Mediagazer: Turning the morning news into soap opera (Jack Shafer)

10:40 AM ET, June 22, 2012

Top News:

NBC News Faces Shift in Television Dominance — NBC News has long been a dominant presence on network television, regularly winning the ratings competition against its evening news and Sunday morning political show competitors, and reveling in the “Today” show's 16-year winning streak in morning television …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Media Decoder, Business Insider, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, TVNewser and Chickaboomer

Jack Shafer:
Turning the morning news into soap opera

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Lists, Los Angeles Times and WebProNews

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
In Magazine Interview, Curry Talks of Future on ‘Today’

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, Chickaboomer, Capital New York and TVNewser

James Poniewozik / Time:
Why Didn't Morning TV Love Ann Curry?

Discussion: lhj.com, @keitholbermann, The Week, Media Decoder, Media Decoder and Washington Post

Dylan Byers / Politico:

POLITICO reporter suspended for remarks — POLITICO reporter Joe Williams has been suspended pending review of recent controversial comments he made on television and Twitter, POLITICO editors informed staff late Thursday night. — On MSNBC today, Williams made a remark suggesting Mitt Romney …

Discussion: Poynter, Capital New York, FishbowlDC, BREITBART.COM, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine

Ian Burrell / The Independent:

The Atlantic aims to make waves for the digital business news world — The American publishing house behind the 155-year old magazine The Atlantic is set to launch a digital business news service which threatens the global position of the Financial Times and The Economist.

Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:
The Atlantic Merges Digital, Print With QR Code-Like Extras

Discussion: The Awl and mediabistro.com

Staci D. Kramer / paidContent: Atlantic adds revenue exec for global business bet

Josh Halliday / Guardian:

Phone hacking: 20 more alleged victims expected to sue News International — High court told more alleged hacking victims will file civil claims, while News Corporation has accepted another 64 cases into its compensation scheme — A further 20 alleged victims of phone hacking are expected …

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Leveson inquiry ‘will cost almost £6m’

Discussion: Jon Slattery and Telegraph

Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:

The Times Co. Names 2 Directors, Including Joi Ito, Internet Entrepreneur — The New York Times Company, continuing its efforts to move forward in a more digitally focused news media industry, has added two members with extensive technology backgrounds to its board.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, Bloomberg and AdAge

Business Wire: Joichi Ito and Brian McAndrews Join The New York Times Company Board of Directors

Ryan Kim / GigaOM:

Flipboard launches on Android phones, no plans for a tablet app — Flipboard, Apple's 2010 iPad app of the year, is finally launching on Android phones worldwide, and will also be available on the Kindle Fire and on Nook tablets. The personalized news magazine app will incorporate Google+ and YouTube for the first time.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, TechCrunch, WSJ Blogs - WSJ, Inside Flipboard, Bits, Mashable! and The Verge

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

‘The Cycle’: Inside MSNBC's New 3 PM Show — MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.” — The new program, which the network was set to announce on Thursday, will feature a permanent cast of four: conservative commentator S.E. Cupp, author and pundit Touré …

Discussion: Media Decoder, Mediaite, Inside Cable News, Deadline.com, Politico, New York Magazine, TVNewser and Chickaboomer

Charlie Warzel / Adweek:

Politico Is Making Money With Subscriptions — In an era where it has been difficult to get anyone to pay for quality reporting, Politico is finding ways to make some cash. — Eighteen months ago, Politico went out on a limb with the launch of Politico Pro, a hyper-focused subscription service covering …

Discussion: The Caucus, NetNewsCheck Latest and @joepompeo

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Managing ed Liz Spayd to exit WashPost — Washington Post managing editor Elizabeth Spayd is eyeing the exits. — Sources familiar with the matter tell POLITICO that Spayd, who became the Post's first female managing editor in 2009, recently accepted a buyout from the paper and intends to leave sometime after the 2012 election.

Michael Wolff / Guardian:

Wendi Murdoch's freelance career — A New York Times profile extols Rupert Murdoch's wife - and her independence. The question is what it means, and why now? — The Murdoch family is averse, if not downright hostile, to speaking to the press at this point in time, for obvious reasons.

Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:

Nearly 40% of libraries will let you check out an e-reader, as ebook penetration soars — New data out from the American Library Association (ALA) paints a firm picture of ebooks and their companion devices: that they are utterly now completely mainstream. Libraries, generally considered …

Discussion: Media Decoder

Keith Jenkins / Poynter:

The benefits, drawbacks of using camera phones as a photojournalist — The mind can sometimes play tricks on you. — After returning from a trip to Europe several months ago, I viewed some of the photos I had taken and was disappointed by how they turned out. I resolved (no pun intended) that it was time to get a new camera.

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

Wall Street Journal launches new video hub, plans Facebook integration — The Wall Street Journal's full-throttle video ambitions now extend to a new website that brings together a once disparate series of streams. — The site, WSJ Live, mirrors the always-on channel the Journal has been beaming to iPods, Xboxes and other devices.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals