Mediagazer: The Wall Street Journal under Rupert Murdoch (Journalism.org)

5:50 PM ET, July 21, 2011

Top News:

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

James Murdoch misled 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 misleading the parliamentary select committee this week in relation to phone hacking …

Discussion: The Wrap, Kleinman, Jon Slattery, paidContent:UK, Media Law Prof Blog and msnbc.com

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 …

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, News Desk, On Media's Blog, TVWeek.com, Chicago Reader, paidContent, NetNewsCheck Latest, Erik Wemple, msnbc.com, Adweek and MinOnline

Michael Holden / Reuters:

James Murdoch denies “mistaken” evidence to UK — (Reuters) - News Corp's James Murdoch on Thursday denied a statement from former employees of a British newspaper at the center of a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked his father's media empire he had given “mistaken” evidence to British lawmakers this week.

Discussion: Adweek, Guardian, FishbowlNY and MediaFile

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, CNN, Telegraph, Free Press and The Independent

American Journalism Review: The Incredible Shrinking Rupert

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

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

Discussion: Bloomberg

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

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

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, Poynter, Media Nation, AllThingsD, Mixed Media, CNET News, TechCrunch, Betabeat, Media & Entertainment, Epicenter and FishbowlNY, more at Techmeme »

Ken Doctor / Newsonomics:

New York Times Digital Transition: Worth $34 million (annually) and counting — What we can make from today's New York Times' digital circulation and overall second quarter report: The Times is on a tentative, early trajectory to proving out that a hybrid digital pay model will work.

Discussion: The Awl

David Kaplan / paidContent:
NYTCo Swings To Loss; Digital Rises Double Digits, About Continues To Fall

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, Journalism.org, Adweek, The New York Observer, Chickaboomer, MIJE.org, News Desk, Inside Cable News, Gawker, The Wire and The Daily Caller

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

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

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

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 …

Discussion: Media Buyer Planner, Thanks:beet_tv

David Kaplan / paidContent:

AP Archive To Be Used As Basis For Programming Series — The Associated Press will be working with talent agency/marketing firm Madison Avenue Sports and Entertainment to develop content culled from the wire service's library of audio, video and photography.

Discussion: rbr.com

Bloomberg:

Murdoch Gets Confidence Vote From Saudi Prince — News Corp. (NWSA) Chairman Rupert Murdoch, facing the fallout from alleged phone-hacking at a London newspaper, got a vote of confidence from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, one of the company's largest shareholders.

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

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.