Mediagazer: Inside Murdoch's Decision (Wall Street Journal)

3:30 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.

Discussion: Mediaite, Forbes, New York Times, mediabistro.com, The Daily Beast, ABCNEWS, NPR, SPJ Works, NetNewsCheck Latest and CNN

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 The Daily Beast

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.

Discussion: Forbes, B&C, Media & Entertainment, Multichannel, The Daily Beast, Hillicon Valley, The Raw Story and Charles Apple

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.

Discussion: Erik Wemple, The Daily Beast, Poynter, CNN, Chickaboomer and Capital New York

Carl Sessions Stepp / American Journalism Review:

Time to Open Up the Supreme Court — Live audio and video coverage could help prevent debacles like the incorrect reporting on the health care decision. Fri., June 29, 2012. — Carl Sessions Stepp (cstepp@jmail.umd.edu), AJR's senior editor, teaches at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

Discussion: rcfp.org, The Huffington Post and SCOTUSblog

Rem Rieder / American Journalism Review:

Who Was First? Who Cares? — The ridiculous battle over who “broke” the news on the health care ruling―and why it's dangerous. Thurs., June 28, 2012. — Rem Rieder (rrieder@ajr.umd.edu) is AJR's editor and senior vice president. — Q: Which news organization was first to report …

Discussion: Media Decoder, FishbowlDC, NPR, New York Times, Tampa Bay Times, Poynter, Jack Shafer, Erik Wemple, Gawker, The Huffington Post, Mashable!, JIMROMENESKO.COM, JIMROMENESKO.COM, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Washington Post and Poynter

Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
POTUS First Learned Erroneous News on Court Decision from Cable TV

Discussion: New York Times, The Huffington Post, Poynter, New York Magazine, Online NewsHour, Politico, Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo! News, Forbes, Mediaite, Gawker, TVNewser, Guardian, Erik Wemple, Poynter and BuzzFeed

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,” …

Discussion: Capital New York, The New York Observer and Poynter

Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:
Even if News Corp. Divides, the Murdochs' Control Is Undiluted

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Gawker

Felix Salmon:
News Corp's digital divergence

Discussion: James Vicini, NPR, Crikey and The Week

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

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

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

Discussion: Erik Wemple, Guardian, Poynter, GalleyCat, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, TVNewser, paidContent, Guardian and TechCrunch

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.

Discussion: Marketing Pilgrim, ClickZ, AdPulp, NetNewsCheck Latest, mediabistro.com and eMedia Vitals

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.

Discussion: Business Insider, The Realtime Report, AdPulp, GigaOM, eMedia Vitals, The Verge, WebProNews, Street Fight and The Wall Blog

allDAY / msnbc.com:

Savannah Guthrie named co-anchor of TODAY — Savannah Guthrie has been named co-anchor of TODAY, it was announced Friday. Guthrie joined TODAY as co-host of the third hour in June 2011 and also serves as TODAY's chief legal analyst. — “As soon as Savannah joined NBC News she was a standout …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, Mediaite, Reuters, The Huffington Post, Seattle Times, TVNewser and Poynter

Poynter:
Alessandra Stanley described old online tribute to Ann Curry as if it aired during ‘Today’ farewell

Discussion: Gawker, The Wrap and Tampa Bay Times

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

Discussion: FishbowlDC, Broadcasting & Cable, New York Post, New York Times, TVLine and TVNewser

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 …

Discussion: MediaPost, VentureBeat, Adweek, CNET, WebProNews, Business Insider, Fortune and TechCrunch

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

Tania Branigan / Guardian:

China blocks Bloomberg for exposing financial affairs of Xi Jinping's family — Access to Bloomberg website blocked after it reveals assets of relatives of man expected to become president — China appears to have blocked access to the Bloomberg website after it detailed the multimillion-dollar assets …