Mediagazer: ‘Rock Center’ Unveils First Story List (The Huffington Post)

Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:

The Shady Marketing Scheme That's Buying Off Your Favorite Bloggers — One basic characteristic of journalism is this: its content is not bought and paid for and directed by an advertiser. It might be vapid. It might be poorly written. It might be damn near worthless. But it's not an advertisement.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals, Erik Wemple, Invantory Blog, FT Tech Hub and Kirk LaPointe's …

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes: Motorola and T-Mobile Deny Being Part of Blogger Payola Scheme

Julie Moos / Poynter: Huffington Post, Business Insider deny being paid for links

Sarah Marshall / journalism.co.uk:

Storify gets a new look and promises ‘to revise the entire reader experience’ — Storify has a new look, logo and functionality. The tool, which allows you to curate stories using elements from social media like tweets, Flickr photos and YouTube videos, is today rolling out its new features …

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Christopher Soghoian / New York Times:

Without Computer Security, Sources' Secrets Aren't Safe With Journalists — BRAVE journalists have defied court orders and have even been jailed rather than compromise their ethical duty to protect sources. But as governments increasingly record their citizens' every communication …

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

Newspaper sites see traffic drop across the board — Both daily and monthly traffic decreased for all audited newspaper websites in September, with the biggest declines recorded by Mirror Group Digital — All UK national newspaper websites saw a drop in traffic in September …

Ellie Behling / Street Fight:

CBS Pairs Traditional and Digital Media to Reach Consumers — On the first day of the inaugural Street Fight Summit, Ezra Kucharz, president of CBS Local Digital Media, said in a keynote address that TV and radio are not going anywhere, but that broadcasting will continue to integrate more with online and mobile.

Discussion: Poynter

David Kaplan / paidContent:

As Cable TV News Wars Heat Up, Bloomberg Builds ‘Live TV’ Placement On iPad — Bloomberg may still be battling with Comcast over better placement on its cable systems, but the financial news and information company is looking to claim to another screen for its live television broadcasts: the iPad.

Joe Flint / Company Town:

Warner Bros. withholds films from Blockbuster — Warner Bros. doesn't want to make it a Blockbuster night. — The studio has said it will no longer authorize the video store chain to carry its new movies when they are released on DVD. At issue is Warner Bros.' desire to have outlets …

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, Engadget and The Wrap

Jim Romenesko / Poynter:

Judge OKs $32 million settlement for Tribune employees — Romenesko+ Misc. — A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of the $32 million settlement — announced in August — for former Los Angeles Times auto writer Dan Neil and Tribune employees. The final hearing is set for January 30.

Discussion: LA Observed and The Wrap

The Huffington Post:

‘Rock Center’ Unveils First Story List … NBC News released the list of stories that its upcoming newsmagazine, “Rock Center,” will feature when it makes its debut on Monday. — Besides host Brian Williams, the first episode will feature correspondents Kate Snow, Richard Engel and Harry Smith …

Jeff Roberts / paidContent:

Arianna Huffington Loses Ruling In Fight Over HuffPo Ownership — Two politicos who sued Arianna Huffington and her partner for stealing their idea for the Huffington Post will get to go forward after a New York judge refused to throw out the lawsuit. — The tale of intrigue amidst …

Discussion: The Wrap, Poynter and Business Insider

Nina Lovelace / Guardian:

Introducing @GuardianTagBot, your new Twitter-based search assistant — Got something you want to find on the Guardian website? Tweet your question at our new @GuardianTagBot service to get an answer with the help of the Guardian's Open Platform — The Guardian is experimenting …

Discussion: Fast Company and Journalism.co.uk, more at Techmeme »

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

AOL's Biz Dev SVP and Strategy Chief Heads to Spotify — Jared Grusd, AOL's SVP of business development and chief of strategy, is leaving the New York Internet giant to work at Spotify, according to sources close to the situation. — At AOL, according to his bio, Grusd …

Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk:

Reporting the Arab Spring: ‘These stories will go on and on’ — CNN's senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman calls on journalists to avoid just taking ‘a snap shot’ of the revolutions and look at the long-term impacts — CNN's senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman has a knack …

Discussion: Media News

Morgan Gibson / American Journalism Review:

How the Seattle Times and Wichita Eagle are revamping their newsrooms to achieve a more digital focus. — How the Seattle Times and Wichita Eagle are revamping their newsrooms to achieve a more digital focus. Wed., October 26, 2011 — Morgan Gibson (mgibson@ajr.umd.edu) is an AJR editorial assistant.

Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The Guardian launches n0tice, an open community news platform — One of the most common complaints about newspapers' adaptation to the digital world — or, depending on your perspective, their lack thereof — is their failure to create their own versions of Craigslist.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals, Journalism.co.uk, Matt McAlister and SiliconFilter

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

Steve Krakauer Promoted to Senior Digital Producer at CNN — Steve Krakauer, the former TVNewser editor, is moving up at CNN. — Krakauer has been named Senior Digital Producer for CNN/U.S., a new position. Krakauer has been the Digital Producer for “Piers Morgan Tonight” since the show launched.

Peter Monaghan / PageView:

‘The Baffler’ Will Reappear via MIT Press — The Baffler, the feisty journal whose devoted readers were often disappointed that their periodical appeared only periodically, is now set for a more dependable publishing schedule. — John Summers, a critic, editor, and historian who purchased …

Discussion: Betabeat, The New York Observer and bookforum.com

Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:

Don Imus cancels Bill O'Reilly's Fox Business appearance over ‘Today’ show plug snub — Bill O'Reilly was supposed to be a guest on Don Imus' radio show—simulcast weekdays on the Fox Business channel—on Tuesday morning to plug “Killing Lincoln,” O'Reilly's new book about the 16th president's assassination.

Discussion: Inside Cable News

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

Brightcove's New Players Aim To Improve HTML5 Video Compatibility — Viewing web video content on three different devices is likely to yield three different outcomes. Even if it's possible to get the whole video to play properly, often there are inconsistencies in how the player reports itself …

Declan McCullagh / CNET News:

Copyright bill revives Internet ‘death penalty’ — Hollywood's lobbyists have launched a bold new anti-piracy offensive in Washington that will face strong opposition from Internet companies and users who worry it goes too far and jeopardizes free speech rights.

Discussion: The Wrap, Hillicon Valley, Adweek, PC Magazine, Speakeasy, Home Media Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable and Techdirt, more at Techmeme »

Dylan Byers / Adweek:

Jared Kushner, Dan Abrams in Talks Sources say partnership has been discussed By Dylan Byers — Dan Abrams, the founder of Mediaite and the Abrams Media Network, and Jared Kushner, the owner of the New York Observer, have been in talks that have included the discussion of a partnership between Mediaite …

Discussion: New York Magazine and Poynter

David Kaplan / paidContent:

Publishers See Apple Newsstand Sales Surge, But Ad Sales Slow To Follow — Condé Nast is the latest publisher to claim a boom in digital magazine sales from the launch of Apple's Newsstand two weeks: the publisher of Glamour, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Wired says that new subscription sales …

Discussion: WWD Media Headlines, eMedia Vitals and Garcia Media

Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:

CBS Launches “60 Minutes” Chrome Web App, Features Interview With Steve Jobs Biographer — In what I think is an interesting experiment, CBS this morning debuted a “60 Minutes” application that you can find in and launch from the Chrome Web Store (which just got a major facelift).

Discussion: CBS News, Beet.TV, Softpedia News and mediabistro.com