The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Media

The first website ever created celebrated its 20th birthday this weekend. Remember the days when a web page was just a bunch of links on a white background? [Time]

A man from California is suing the Hilton hotel chain… over a 75 cent newspaper. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Hey Wall Street Journal readers… fill out this survey about what you’ve heard about Rupert Murdoch in the news, win an iPod Touch! [NY Magazine]

Confused about why so many print newspapers are suddenly charging readers for Web access? The Poynter Institute explains why the new business model makes sense. [Poynter Institute]

How much power does the News Corporation, the media empire behind the recent tabloid scandal, have on media in the United States? [NY Times]

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