Mediagazer: Gustavo Arellano Named New Editor of OC Weekly (Matthew Fleischer/FishbowlLA)

9:10 PM ET, November 28, 2011

Top News:

WikiLeaks delays launch of new online system — WikiLeaks has delayed the release of a new online system to allow whistleblowers to pass secrets to its website, in another blow to Julian Assange's campaign for radical transparency amid a barrage of legal, financial and technical challenges.

Discussion: ReadWriteWeb, Naked Security, The Huffington Post, TwitLonger, Gawker, Softpedia News, New York Magazine, The Independent and Future of Journalism

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

Assange accuses editors of being ‘corrupted’ by power — Julian Assange told the Global Editors Network summit in Hong Kong that most journalists enter the profession to ‘crawl up the ladder of power to become associated with power’ — Speaking at the Global Editors Network via Skype …

Discussion: Agence France Presse, Future of Journalism, Poynter, Journalism.co.uk and The New York Observer

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

New Editors Named at Gawker and Deadspin — Gawker Media on Monday named new editors for two of its most prominent sites, the flagship Gawker and the sports and men's lifestyle site Deadspin. — Remy Stern, the editor of Gawker for nearly two years, will be replaced by A. J. Daulerio …

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, Deadspin, New York Magazine, The Wrap, mediabistro.com and FishbowlNY

Kat Stoeffel / The New York Observer:
A.J. Daulerio Was Eyeing Opportunities Outside of Gawker Before Editor Offer

Discussion: Gawker and The Wrap

Jonathan Cooper / Journal Register Company:

New Haven Register Newsroom Reorganization Focuses on In-Depth, Investigative and Digital — Engagement Team Named to Lead Audience-Focused Initiatives — NEW HAVEN, CT - Journal Register Company, a leading local news and information company managed by Digital First Media …

Discussion: Future of Journalism and NetNewsCheck Latest

Jim Brady / Digital Man:

Investing in Investigative — For some time now, there's been buzz that going “digital first” and producing quality journalism were mutually exclusive goals. I assume part of that is because companies that have gone “digital first” — and few have done it as all-out as the Journal Register Company …

Discussion: Connecticut Newsroom and Poynter

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Andrew Rashbass: 'The biggest reason we're successful is that we are lucky' — Economist's chief executive explains how a mistake transformed his website and why he is relaxed about losing print sales — Andrew Rashbass, the chief executive of the Economist group, starts by putting it down to good fortune.

Discussion: Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab, Strange Attractor, Editors Weblog, Media Decoder, paidContent:UK and Talking Biz News

Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Economist Claims Over A Million Monthly Tablet Readers

Discussion: eMedia Vitals, Journalism.co.uk, PSFK, Guardian and Guardian

The Independent:

Charlotte Church waived fee for ‘good press’ — Singer Charlotte Church waived a £100,000 fee to sing at Rupert Murdoch's wedding when she was 13, in exchange for a promise of favourable publicity, she said today.

The Independent:
Anne Diamond tells Leveson Inquiry of ‘vendetta’

Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters

The Independent:
Ex-intelligence man Ian Hurst's email hacked

Discussion: Guardian

Steve Myers / Poynter:

ESPN, Syracuse newspaper held off publishing Bernie Fine sexual abuse allegations — Bobby Davis, one of the men who has accused former Syracuse University assistant men's basketball coach Bernie Fine of molestation, brought his allegations to the Syracuse newspaper in September 2002.

Discussion: Deadspin, Forbes and ESPN

Jim Romenesko: Reaction to Patriot-News editorial ‘amazingly passionate’

Georgina Prodhan / Reuters:

Financial Times sees content beating print ads — (Reuters) - The Financial Times expects its print advertising revenues to be overtaken by subscription and cover price sales for the first time this year, marking a milestone on its road to escape its dependency on volatile advertising markets.

Discussion: News on News

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Cain tells CNN about alleged affair as his lawyer tells TV station he's not talking — Atlanta businesswoman Ginger White says she had a 13-year-long affair with GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, whose standing in the polls dropped after news broke of sexual harassment settlements …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Mediaite, CNN and MyFox Atlanta

Chicago Tribune:

Tribune Co. bankruptcy case haunting former shareholders — Creditors poised to go after even the smallest investors to claw back billions — On Nov. 8, a two-page letter appeared on Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy court docket, wedged between the usual stream of motions and lawyer fee applications.

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Hachette, Bloomberg Businessweek Partner On Steve Jobs E-Single — Big-six publisher Hachette Book Group is partnering with Bloomberg Businessweek on e-singles that will “illuminate key moments in the world of business,” drawing on content from the magazine. First up is Steve Jobs: 1955-2011.

Discussion: Publishers Weekly, FishbowlNY and News on News

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

NY Times & LA Times Both Come Out Against SOPA & PIPA — We've written a few times about how columnists at various mainstream press outlets have been speaking out against SOPA and PIPA, showing that the story is catching on in the mainstream media. However, some of our critics have complained …

Discussion: Hillicon Valley and Gatekeeper

Guido Fawkes / Guy Fawkes' blog:

Exclusive: Alastair Campbell Evidence to Leveson Speculates Morgan's Mirror Hacked Cherie Blair's Voicemail — UPDATE: Bad Al still complaining about headlines. Once a spin doctor... @campbellclaret — Alastair Campbell — Genuinely shocked someone has seen fit to leak my statement to Leveson.

Discussion: Guardian, Press Association and FleetStreetBlues

Robert Booth / Guardian:
Leveson inquiry: blogger summoned over leak

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk, Erik Wemple, Editors Weblog and http://www.Stinkyjournalism …

Alex Weprin / TVNewser:

Alina Falcon To Lead Telemundo's News Division — Former Univision News president Alina Falcon (pictured right) will be taking over as the chief news executive at NBCUniversal's Spanish-language network Telemundo, TVNewser has learned. Falcon will become senior executive VP of news …

Discussion: MediaPost and Broadcasting & Cable