Mediagazer: How the US press marked a decade since 9:11 (Jon Slattery)

2:55 PM ET, September 11, 2011

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How the US press marked a decade since 9:11 — Some of the striking Sunday front pages from US newspapers marking the 10th anniversary since the attack on New York's World Trade Center. US Sunday newspaper front pages can be seen at the Newseum website here.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Future of Journalism, Gawker and Forbes

Meghan Peters / Mashable!:

How the Media Is Using Digital Tech to Tell the Story of 9/11 — As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, news websites throughout the world have been organizing social and digital media projects that commemorate the day that changed lives forever.

Discussion: Time, Media Nation, CyberJournalist.net, New York Times, Future of Journalism, The Official Google Blog, Business Insider, BBC, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes, Future Journalism Project and Forbes

Steve Lohr / New York Times:

Unboxed: Computer-Generated Articles Are Gaining Traction — “WISCONSIN appears to be in the driver's seat en route to a win, as it leads 51-10 after the third quarter. Wisconsin added to its lead when Russell Wilson found Jacob Pedersen for an eight-yard touchdown to make the score 44-3 ... . ”

Discussion: Future of Journalism, more at Techmeme »

Mike Madden / City Desk:

Dan Snyder Drops Lawsuit against Washington City Paper, Dave McKenna — Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has just filed papers in D.C. Superior Court to dismiss his lawsuit against Washington City Paper and staff writer Dave McKenna over “The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder,” which we published last November.

Discussion: Erik Wemple, The Huffington Post, DCist and AAN

Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

CBS News Ends Relationship With Source of Bogus Steve Jobs Death Tweet (Exclusive) … CBSNews.com has severed its relationship with the host of a web show who sent out an erroneous Tweet yesterday saying that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died. — The offending Tweet was sent …

Discussion: Fortune, @blakespot, The Loop and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »

Arthur S. Brisbane / New York Times:

Thoughts From Jill Abramson, Executive Editor — ON Tuesday, Jill Abramson succeeded Bill Keller as executive editor of The New York Times, the first woman to serve as top editor since the paper's founding in 1851. I spoke with her about her new post. — •

Steve Green / VEGAS INC:

Righthaven says it might have to file for bankruptcy — Despite its backing by the billionaire Warren Stephens family, Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC warned today it may have to file for bankruptcy because of a series of setbacks in its litigation campaign.

Discussion: http://www.Stinkyjournalism …, The Huffington Post, paidContent and WebProNews

Siobhan Heanue / ABC News:

Social media looks to fill investigative reporting gap — YouTube is considering launching a service dedicated to investigative journalism in response to the decline of in-depth reporting at traditional news outlets. — It is in discussions with a non-profit group based in California …

Discussion: Poynter

Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:

What does “Digital First” really mean? — New Haven's final pre-primary mayoral debate in what has been a spirited campaign was held Thursday — and the New Haven Register, the Journal Register Co.'s flagship, didn't bother to cover it. Instead, the Register linked to a story in the New Haven Independent, a nonprofit news site.

Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:

The Truth Hurts The Hollywood Reporter... Today my parent company boss received a letter from lawyers for Prometheus Global Media, the owner of The Hollywood Reporter, claiming “it has come to our client's attention that your employee, Nikki Finke of Deadline.com, is now engaged in conduct …

Discussion: The Wrap, The New York Observer and Medacity

Media & Entertainment:

Newsmax nabs NY office — Glenn Beck may be moving to Dallas from Manhattan, but another player in conservative media has just planted a flag in New York: Newsmax Media, based in West Palm Beach, Fla., has opened a bureau in midtown. — The publisher of the monthly Newsmax magazine has leased an entire …

Eve Batey / SF Appeal:

Departing Bay Citizen Editor In Chief Jonathan Weber To Be Reuters West Coast Bureau Chief — Previously: Jonathan Weber To Leave Post As Editor In Chief Of The Bay Citizen Next Week — As reported yesterday by both the Appeal and SF Weekly, editor in chief of local journalism nonprofit …

Discussion: FishbowlNY, Poynter, On Media's Blog and IJNet Blog