Mediagazer: Scarborough fair game (New York Post)

9:45 AM ET, June 12, 2011

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Martin Bryant / The Next Web:

How blogging gives student journalists an edge in the job market — At an event in London late last year, three young journalists discussed how blogging helped to kickstart their careers. As reported at the time by Journalism.co.uk, Guardian technology and media reporter Josh Halliday stated that …

New York Post:

Scarborough fair game — MSNBC's morning duo of Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski wasted no time buttonholing Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes at the Newhouse School journalism awards lunch earlier this week. — The “Morning Joe” hosts, who just lost their executive producer, Chris Licht …

Discussion: Mediaite

Kaj Larsen / CNN:

How WikiLeaks has changed today's media — CNN takes you inside the private world of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Watch “WikiWars: The Mission of Julian Assange,” Sunday night at 8/11 ET on CNN. — (CNN) — While investigating a recent story about the geopolitical battle …

Discussion: The Nation

Raju Narisetti / Forbes:

Why Free is Very Expensive — The business model of quality journalism is broken. Readers are moving online—and they want their news for free. Revenues from online advertising too haven't really caught up. Cost cutting and trying to make online readers pay, may not be the answer.

Discussion: Future of Journalism

James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:

On the Media: Patch.com's growing pains — Though the online media outfit continues to add to its numerous hyper-local websites, it still needs to do a better job with insightful community reporting. — Patch.com can blow you away with numbers. From about 50 outposts a year ago …

Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:

Glamour Gains a Digital Chief, Freshens Up Online Strategy — Glamour magazine announced the appointment of Mike Hofman, the former editor of Inc.com, as its new Digital Managing Director Thursday. The announcement came on the heels of less than stellar newsstand sales, down 17% in the first quarter …

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Jim Romenesko / Poynter:

‘LAT is committed to allowing an online discussion,’ but... On Thursday afternoon, comments on an article about Israel firing on pro-Palestinian protesters were “restricted” — meaning they're only posted with a moderator's approval. “As with many stories about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict …

Discussion: Kirk LaPointe's …

MediaShift:

New Jersey Supremes Take Narrow View Defining Journalists Online — If you're a self-described journalist who posts on Internet message boards, then you're not protected by the reporter's shield law. — So says, at least, the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Discussion: About.com Journalism

Jillian C. York:

Journalistic Verification, Amina Arraf, and Haystack — How did a Syrian blogger, who told beautiful and heartwrenching stories of life as a lesbian in Damascus, manage to trick so many people? How did an American software engineer, whose passion for the Iranian cause led him to build …

Lmoses / Adweek:

Meredith Makes Big Sales Hire in Ad Slump — Mass women's brands publisher Meredith brought in Dick Porter in a new, supercharged sales role, a move that comes at a time when the company has seen ad sales soften as consumer packaged goods advertisers have sliced spending.

Reed Johnson / Los Angeles Times:

Sebastian Junger reflects on friendship, war and peace — After the death of photojournalist and friend Tim Hetherington in Libya, Junger resolves to cease front-line reporting. But war, he says, remains one of humanity's master narratives. — Author Sebastian Junger

Discussion: Future of Journalism, The Wire, The Atlantic Wire and The New York Observer