Mediagazer: Newspaper announces reductions in staffing (Portland Press-Herald)

6:05 PM ET, October 14, 2011

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Sinead Cruise / Reuters:

Investor group to vote against Murdochs at NewsCorp AGM — (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's campaign to keep control of News Corporation suffered a fresh blow on Friday after another key shareholder group called for his eviction from the board of the embattled media company.

Discussion: Future of Journalism and New York Magazine

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

News Corporation parts company with law firm Farrer & Co — News Corp's legal advisers to be replaced by Olswang, who will now advise on civil claims in relation to phone hacking — News Corporation has parted company with the law firm used to defend the News of the World in lawsuits taken …

Discussion: On Media's Blog

Jill Treanor / Guardian:
News Corp faces revolt by quarter of shareholders

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New York Times: News Corp. Hits a Bump as Investors Prepare to Meet

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Paul Carr's ‘The New Gambit’ Wants To Be ‘The Economist,’ But Funny (And Tablet-Only!) — Here's the one in which we figure out what Paul Carr's startup will actually do; Okay so it is a publication! Okay it's a whole company focused on publishing only for tablets and e-readers!

Discussion: Blog. and FishbowlLA

Poynter:

New York Times' buyouts, contract negotiations show newsroom shift to Web — Thursday's offer of 20 voluntary buyouts for New York Times staff shows the continuing evolution of the newsroom — cuts to the print operation while trying to nurture online growth.

Discussion: Huffington Post and Media News

Washington Post:

How Fox News changed the face of journalism — One night last month, Roger Ailes stood before a crowd of Fox News employees gathered at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan for a celebration marking the channel's 15th anniversary. “Our prime time is just unbeatable,” he told them.

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Jacob Harris / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Word clouds considered harmful — In his 2003 novel Pattern Recognition, William Gibson created a character named Cayce Pollard with an unusual psychosomatic affliction: She was allergic to brands. Even the logos on clothing were enough to make her skin crawl, but her worst reactions …

Discussion: Poynter and Charles Apple

Portland Press-Herald:

Newspaper announces reductions in staffing — The layoffs will affect 38 employees of The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. — From staff reports — PORTLAND - Richard L. Connor, chief executive officer of MaineToday Media, announced that 38 full- and part-time employees …

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The Huffington Post:

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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:

Reuters's Dizzying Changes to Its Soros-Occupy Wall Street Story — Because of a “technical glitch” and an editor's mistake, Reuters published a story that alleged that George Soros was the secret backer of the Occupy Wall Street protests because he gave money to a group that gave money …

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Felix Salmon:
On George Soros, Occupy Wall Street, and Reuters

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Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:

Politico Reporter Dismissed for Plagiarism — A NYT reporter has brought information to Politico's Editor-in-Chief John Harris and Executive Editor Jim VandeHei that has led to a reporter's forced resignation. Politico issued a lengthy and serious memo tonight to employees announcing that Kendra Marr …

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Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

Global circulation falls as readers become ‘promiscuous’ — WAN-IFRA delivers its World Press Trends report, which found that circulation declined globally by 2%, but showed disparity between the east and west — Worldwide daily newspaper circulation fell by nine million in 2010 …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Globe and Mail and Future Journalism Project

Brittany Wallman / Broward Politics:

Lauderhill Mayor Kaplan to Sun Sentinel: Reporters are lobbyists — One of the mayors in Broward already is using the new Code of Ethics to explain why he'll give a “no comment.” — Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan says under his interpretation of the newly passed code …

Discussion: Poynter and The Raw Story

Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:

Hulu Owners Will Retain Control of Video Service — Hulu LLC's owners canceled a four- month auction of the online video service, saying the company's strategic value outweighed a sale. — “We have terminated the sale process and look forward to working together to continue mapping out its path …

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