Mediagazer: Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan gives evidence on phone hacking

10:30 AM ET, November 22, 2011

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Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan gives evidence on phone hacking - live — Live coverage as the comedian joins Elle Macpherson's adviser, Mary-Ellen Field, and footballer Garry Flitcroft in giving evidence — 9.53am: Here are profiles of today's witnesses: — Steve Coogan

Discussion: Press Gazette and Daily Mail

Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:

Leveson calls for Mail on Sunday journalists to give evidence — Newspaper's lawyer tells Leveson that journalists behind a story Hugh Grant alleged was obtained through phone hacking could appear to give evidence — Lord Leveson has called for journalists from the Mail and Mail on Sunday …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk, Press Gazette and Guardian

Mimi Turner / Hollywood Reporter:

Daily Mail Accused of ‘Intimidating’ Hugh Grant After the Actor's Leveson Testimony … LONDON - The Leveson Inquiry was warned Tuesday that Hugh Grant has been “punished” by newspapers for his decision to speak out on Monday on press intrusion. — Barristers representing the Metropolitan Police …

Michael Powell / New York Times:

Reporters Meet the Fists of the Law — In the aftermath of the Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, a mayoral aide e-mailed reporters. — The aide, Stu Loeser, said that he had heard of journalists “supposedly” wearing police press badges who “allegedly encountered problems on the streets of New York.”

Discussion: Capital New York

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

News Organizations Complain About Treatment During Protests — A cross-section of 13 news organizations in New York City lodged complaints on Monday about the New York Police Department's treatment of journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement. Separately, 10 press clubs …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Media Decoder and Future of Journalism

David Freedlander / PolitickerNY:

In Light of ‘Occupy’ Arrests, New Group ‘To Monitor NYPD/Press Relations’ — The New York Press Club announced on their website this afternoon that they were forming “The Coalition for the First Amendment,” along with other local media groups in order to monitor relations between the NYPD and the press.

Discussion: @newyorkist, Capital New York and Future of Journalism

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Sarah Palin Got Scolded by Roger Ailes for Not Announcing Her Non-Candidacy on Fox News — Sarah Palin's announcement that she wouldn't run for president disappointed her legions of admirers — but it infuriated Roger Ailes. The Fox News chief wasn't angry about the decision itself.

Discussion: Mediaite, TVNewser, Media Decoder, Washington Post, GOP 12 and Inside Cable News

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Three Years Later, the Guardian Wants a Buyer for PaidContent — Three years after buying PaidContent, the Guardian Media Group has put the New York-based media news site and its parent company ContentNext on the block. — The British newspaper publisher has hired boutique bank Coady Diemar Partners to market the company.

Discussion: FishbowlNY, Press Gazette, paidContent:UK, TheMediaBriefing, NetNewsCheck Latest, The Wall Blog, Jon Slattery, VentureBeat, @edmundlee, @rafat and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »

Jim Edwards / Business Insider:

We Can't Wait For This Book By American Apparel's ‘Media Manipulator’ — American Apparel PR man Ryan Holiday, who describes himself as a “media manipulator for notorious clients like [macho author] Tucker Max and [AA CEO] Dov Charney” has promised to deliver a book that exposes …

Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:

Mail titles hit back at Grant over ‘mendacious smears’ — Mail on Sunday denies claims by actor Hugh Grant that it hacked his phone in 2007, calling his allegations ‘mendacious smears driven by a hatred of the media’ — Hugh Grant arrives at the Leveson inquiry today alongside his lawyer David Sherbourne

Discussion: Press Gazette, Guardian, Company Town, Future of Journalism, Gawker, The New Yorker Blog, Journalism.co.uk, Digital Spy, Big News Network.com and Daily Mail

George Eaton / New Statesman:
Hugh Grant's 10 myths of tabloid journalism

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk, The Staggers, Erik Wemple, Future of Journalism and Media Decoder

Mimi Turner / Hollywood Reporter:
Hugh Grant Accuses ‘The Mail on Sunday’ of Phone Hacking

Discussion: @jemima_khan, Future of Journalism, @joelmgunter, @mrnickclark and Guardian

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

‘Times’ goes after young talent at Huffington Post — Over the past year and change, The Huffington Post has added a small collection of veteran editors and reporters from The New York Times to its masthead. — Lately, however, the Times has exhibited a tendency to pluck off some of HuffPost's younger staff.

Discussion: The New York Observer, Erik Wemple, New York Magazine, NetNewsCheck Latest and Mixed Media

Washington Post Newspaper Guild:

BEWARE! Post Quietly Pushing Out Employees — As some of you may have already heard or suspected after several cake-less departures this year, the Washington Post has pushed out - or is trying to push out - at least thirteen people through layoffs, coerced buyouts or outright dismissal on dubious charges.

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

Women journalists confront harassment, sexism when using social media — As journalists venture into a brave new world of social media, some find they have to be braver than others. — Women journalists face new forms of harassment, sexist comments, or worse, from social networkers.

Brendan Spiegel / New York Times:

From Safety of New York, Reporting on Distant Home — WHEN news breaks in Nigeria, Omoyele Sowore is there. His Web news operation was the first to publish a photo of the Nigeria-born “underwear bomber” arrested in December 2009, and when a suicide bombing this summer shook a United Nations building …

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Penguin Pulls New E-Books From Libraries — Citing unspecified “concerns about the security of our digital editions,” Penguin Group USA is pulling new e-books from libraries; in addition, it is not lending any e-books to libraries through Kindle. — In a statement provided …