Mediagazer: 7 reasons why journalists make good entrepreneurs (Matylda Czarnecka/Poynter)

10:45 PM ET, June 6, 2011

Top News:

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Apple Flatters Instapaper. Did It Kill It? … Instapaper developer Marco Arment, via Twitter, shortly after Apple announced “Reading List”, a new iOS 5 feature that appears to closely mirror the features in Arment's popular iOS app. The silver lining, per Arment: “At least they're hitting a lot of other apps too.

Discussion: Marco.org, GigaOM, TechCrunch, @marcoarment, Pocket-lint, ReadWriteWeb, paidContent and Betabeat, more at Techmeme »

Nieman Journalism Lab:

Newsstand, Reader, iCloud: 3 takeaways for the news business from today's Apple announcement — Today's new-product announcement at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference was, overall, a doozy. In addition to introducing the long-awaited OS X Lion and announcing a noteworthy Twitter integration …

Discussion: VentureBeat, paidContent, Bits, Anthony DeRosa, AllThingsD, Forbes.com, Publishing Executive … and Techdirt, more at Techmeme »

iPhone Download Blog:

Newsstand Brings Newspapers and Magazines Directly to Your iPhone Courtesy of iOS 5 — The second big iOS 5 enhancement announced at the 2011 WWDC was none other than Newsstand — a method to directly access magazines and newspaper content from your iPhone.

Discussion: TechCrunch, Macgasm, AllThingsD, Ars Technica, GigaOM, Digits, MacStories, Cult of Mac, Gadget Lab, FT Tech Hub, Gizmodo, TiPb and BGR, more at Techmeme »

Chris Cuomo / ABCNEWS:

Rep. Anthony Weiner: ‘The Picture Was of Me and I Sent It’ — Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York said today he has engaged in “several inappropriate” electronic relationships with six women over three years, and that he has publicly lied about a photo of himself sent over Twitter to a college student in Seattle over a week ago.

Joe Coscarelli / Runnin' Scared:
Andrew Breitbart of Big Government Hijacks Anthony Weiner Press Conference

Debbie Galant / Baristanet:

Coffee With ... David Carr — In a town full of media stars, David Carr still stands out. Media columnist for The New York Times, Carr is also a prolific Tweeter with 324,431 followers and a Klout score of 66. In 2008, he came out with a memoir about his years as an alcoholic and drug addict …

Discussion: Talking Biz News, The Wire, New York Magazine and Poynter

Cory Bergman / Lost Remote:

Live TV, YouTube, Bing coming to Xbox Live — Updated: Xbox took another big step today in its quest to become the social TV hub of your living room. Xbox Live's Marc Whitten announced a bevy of new features at E3 for Kinect-enabled systems. “We believe TV is more amazing when you're the controller …

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, Microsoft, AllThingsD, ZDNet, Light Reading, Pocket-lint, Search Engine Land and GigaOM, more at Techmeme »

Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

Movie & TV streams still missing from Apple's iCloud — Here's one feature you won't find in Apple's new iCloud service: video syncing. The cloud-based media storage service introduced at Apple's WWDC conference in San Francisco on Monday offers the ability to sync your personal music library …

Discussion: VentureBeat, Bits, CNET News and Hillicon Valley, more at Techmeme »

ABCNEWS:

Katie Couric Joins Disney/ABC for 2012 Talk Show; ABC News President Welcomes Couric to News Division — ABC News President Ben Sherwood sent the following email to ABC News staff: — I'm pleased to share important news: Anne Sweeney is announcing at this hour that Katie Couric will join …

Discussion: MediaPost, The Wrap, The Huffington Post, Broadcasting & Cable, Company Town, Deadline.com, Adweek, Tower Ticker, On Media's Blog, New York Magazine and New York Times

Evelyn M. Rusli / DealBook:

A Force Behind Lady Gaga Inc. — Soon after Apple started its music-centric social network Ping last year, Steven P. Jobs reached out to Lady Gaga and her business manager, Troy Carter, for feedback. — At the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Lady Gaga peppered Mr. Jobs …

Discussion: Gawker, VentureBeat, Media Buyer Planner, Stowe Boyd, TechCrunch, Betabeat, WebProNews, Adweek, thinq_, CNET News and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, more at Techmeme »

Alex Weprin / TVNewser:

Ali Velshi to Anchor 5 AM Show on CNN — Exclusive: CNN is planning to launch a new 5 AM program to be anchored by Ali Velshi, sources familiar with the matter tell TVNewser. — A name and launch date have not been set, but it will likely launch at the end of June or early July.

Discussion: FishbowlDC, Inside Cable News, 10,000 Words and eBookNewser

Esquire:

Bill Keller: The Esquire Exit Interview, with Scott Raab — In Bill Keller's office at the New York Times Building, June 3, the day after he announced his retirement as executive editor. — SCOTT RAAB: Ready to share your dating tips now? — BILL KELLER: I don't have dating tips.

Discussion: Gawker and The Wire

Matylda Czarnecka / Poynter:

7 reasons why journalists make good entrepreneurs — Recently, there has been an increase in journalists pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities. Some have gone in full-force and found ways to build their ideas, while others have hesitated, questioning whether their media background makes them suitable entrepreneurs.

Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:

PROFILE: NBC Chuck Todd's Solo Act — NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd is a real charmer. In some respects. “You know, I'm never crazy about it to be honest,” he says at the onset of our phone interview late last week when I ask if he likes …

Discussion: TVNewser

Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:

Roger Ailes Plays Nice — THE DAILY BEAST ON: — The Fox News honcho responds to a media drubbing. In the current issue of Newsweek, Howard Kurtz on the liberal antagonist's more complicated side. — Roger Ailes, the combative conservative behind Fox News, is sounding strangely reasonable these days …

Discussion: Adweek, Gawker, Hot Air, Yahoo! News, New York Magazine, Mediaite, The Atlantic Wire, TVNewser, FishbowlDC, The Daily Beast, The Wire, The Huffington Post, Guardian and The Daily Caller

Chris Rovzar / New York Magazine:

Paul Begala to Join Newsweek — This week's Daily Intel-style Newsweek cover, in which Mitt Romney's head is Photoshopped onto the body of Elder Price from Book of Mormon. — Political commentator and Democratic strategist Paul Begala has joined Newsweek and Daily Beast as a columnist.

Discussion: FishbowlNY and mediabistro.com

Jillian C. York / Global Voices:

Syria: ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Seized — Amina Arraf has seen a quick rise to fame. Blogging pseudonymously, as Amina Abdullah, she writes about politics, the recent uprising, and being a lesbian in Syria. A dual citizen of the United States and Syria, her powerful words have shown …

Discussion: The Daily Dish

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The Quora effect? Hacks/Hackers weighs the future of the niche Q&A — The broad goal of Hacks/Hackers is to connect journalists and programmers so they can learn from each other. So it made sense for the group to provide, in addition to in-person meetups and hackathons …

Adweek:

Advice From The Onion's Tech Team Hey editors, listen to your developers! By Erin Griffith — The Onion's tech team doesn't like Willy Wonka's model. — Too many publications approach their developers as though they were little more than Oompa Loompas, interchangeable drones …

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Online, Beck Will Impose a Fee Model — Glenn Beck is planning to charge his fans a monthly subscription for his daily talk show online starting this summer, as he makes the move from being a Fox News host to the owner of his own Internet network. — On Tuesday, Mr. Beck will announce …