Mediagazer: The NYT Paywall Is Out of the Gate Fast (Ryan Chittum/CJR)

The Independent:

Hacking was endemic at the ‘Mirror’, says former reporter — The phone-hacking story took a new and dramatic turn yesterday as a former journalist on the Daily Mirror claimed that the practice was “endemic” at the newspaper during his time there and that he would be willing to testify to investigating authorities.

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News International ‘bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid’ — Party claims it was told it would be ‘done over’ by Murdoch papers if deal did not go through as company wanted — Rupert Murdoch's News International launched a campaign of bullying against senior Liberal Democrats in an attempt …

New York Times:

Ex-Schools Chief Emerges as Unlikely Murdoch Ally — Joel I. Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor, was in a tricky position. Three weeks ago, Rupert Murdoch asked Mr. Klein, now his trusted deputy, to oversee an investigation into the phone hacking scandal that has deeply wounded …

Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:

WSJ's Robert Thomson On Ethics: The Memo — Robert Thomson, the top journalist at Dow Jones and flagship Wall Street Journal, just sent this memo about ethics to the News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). unit. Given the last three weeks in the Murdoch empire, with scandal unfolding about unethical …

BBC:

FBI to contact Jude Law over phone hack claims — A lawsuit filed by Jude Law alleges his mobile phone was hacked while he was in New York — The FBI plans to contact the actor Jude Law following claims that his mobile phone was hacked during a visit to the US, officials have told the BBC.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hollywood Reporter, Guardian, Deadline.com, The Huffington Post, Top Digital Journal News and Telegraph

Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Exclusive: News Corp executive suspected of “orchestrating” leak

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Ryan Chittum / CJR:

The NYT Paywall Is Out of the Gate Fast — 281,000 paying digital subscribers in three months show readers will pay for quality news — The Wall Street Journal has long had a successful online paywall. The Financial Times has one, too. We can confidently say now that The New York Times will be the third major newspaper success.

Discussion: Future of Journalism and On Media's Blog

Eliot Sefton / The First Post:

Johann Hari to have Orwell prize taken from him — Independent journalist may be stripped of honour after plagiarism allegations — Newspaper columnist Johann Hari, described by the conservative press as a “darling of the Left”, will be stripped of a prestigious journalism award …

Martin Bryant / The Next Web:

Can Google+ beat Twitter and Facebook as a tool for journalists? — Google+ has taken off like no other social network before it. While it's still in ‘limited field trial’ mode, it's already being seriously considered as a contender to take on Twitter and Facebook.

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

A Norwegian National Tragedy That Unfolded on the Web (Updated) — What's being described as the most violent day in Norway since the Second World War unfolded today for so many via social media. — Having seen early reports concerning an afternoon bombing attack outside government offices in Oslo …

Discussion: Politicons, Guardian, Future of Journalism and BBC, Thanks:beet_tv

Holden / Recorded Future Blog:

The Nature of (Pre)News and Event Detection — Being able to detect events early, or even before they occur, can carry substantial value, some times in the form of significant financial gain, other times in the ability to save lives, or even in providing the opportunity to change the nature of what is to happen.

Discussion: ReadWriteWeb, The Wire and Future of Journalism

Cindy Adams / New York Post:

Can't top this — The genius who dreamed up the iconic New York Post headline “Headless Body in Topless Bar,” Vincent A. Musetto, was given an affectionate send-off by his colleagues last night after 40 years at the paper. Retiring film critic Musetto, who once ran the newsroom …

Discussion: Guardian, Poynter, The New York Observer and FishbowlNY

Stuart Elliott / Media Decoder:

A Lucky Magazine Alliance With Fashion Bloggers — Lucky, the shopping magazine published by Condé Nast, has introduced a collaborative venture with 50 bloggers who write about fashion and beauty subjects. — The venture is a network of blogs that Lucky is calling the Lucky Style Collective …