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You probably pay attention to the news but where does yours come from? Is it packaged up in newsprint whose ink rubs off on your springtime khaki slacks, or do you get all of yours online?  Are you willing to pay for news and information or are you already paying?

It probably comes as no surprise that traditional media continues to downtrend dramatically. What you might not be aware of are emergent models of new media like Patch and the local site Lakeville.Patch.com. Run by our guest Derrick Williams in the Lakeville community, this AOL company is disrupting community newspapers and could transform major dailies as well.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Giles is the artist & the song is “Just a Shell” via the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

• This week the creators of the iPad app “Zite” receive a copyright infringement cease-and-desist letter from The Washington Post, Dow Jones, Time Inc. and other news organizations that have accused them of copyright infringement and told the Canadian startup to stop displaying their articles
• Veteran Journos Out as AOL-Huffington Cuts 900 Jobs
• Imminent launch of the Strib site. David Brauer talks about his sneak peek
• Minnpost annual report. 2010 was the first break-even year (PDF)
• UPCOMING EVENTS:
  • Monday, April 11th: MinneWebCon
  • Tuesday, April 12th: Minnedemo in St. Cloud
  • Wednesday, April 13th: Mojo Mixer: Speed Dating for entrepreneurs
  • Thursday, April 14th: MHTA Spring Conference