Mediagazer: Berkeley panel recommends new j-school dean (Jim Romenesko)

12:05 PM ET, June 7, 2012

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Jennifer Saba / Reuters:

Analysis: In scare for newspapers, digital ad growth stalls — (Reuters) - As more newspapers cut back on print to reduce costs and focus on their websites, a troubling trend has emerged: online advertising sales are stalling. — In the first quarter, digital advertising revenue …

Discussion: Guardian, Gannett Blog and NetNewsCheck Latest

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

New York Times Leak Controversy Escalates — Members of Congress continued to condemn recent national security leaks to the media on Wednesday. Sen. John McCain set off a frenzy on Tuesday when he accused the White House of selectively leaking high-level, classified information …

Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times responds to John Kerry

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Michael Massing / CJR:
When watchdog meets lapdog

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Dylan Byers / Politico: Kerry questions NYT decision to run stories

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Scoops Spur Calls For Investigation, White House Responds

Discussion: Capital New York, @mlcalderone and Politico

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Scarborough rips Times for biased coverage — Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough went off on the New York Times today for a front-page article in its Home section featuring neighbors' complaints about Mitt Romney's $12 million house in La Jolla, San Deigo.

Discussion: Gawker, New York Times and The Daily Caller

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Oliver North uses Maureen Dowd plagiarism defense — Fox News Insider took down Oliver North's Memorial Day column last month after NYU journalism professor Michael Norman complained that it contained a passage lifted verbatim from his memoir. — Some classic Fox editorial moves followed, Paul Farhi reports:

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Harry Shearer / CJR:

The Sometimes Picayune — Want to damage New Orleans (again)? Decimate its newspaper — Here, for your reading pleasure, are two familiar cliches: 1. New Orleans is a unique city. 2. The newspaper business is changing. Several days ago, when it was announced that The Times-Picayune …

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

Salon's CEO Switch Is Also A Strategic Pivot — Nine months ago, Salon.com's founder, David Talbot, took up the mantle of CEO, bearing with him a plan: By appealing to readers for financial support in the manner of NPR and PBS while keeping its content free to read, Salon could could diversify …

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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY: Salon Names Cindy Jeffers CEO, CTO

Michael Oneal / Chicago Tribune:

Tribune, creditors to present plan to leave bankruptcy — It took 3 1/2 years and more than $400 million in fees to lawyers and other professionals, but it appears that Tribune Co. may finally be on the verge of winning approval for a plan to emerge from bankruptcy court.

Discussion: Bloomberg and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Jim Romenesko:

Berkeley panel recommends new j-school dean … Any tipsters care to share the name? (You'll be protected, of course.)

Stuart Levine / Variety:

NBC digital chief Zigler exits — NBCUniversal digital president Vivi Zigler is out at NBC. Topper of the digital division since 2008, Zigler has been replaced by Showtime alum Robert Hayes, who is now the exec VP of digital media. Not only is a new exec now running the digital department …

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David Meyer / GigaOM:

E-book upstart Txtr signs majors for U.S. push — When you think of e-readers, you probably picture the hardware first: the Kindle, Nook, iPad or maybe even a Kobo. But not all digital reading takes place on one of these devices — and to try and capitalize on that, upstart txtr …

Associated Press:

‘El Huffington Post’ makes its debut in Spain — MADRID — The Huffington Post on Wednesday announced the launch of its newest version, a Spanish language site called “El Huffington Post” produced in Madrid at the headquarters of Spain's leading newspaper.

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Labatt won't sue newspaper for running photo of alleged cannibal holding its beer … The posturing did not deliver the intended result: “Once the story broke, it took a life of its own on social media,” Leigh Goessl writes. The National Post's Andrew Coyne created the hashtag #newlabattcampaign …

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