Mediagazer: New York Times Gets Its Own Blog Wrong (Chris O'Shea/FishbowlNY)

10:20 PM ET, March 29, 2011

Top News:

Pushing on an open door: Bill Keller's unnecessary argument for the Times' pay model — In his second column for The New York Times Magazine, appearing this week, Bill Keller, the top editor of the Times, ends with an analogy: … The column appeared the day before the Times' new metering system went into effect.

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

New York Times Gets Its Own Blog Wrong — Apparently, readers aren't the only ones stressed out by the New York Times paywall going into effect yesterday. — A Mediabistro colleague spotted this ad promoting digital subscriptions to the Times this morning on the train, and sadly enough …

Discussion: GalleyCat, Mediaweek and UnBeige

Joe Mullin / paidContent:
Ex-Googlers Launch ‘NYT For A Nickel’ As Publicity Stunt; NYT Not Amused

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, Poynter and The Next Web

Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:
How To Hack the New York Times Paywall ... With Your Delete Key

Discussion: Search Engine Land, Digital Trends, digiday:DAILY, Newspaper Death Watch, paidContent and Reflections of a Newsosaur, more at Techmeme »

Jonathan Cooper / Journal Register Company:

Online Veteran To Lead Digital Transformation of JRC Newsrooms — Yardley, PA - Journal Register Company, a leading multi-media company in local news and information, announced today Jim Brady is joining the Company to lead the Digital Transformation of all of its newsroom on all platforms.

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, paidContent, NetNewsCheck Latest, eMedia Vitals, Beet.TV, On Media's Blog and Editors Weblog

Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:

UK Times Claims 79,000 Digital Subscribers — Frequently besmirched since it started charging online eight month ago, News International has, as it promised it would, issued a second set of numbers for Times Newspapers' progress since then. — It claims 79,000 monthly digital-only subscribers …

Discussion: Press Gazette, Guardian, The Next Web, Media Week and Future of Journalism

Reuters:

Journalist for Reuters killed in Iraq attack — (Reuters) - A freelance journalist who worked for Reuters was among at least 20 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a local government building in Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Discussion: The Atlantic Wire, Poynter, CNN, FishbowlNY and Yahoo! News

JENNIFER STEINHAUER / The Caucus:

On a Senate Call, a Glimpse of Marching Orders — Um, Senators, ever heard of the mute button? — Moments before a conference call with reporters was scheduled to get underway on Tuesday morning, apparently unaware that many of the reporters were already on the line, Charles Schumer of New York …

Discussion: Salon, The Daily Caller, Runnin' Scared, Hot Air, Indecision Forever, Washington Post, New York Magazine and The Hill

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal:

Facebook Taps Executive From Time Warner — Facebook Inc. said it hired Mark D'Arcy, the president of Time Warner Inc.'s Global Media Group, as director of global creative solutions to help boost the appeal of the social networking service's ad offerings. — In the newly created role …

Discussion: Mashable!, mediabistro.com and All Facebook

Sam Gustin / Epicenter:

TV Ad Spending Still Tops, But Web Growing Fast: Study — Here's a real shocker that I know you'll find hard to believe: television is the most popular medium in the United States. — That's why brand advertisers continue to pour more marketing dollars into TV ad campaigns than print, radio or the internet.

Discussion: The eMarketer Blog

Ilene Prusher / Christian Science Monitor:

Sexual attacks on journalists: Why foreign women are seen as fair game — The recent assaults on New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Addario and CBS foreign correspondent Lara Logan underscore the new dangers that female journalists face in covering conflict in a culture where the clash …

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Cheap Beatles Songs = $1 Million Legal Bill — A couple years ago, we learned that you can't take music from the major labels and sell copies of it on your own Web site without a license. Today we learned what happens if you try: a $950,000 penalty. — That's what BlueBeat.com …

Discussion: Fast Company and Associated Press

Dan Frommer / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:

REVEALED: Daring Fireball's Impressive Traffic Stats — A year and a half ago, we profiled John Gruber, whose Daring Fireball blog had become the “homepage for Mac nerds.” — Back then, the site was attracting about 2 million monthly pageviews on about 250,000 monthly unique visitors.

more at Techmeme »

Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:

Explainer maps locate, contextualize and localize news from Libya, Japan — In recent weeks, the media have reported on how events in Libya and Japan are affecting Misurata, Az Zintan, Tripoli and Rikuzentakata. — Is your geography good enough to know that Misurata and Az Zintan are in northwest Libya …

Dawn Chmielewski / Company Town:

News Corp. approaches Vevo about potential Myspace joint venture — As News Corp. aggressively explores its options for Myspace, another name has surfaced in connection with its efforts to offload the struggling social network. — New York investment bank Allen & Co. approached music website Vevo …

Fortune:

The movie mogul of the Internet: YouTube — Google has long been a media company in denial. Now it's beefing up YouTube to become a studio system for a new era of content production. Keyboard cat, meet the evening news. — By Dan Mitchell, contributor

Lucia Moses / Mediaweek:

Hearst Staffs Up for Its New International Focus — As it gets ready to complete its blockbuster purchase of Lagardère's international magazines division, Hearst Corp. is filling out its international ranks. Hearst announced Monday that Simon Horne, who had been CFO and general manager …

Discussion: Media Buyer Planner