Mediagazer: Newspapers need a jolt of Silicon Valley DNA (Newsosaur/Reflections of a Newsosaur)

10:15 AM ET, August 16, 2011

Top News:

Nick Davies / Guardian:

Phone hacking: News of the World reporter's letter reveals cover-up — Disgraced royal correspondent Clive Goodman's letter says phone hacking was ‘widely discussed’ at NoW meetings — • Read Clive Goodman's letter to News International — Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch …

Discussion: Mixed Media, New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, Adweek, FishbowlNY, SAI, Future of Journalism, Journalism.co.uk, Jon Slattery, The New York Observer, msnbc.com, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, The First Post, Guy Fawkes' blog and Deadline.com

Press Gazette:

MPs ‘likely’ to recall James Murdoch — James Murdoch is “likely” to be recalled before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee as part of its inquiry into phone hacking at the News of the World, Labour MP Tom Watson said today. — Amid continued questions about the extent …

Discussion: Guardian

Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:

Hacking: Committee Releases Potentially Devastating NoTW Correspondence — The House of Commons Select Committee investigating widespread hacking at News of the World and a host of potential ripple effects, including a possible coverup by News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS), did one heck of a data dump today.

Discussion: Guardian

Jillian Rayfield / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:

News Corp: Phone Hacking Scandal Might Be Bad For Our Rep — News Corp has allowed that the ongoing UK and US investigations into the News Of The World phone hacking scandal might just hurt its reputation and business interests. — “It is also possible that these proceedings could damage …

Discussion: Press Gazette, Mixed Media and On Media's Blog

DigiDave:

How Journalists See Each Other — Just having a little fun with the image below. How various types of journalists see themselves and others. — And don't forget, if you are in the Bay Area you can eat at Credo Restaurant all week and a portion of the revenue will go to Spot.Us.

Foreign Policy:

Epiphanies from Bob Woodward — A decade and five books later, the world's most famous investigative journalist has told us more about what happened behind closed doors in Washington's global war on terror than anyone. So how does he think it will be remembered? — Ten years since 9/11.

Roger Simon / The Politico:

Ron Paul remains media poison — I admit I do not fully understand Ron Paul and his beliefs. But I do understand when a guy gets shafted, and Ron Paul just got shafted. — On Saturday, the Ames Straw Poll was conducted in Iowa amid huge media interest and scrutiny.

Discussion: Mediaite, Associated Press, On Media's Blog, Mother Jones and Washington Examiner

Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Michele Bachmann's bodyguards developing reputation for bullying reporters

Discussion: mediabistro.com

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

MediaNews Group Adds Paywalls To 23 More Newspapers — Readers of MediaNews Group's small- and medium-sized newspapers in California, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Vermont will pay for online content under a metered model starting today, even if they are print subscribers.

Discussion: Crikey, BusinessJournalism.org …, Future of Journalism, MediaPost and Free Press

Newsosaur / Reflections of a Newsosaur:

Newspapers need a jolt of Silicon Valley DNA — I started my career as a newspaperman, became a Silicon Valley CEO and work today as a consultant helping media companies understand technology and helping technology companies understand the media. Here's what I have learned:

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Google Can't Say Hello to Hulu Now. (Can It?) — Way down on the list of ripple effects from the Google-Motorola deal: The notion that Google could buy Hulu gets even harder to take seriously. — Prior to today, I kept hearing chatter, none of it stronger than word-of-mouth gossip …

Discussion: Future of Journalism, Digits, The Atlantic Online, NetNewsCheck Latest, mediabistro.com and VentureBeat, more at Techmeme »

Dan Reimold / PBS:

Twitter Interview Requests: #Innovative or #Epicfail? — Over the past year, I have noticed an emerging student press trend sweeping the Twitterverse: the tweet greet. — An increasing number of student journalists appear to be using Twitter as the prime spot to seek sources for their story …

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:

Time Warner Cable Sees Its Balance Shifting to Web — Time Warner Cable Inc. Chief Executive Glenn Britt said broadband Internet rather than television is becoming the cable operator's “anchor service,” after sealing a $3 billion deal to expand his company's footprint in the Midwest.

Discussion: GigaOM

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

What Reddit says about the expanding idea of journalism — Can we find clues about the future of news and journalism in the way a link-sharing site like Reddit operates? David Weinberger, co-author of the seminal Web 2. book The Cluetrain Manifesto, took a look at that question over the weekend …

Thanks:libbybrittain

Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:

The Gregory Brothers Auto-Tune the Internet — When Diana Radcliff stepped into a convenience store in Kansas City, Mo., on the morning of Sept. 1, 2010, she had no idea she'd be a witness to a botched robbery and a frantic escape accompanied by a hail of bullets; or that her account of the thwarted crime …

Discussion: Betabeat

Chris Rovzar / New York Magazine:

Why the Observer Is Going All In (the Pink) on Power Lists — Just two weeks ago, the Observer poked fun at itself for overplaying its hand when it came to “Power Lists.” At the time, editors were reacting to lots of (not entirely flattering) attention paid to their Media Power Couples list.