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What The New York Times should do next: Membership

Niemanlab :: To be sustainable past print’s lifespan, Rex Sorgatz argues, the New York Times will have to build more meaning and more value into a membership program.

A report by Rex Sorgatz, www.niemanlab.org

BetaBeat: Anonymous puts the New York Times on notice with #OpNYT

BetaBeat :: Anonymous has pretty much had all it can take of The New York Times’s bullshit and it’s not going to take it anymore. That’s the upshot of this “Anonymous Declaration of #OpNYT” posted on Pastebin sometime late yesterday. #OpNYT certainly sounds ominous, but as Gawker’s Adrian Chen noted in a tweet, “Anonymous’ press releases get somehow get longer-winded every time.”

A report by Steve Huff, betabeat.com

Discussed here as well "Anonymous Leaks Secret New York Times Correspondences That Reveal Reporters’ Shocking Competence" written by Adrian Chen, gawker.com

Ad pages slip further at New York Times' magazines

WWD :: The luxury title lost ad pages in all but two of 2012’s first seven issues. The trend puts it out of step with most luxury and fashion magazines, which are overperforming as the luxury sector once again booms.

A report by Erik Maza, www.wwd.com

Also "Sally Singer is out as editor of T" - Continue here Amy Wicks, www.wwd.com

HT: mediagazer.com

NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA

Politico :: Newly available CIA records obtained by Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group, reveal that New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti forwarded an advance copy of a Maureen Dowd column to a CIA spokesperson — a practice that is widely frowned upon within the industry.

A report by Dylan Byers, www.politico.com

Barry Diller's IAC agrees to buy NYT's About.com for $300m in cash

Businessweek :: The transaction is expected to be completed in the next several weeks, Times Co. said yesterday in a statement. IAC outbid an earlier $270 million offer from Answers Corp.

A report by Sarah Frier, www.businessweek.com

New York Times editor Jill Abramson rebuts Arthur Brisbane bias charge

Politico :: The executive editor of the New York Times is disputing an accusation of liberal bias made by her very own public editor, Arthur Brisbane.

A report by Dylan Byers, www.politico.com

Ken Doctor: The newsonomics of a New York Times + CNN combination

Nieman Lab :: Mark Thompson faces a defining and daunting challenge: Lead The New York Times on that thin tightrope to a new stability, one tethered to the digital world. We’ve seen lots of good ideas already freely offered to the incoming NYT CEO. Let me offer a new one.

[Ken Doctor:] They’re iconic in print and on television, and they’re both working to figure out digital. Is there room for more direct partnership between the two?

An essay by Ken Doctor, www.niemanlab.org

Reuters: Barry Diller's IAC offers $300 million for About.com

Reuters :: Barry Diller's IAC/Interactivecorp submitted an offer in excess of $300 million to buy the About.com information website from the New York Times Co.

Exclusive report by Peter Lauria | Jennifer Saba, www.reuters.com

Daily News relaunches 'Gatecrasher': Return of the fashion desk

Capital New York :: Starting this week, the Daily News will run regular fashion features in its Thursday and Sunday editions, mirroring the popular style formula of The New York Times and marking a return to a beat it had abandoned in recent years.

A report by Joe Pompeo, www.capitalnewyork.com

Joe Pompeo: At the 'Times,' a new mission statement

New York Capital :: Some new corporate jargon is being tossed around at The New York Times Company's 8th Avenue headquarters: A growth strategy known as "Invest in the Times."

A report by Joe Pompeo, www.capitalnewyork.com