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White House Shuts Out Herald Scribe (Boston Herald)
The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Barack Obama's Boston fund-raiser Wednesday, in emails objecting to the newspaper's front-page placement of a Mitt Romney op-ed, saying pool reporters are chosen based on whether they cover the news "fairly."

Conan O'Brien To Take Late-Night Show On The Road (THR)
TBS said Conan O'Brien will take his show on the road for the first time with a week-long visit to New York in late 2011, followed by a trip to Chicago in 2012.

Gwyneth Has No Appetite For A Food Mag (NY Post)
Gwyneth Paltrow, in the June issue of Bon Appétit, where she debuts as the foodie title's first-ever celebrity cover, is pointedly shooting down rumors that she is cooking up her own food magazine.

Nielsen: Tablets Are Money Spinners, But Less Than 5 Percent Use Them Today (paidContent)
Of all the wireless devices that have hit the market in the past several years, tablets present the biggest commercial opportunity for media owners, in terms of what consumers are willing to pay for and consume on the devices.

Say Hello To Encyclo, Our New Encyclopedia Of The Future Of News (Nieman Journalism Lab)
Te Nieman Journalism Lab unveiled Encyclo, an encyclopedia of the future of news. So what is Encyclo? It's an attempt to figure out who the most important players and innovators are in the evolution of journalism -- and to provide a centralized source for background, context, and the latest news about them.

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