It’s a question that keeps popping up – and increasingly so, given the increased cachet enjoyed by bloggers in recent years: How should editors (as in, the fancy term for “blogger”) handle writing about press junkets that they’re able to attend thanks to sponsorships by major companies?

Two well-known bloggers have already weighed in on a recent case involving Silicon Alley Insider’s Dan Frommer decision to cover a junket in Barcelona, sponsored by Samsung.

Yesterday, we wrote about the battle of words between Newser’s Michael Wolff and The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman, the ethics of news aggregation, and what constitutes stealing. But shouldn’t a debate about new media like this really be waged in a more modern way than Waxman’s and Wolff’s long (and abridged) columns? This is perhaps why four journalists took to Twitter to battle it out with brutal 140-character punches.

Scott Dadich, Design Director for Wired and Jeremy Clark, Experience Designer for Adobe, previewed a demo of Wired‘s future plans for an iPad version of the Conde Nast title. Judging by the response on Twitter, the demo created bit of a stir, primarily it seems for showing what the future of magazines could look like.Video of the demonstration after the jump.

Did the New York Times just discover the Internet? The answer is obviously no — even a cursory glance at their excellent website is proof they are head and shoulders above all other mainstream publications when it comes to the Internet. But still. Something about the Zachary Kouwe plagiarism debacle suggests otherwise.

Normally speaking, I happen to think the NYT is generally a step ahead of the game when it comes to online content, so this is puzzling. Apparently the NYT.com many blogs are going to be behind the metered paywall the Times is planning on launching next year. Worse idea than Timeselect?

The end is nigh! Again. But will it be the end of free content across the board, or will it be the end of the NYT dominance on the web? We shall see. Over the weekend it was once again reported the NYT may be charging soon. Here’s a look at the reactions.

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Further evidence Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid sensibility is seeping into the Wall St. Journal? Or merely proof someone over there is reading HuffPo?! The former according to Reuters’ Felix Salmon who picked up on this photo and caption in today’s WSJ column by Patience Wheatcroft. Boobs sell!

On the off chance you may have missed the news in the last few days, Facebook has rolled out new, controversial privacy settings that appear to be aimed at getting users to make as much information about themselves available to as many people possible. Why is Facebook so keen on getting you to share all your favorite TV shows, and drunken party pics? It’s not for your benefit, that’s for sure.

Greetings world, and welcome to the second installment of “Tweets On A Plane,” whereby I amuse myself on board a flying chunk of metal in the sky by perusing your wit and wisdom in 140 characters via a pre-loaded Tweetdeck. I’m flying Porter Airlines, which rules — free wine, people, and do you think I’m indulging? Well what else goes with my free almonds, Terra chips and cookie? — and I am not lamenting the lack of on-board wifi one bit. Seriously, do I need to be wired all the time?

Brilliant idea from Business Insider: Embeddable posts. Henry Blodget posted Thursday about the new feature, which permits bloggers to embed entire posts on their sites, rather than ye olde copy-and-paste.

It’s a genius idea, since it incorporates Business Insider branding and makes it easier to include the whole thing than just paste in an excerpt. In fact, it’s such a genius idea that it’s a wonder it took so long. It makes you wonder: Could it have helped save newspapers?

Yesterday the New York Times fired Sunday business columnist Ben Stein freeing up some of the most valuable real estate in media. When the Times replaced Bill Kristol with Ross Douthat earlier this year they appeared to be not only aiming to attract a younger audience (he was 29 at the time of his hiring), but also an online one. Will they do something similar this time? One can only hope! Here’s some suggestions.