Mediagazer: Talking Points Memo launches membership-only program, wades into longform (Adrienne LaFrance/Nieman Journalism Lab)

4:50 PM ET, October 2, 2012

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Peter Rippon / BBC:

Newsnight and Jimmy Savile — There has been a lot written about why I took the decision not to run a story into allegations of sex abuse by the former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. It has been suggested I was ordered to do it by my bosses as part of a BBC cover-up.

Discussion: Guardian and BBC

Josh Halliday / Guardian:

Jimmy Savile: BBC denies cover-up — The BBC has said it is categorically untrue that it turned a blind eye to alleged inappropriate behaviour by Sir Jimmy Savile after several women claimed they were sexually abused by the late Jim'll Fix It presenter. A spokeswoman for the BBC …

Discussion: @fleetstreetfox, @joshhalliday, @fleetstreetfox, @fleetstreetfox, @fleetstreetfox and @mediaguardian

Guardian:

Jimmy Savile: Newsnight editor blocked airing of sexual assault story — Newsnight journalists investigating Sir Jimmy Savile were told in late 2011 by the BBC programme's editor they could not broadcast what they thought was a nearly complete film about the late Jim'll Fix It presenter's alleged abuse of young women.

Press Association:
Late BBC broadcaster accused of sex abuse

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Reports: Layoffs hit Patriot-News, Post-Standard in shift to fewer print days — The Advance-owned Patriot-News laid off “about 70″ employees Monday, Stacy Brown reports for The (Carlisle, Pa.) Sentinel. Brown gets to that figure independently; Patriot-News publisher John Kirkpatrick tells him only …

Discussion: Sentinel, PennLive.com, YNN, Your News Now, CNYcentral.com and mediabistro.com

Jim Romenesko:
Report: Over 100 layoffs at Syracuse Post-Standard

Discussion: Poynter

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

New York Times launches experimental HTML5 web app for iPad — The New York Times today announced it is launching a new HTML5 based web app accessible to iPad users at app.nytimes.com. While called an “experimental web app” in the press release, the move mirrors a switch by other publications …

Discussion: FishbowlNY, Business Wire, The Next Web, Nieman Journalism Lab, NetNewsCheck Latest, Poynter and paidContent

Michael Wolff / Guardian: What the New York Times really lost with the passing of Arthur O Sulzberger

Adrienne LaFrance / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Talking Points Memo launches membership-only program, wades into longform — Encouraging mass readership within a niche coverage area is at the heart of Talking Points Memo's ad-supported business model. — So when founding publisher/editor Josh Marshall began to assess the best ways …

Discussion: Capital New York and Talking Points Memo

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

AOL Finally Lands on YouTube — Want to be big in online video? It helps if people can see your stuff on the world's biggest video site. — So that's what Tim Armstrong is going to do: After years of keeping its clips off YouTube, AOL is finally going to start distributing its video on Google's site, via 22 branded “channels.”

Discussion: Radio & Television …, VentureBeat, Advanced Television, Wall Street Journal, WebProNews, Engadget and NYConvergence.com

Bradley Johnson / AdAge:

Internet-Media Employment Fuels Digital Job Growth — When it comes to jobs, internet-media businesses are the new mainstream media. Internet media this year became the media industry's second-largest employment sector, according to Ad Age DataCenter's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, ZDNet and Noted

Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:

MLB Said to Get $6.8 Billion From Fox, Turner for TV Rights — Major League Baseball will get $6.8 billion from News Corp. (NWSA)'s Fox and Time Warner Inc. (TWX)'s Turner networks for the rights to broadcast games through 2021 in a contract extension, said two executives familiar with the deal.

Discussion: NY Daily News, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and Wall Street Journal

Christopher S. Stewart / Wall Street Journal:

Strike Looms at ABC Ahead of Debate — As media outlets prepare for Wednesday's first presidential debate, the specter of strike action is looming at ABC, which is providing broadcast coverage for all networks. The membership of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians …

Discussion: TVNewser

Alex Weprin / TVNewser:

News And Doc Emmy Awards: PBS, ABC, CBS Lead List Of Winners — The 33rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards were handed out last night in New York City. PBS led all networks with nine awards thanks to its documentary programming, while ABC and CBS News tied for seven awards each.

Discussion: FishbowlDC, FishbowlLA, Deadline.com and TVSpy

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Voters say journalists are giving Romney's ‘47 percent’ comments too much coverage — There's been too much coverage of Mitt Romney's comments about the “47 percent,” says a plurality polled by Pew. … As best I can tell, the press has largely moved on to the meta-narrative of Romney's remarks …

Discussion: Pew Research Center, Washington Post and Guardian