Mediagazer: Pro-Assad hackers have taken over Al Jazeera's hompage to protest its coverage (Alex Wilhelm/The Next Web)

New Editor at Cosmopolitan: Joanna Coles Replaces Kate White — In January, Kate White the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, went to David Carey, the president of Hearst Magazines, and told him she was thinking about retiring after 14 years on the job. Given the importance of the franchise to the company …

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Anne Fulenwider to Head Marie Claire — Anne Fulenwider is the new editor in chief of Marie Claire, succeeding Joanna Coles, who will become editor in chief of Cosmopolitan. Fulenwider previously served as executive editor at Marie Claire before taking the job as editor in chief of Brides in October 2011.

Discussion: FishbowlNY

Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:

For conventions, TV viewing down, social media up — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week's Republican National Convention dropped sharply from 2008, suggesting interest in this presidential race falls short of some past contests.

Discussion: Poynter and CBS News

Why, Exactly, Are 15,000 Journalists in Charlotte? — Emily Ramshaw didn't hesitate when asked why she was on her way to North Carolina on Friday to cover the Democratic convention as a one-woman bureau for The Texas Tribune. “You can cover the big speeches on TV,” Ramshaw said, but …

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Based on His Experience at the RNC, Network Producer Cancels Plans to Cover the DNC

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Cord Jefferson / Gawker:

Harvard Crimson Editors Have Bigger Balls Than Your Media Boss — The privileged young people of Harvard College are not often recognized for their integrity and backbone. They made a whole movie about how Zuckerberg stole Facebook from the terrible Winklevoss twins, for instance.

Discussion: The Harvard Crimson and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Martin Evans / Telegraph:

More than 1,000 people identified as victims of hacking — More than 1,000 people have been identified as likely victims of hacking, the police officer leading the investigation into the scandal said today. Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Sue Akers, told the Home Affairs Select Committee …

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Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:

Pro-Assad hackers have taken over Al Jazeera's hompage to protest its coverage — Update: Friend of TNW Ahmed Naguib translated the text for us. Here you go: Due to your stance regarding Syria (The people and the government), for your support to armed terrorist groups …

Discussion: Guardian, Reuters and Gizmodo

Stephanie Gaskell / Politico:

Syria: The search for Austin Tice — Czech diplomats are working on behalf of the United States to find the whereabouts of an American journalist and former U.S. Marine who went missing in Syria more than three weeks ago. The State Department asked Czech diplomats, who are the “protecting power” …

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Reporters: We loathe 2012 campaign — Is that all there is? — Presidential campaigns are supposed to be the greatest show in American politics—infused with big ideas and historical import. Yet after 16 months enduring a Republican primary and then a two-man contest so far defined by gaffes …

Discussion: @juliemmoos, Slate, Poynter, TVNewser, Erik Wemple, Mediaite, Tampa Bay Times and The Huffington Post

Harrison Weber / The Next Web:

WordPress.org users can now turn any post into a liveblog with Automattic's new plugin — Automattic, the company behind WordPress.org and the hosted WordPress.com service, has just debuted a new live-blogging plugin, aptly titled Liveblog. The free tool allows WordPress users to quickly …

Discussion: TechCrunch, WordPress.com VIP and WordPress

David Carr / New York Times:

Left Alone by Its Owner, Reddit Thrives — There are many ways to measure the traction of a social media platform: time spent, page views or unique users. But it might be useful to add one more metric: if the leader of the free world stops by to answer questions from your users, you're probably doing O.K.

Discussion: NYConvergence.com, eMedia Vitals and Business Insider

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Twitter Is Looking For A Data Editor To, Um, Tell Compelling Stories Based On Its Data — Twitter has a fair number of open jobs available, but this one caught our eye: The startup is looking for a data editor to make sense of and tell stories around its user data.