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Archives: February 17, 2012

The nonprofit news site is one of the first to try Apple’s new app to compile its writing, photos, videos, and more into an ebook.
Around the world, Roskilde University’s Rasmus Kleis Nielsen argues, it’s common for newspapers to be viewed as the political tools of their owners. A sale of The Philadelphia Inquirer might be a sign that a similar model is on the march in the United States.
Plus: Where tech journalism is headed, the AP’s newest copyright battle, news sites’ advertising struggles, and the rest of this week’s media/tech news.
Publisher David Jacobs says he has no interest in the web — at least not until someone else figures out a business model for it.