Kevin: The cover of a recent BusinessWeek about the runup in oil and gasoline prices framed the question of what’s causing it nicely: “Speculation or Manipulation?” But the story was maddeningly evenhanded.

Kevin: Mark Schaver rejects the view of luddite newspaper execs for the decline of the industry in the US. He points to several forward looking projects. But why did they fail?

Kevin: The World Association of Newspapers launches a rebuttal to the naysayers who say that print is dying. They are asserting the ‘power of the press’. Is this all about a loss of power?

Kevin: Journalist-intern Jessica da Silva weighs into the hyperlocal debate and comments on Rob Curley’s Loudon County Extra project at the Washington Post. Communication and integration at news orgs can definitely be improved.

Kevin: Tips on how to use Yahoo Pipes to fitler, translate and merge RSS feeds.