Mediagazer: Miramax Is The Latest To Ink A Deal With Netflix For UK Launch (Ingrid Lunden/paidContent)

9:20 AM ET, November 16, 2011

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Leveson inquiry: NUJ, Guardian editor, core participants' lawyer - live — Live coverage as Michelle Stanistreet, Alan Rusbridger and David Sherborne give evidence to the phone-hacking inquiry — 11.59am: The inquiry will also hear from Tom Rowland, a Daily Telegraph property journalist.

Discussion: Press Gazette

Neville Thurlbeck / Press Gazette:

Neville Thurlbeck tells the inside story of hacking scandal: ‘I am either a fool or an innocent man...You decide’ — In an exclusive first-person piece for Press Gazette, former News of the World reporter Neville Thurlbeck is bidding to clear his name in the court of public opinion - and among his peers.

Discussion: Guy Fawkes' blog, Tom Watson MP and Guardian

Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:

NUJ warns Leveson about ‘culture of fear’ — NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet today told Lord Leveson that there was a “genuine climate of fear” among journalists about giving evidence to his inquiry into press standards. — The union last week sent out an appeal to members asking …

Carlos Miller / Pixiq:

Number Of Journalists Arrested During Occupy Wall Street Raid Rises To Ten — As the number of activists arrested during the NYPD's raid on Occupy Wall Street Tuesday morning continues to rise, so do the number of journalists arrested while documenting the eviction.

Discussion: DNAinfo.com, Media Decoder, Erik Wemple, Poynter and Time, more at Techmeme »

Jared Malsin / New York Times:
Video: Reporter for The Local Is Arrested During Occupy Wall Street Clearing

Discussion: Committee to Protect …, The Huffington Post, Guardian, Future of Journalism, NY Daily News, Pixiq, Boing Boing, Slate, City Room, The New York Observer, New York Magazine, Gothamist and ThinkProgress

Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Society of Professional Journalists Denounces Occupy Wall Street Arrests

Discussion: Media Decoder, Reporters Committee News, mediabistro.com, Future of Journalism, Freedom of the Prez, PRNewser and Groundswell

Natasha Lennard / Salon:
Why I quit the mainstream media

Discussion: Washington Post, Future of Journalism, Poynter, Big Journalism and Media Research Center

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Reporters Say Police Denied Access to Protest Site

Ingrid Lunden / paidContent:

Miramax Is The Latest To Ink A Deal With Netflix For UK Launch — Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is picking up some more momentum for its UK and Ireland launch, scheduled for early next year. The streaming video company has now added film studio Miramax to its list of content partners …

Discussion: CNET News, Home Media Magazine, FT Tech Hub and AllThingsD, more at Techmeme »

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:

Sony Considers Internet Rival to Cable TV — Sony Corp. is considering launching an Internet-based alternative to cable-TV service, people familiar with the situation said, posing the latest threat to the cable and satellite operators that dominate pay TV. — The Japanese electronics …

Discussion: CNET News, Electronista, Gizmodo and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Keach Hagey / The Politico:

The Daily Caller's growing pains — The vision for the Daily Caller was simple: It would be a kind of conservative version of the Huffington Post, doing real reporting but reflecting the quirky irreverence and political leanings of its founder, Tucker Carlson, a household name since his days as a CNN host.

Cotton Delo / AdAge:

Gawker's Nick Denton Hints at Product to Rid Sites of Boring Commenters — Blog Network Chief Wants to Attract Smart People Wary of Entering Fray — Gawker Media chief Nick Denton talked about the image problem that arises from having a conspicuous cohort of fanatical but ill-informed commenters …

Andy Baio / Wired.com:

Think You Can Hide, Anonymous Blogger? Two Words: Google Analytics — Last month, an anonymous blogger popped up on WordPress and Twitter, aiming a giant flamethrower at Mac-friendly writers like John Gruber, Marco Arment and MG Siegler. As he unleashed wave after wave of spittle-flecked rage at …

Discussion: Boing Boing

Jeff Roberts / paidContent:

Village Voice Claims It Owns ‘Best Of NYC’ Phrase, Sues Rival — The Village Voice made its name as a counter culture icon. Today, though, it pulled a decidedly establishment maneuver by filing a lawsuit against a magazine rival for using the phrase “Best of NYC” without its permission.

Gabriella Schwarz / CNN:

Newspaper editor defends Cain interview — (CNN) - The editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel criticized efforts by Herman Cain's campaign to discredit the newspaper's interview with the presidential candidate when he stumbled over questions on Libya and collective bargaining.

Discussion: USA Today, ThinkProgress, The Politico, Mediaite, Poynter and Guardian

Steven Jacobs / Street Fight:

The Guardian's n0tice Launches to the Public — The Guardian Media Group has publicly launched its newest endeavor in the world of open platform media, n0tice. Access to the community publishing platform, which has been in an invite-only beta since mid-October, is live, but community participation …

Discussion: Editors Weblog

Max Read / Gawker:

‘Exclusive’ CBS Interview With Penn State Coach Is Only 20 Seconds Long — CBS News correspondent Armen Keteyian told his Twitter followers today that he'd spoken with the former quarterback who discovered Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky allegedly raping a 10-year-old.

Discussion: CBS News, Forbes and Associated Press

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Charlie Rose and Gayle King Join ‘The Early Show’ on CBS — CBS News on Tuesday announced a top-to-bottom reboot of “The Early Show,” its long-suffering morning news broadcast, with Charlie Rose and Gayle King at the helm. The moves will take effect in January.

Discussion: TVNewser, B&C, Media & Entertainment, CBS News and Inside TV

Julie Moos / Poynter:

New survey: Media among least favored businesses — A new survey finds that the federal government is the only sector that people like less than the media. The survey was about how Americans view big businesses. Fifty-four percent viewed news media somewhat or very favorably …

Discussion: TechCrunch

Clint Hendler / CJR:

Does a New York Times-mimicking web ad violate policy? — The paper says No. Your eyes may disagree. — The New York Times has a policy forbidding advertising that closely appropriates the paper's design elements. From the paper's advertising acceptability guidelines: