Mediagazer: AOL Launches AOL Advertising Politics (Mike Shields/Mediaweek)

9:45 AM ET, July 26, 2010

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Nick Davies / Guardian:

Afghanistan war logs: Story behind biggest leak in intelligence history — From US military computers to a cafe in Brussels, how thousands of classified papers found their way to online activists — Julian Assange on the Afghanistan war logs: ‘They show the true nature of this war’

New York Times:

Piecing Together the Reports, and Deciding What to Publish — The articles published today are based on thousands of United States military incident and intelligence reports — records of engagements, mishaps, intelligence on enemy activity and other events from the war in Afghanistan …

Discussion: The Wire, Guardian, Journalism.co.uk, The Atlantic Online, Daily Kos, CNN, Media News, Embargo Watch, Hot Air, Mediaite and The Politico

Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:

Wikileaks May Have Just Changed the Media, Too — The website Wikileaks has published more than 90,000 leaked U.S. military records about the war in Afghanistan. Marc Ambinder has a lot more about the content of the classified archive, but there's another fascinating aspect to the story …

Discussion: PressThink, The Nation, Danger Room, New York Times, wikileaks.org, FP Passport, The Caucus, Guardian, ABCNEWS, BBC News, broadstuff, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Threat Level, Wonkette and FM Blog, more at Techmeme »

Michael Calderone / Yahoo! News:

NYT defends publishing leaked military records — The White House condemned Sunday night's leak of more than 90,000 secret military records covering the Afghanistan War by WikiLeaks, an organization that posts secret documents online. — National Security Adviser Jim Jones, in a statement …

Discussion: New York Observer, The Awl, ReadWriteWeb, BBC News, New York Times, The Politico, Guardian, Swampland, On Media's Blog, Romenesko, PRNewser, CNBC, The First Post, The Atlantic Online and CNET News

Daniel Lyons / Newsweek:

Arianna's Answer — The Huffington Post may have figured out the future of journalism. But it's going to be a very difficult future. — Arianna Huffington at her home in July. — If you had to declare a winner among Internet media companies today, the victor easily would be Arianna Huffington.

Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal:

At Tribune Co., Leaving Behind Bankruptcy and Old Ways — Tribune Co. Chief Executive Randy Michaels wants to remake the 163-year-old media company. But first he has to steer it out of bankruptcy. — Mr. Michaels, a veteran radio executive, was hired by investor Sam Zell to run Tribune's Internet …

Discussion: Romenesko

David Carr / New York Times:

The Media Equation: The Provocateurs as Journalists in the Sherrod Case — Journalism, even in its most traditional forms, is not always neutral. Did reporters and editors at The Washington Post spend two hard years coming up with its “Top Secret America” series, a comprehensive pat …

Discussion: Romenesko, Detroit Free Press, On Media's Blog, Politics Daily, Runnin' Scared and The Hillman Foundation

Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:

Tallying Up Viewers — Industry Group to Study How a Mobile Nation Uses Media — Some of the nation's biggest media companies and advertisers, seeking to develop new ways of measuring audiences, could make Apple Inc.'s iPhone the vehicle for a study of how Americans consume media on a range of devices …

Discussion: mocoNews and Search Engine Watch

Mike Shields / Mediaweek:

Meebo Toolbar Gaining Popularity With Publishers — When Meebo launched five years ago, the plan was to create a Web destination where users could aggregate all of their instant messaging communications in one place. — But over the past year, the company has rolled out an increasingly popular toolbar …

Joseph Plambeck / New York Times:

A Journalist Who Dabbled in Fiction — On June 25, the Associated Press Sports Editors did a “curious thing,” in the eyes of Dave Kindred, a former sports columnist. — That night, the group gave Mitch Albom, the longtime columnist for The Detroit Free Press (and author of books like …

Mike Shields / Mediaweek:

NBCU Creates Its Own Ad Network — NBCU has created its answer to an online ad network—though one comprised solely of its owned-and-operated sites. — Called Universal Audience Platform (UAP), the group, which will have its own logo and staff, will be headed by Nick Johnson, svp, NBCU Digital Media Sales.

Discussion: paidContent

Mike Shields / Mediaweek:

AOL Launches AOL Advertising Politics — AOL appears to be positioning itself as a go-to ad destination for politicians and advocacy groups looking to persuade the masses prior to the 2010 mid term elections. — The company on Thursday (July 22) rolled out the AOL Advertising Politics hub …

Discussion: MediaPost

Nicholas Watt / Guardian:

Hunt: BBC website ‘needs clearer red lines’ — Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt praises corporation but also raises several concerns in Andrew Marr interview — The BBC needs “clearer red lines” around its website to allow competitors that depend on private revenue to survive, the government warned today.