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This week in web publishing: newspapers' first quarter 2010 results for advertising revenue, possible negative effects of paywalls on younger readers, Publish2 as a rival for the AP.

This week proves to be a tumultuous time for the newspaper industry --Twitter doesn't work, most people think that newspapers' days are numbered. But just when you don't think it can get better, a beacon of hope arrives -- iPad.

This week in web publishing we learn that Clinton loves his iPhone; consumers create more challenges for newspapers; and Wired changes the definition of a digital magazine.

It’s safe to say that many media publishers are focused on creating new streams of revenue. But how many media revenue models can there be and how do you identify the one that works best?

Ross Dawson, author and blogger, has been working to create a Media Revenue Models framework in an effort to give companies a sample of what is available.

For some time now, web publishers have been concerned about advertising. Yet, finding new sources from which to advertise and engage consumers often leaves them paralyzed. Atex (news, site) is here to help.

Would you pay for your newspaper online? Probably not your average teen, who doesn't seem to even know what a newspaper is. If they don't read them now is there really a need to preserve their content for the future?

This week in web publishing we cover three key areas: social media, magazines and Wisconsin.

As we head into the final weeks of 2009, let’s look back at the year in web publishing. See how some trends emerge and others merely fade away.

This week in web publishing the focus has been on newspapers, layoffs and paid content. But let's start with the good news.

At the end of September a new non-profit news site emerged. With a US$ 5 million initial grant from investor F. Warren Hellman, the Bay Area News Project is slated to combine the expertise and labor of a 28-person news staff from KQED-FM, and the 120 students of the University of California, Berkeley’s graduate school of journalism.

While the project will begin operations early next year, neither a name for the website nor a chief executive or a top editor has been assigned. The Bay Area News Project is focused on its goals, as vague as they may be. Its mission is to create an “open dialogue about civic and community news in the Bay Area through best-in-class, original journalism”.

This week, the newspaper industry tries to solve its crisis with micropayments and syndicated feeds, while iVillage.com continues to evolve to keep up with what women want.

Back in June, Mediaspectrum (news, site) launched its online publishing 2.0 platform, aiming to help web publishers manage editorial content and streamline workflows. Starting today, Mediaspectrum puts its media platform in the cloud.

The Cloud Computing Platform promises to integrate both advertising and editorial content management. As a result, web publishers can change the way future media companies compete and operate.

This week newspapers and their journalists get kicked in the shins. Many unfavorable reports depict the state of journalism as lowly and despicable, slow to change and as a result withering in the spotlight of social media.

Swedish content management provider Polopoly (news, site) has announced that it has integrated U.S. digital media giant’s Text Mining engine into Polopoly CMS 9.13.

Hardly a surprise given that Atex bought Polopoly last year with the specific intention of increasing its revenue directly from digital media (as opposed to software) to 50% of entire revenues by 2011.

With Polopoly v9.13 they may well meet that target, as the text mining solution should prove attractive to publishers with a lot of digital content lying around that could be making money for them if they could only get it organized.

In this week's installment, online advertising gets a lift, newspapers get schooled and MSNBC goes hyperlocal.