Mediagazer: Why Bill Marimow is wrong (Joel Mathis)

10:55 AM ET, September 5, 2012

Top News:

Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:

Why didn't CNN's international arm air its own documentary on Bahrain's Arab Spring repression? — In late March 2011, as the Arab Spring was spreading, CNN sent a four-person crew to Bahrain to produce a one-hour documentary on the use of internet technologies and social media by democracy activists in the region.

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, @twdonovan, GULF DAILY NEWS, @drew3ooo, @acarvin, @monaeltahawy, @amelscript, @alaashehabi and @nickkristof

Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:

CNN and the business of state-sponsored TV news — Today I reported on the refusal of CNN International (CNNi) to broadcast an award-winning documentary, “iRevolution”, that was produced in early 2011 as the Arab Spring engulfed the region and which was highly critical of the regime in Bahrain.

Discussion: @jeremyscahill

Adrienne LaFrance / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Tuesday Q&A: Bill Marimow on his new old job, and the future of the Philadelphia Inquirer — Here's an understatement: It's been a wild ride at Philadelphia's daily newspapers. In April, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News were sold, after ratcheting concern over the political influence of the buyers.

Joel Mathis:

Why Bill Marimow is wrong — Let me offer a necessary caveat up front: Bill Marimow has done more in and for journalism than I ever will: He's been at the helm of some great journalistic enterprises—the Baltimore Sun, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and even did a stint at NPR—and collected a couple of Pulitzer Prizes along the way.

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Not Their Party: Fox News Eschews Convention Celebrations — Isn't winning a reason to celebrate? Not for Fox News. At last week's Republican National Convention, Fox crushed its television news rivals with some 9.1 million viewers when Clint Eastwood and his empty chair took the stage …

Discussion: Poynter and TVNewser

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

A media lovefest in Charlotte — The Democratic National Convention is just getting underway, but already I've been given the treatment. Lots of treatments, actually. I've had my deltoids massaged in candlelight by a licensed therapist; had a foaming pore cleanser and mask applied …

Discussion: Mediaite and New York Times

John Aloysius Farrell / National Journal:
Why, Exactly, Are 15,000 Journalists in Charlotte?

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Guardian

Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
For conventions, TV viewing down, social media up

Discussion: Gawker and Poynter

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

Knight Foundation funds 20 projects for community reporting, data and collaboration — The Knight Foundation announced $3.67 million in matching funds today that will support 20 local news and information projects. — The Knight Community Information Challenge aims to boost home-grown news efforts …

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

News Corp bonuses cut following phone-hacking scandal — Four of News Corporation's top executives have had their bonuses cut due to the adverse impact of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, although chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch still pocketed more than $30m (£18.9m) for the year to the end of June.

Discussion: @dansabbagh

Clay Shirky:

Save Homicide Watch — Homicide Watch, one of the most important experiments in improving journalism in the era of the internet, will die in a week, unless we save them. They need our help. Please donate $50 on Kickstarter to help them keep working. If you can't do $50, do $25, or $5.

Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

Facts, Truth ... and May the Best Man Win — In “Gore Vidal's The Best Man,” now in an enjoyable and timely revival on Broadway (extended but scheduled to end this week), the lead character - a candidate for president in 1960 - poses a rhetorical question: — “Since when has the truth been a deterrent at this convention?”

Discussion: FishbowlNY, Poynter, bookforum.com and Capital New York

Carl Marcucci / Radio & Television Business Report:

Clear Channel launches ClearVision for airports, against CNN — Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a division of Clear Channel Outdoor, announced the launch of a new in-airport TV network called ClearVision. It features entertainment, news, music, and sports programming.

Discussion: Multichannel and Reuters

Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:

Undercover Agent or Cop Threatens to Assault Journalist, Grabs Other Journalist with Credentials at DNC — Charlotte, NC — Two journalists covering the Democratic National Convention were confronted on Sunday by two undercover agents who assaulted one and threatened to punch the other in the mouth for photographing them.

Discussion: Pixiq and Pressing Issues

Amy Wicks / WWD:

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