Mediagazer: Success and Risk as The Times Transforms (Arthur S. Brisbane/New York Times)

1:40 PM ET, August 26, 2012

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

NYT's Abramson rebuts Brisbane charge — The executive editor of the New York Times is disputing an accusation of liberal bias made by her very own public editor, Arthur Brisbane. — In his final column for the Times, Brisbane wrote that his fellow staffers “share a kind of political …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, americanthinker.com, @buzzfeedben and @jayrosen_nyu

Arthur S. Brisbane / New York Times:

Success and Risk as The Times Transforms — “WHY on earth would you want this job?” — Two years ago, I set out to answer this question in my inaugural public editor column — if only because so many people at The New York Times had asked it. Now, as I complete my term and hand the baton …

Discussion: Hot Air, Media Myth Alert, The Huffington Post, @jayrosen_nyu, @nycsouthpaw, @jeffjarvis, Mediaite, NewsBusters.org, @moorehn, Politico and Pressing Issues

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Tampa prepares for 15,000 journalists covering the RNC — While local broadcasters in Tampa Bay prepare to cover the Republican National Convention next week, the area is preparing for the 15-16,000 journalists who will arrive Sunday and stay for five days.

Discussion: The Wrap

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

Reporters: Why are you in Tampa? — I challenge every journalist in Tampa for the Republican convention — every one of the 15-16,000 of you — to answer this: — * Why are you there? — * What will we learn from you? — * What actual reporting can you possibly do that delivers anything …

Discussion: @dangillmor, @pkafka, @hernanri and Poynter

The Independent:

Angry Murdoch used Harry photos to defy Leveson — An angry Rupert Murdoch ordered The Sun to publish pictures of a naked Prince Harry against the wishes of the Royal Family because he wanted to send a warning shot to Lord Justice Leveson, sources said yesterday.

Discussion: BBC, Guardian and Digital Spy

Guardian:
Prince Harry pictures: Sun was right to publish, says Elisabeth Murdoch

Discussion: Guardian, Washington Post, Guardian, Guardian and paidContent

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

How the media handled graphic images of Empire State Building shooting — When today's deadly shooting occurred in the heart of Manhattan, thousands of witnesses were nearby and many used cameras to quickly document the scene. Some of the images posted to Twitter, Instagram and Flickr included graphic photos of the shooting victims.

Discussion: Gawker, Associated Press, New Yorker, New York Post, nbcnewyork.com, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Betabeat, New York Magazine, Gothamist and Mediaite

Bernie Bernstein / On The Media:
The Story of the Times' Gory Empire State Shooting Photo

Discussion: Guardian and The Huffington Post

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
New York Times explains graphic photo from Empire State Building shooting

Discussion: Gawker, The Atlantic Wire, The Huffington Post, Branch, Featured stories, Mediaite, The Onion and @carr2n

Mike Hoyt / CJR:

Backstory: the reporter who interviewed Akin — As transitions go, it was pretty jagged, a classic of the “moving right along” category. Answering a question about abortion in the case of rape, Todd Akin, the 65-year Missouri congressman and current candidate for the US Senate, says:

Discussion: Associated Press

Curtis Brainard / CJR:

CBS goofs up the green beat — Only two months after hiring him, CBS News has already botched a report from its new science and environment contributor, allowing him to interview a fire ecologist from The Nature Conservancy without mentioning that the contributor is the lead scientist at the very same group.

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Blink: The 21-minute news cycle — The whole story — from gaffe to attack to defense — was shorter than a sitcom episode. — Friday, at 12:23 p.m. EST in Commerce, Mich., Mitt Romney made a crack about President Barack Obama's birth certificate, and reporters at the event immediately recognized a landmine.

Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:

Whoops! NBC News Reports Death of Astronaut Neil ... Young — NBC News was one of the first to learn of the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong on Saturday, but instead announced the death of astronaut Neil ... Young. — “Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82,” …

Discussion: Forbes, JIMROMENESKO.COM, The Daily Beast, Speakeasy, Mediaite, TVNewser, Gawker, About.com Journalism, CNET and TechCrunch

Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:

Photo Alert: Instagram Goes Mainstream as the AP Plans Convention Coverage via iPhones — The AP's staff photographers covering the upcoming political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte will not just be shooting for the wire service with their high-end DSLR cameras, they will shoot separate …

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Newspaper investor Randy Smith breaks silence to speak up for Gannett — Alden Global Capital clearly likes something about the newspaper industry as evidenced by its controlling interest in two companies — Journal Register and MediaNews — and substantial investment in half a dozen more …

Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb:

Why Topic Pages Haven't Worked For News Websites Yet — Yesterday we outlined why topic pages are becoming increasingly popular on the Web, as a way to organize social or news content. As daily consumers of such content, we're used to the chronological (and often real-time) ordering of updates from Facebook, Twitter, blogs and more.

Discussion: CJR