Mediagazer: NBCUniversal and DirecTV near new distribution deal (Joe Flint/Los Angeles Times)

Using War as Cover to Target Journalists — The setting at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Tuesday represented the height of refinement, but Alan Rusbridger, editor in chief of The Guardian, reminded the black-tie crowd at the annual dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists of something …

Discussion: Infowars

Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:

Hiring a Bush Daughter, to Attract Younger Readers — Southern Living, a magazine with features on decorating fireplace mantels and profiles of former President Jimmy Carter describing how he hunts holiday turkeys, has a loyal following among middle-aged Southern women.

Discussion: FishbowlNY, Chickaboomer and New York Magazine

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

It's not a crime to record cops, Supreme Court decides — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday left in place a lower court ruling that prevented Illinois from prosecuting people under its Eavesdropping Act if they recorded police officers. A federal appeals court ruled the statute “likely violates” First Amendment rights.

Discussion: Chicago Tribune

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

Bureau of Investigative Journalism says it had ‘no responsibility’ for making of Newsnight child abuse report — The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has declared that it was not responsible for the disastrous Newsnight child abuse report of 2 November but it has expressed regret …

Discussion: New York Times, Poynter, Softpedia News, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, Pressing Issues and A diary of deception …

Neil Thurman / Journalism.co.uk:

Why liveblogs outperform other online news formats by up to 300% — Dr Neil Thurman and Anna Walters, from City University London's Journalism School, have just published a study into liveblogging, which is becoming the default format for covering major breaking news stories, sports events …

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Newspapers report ad revenue loss for 25th quarter in a row — Newspaper advertising revenues were down 5.1 percent in the third quarter, compared to the same period in 2011, the Newspaper Association of America reported over the holiday. … The results were marginally better …

Discussion: Reflections of a Newsosaur

New York Times:

From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret — LOS ANGELES — Fuming for two months in a jail cell here, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has had plenty of time to reconsider the wisdom of making “Innocence of Muslims,” his crude YouTube movie trailer depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a bloodthirsty, philandering thug.

Discussion: Media Decoder, The Daily Caller, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, New York Magazine and LA Observed

Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:

Dodgers, Fox Sports talking $6-billion TV deal — Fox Sports could pay at least $6 billion to retain the Dodgers' television rights, three parties familiar with the negotiations said Sunday. The deal could be worth three times what the Dodgers' new owners paid for the team and almost 20 times …

Discussion: Bloomberg and Deadline.com

Dean Starkman / CJR:

The Washington Post needs a paywall—now — A strategic error needs to be reversed, stat — The not-so-gentle ejection of Marcus Brauchli from the top editor's chair at The Washington Post has cast a bright spotlight now on senior leadership, including his boss, Katharine Weymouth …

Discussion: About Editing and Writing

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Anchors Quit on Air, but Reason Is Unclear — Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio came to work last Tuesday with a secret: this was going to be their last day co-anchoring the news together. — The anchors, in Bangor, Me., had been talking for some time about leaving WVII and WFVX …

Discussion: TVSpy and Chickaboomer

Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:

NBCUniversal and DirecTV near new distribution deal — Stars of NBC's “The Voice.” — Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal is wrapping up a new distribution deal with satellite broadcaster DirecTV, people close to the talks said. — For NBCUniversal, parent of broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo …

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

That Facebook Copyright Protection Notice Is An Urban Myth — If you want to freak out a billion people, here's one pretty effective way to do it: Make them feel like you're trying to steal their rights when they're not paying attention. — Governments and corporations have long considered …

Discussion: GigaOM, Slate and PandoDaily

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

HarperCollins launches digital-only teen imprint — HarperCollins has a new young adult (YA) imprint, HarperTeen Impulse, that will publish digital short stories and novellas. Ebooks will be priced between $0.99 and $2.99. — “We're seeing short-form content becoming more popular …

Discussion: Media Decoder