Mediagazer: Online movie services gear up for UK turf war (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:

Tom Wicker, Times Journalist, Dies at 85 — Tom Wicker, one of postwar America's most distinguished journalists, who wrote 20 books, covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for The New York Times and became the paper's Washington bureau chief and an iconoclastic political columnist …

Discussion: The Wrap and New York Times

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Associated seeks to overturn anonymity ruling — Associated Newspapers argues decision to allow anonymous witnesses ‘contravenes the principles of natural justice’ — Associated Newspapers is seeking a judicial review of Lord Justice Leveson's decision to allow witnesses including journalists …

Discussion: Future of Journalism

BBC:
JK Rowling tells Leveson inquiry of press intrusion

Discussion: Guardian, msnbc.com and Future of Journalism

Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Wales' Ex First Minister Morgan Claims To Be NOTW Phone Hacking Victim

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Guardian, Digital Spy, Future of Journalism and Guardian

Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:
Max Mosley: News of the World publisher tried to destroy me

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

Mimi Turner / Hollywood Reporter:
Piers Morgan to Be Called to Leveson Inquiry to Explain Comments on Phone Hacking

Discussion: Washington Post and The Huffington Post

Kat Stoeffel / The New York Observer:

NYPD or City Hall: Who's Responsible for Reporter's Rights? — Since the surprise raid on Occupy Wall Street's encampment in Zuccotti Park last Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg's office has been in full spin mode. First defending the actions of the New York Police Department …

Discussion: Mediaite, Editors Weblog and Erik Wemple

Timothy Karr / The Huffington Post:

Mayor Bloomberg's First Amendment Problem — Since the beginning of his crackdown against the Occupy Wall Street movement, Mayor Mike Bloomberg has gone to great lengths to present himself as a champion of the First Amendment. But the free speech rhetoric coming from City Hall hasn't matched …

Harriet Sherwood / Guardian:

Egypt protests: plea to keep women reporters out of Cairo withdrawn — Reporters Sans Frontieres had called on media not to send female journalists to cover crisis following two sexual assaults — An organisation campaigning for press freedom and the safety of journalists has been forced …

Discussion: technosociology, Gothamist, Future of Journalism and Media Decoder

Emily Langer / Washington Post:

Christopher Ma, Washington Post Co. senior vice president, dies at 61 — Christopher Ma, a veteran journalist and innovative new-media pioneer who was senior vice president for development of The Washington Post Co., died Nov. 23 at a hospital in New York City. He was 61.

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Times and FishbowlDC

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

Conde Nast's Open Secret: SI Newhouse No Longer In Charge — Click for full photo gallery: Samuel Newhouse Jr — On Tuesday, Conde Nast chairman S.I. Newhouse Jr. will gather the top editors and publishers of his magazine empire at the Four Seasons for a holiday luncheon.

Discussion: MediaFile

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

News of the World readers ‘vanish’ as they stop reading newspapers — The latest newspaper readership figures suggest that a huge number of people have stopped reading a Sunday newspaper altogether since the closure of the News of the World. — The statistics released today …

Discussion: Financial Times, MediaTel and TeleRead

Lynne Marek / Chicago Business:

Chicago Tribune doubling, tripling subscription rates — (Crain's) — Chicago Tribune is doubling and tripling weekday delivery rates for some readers when their subscriptions come up for renewal. — The newspaper, a unit of Chicago-based Tribune Co., has sent some subscribers letters notifying …

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:

Online movie services gear up for UK turf war — Film fans in the UK will be spoilt for choice next year as a range of new digital movie portals launch, pitting internet players against traditional retailers and media groups in a crowded fight for consumers' wallets and Hollywood studios' content.

David French / Reuters:

Al Jazeera eyeing 2012 IPO: Bourse exec — (Reuters) - Al Jazeera, the high-profile Middle Eastern broadcaster, could launch an initial public offering as early as next year as the Qatar government looks to offload stakes in state-owned entities, a senior executive at the country's bourse said.

David Newhouse / PennLive.com:

On recent news stories about Jerry Sandusky and Victim One — From the very beginning of reporting on the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse story, Patriot-News reporter Sara Ganim knew the identity and many details about the young man known in the grand jury presentment as Victim One.