Thailand Lifting Its YouTube Ban (NewTeeVee)
Thailand's government has agreed to lift a ban on YouTube within the country after Google agreed to censor the video service for Thai users who violate local "lese majeste" laws. Google had already agreed to help with the censorship effort after a video critical of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej appeared on YouTube.

50 Favorite Mags (Chicago Tribune)
Editors: It's becoming a rite of summer. Every year we ask each other what periodicals we've been reading, and then we ask you. This year we've been paying special attention to media on the Internet. Most magazines have a Web presence, but we've picked out five sites that offer something special, something more than the same content we read in print.

HBO Television Distribution Brings Back Unsolved Mysteries (B&C)
The syndicator — reaching outside its own pay channel's original-programming ranks for the first time — and Cosgrove/Meurer Prods. are bringing back Mysteries, the granddaddy of hybrid reality/scripted crime-reenactment series. They plan to make the classic show — laid to rest five years ago — attractive to network buyers through major reconstructive surgery.

Google And YouTube: Where Is the Video Leadership? (MediaPost)
Mike Cassidy: While YouTube is the first name that comes to mind when you think about online video, there are no guarantees it will continue to be. After all, Friendster held that same distinction upon its founding when it came to social networking — until a few guys in California came up with this MySpace idea.

Scientology Cited for Barring Cruise Production (CNN)
Germany barred makers of the film Valkyrie from shooting scenes at the nation's military sites because of Tom Cruise's membership in the Church of Scientology. Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the officer in charge of a failed attempt on Adolf Hitler's life in 1944.

Law Schools Also Ranked By Blogs Now (WSJ)
U.S. News & World Report's renowned law-school rankings — the must-have for every student considering a law career — is being challenged by a number of blogs and academic papers disputing the ranking's criteria. Among its critics' complaints is U.S. News' overemphasis on whether or not graduates find a job, even if it's just "flipping burgers."

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