Mediagazer: Phone-Hacking Lawyer Lewis Says Hearing Could End James Murdoch's Career (Erik Larson/Bloomberg)

9:30 AM ET, September 6, 2011

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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

TechCrunch As We Know It May Be Over — This is a post I never thought I'd have to write. Unfortunately, I do. And the worst part about it is that it should be Michael Arrington writing this post, not me. — But he can't. — TechCrunch is on the precipice.

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Kenneth Rapoza / Forbes:

Tech Savvy & Richer India Turns Daily News Sites Into World Leaders — Subscribe to Forbes Get a Free Trial Issue … Having a few extra million people with a laptop at home has helped India's two biggest dailies build more online traffic to its news site than every U.S. paper except The New York Times.

Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk:

The LA Times on the role of its SEO chief - ‘the key is feedback’ — The Los Angeles Times has reported some pretty impressive traffic figures recently - in fact LATimes.com managing editor Jimmy Orr says it is the only major newspaper website in the US to be increasing in traffic.

Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Google Kills Its Fast Flip News Reading Experiment

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Eric Pfanner / New York Times:

Naming Names on the Internet — PARIS — Three years ago, after the suicide of a popular actress who had been bullied via the Internet, South Korea introduced a radical policy aimed at stamping out online hate. It required contributors to Web portals and other popular sites to use their real names, rather than pseudonyms.

Discussion: Erik Wemple and TechCrunch

Media Week:

Tube dispute is not about ad revenue, says CBS legal chief — CBS Outdoor would still have issues with the London Underground ad sales contract even if the revenue was high, according to CBS Outdoor's chief lawyer Richard Sauer. — London Underground: in dispute with CBS Outdoor

Josh Halliday / Guardian:

Andy Coulson will not face inquiry into NI payments, confirms watchdog — Parliamentary standards commissioner's decision follows Electoral Commission ruling out investigation into Tory party — Andy Coulson will not face an official investigation into allegations that he failed …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk

Kenneth Rapoza / Forbes:

In Brazil, Arianna Huffington Says Social Media Good For Journalism — Subscribe to Forbes Get a Free Trial Issue … News organizations might abhor sites like the The Huffington Post or The Drudge Report, but the First Lady of online news, Arianna Huffington, told a gathering of Brazilians …

Discussion: Future of Journalism and The New York Observer

Josh Halliday / paidContent:UK:

News International To Sell Wapping HQ — News International, publisher of the Sun and the Times, is to sell Wapping, the headquarters of its UK operations for 25 years. — The move was announced in an email to all News International staff on Monday lunchtime.

Discussion: Press Gazette, Adweek, Guardian and Media Week

Erik Larson / Bloomberg:

Phone-Hacking Lawyer Lewis Says Hearing Could End James Murdoch's Career — Mark Lewis, the lawyer representing dozens of News of the World phone-hacking victims, said testimony by former News Corp. (NWSA) executives to the U.K. Parliament tomorrow may determine if James Murdoch lied about the scandal.

Discussion: New York Magazine and Wall Street Journal

Kat Stoeffel / The New York Observer:

Tavi Launches Magazine with Help from Friends at This American Life and The Awl — Tavi Gevinson's online magazine for teens, Rookie, launched today. Although it publishes daily, Rookie will have monthly themes to create the cohesiveness of a magazine issue, according to managing editor Emily Condon.

Jemima Kiss / Guardian:

Andy Carvin: the man who tweets revolutions — NPR's media strategist has become a leading player in the breaking news business — Andy Carvin insists that the introduction on his Google Plus profile - “I tweet revolutions” - is a joke, but nevertheless that's what he's famous for.

Rance Crain / AdAge:

Griffin Breaks Silence on Time Inc., What Lies Ahead — Seven Months Since His Ouster, Publishing Exec Talks About Getting Off the ‘Main Line’ and What He Feels He Accomplished at the TW Unit — Jack Griffin is out to prove there's life after Time Inc. — Fired seven months ago as CEO …