Mediagazer: Philly newspapers deal to be announced tomorrow? (Jim Romenesko)

12:00 AM ET, March 30, 2012

Top News:

Mike Shields / Adweek:

Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers — Google has long been accused of being a content stealer, and/or a value-destroyer in certain publishing circles. Mark Cuban, the outspoken head of HD Network and the Dallas Mavericks, has referred to Google derisively as a “vampire” …

Discussion: Poynter, ZDNet and paidContent

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Google Partners With Pandora, AdWeek, NYDN On New Paywall ‘Substitute’ — Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is rolling out a new product, “Google Consumer Surveys,” that lets publishers monetize content through “microsurveys” created by companies that want to carry out inexpensive market research.

Discussion: Google Small Business, Adweek, ZDNet, mediabistro.com and Canadian Magazines

DigiDave:

The Future of Paywalls, Memberships and Advertising - Writing on the Wall is Starting to Appear — This came across my social media feed this morning: “Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers.” — In short: It's a simple technology where readers who come across a paywall …

Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:

BBC accused of ‘manipulating’ emails in pay TV hacking row — Ex-News Corp subsidiary alleges ‘piracy’ slur as Panorama stands by broadcast investigation — The BBC has defended itself against accusations that it “grossly misrepresented” Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation during a Panorama investigation into alleged computer hacking.

Cahal Milmo / The Independent:
Murdoch company in pay-TV piracy scandal ‘paid Surrey Police’

Discussion: Telegraph

Australian Finance Review:
Federal police join News probe

Discussion: @rupertmurdoch, Digital Spy, afr.com and @davidfolkenflik

Sandra Laville / Guardian:
Dick Fedorcio resigns after Met opens disciplinary action

Discussion: @dvnjr and @dvnjr

Ben Dowell / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch blasts ‘lies and libels’

Discussion: BBC, Guardian and Guardian

Dina Rickman / Huffington Post UK: Leveson Inquiry: Kit Malthouse Reveals £40m Cost Of Phone Hacking Probe

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

For a Week, Couric Will Co-Host ‘Good Morning America’ — Katie Couric, during an earlier appearance on “Good Morning America,” which she will co-host next week. — Next week, Katie Couric will co-host the news on ABC's “Good Morning America.” — It's a one-week role for the former co-host of …

Discussion: Radio & Television …, The Wrap, @learmonth, Forbes and TVNewser

Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Couric on ‘Good Morning America’ Could End No. 1 Streak at ‘Today’

Discussion: Gawker and WebProNews

Foster Kamer / The New York Observer:

Col Allan's Special Friendship With Anna Gristina and Why the Daily News Dropped the Scoop — FRIENDS FOREVER: New York Daily News editor Colin Myler, and his former boss, New York Post editor Col Allan. — There's one intriguing one scoop in the ongoing saga of the Soccer Mom Madam …

Discussion: @megan, @weareyourfek, New York Magazine, Gawker and The Huffington Post

Nat Ives / AdAge:

Magazines' Digital Circulation More Than Doubles — But Remains Small — Fast-Growing Digital Still Just 1% of Publishers' Total — Magazines more than doubled their paid digital circulation in the most recent reporting period, but print remains the overwhelming majority of their business …

Discussion: FishbowlNY, TechCrunch, The Verge, MediaPost, Media Buyer Planner, Canadian Magazines, eMedia Vitals and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Bill Mickey / Folio:

The Economist Reaches 1 Million Facebook Fans — Plus, how the brand optimizes its page for maximum interaction and engagement. — The Economist announced Wednesday that its Facebook page has surpassed the 1 million fan milestone. Nick Blunden, global publisher of digital editions for The Economist …

Discussion: TechCrunch and Talking Biz News

Jim Romenesko:

Philly newspapers deal to be announced tomorrow? — There are newsroom reports in Philadelphia that a deal for the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com will be announced on Friday. — These reports circulate just as Philly.com posts a story about an insurance payback deal …

Discussion: Media Decoder and Philly.com

Craig Silverman / Poynter:

Washington Post, Ars Technica, BuzzFeed ensnared by April Fools' hoax linked to Kanye West — A fake website claiming to be linked to Kanye West's new company DONDA went up this week and managed to fool The Washington Post, Ars Technica, and BuzzFeed. — The hoax website is called Whodat.biz …

Discussion: Gizmodo, Ars Technica, BuzzFeed and Betabeat

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

Limbaugh sees heat over comments turn down to a simmer — View Photo Gallery — Rush Limbaugh is no stranger to controversial statements: A month after conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “slut,” the heat on him is fading.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Deadline.com, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Mediaite, The Week, Daily Dot, Associated Press and Chickaboomer

Peter Millership / Reuters:

Iran suspends accreditation for Reuters in Tehran — (Reuters) - The Iranian government has suspended the press accreditation for Reuters staff in Tehran after the publication of a video story on women's martial arts training which contained an error. — Reuters, the news arm of Thomson Reuters …

Discussion: presstv.ir, New York Magazine, Washington Post, The Atlantic Online and Erik Wemple

Jake Dobkin / Gothamist:

Who Is On The Secret NYPD Press Email List? — About an hour ago, the NYPD's Department of Public Information (DCPI) accidentally CC'd their entire email list on a routine press release. Normally this list of about 230 email addresses is BCC'd. This list is very interesting …

Daniel Frankel / paidContent:

The Cable Sports Bidding War Will Justify The Dodgers' $2.15B Sale Price — How does a faded Major League Baseball franchise—one that hasn't won a championship in 24 years and has fallen into disrepair under consecutive floundering ownership regimes—get moved for the largest team sale price in pro-sports history?