Mediagazer: Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza answers questions on Reddit (Sarah Marshall/Journalism.co.uk)

10:00 AM ET, November 19, 2012

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Washington Post's Chief Falters Anew — At 11:45 a.m. last Tuesday, the editorial staff of The Washington Post was summoned on short notice to an announcement on the fifth floor of its building to hear something they already knew — that Marcus Brauchli would be leaving after four years as executive editor.

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Four things the Washington Post's new editor can do to avoid disaster — Now that the election is over, much of the talk in Washington media circles is likely focused on the other momentous change that has taken place: namely, the appointing of a new editor for the venerable Washington Post.

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Reuters:

Israel bombs Gaza media building for second day — Israeli missiles blasted a tower block that houses many international media for a second straight day on Monday, targeting a computer shop in the building, witnesses said. — Medics said one person died in the attack while several people were wounded.

Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk:
Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza answers questions on Reddit

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Reuters:
Gaza journalists wounded by Israeli attack on buildings

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Rajeev Syal / Guardian:

BBC execs face grilling by MPs over £450k George Entwistle payoff — Commons committee to question BBC managers over payoff for former director general who resigned over Newsnight affair — MPs are to question BBC executives on Thursday over the £450,000 payoff agreed …

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Guardian:
BBC begins search for (another) director general

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Dyle Brings Legal, Live TV To Your iPad, With Many Strings Attached — Want to watch live TV on your iPad? You don't have many options. — A handful of networks, including Disney and ESPN, will stream shows to your tablet, but you'll need a cable subscription to make them work.

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Michael Kinsley / New York Magazine:

In Conversation: Tina Brown — Days after the election and a month before she'll retire the print edition of Newsweek, the pioneering editor talks with Michael Kinsley about the future for newsweeklies, American Anglophilia, and personally presiding over the end of the twentieth century.

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Media Decoder:

News Corporation's Bid for a Stake in YES Would Value Channel at $3 Billion — News Corporation is on the verge of acquiring up to 49 percent of the YES Network from the Yankees and their partners, according to three people familiar with the negotiations. The purchase price …

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Dominic Ponsford / PressGazette:

Journalists among 10,000 who could face legal action over McAlpine Twitter messages — Journalists are among 10,000 individuals who could face legal action over Twitter messages which wrongly linked Lord McAlpine to the 2 November Newsnight report about child abuse at a North Wales care home.

Tanzina Vega / New York Times:

Automated Bidding Systems Test Old Ways of Selling Ads — Publishers and broadcasters have long tried to offer advertisers the right audience for their products. Want to sell pick-ups to people who like sports? Buy ads at halftime during a football game. Selling luggage or airline tickets?

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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Penguin expands library ebook lending with Baker & Taylor — Less than a year after big-six publisher Penguin stopped making its ebooks and digital audiobooks available to libraries, the company is distributing them again through new partners. Penguin, which is already working …

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Katie Glueck / Politico:

Rupert Murdoch sorry for Jewish tweet — Rupert Murdoch apologized Sunday for a tweet in which he had singled out the “Jewish-owned press” for providing “anti-Israel” coverage. — “'Jewish owned press' have been sternly criticised, suggesting link to Jewish reporters,” the media mogul tweeted.

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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

Major Garrett Named CBS Chief White House Correspondent — Major Garrett, the former veteran Fox News White House reporter, has become the new chief White House correspondent for CBS News, the network announced Sunday morning. Bob Schieffer made the announcement on Sunday's “Face The Nation.”

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