WebNewser is reporting on social media news, tips, and wisdom from user-generated content gurus at mediabistro.com's UGCX conference in New York. Check out today's highlights from I Can Has Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh, HARO founder Peter Shankman, and more.

UGCX: It's a 2-Way Conversation (WebNewser)
Ben Huh on the Importance of Laziness (WebNewser)
Trust, Transparency Key to User-Generated Content (WebNewser)

San Francisco Chronicle editor-at-large Phil Bronstein alleged that The New York Times' inaugural Bay Area edition "borrowed" material for its flagship profile from a Chron story. Without outright accusing the paper of plagiarism, Bronstein wrote on his blog, "Here we are, always bitching about how Google or MSN or Yahoo is stealing our original content and making money from it. It doesn't really help our case if we're raiding closets and borrowing outfits from members of our own fraternity without at least asking." A response issued by the NYT calls the suggestion "ridiculous."
Not Behind the Times; Bronstein Alleges the NY Times' Bay Area Edition has Done... Well, Something (BayNewser)

Update: Bronstein Issues Mea Culpa (BayNewser)

Check out the highlights from this weekend's Online News Association Conference in San Francisco, where BayNewser was on the scene to dispatch news and views from the influential spectrum of speakers and attendees.

ONA 09: Theme of the Year: Embrace Failure, Mistakes Lead to Success
ONA 09: NY Times to Release Open-Source Document Viewer in 'Weeks'
ONA 09: Knight News Challenge Rethinking Profit-Share with Grantees Following Sale of EveryBlock for 'Millions'

BayNewser is on the scene at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco, bringing you live Tweets and news from speakers and attendees throughout the weekend, including today's keynote speech from Twitter CEO Evan Williams.

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ONA 09: Twitter CEO on Forging Ahead in the Midst of Uncertainty
ONA 09: Journalists Don't Get Tech, to Their Own Detriment

Breaking: "48 Hours Mystery" producer Robert "Joe" Halderman was arrested yesterday and charged with one count of attempted larceny in the first degree in the David Letterman extortion plot. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau confirmed the charge today during a press conference.

Breaking: CBS News Employee Robert Halderman Charged with 'One Count of Grand Larceny' (TVNewser)

First on TVNewser: NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker responds to the stories first claiming, then refuting the notion that Comcast is in talks to acquire part or all of NBCU. In an internal memo obtained by TVNewser this morning, Zucker told employees, "There are a number of possible things that could happen."

Zucker on NBCU: "There Are a Number of Possible Things That Could Happen" (TVNewser)

Check out the top news from mediabistro.com's ThinkMobile conference in New York, featuring Mobile Marketing Association president and CEO Mike Wehrs, Nokia VP of media Marco Argenti, HipCricket CMO Jeff Hasen and more. As BET's Brandon Lucas Tweets, "You can't be a modern network without mobile strategy."

#ThinkMobile on Twitter

First on FishbowlDC: The Kennedy family and staff have set up a Twitter account, @KennedyNews, to share information about the Senator's memorial and funeral activities in the coming days.

Kennedy Family Turns to Twitter and Web (FBDC)

Back from a brief hiatus, we've got a new installment of designer favorite, Liquid Treat. A weekly newsletter full of piping hot design deliciousness each Friday, our regular dose of eyecandy is now being written by UnBeige blogger extraordinaire Stephanie Murg. Taste the latest treat here, and register here to receive it every week.

The newest member of the mediabistro.com blog network, BayNewser, is covering the Sixth Conference on Innovation Journalism at Stanford University this week. Look for E.B. Boyd's reports on BayNewser.com and here on mediabistro.com.

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