Mediagazer: Media Chiefs Form Venture to E-Publish (David Carr/New York Times)

12:10 PM ET, September 19, 2012

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David Corn / Mother Jones:

WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser — On Monday and Tuesday Mother Jones published exclusive video that captured Mitt Romney speaking to donors at a May 17 fundraiser, which was held at the home of private equity mogul Mark Leder. Responding to a question about the …

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Huffington Post offers job to James Carter IV after he facilitates leak of Romney video to competitor — James Carter IV made contact with the source of Mitt Romney's “47 percent” video on Twitter, then courted him relentlessly. As Josh Lederman relays: … We all know what happened next.

Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Beast and Politico

Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
With Romney Videos, Mother Jones Keeps Readers Coming Back

Discussion: FishbowlDC, Nieman Journalism Lab, Mother Jones, MinOnline, PopWatch, Washington Wire, Guardian, @clarajeffery, Economix, TVNewser, The Huffington Post and New York Times

Tony Romm / Politico:
Mitt Romney ‘47 percent’ recording may have been illegal

Discussion: citmedialaw.org, The Caucus, New York Times, @jbenton, Forbes, The Week and Capital New York

Dylan Byers / Politico: Huffington Post, Mother Jones duel for video credit

Brendan Nyhan / CJR:
Jumping the gun on the Romney ‘47%’ video

Discussion: Capital New York, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Speakeasy, The Atlantic Online, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Wire, The Daily Beast and Politico

Erik Wemple:
Romney and Obama: Open your fundraisers

Discussion: National Review and Washington Wire

Nat Ives / AdAge:

Newsweek Daily Beast Names Hill Holliday's Baba Shetty Its New CEO — Succeeds Stephen Colvin, Who Led Daily Beast Since Before Newsweek Merger — The Newsweek Daily Beast Company is naming Baba Shetty its new CEO, succeeding Stephen Colvin, who had president CEO at The Daily Beast since 2009 …

Discussion: @edmundlee

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Following NewsBeast departure, Stephen Colvin joins Lerer Ventures — News broke in Ad Age this morning that Stephen Colvin has left his post as C.E.O. of the Newsweek Daily Beast Company and been replaced by advertising executive Baba Shetty. — And now we know where Colvin is going …

David Carr / New York Times:

Media Chiefs Form Venture to E-Publish — Two powerful entertainment moguls, Scott Rudin, the film and theater producer, and Barry Diller, the chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, are joining together to enter the turbulent world of book publishing. — Mr. Rudin and Frances Coady …

Discussion: Betabeat, The Wrap, paidContent, Media Decoder, Los Angeles Times, NYConvergence.com, DealBook, Fast Company, CNET, NetNewsCheck Latest, Deadline.com and @carr2n

Charlie Warzel / Adweek:

Good Relaunches, Opens Up About Layoffs — Good founder Ben Goldhirsh shocked media types and set in motion a slew of terrible headline puns ("Bad! Major Editorial Layoffs Hit Good") when the company laid off the majority of its editorial staff with very little explanation last June.

Discussion: ReadWriteWeb and @craigsilverman, Thanks:@cwarzel

Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:

What's Next for GOOD Magazine? A Social Network. — GOOD Worldwide will today launch a new social activism site Good.is. — Famous for its printed magazine, GOOD has now turned its focus to a community site that allows members to publicly post stories and activities and to follow each other and their interests.

Discussion: @caitlindewey and Mashable!

Dominic Rushe / Guardian:

News Corp shareholders in US want to sue over phone hacking scandal — Shareholders in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are asking a US court for permission to sue the firm's board for failing to stop the phone hacking scandal. The shareholders asked Delaware judge John Noble on Wednesday …

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

The Guardian has a new chief digital officer — Guardian News & Media may be re-casting its whole self as “digital-first”, but it still has digital-specific leadership. On Wednesday, the news publisher announced the creation of its first chief digital officer role, a post which appears …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk, Guardian, Media Week and NetNewsCheck Latest

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Stephen Colbert spends 3 minutes mocking USA Today's new logo — On Tuesday night's show, Stephen Colbert told Comedy Central viewers that his fears over USA Today's “dramatic” redesign were “for nothing.” Highlights from the segment: — “In a digital era where print media is struggling …

Discussion: Gannett Blog, Mediaite and C-Scape

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Jon Stewart-Bill O'Reilly debate sells out — The upcoming debate between Fox News's Bill O'Reilly and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart is sold out — but scalpers are offering tickets for hundreds of dollars on resale websites. — The duo's “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium,” …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, The Verge and Tampa Bay Times

Associated Press:

Riot police guard French weekly after it spoofs Prophet Muhammad — PARIS — Riot police took up positions Wednesday outside the Paris offices of a satirical French weekly that published crude caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday that ridicule a video that prompted a wave of protests in some Muslim countries.

Discussion: CNN, Poynter, NEWS.com.au, Gawker, Guardian, The Atlantic Wire, Agence France Presse and Sky News

Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

New York Observer Shutters Velvet Roper — Velvet Roper, the nightlife site from The New York Observer, is being shut down. According to The New York Post, the soon-to-launch website for Scene magazine — a glossy about where rich people hang out — will replace velvetroper.com.

Discussion: New York Post