Bloomberg :: News Corp., set to split in two this June, announced a new slate of board members for each company as well as a $500 million stock repurchasing fund for the publishing business.
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May 26, 2013
Twitter's product head Michael Sippey: Real time search, using the signal we have
AllThingsD :: At its heart, Twitter is the simplest of products, but these days, the company’s product head Michael Sippey oversees all sorts of things: Search and relevance, discovery, and new forays into short-form video and music.
May 26, 2013 at 06:20 AM | Permalink
May 25, 2013
Sweeping leak inquiries reveal how wide a net U.S. has cast
New York Times :: Even before the F.B.I. conducted 550 interviews of officials and seized the phone records of Associated Press reporters in a leak investigation connected to a 2012 article about a Yemen bomb plot, agents had sought the same reporters’ sources for two other articles about terrorism.
Read Ethan Bronner, Charlie Savage, Scott Shane, www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2013 at 09:36 PM | Permalink
VKontakte, Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
Reuters :: Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power.
May 25, 2013 at 08:15 PM | Permalink
Woolwich attack footage will stir debate over contempt laws
Guardian :: With videos and pictures being posted online and tweeted hundreds of times what does it mean when a trial comes about?
May 25, 2013 at 07:52 PM | Permalink
Alan Rusbridger: Government should reopen talks on press regulation
Guardian :: Guardian editor-in-chief also raises concerns over use of royal charter, saying it is 'a mechanism controlled by ministers'.
May 25, 2013 at 05:53 PM | Permalink
Investigative News Network starts backing nonprofit news startups
NetNewsCheck :: After a 19-month wait to secure its own 501(c)3 status, the Investigative News Network has started to sponsor nonprofit news projects. “Fiscal sponsorship allows these early-stage nonprofits to accept donations from philanthropists and foundations, allows INN to provide rigorous financial oversight,” Says INN’s Kevin Davis. “With this support, new nonprofit projects can increase their chance of long-term success.”
May 25, 2013 at 05:28 PM | Permalink
WikiLeaks donations down to a trickle
Wired :: As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange approaches the one-year anniversary of his confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a report released Wednesday reveals that donations to the secret-spilling site have dwindled to a trickle.
May 25, 2013 at 03:40 PM | Permalink
Anxiety for jailed Tibetan filmmaker as release nears
CPJ :: In a better world, it is usually a time for joy when a prisoner nears his or her release date. Jailed Tibetan journalists and their families do not live in that world. They live in a crueler place, where freedom is a distant mirage that might never be reached, and exhaustion or death is the reality.
Read Bob Dietz, cpj.org
May 25, 2013 at 12:00 PM | Permalink
A year later: News habits changing in New Orleans
The Lense :: A year ago today, news leaked that The Times-Picayune would cease daily publication, cut staff and focus on its website, NOLA.com. The paper and ink edition now hits doorsteps and newsstands just three days a week: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
May 25, 2013 at 10:59 AM | Permalink
Vivid newswriting: Wade Goodwyn, a Texas reporter who narrates the news
Poynter :: Driving to work Tuesday, I heard a four-minute NPR report on the massive tornado destruction in Oklahoma. So vivid was the account — and so visual the writing — that I pulled over to write down the name of the reporter.
May 25, 2013 at 10:32 AM | Permalink
"my photos": Finding your photos with Google Search
Google Blog :: Searching for [my photos] and similar terms is currently available in English on Google.com when you are signed in to your Google+ enabled Google Account.
May 25, 2013 at 09:53 AM | Permalink
Groups demand transparency from Attorney General Eric Holder
Free Press :: A day after President Obama ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to review the Justice Department’s guidelines regarding interactions with the press, Free Press and a diverse coalition of civil liberties, digital rights and open government groups weighed in on the agency’s treatment of journalists’ sources and information.
May 25, 2013 at 07:42 AM | Permalink
Recent climate of leak prosecutions: A 'war on serious journalism'
New York Times :: President Obama’s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week — a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists — struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have already bolted.
May 25, 2013 at 07:14 AM | Permalink
D.C. broadcasters sue Aereo-like services for copyright infringement
TheWrap :: Broadcasters are expanding their attack on Aereo-like services that let consumers view broadcast channels on the web without stations getting a retransmission fee payment.
May 25, 2013 at 06:44 AM | Permalink
"His decision": Mike Darnell exits as Fox reality boss
Hollywood Reporter :: The president of alternative entertainment will step down from his position at the end of June after seeing the network's reality woes sink during the 2012-13 season.
Read Lesley Goldberg , Michael O'Connell, www.hollywoodreporter.com
May 25, 2013 at 06:35 AM | Permalink
Storytelling: Secret 'Twitter garden' reveals itself when you tweet
CNET :: Who needs Miracle-Gro when you've got Twitter? The Digital Capabilities garden responds to live tweets by revealing hidden areas of exotic foliage.
May 25, 2013 at 06:23 AM | Permalink
News Corp. to take up to $1.4-billion write-down in publishing
Los Angeles Times :: Underscoring the troubled financial health of print media, News Corp. said it would record a non-cash impairment charge of $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion during the current fiscal quarter to reflect diminished value of its publishing assets.
May 25, 2013 at 06:03 AM | Permalink
Final broadcast next month: Layoffs at NBC's 'Rock Center'
TVNewser :: As “Rock Center” prepares for its final broadcast next month, NBC News is in the process of laying off some of the show’s production staff, an NBC spokesperson confirms to TVNewser.
May 25, 2013 at 05:51 AM | Permalink
May 24, 2013
Media handling citizen journalism: Do we need a public license for citizen journalism?
paidContent :: By now, it should be obvious to just about anyone that “citizen journalism” or “user-generated content” is a crucial part of what the news has become, whether it’s a photo of a plane landing on the Hudson or a video of a bomb exploding in Boston. Unfortunately, the ways that media entities handle such content is all over the map.
May 24, 2013 at 10:23 PM | Permalink
Legal protection: The act of journalism
Digital Media Law :: When considering whether to grant legal protection for the gathering and dissemination of information, the question should not be the person performing those acts, i.e., “who is a journalist?,” but “is this an act of journalism?”
May 24, 2013 at 10:14 PM | Permalink
Google plans to fund, develop wireless networks in emerging markets
The Silicon Valley company is deep in the throes of a multipronged effort to fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, said people familiar with the strategy.
May 24, 2013 at 10:02 PM | Permalink
BBC suspends technology officer after Digital Media Initiative failure
Guardian :: The BBC has suspended its chief technology officer and admitted wasting nearly £100m on a five-year project intended to make the corporation "tapeless", saying that to continue with the project would be "throwing good money after bad".
May 24, 2013 at 09:51 PM | Permalink
Gawker's bid to give $200,000 to Canadian drug dealers is crack journalism work
Guardian :: It's not a traditional news-gathering technique. It's the kind of thing that causes ethicists of journalism to stroke their chins at double-speed and could outright kill the more delicate newsroom ombudspeople. Gawker doesn't care about all that.
May 24, 2013 at 09:42 PM | Permalink
21st Century Fox, News Corp.: Board of Directors approves separation of businesses
News Corporation :: News Corporation and the new News Corporation today announced that the separation of News Corporation into two distinct publicly traded companies, 21st Century Fox and the new News Corporation, has been formally approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both companies, effective upon the completion of the separation, which is expected to occur on June 28, 2013.
May 24, 2013 at 09:36 PM | Permalink
Emilio Garcia-Ruiz is named a Washington Post managing editor
Jim Romenesko :: Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, who has been the Washington Post’s editor for strategic projects, is promoted to managing editor. He’ll be responsible for digital initiatives and operations, video, the presentation departments of photo, graphics, and design, and the multiplatform editing desk.
May 24, 2013 at 09:33 PM | Permalink
Yahoo made an offer for Hulu
AllThingsD :: The Web giant submitted a bid for the video site this morning, according to a person familiar with process.
May 24, 2013 at 09:17 PM | Permalink
Yahoo made an offer for Hulu
AllThingsD :: The Web giant submitted a bid for the video site this morning, according to a person familiar with process.
May 24, 2013 at 09:16 PM | Permalink
The future of media measurement should be people-based
Guardian :: Nielsen executive David Gosen responds to Frédéric Filloux's blog backing a site-centric approach using server logs
May 24, 2013 at 09:00 PM | Permalink
Baidu rolls out an e-publishing platform: Claiming not to take revenue cuts in 3 years
Technode :: Baidu Wenku, Baidu’s answer to Google Books and who is notorious for offering pirated e-books or copyright materials for free, launched an e-publishing platform yesterday. It is meant to solve the copyright problem once and forever by having copyright-holding agencies or individuals to publish e-books or any other form of writing on the platform.
May 24, 2013 at 02:49 PM | Permalink
Advertisers push for data to measure audiences in multiple channels
Data Informed :: In case advertisers hadn’t noticed, the era of the double click is dead. In its place: a world of quadruple clicks and multiple finger swipes, a multiscreen shopping experience in which advertisers need to target their message across a plethora of platforms to make a sale.
May 24, 2013 at 02:42 PM | Permalink
Roy Sekoff: HuffPost Live is an engagement, not a video platform
Global Editors Network| Roy Sekoff, President and co-creator of HuffPost Live, emulates the positivity and confidence the news industry needs. Since HuffPost Live launched in August 2012, Roy has made the merger of video and social look like a breeze while its competitors struggle to keep up with the technology. What is the secret behind HuffPost Live?
May 24, 2013 at 01:17 PM | Permalink
Old media is not dead: Why hedge funds have fallen in love with CBS
Buzzfeed :: Some of the smartest money on Wall Street is betting that CBS shares can go a lot higher. How the oldest of old-media companies became a hedge fund darling.
May 24, 2013 at 10:28 AM | Permalink
A global org: 'The Guardian' is finally moving to 'TheGuardian.com'
mashable :: The Guardian's international editions are proliferating, but before the newspaper launches an online edition in Australia later this year, it's uniting all of its websites under a single domain, theguardian.com.
May 24, 2013 at 10:11 AM | Permalink
Twitter Amplify lets brands find viewers of their TV ads
New York Times :: A new product, Twitter Amplify, will help brands match advertisements with Twitter commentary by viewers.
May 24, 2013 at 09:12 AM | Permalink
Native ad terminology is a mess
Digiday ::If native advertising is the future of digital media, the industry should at least agree what it means.
May 24, 2013 at 08:56 AM | Permalink
Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case
Reuters :: In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices.
May 24, 2013 at 08:53 AM | Permalink
UCLA Live-tweets brain surgery, posts Vine videos
Huffington Post :: It was an uncomplicated brain surgery the hospital had performed hundreds of times before (499 times, to be exact). But to celebrate Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's 500th deep brain stimulation operation Thursday, surgeons performed the world's first live-Vined brain surgery.
May 24, 2013 at 08:47 AM | Permalink
More than 9.5m uniques: Mail Online scoops biggest ever digital day with Boston marathon bombing
Guardian :: The Boston marathon bombing on 16 April provided Mail Online with its biggest ever digital day, attracting more than 9.5 million unique users.
May 24, 2013 at 08:27 AM | Permalink
May 23, 2013
Online campaign raises $15,000 for reporter who was shot in New Orleans
Poynter :: An online fundraising effort for New Orleans freelancer Deborah Cotton met its $15,000 goal within four days. While some of the donations came from her friends and family, others came from people who have never met Cotton.
May 23, 2013 at 10:22 PM | Permalink
Al Jazeera is the best thing to happen to journalism, unless it isn't.
The Daily Beast | Newsweek :: It always seemed a little improbable that Arab sheiks could save American journalism. But in a business as troubled as the vast wasteland of American television news, hope springs eternal, and the Al Jazeera network out of Qatar seemed to offer an opulent oasis.
May 23, 2013 at 09:57 PM | Permalink
The rise of contextual journalism
Columbia University | Research Paper Abstract :: What this study calls ‘contextual reporting’ has not been widely recognized (unlike, say, investigative reporting) as a distinctive news genre or news style and this article urges that it receive more attention
Read Katherine Fink, Michael Schudson, www.journalism.columbia.edu
May 23, 2013 at 09:41 PM | Permalink
Not the simple recitation of facts: Journalism is more about context
paidContent :: Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows — but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity.
May 23, 2013 at 09:35 PM | Permalink
Not the simple recitation of facts: Journalism is more about context
paidContent :: Journalism has been evolving away from just a repetition of facts or events and towards context and analysis, research shows — but this evolution has also created tension for media companies because it conflicts with the principle of objectivity.
May 23, 2013 at 09:30 PM | Permalink
Obama: Leak Investigations 'May Chill Investigative Journalism' (Michael Calderone/The Huffington Post)
The Huffington Post :: President Obama said Thursday that he is “troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable.”
May 23, 2013 at 09:09 PM | Permalink
Twitter deepens ties to TV with media deals, ad targeting
AdAge :: Twitter's ad pitch has been consistent over the past year: advertising on Twitter in conjunction with TV makes TV ads more effective. "Our perspective is everybody in digital has it wrong; they have been going to market with an either-or proposition," said Twitter global head of revenue Adam Bain. "Twitter is a bridge to these different screens and experiences."
May 23, 2013 at 08:00 PM | Permalink
Xbox One: should TV broadcasters be afraid?
Guardian :: Microsoft focused on TV over games as it unveiled its new generation console – and it could threaten rival platforms
May 23, 2013 at 02:07 PM | Permalink
Newspaper royal charter plans are 'bizarre', says Liberty director
Guardian :: Shami Chakrabarti blasts government and press proposals for watchdog, saying they have failed to follow Leveson blueprint.
May 23, 2013 at 10:58 AM | Permalink
Real-time platform Fact Tank: Finding news in the numbers
Pew Research Center :: Fact Tank will build on the Pew Research Center’s unique brand of data journalism. For years, our teams of writers and social scientists have combined rigorous research with high-quality storytelling to provide important information on issues and trends shaping the nation and the world.
May 23, 2013 at 10:37 AM | Permalink
How publishers organize for social era
Digiday :: While social rarely provides direct revenue, publishers see social media teams as vitally important.
May 23, 2013 at 09:53 AM | Permalink
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