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Jay-Z is close to finalizing a book deal with the Spiegel & Grau imprint of Random House. The literary agent repping the rapper, Matthew Guma, had no comment, but sources say the book will consist of Jay-Z commenting on and telling the stories behind his lyrics.

Gawker Media Returns to Page-View Bonuses, Plans 'Checkbook Journalism' (Nieman Journalism Lab)
Eight months ago, Gawker Media publisher Nick Denton was predicting a 40-percent drop in U.S. advertising and paring back accordingly. Well, that dire forecast hasn't quite come to pass -- least of all at Gawker Media, where ad revenue in the first half of 2009 was up 35 percent from the year prior.

For Huffington Post, Left Is Right (Politico)
The conservative retreat, besides depriving the site of some favorite targets, has also made Huffington Post's own contradictions more obvious. While it wants to be taken seriously, much of its traffic is driven by entertainment and sex. While it ridicules mainstream media, it relies on it for much of its content.


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