Mediagazer: Nationwide Layoffs Hit Village Voice Media (Hamilton Nolan/Gawker)

9:35 AM ET, October 21, 2011

Top News:

Irate News Corp. Shareholders to Take Murdoch to the Woodshed — The annual News Corporation shareholders meeting has always been a raucous and unpredictable event. — In a 12-minute exchange last year, one disapproving shareholder gave Rupert Murdoch, the company's chairman and chief executive …

Ben Smith / The Politico:
New York funds to vote against Murdochs, over Bloomberg objections

Discussion: New York Magazine, Gawker and Bloomberg

Mark Sweney / Guardian:
‘Leveson inquiry no threat to free press’ - PM

Discussion: Media Decoder and Media Matters for America

Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:
Rebekah Brooks's payout - will News Corp investors be told about it?

Discussion: Mixed Media, Company Town and Birmingham Mail

Mark Hosenball / Reuters: Phone hacking victims get access to critical evidence

Craig Silverman / CJR:

The Story of the Gaddafi Story — How news of the Libyan leader's demise spread on Twitter — Earlier this morning news began to spread that something major was happening in Libya. At first it seemed that a convoy, likely belonging to those loyal to former leader Moammar Gaddfi, was under attack in/near Sirte.

Discussion: Erik Wemple

Bob Andelman / Poynter:

AFP, AP transmit graphic photos of dead Gadhafi — Graphic images of a reportedly-dead Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are being transmitted by the AP, AFP and possibly other wire services. … The AP images come from video screengrabs provided by Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, says Paul Colford, director of media relations.

Discussion: Poynter, BBC, Press Gazette and TVNewser

Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Moammar Gadhafi Killed, Injured or Captured: Broadcast and Cable Nets Scramble to Confirm and Cover

Discussion: Multichannel, Poynter, FishbowlNY, FishbowlDC, mediabistro.com, Broadcasting & Cable, TVSpy, Future of Journalism and Forbes

Jefferson Morley / Salon:

Fired NPR host sees “McCarthyism” — OWS supporter Lisa Simeone says she was dismissed after right-wing attacks — Lisa Simeone, host of two cultural programs on National Public Radio, was fired from one of her positions last night for her leading role in the Freedom Plaza occupation in Washington …

Discussion: NPR, Media Decoder and The Daily Caller

Julie Moos / Poynter:
NPR host will remain with ‘Opera’ show after becoming spokesperson for ‘Occupy DC’

Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
Two Daily Caller Reporters Fired, Managing Editor Quits, Employees Nervous

Discussion: Media Matters for America, mediabistro.com and FishbowlLA

Andrew Phelps / Nieman Journalism Lab:

USA Today toys with a side business: selling commercial access to its data — One year ago, USA Today opened up its massive database of articles, reviews, census figures, and sports salaries to the public. The newspaper provided open and well-documented APIs to software developers …

Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:

Nationwide Layoffs Hit Village Voice Media — In your tragic Thursday media column: more info on the companywide layoffs at Village Voice Media, the NYT Co. makes money, a Washington Post heiress has a bright idea, The Economist screws up, and newspaper layoffs are back.

Keith Boykin / The Huffington Post:

Everything The Media Told You About Occupy Wall Street Is Wrong — After 10 days out of town, I finally made it to Occupy Wall Street on Tuesday and had a chance to see for myself what's going on. My conclusion: almost everything the media told me about the protest is wrong.

Discussion: AdAge, Future of Journalism and mediabistro.com

Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
‘n+1’ starts $2,000 Kickstarter campaign to publish an Occupy Wall Street magazine of its own; raises it in an hour

Discussion: The New York Observer, Speakeasy, CNET News, Future of Journalism, Forbes, The New Yorker Blog, Runnin' Scared, Splice Today and Gawker

Heather Horn / The Atlantic Wire:

Vanessa Grigoriadis: What I Read — How do other people deal with the torrent of information that pours down on us all? Do they have some secret? Perhaps. We are asking various people who seem well-informed to describe their media diets. This is drawn from a conversation with New York …

Discussion: The New York Observer and FishbowlLA

Matt Kinsman / Folio:

Andy Goodenough Out as CEO of Summit Business Media — Summit CFO/COO Tom Flynn will serve as interim CEO. — Andy Goodenough has resigned as CEO of Summit Business Media “to pursue other interests.” Summit CFO/COO Tom Flynn will serve as interim CEO while a search for a replacement is conducted.

Discussion: MinOnline

Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat:

Google+ features are coming to more Google products, starting today with Reader — Today, Google is bringing Google+ social features into Google Reader. — The move gives us a glimpse into what the company has planned for its Plus-themed products and, in fact, the future of all Google web tools.

Discussion: Official Google Reader Blog, CNET News, Softpedia News, Google Operating System and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

John Keenan / The Argus:

£15m free advertising pledge from local newspapers — Regional and local newspapers across the country, including The Argus, have today delivered a huge boost to UK business by pledging an unprecedented £15 million of free advertising to the most dynamic fledgling enterprises.

Discussion: Marketing Week and Yorkshire Post

Curtis Brainard / CJR:

The Scientist Lives — LabX Media Group signs intent to purchase — A potential buyer has emerged to save The Scientist from early retirement. — A week after it was reported that the life-science magazine's twenty-fifth anniversary issue would be its last, LabX Media Group announced …

Erik Sass / MediaPost:

‘Popular Science’ Receives First ABC Consolidated Media Report — The Audit Bureau of Circulations has released its first Consolidated Media Report, a customizable report for U.S. and Canadian consumer magazines to present their total brand with a range of print, digital and mobile products.

Discussion: Folio and Publishing Executive …