Mediagazer: Murdoch Praises News Corporation's Newspapers (Amy Chozick/New York Times)

4:35 PM ET, June 29, 2012

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Steve Myers / Poynter:

Were CNN & Fox News' mistakes on Supreme Court ruling part of ‘process journalism’? — We all know that CNN and Fox News mistakenly reported Thursday that the Supreme Court struck down the “individual mandate” part of the health care law. How did this happen? Who's responsible? — I blame Jeff Jarvis.

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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

The scoop is dead and deserves to be — I was just asked about CNN's, Fox's, and others' screw-ups with the announcement of the Supreme Court health decision in the context of process journalism. I disagreed with the characterization. My response: — I could not disagree more strongly …

Discussion: Poynter, Mediaite, NetNewsCheck Latest, Forbes and CNN

Frances Martel / Mediaite:

Jon Stewart Ridicules CNN, Fox News For Getting Supreme Court Decision Wrong — Chief Justice John Roberts pulled a fast one on the media who tried to skim his decision today, as he argued that the individual mandate was unconstitutional before he declared it a tax.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

CNN ‘looking into’ Supreme Court ‘mistake’ — CNN Senior Vice President and Washington bureau chief Sam Feist sent a memo to bureau staff last night announcing that CNN was ‘looking into’ its inaccurate report about yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on healthcare.

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Carl Sessions Stepp / American Journalism Review:
Time to Open Up the Supreme Court

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Rem Rieder / American Journalism Review:
Who Was First? Who Cares?

Wall Street Journal:

Inside Murdoch's Decision — Rupert Murdoch long resisted any suggestion—be it from bankers or executives within News Corp. —that the media conglomerate spin off the company's newspaper assets, which had become a drag on the stock. — “I was hanging on, and so was the whole family,” …

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Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:

Even if News Corp. Divides, the Murdochs' Control Is Undiluted — Wall Street has cheered Rupert Murdoch's decision to separate News Corporation's underperforming newspapers from its lucrative entertainment assets. — But not all investors are happy. — When the company confirmed …

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Gawker

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Murdoch Praises News Corporation's Newspapers — Rupert Murdoch played offense on Thursday, embarking on a rare publicity campaign to extol the economic prospects of News Corporation's newspapers after announcing earlier that they would be spun off into a separate company.

Discussion: The Content Strategist, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg

Felix Salmon:
News Corp's digital divergence

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Bloomberg: News Corp. Publishing Profit Drop Tests Murdoch Strategy

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Rupert Murdoch Suggests Wall Street Journal Won't Face Cuts In News Corp. Split

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Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal:

Twitter's Mobile Ads Begin to Click — Majority of Revenue on Social Network Comes from Phones; One Advertiser Calls Results Staggering — Twitter Inc. is showing early signs of success selling advertising on mobile devices, an area that is bedeviling Internet companies including Facebook Inc. and Google Inc.

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Shareen Pathak / AdAge:

YouTube Launches ‘Marketplace’ to Connect YouTube Stars and Brands — Pairing YouTube Partners With Advertisers and Agencies That Want to Create Viral Buzz — Agencies and marketers looking for the perfect YouTube star to appear in a viral video, your job just got easier.

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Poynter:

Alessandra Stanley described old online tribute to Ann Curry as if it aired during ‘Today’ farewell — Alessandra Stanley's story about Ann Curry's farewell from the “Today” show included this poignant account: … Trouble is: This didn't happen on Thursday's “Today” show.

Discussion: Mediaite, Gawker and Tampa Bay Times

allDAY / msnbc.com:
Savannah Guthrie named co-anchor of TODAY

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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Ann Curry Mess: Did NBC Learn Nothing From Conan O'Brien?

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

AOL Reorganizes Into Membership, Brand And Ad Units [Incl Armstrong's Memo] — After yesterday's $400 million share buyback, some more news today from our owners, AOL: it's reorganizing into three operating units, plus a separate one for corporate support of all three: they will be called AOL Membership …

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Ben Sisario / Media Decoder:

Passing Final Hurdle, Sony's Deal for EMI Publishing Is Approved by U.S. — The Federal Trade Commission has approved the $2.2 billion sale of EMI Music Publishing to an investor group led by Sony, the agency announced on Friday morning. With that clearance, the sale is expected to close later in the day.

Discussion: Reuters, The Huffington Post, Variety, Policy Blog, Hillicon Valley and Federal Trade Commission

Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:

Tumblr Introduces New Ad Product: Pinned Posts — Tumblr introduced a new ad product Thursday — one that enables users to pin their posts to the top of their followers' dashboards for 24 hours, thereby giving their content more exposure. — This is the fourth ad product Tumblr has rolled out since the beginning of the year.

Discussion: Adweek and The Inquisitr

Aaron Gell / The New York Observer:

Ex-Nazi Twins Prussian Blue Confirm: Daily Mirror Ripped Off Murdoch's The Daily — No wonder they call it The Mirror! — On June 27, the Daily Mirror, a London-based tabloid, published a fascinating story about Lamb and Lynx Gaede, who several years ago fronted their own teen pop band …