Mediagazer: The Incredible Shrinking Rupert (American Journalism Review)

4:15 PM ET, July 21, 2011

Top News:

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

James Murdoch lied to MPs, say former NoW editor and lawyer — Colin Myler and Tom Crone challenge News Corp executive's statement to MPs at phone-hacking hearing — James Murdoch has been accused of lying to the parliamentary select committee this week in relation to phone hacking …

Discussion: The Wrap, paidContent:UK, FishbowlNY, msnbc.com and MediaFile

Susan Candiotti / CNN:

9/11 families to meet with attorney general over phone hacking — (CNN) — Relatives of 9/11 victims will meet with the U.S. attorney general and other Justice Department officials to discuss allegations that a newspaper owned by News Corp. targeted phone conversations and voice mails …

New York Times:

In Court, Suggestions of Hacking Beyond The News of the World — LONDON — Front pages across Britain featured pictures of Rupert Murdoch apologizing for phone hacking at The News of the World. But further suggestions that the practice spread beyond his newspaper emerged in a small …

Discussion: Guardian, The Huffington Post, Telegraph, CNN, Free Press and The Independent

Journalism.org:

The Wall Street Journal under Rupert Murdoch — Although the scandal enveloping Rupert Murdoch's media empire has focused on his British properties, it has also put News Corp's. U.S. outlets under a brighter spotlight—particularly the prestigious Wall Street Journal he acquired by purchasing Dow Jones for $5 billion in 2007.

Discussion: Poynter, Mixed Media, On Media's Blog, TVWeek.com, Chicago Reader, Erik Wemple, msnbc.com, MinOnline, News Desk and Forbes.com

American Journalism Review:

The Incredible Shrinking Rupert — Suddenly the powerful mogul seems very mortal. Thurs. July 21, 2011 By Rem Rieder

Gautam Naik / Wall Street Journal: Scotland Yard Stint Lands Former Editor in Spotlight

Economist: Last of the moguls — Rupert Murdoch is the last member of a dying breed.

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Guardian, N.Y. Times worked to break News Corp. hacking case

Discussion: Poynter, Editors Weblog, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Chicago Tribune, CJR and Press Gazette

Katy Bachman / Adweek:
Senate Dems Ask News Corp. to Investigate Itself

Discussion: Forbes, On Media's Blog, paidContent, NetNewsCheck Latest, Future of Journalism, Erik Wemple, Hillicon Valley, Bloomberg and Company Town

Business Wire:

The New York Times Company Reports 2011 Second-Quarter Results — Companies: — Related Quotes — SymbolPriceChange — NYT — 8.97 — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT - News) announced today a 2011 second-quarter diluted loss per share …

Discussion: New York Times, Newsonomics, Poynter, Media Nation, AllThingsD, Mixed Media, Betabeat, TechCrunch, CNET News, Media & Entertainment, Epicenter and FishbowlNY

David Kaplan / paidContent:

NYTCo Swings To Loss; Digital Rises Double Digits, About Continues To Fall — In addition to seeing its advertising revenues continue to decrease due in part to the weak economy, The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) swung to a loss on a $161.3 million write-down of assets at the Regional Media Group …

Discussion: paidContent:UK

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Sharpton Appears to Win Anchor Spot on MSNBC — After giving a nearly six-month tryout for the Internet talk show host Cenk Uygur, the cable news channel MSNBC is preparing to instead hand its 6 p.m. time slot to the Rev. Al Sharpton. — Mr. Sharpton's imminent hiring …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Salon, LA Observed, Adweek, Journalism.org, MIJE.org, The New York Observer, Chickaboomer, Inside Cable News, News Desk, Gawker, The Daily Caller and The Wire

Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Cenk Uygur Is Out At MSNBC, Refused Alternate Time Slot

Discussion: Deadline.com, On Media's Blog and Inside Cable News

David Kaplan / paidContent:

Condé Nast And Adobe Try To Get A Handle On Digital Mag Metrics — While it may be exciting for advertisers to try out out an interactive ad in a digital magazine, at the end of the day, they just care about the numbers. With that in mind, Condé Nast and its digital magazine partner Adobe …

Discussion: Future of Journalism, Adweek and The New York Observer

Lucia Moses / Adweek: Hearst, Bonnier Cave on MediaVest Demand for Tablet Data

Douglas Coupland / Guardian:

Why McLuhan's chilling vision still matters today — 100 years after the birth of the media visionary, ‘the medium is the message’ explains what Google and YouTube do to our souls — Over the years I've been asking people in my life who are old enough to remember which technological change felt …

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Is the internet making journalism better or worse? Yes

Discussion: Economist

Business Week:

Will the Scandal Tame Murdoch? — The News Corp. chief's iron grip could finally be challenged — When Rupert Murdoch faced inquisitors from a British Parliamentary committee on July 19, the public Murdoch was on display: monosyllabic, defiant, and unwilling to accept full responsibility …

Discussion: Company Town and Washington Post

Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:

IAC's Vimeo Claims 50 Million Unique Users Worldwide, Cites Big Growth in Europe — Vimeo, the video sharing site of choice for many independent content creators, has reached 50 million users worldwide up from 30 million a year ago. — Big growth has occurred in Western Europe …

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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:

NYT's Nisenholtz: 'We're Not Naive About Google' — A revealing bit of conversation at the end of the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) earnings call between an analyst, digital head Martin Nisenholtz and CEO Janet Robinson about Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and the About.com response to the change in search algorithms that hit About, among others.

Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:

Tricks of the Trade With The Atlantic's Senior Editor Megan McArdle — Today we chat with The Atlantic's Senior Editor Megan McArdle to learn what reporting and writing tips she has up her sleeve. Credentials: She's a blogger and writer. She has an undergraduate degree in English lit from the University of Pennsylvania.