It turns out that Comcast and Time Warner Cable want more than a 3 percent return on their potential $80 million investment in the New York Mets, the Major League Baseball team owned by Sterling Equities. According to sources who do not have permission to speak on the matter publicly but who have insight on the negotiations, the two cable companies, which are equity partners with the Mets in SportsNet New York, want the team to put up part of its 65 percent stake in the regional sports channel as collateral before agreeing to any deal. These sources say the Mets are also being asked to extend their deal with SNY, which is believed to run through the 2026 season, for a longer period at terms favorable to Comcast and Time Warner.

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02/23/12--09:00: Fresh Health Pitches Score Points At WeightWatchers (chan 1726519)

Tackle weight loss topics through the lens of overall wellness at this lifestyle mag.

How to Pitch: WeightWatchers

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02/23/12--14:00: Google Glasses: Augmented Reality or Dystopian Horror? (chan 1726519)

Google is expected to start selling glasses by the end of the year. No, they are not foraying into optometry, but rather finding a new way to stream the contents of your smartphone straight at your eyeballs. 10,000 Words has the story.

Eileen Bilton Will they have 2 cameras? 1 to watch see what you are looking at and 1 to measure the reaction in your eyes?

@MarcJudeSamson Horror

@Luisindc18 Creepy.

Hanny cannot wait to try them out...Buck Rogers here we come!

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02/23/12--14:41: My First Big Break: Dan Rather (chan 1726519)

Did you know that if it weren't for a hurricane that struck near Galveston, Texas, Dan Rather might never have had his shot at working in network news? The HDNet "Dan Rather Reports" anchor and former "CBS Evening News" anchor talks about the event that brought him to the attention of CBS in New York, and changed his professional life.