Mediagazer: Gary Knell defends public funding in first day as NPR CEO (Steve Myers/Poynter)

10:25 AM ET, December 2, 2011

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Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:

Glocer, Chief Executive of Thomson Reuters, Is Being Replaced — The chief executive at Thomson Reuters, Thomas H. Glocer, is being replaced, according to people familiar with the executive changes. — The company is expected to announce on Thursday evening that Mr. Glocer will be stepping …

Discussion: Reuters, The New York Observer, Financial Times, Media News, Poynter, paidContent, Adweek, Globe and Mail and The Wrap

Associated Press:

Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer to step down, will be replaced by COO James Smith on Jan. 1 — NEW YORK — Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer is stepping down at the beginning of the new year. He will be replaced on Jan. 1 by James Smith, the chief operating officer of one of the world's largest news and financial information companies.

Steve Myers / Poynter:

Gary Knell defends public funding in first day as NPR CEO — Neal Conan immediately started off an interview on “Talk of the Nation” by asking Gary Knell whether he expects federal funding of public radio to continue. Without public funding, Knell responded, some parts of the country would become …

Discussion: NPR

Barbara Cochran / The Huffington Post: Why Federal Support for Public Broadcasting Is the Right Decision

Paul Farhi / American Journalism Review:

Speak No Evil — The Bay Area News Group, publisher of the leading daily newspapers in San Francisco's suburbs, had some important news to share with its readers in late August. In a 700-word, unbylined article that appeared on its newspapers' Web sites, it said 11 of its dailies would soon …

Discussion: @mathewi and freefromeditors

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Tensions Between Police And Media Increase Nationwide Amid Occupy Protests — NEW YORK — As police crack down on the Occupy Wall Street movement, journalists covering the story continue facing arrest, harassment, and restrictions on movement during midnight raids.

Discussion: Gothamist and Capital New York

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Reporters covering Occupy Wall Street protest outside Obama fund-raiser say police barred them

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Nat Ives / AdAge:

New Newspaper Association CEO Caroline Little on 2012 Priorities, Pay Walls and the British Invasion — Why Business Models Need to Catch Up With Anywhere, Anytime Readers — In many ways this year for newspapers has unfortunately resembled the one that came before, with a sullen economy …

Kunur Patel / AdAge:
Q&A with Next Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang

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Michel Martin / NPR:

Journalist On Being Sexual ‘Prey’ In Egypt … While covering protests in Cairo last week, Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was detained by local security forces. She says she was beaten and sexually assaulted. She recalls her experience with host Michel Martin.

Mike Isaac / Epicenter:

YouTube Revamp Foreshadows Google's Vision of Media — SAN BRUNO, California — YouTube is ready for its close-up, Mr. DeMille. — Google's streaming-video arm launched a complete site overhaul on Thursday, setting its sights squarely on reshaping the media landscape.

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NetNewsCheck Latest:

NAA: Papers' Mobile Traffic Up 65% In Sept — Newspapers saw mobile traffic jump 65% in September compared to the same month a year ago, with many papers reporting triple-digit increases in page views across their mobile offerings. — Newspapers are seeing a surge in mobile traffic …

Discussion: Future of Journalism and MediaPost

Patrick Foster / Guardian:

Ofcom reverses decision to revoke licence of Iran's Press TV — Foreign Office denies government intervened in decision to switch penalty to £100,000 fine as tensions rose with republic — Ofcom has reversed its decision to revoke the broadcasting licence of Press TV …

Discussion: Future of Journalism and Digital Spy

Tom Grubisich / Street Fight:

Battle in Seattle: ‘Indie’ West Seattle Blog vs. Corporate KOMO — Seattle is arguably the most hyperlocalized metro region in the country, with more than 100 community sites in and around city. But one community is the crucible for what is shaping up as a dug-in competition for eyeballs …

Stefanie Botelho / Folio:

Regional Mag Publisher Looks to Resuscitate Local Newspaper Business with Weekly Offering — Chapel Hill Magazine to debut The Weekly in February 2012. — Dan Shannon, publisher of North Carolina city titles Chapel Hill and Durham Magazines, has spotted a hole in the current news publishing model.

TJ Raphael / Folio:

Study: Mag Industry Hops On Action Code Trend, Engages Consumers — In total, 1,155 action codes were printed during Q3, according to a new study. — With the proliferation of smart phone technology, magazines have had a variety of options to create unique content, engage readers …