Mediagazer: A Wall Street brawl (Economist)

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: New York Magazine

Julian Pecquet / Hillicon Valley:

Gaza violence leads lawmakers to call for shuttering terror groups on Twitter — The past week's violence in Gaza has rekindled calls for Twitter to shutter the accounts of U.S.-labeled terror groups such as Hamas. — Seven House Republicans asked the FBI in September to demand that Twitter …

Discussion: Forbes, Washington Post, The Verge, AJE, The Next Web and The Raw Story

Dave Winer / Scripting News:

Bullet points on Ev's new startup — I listened to a podcast interview between Evan Williams and Jeffrey Zeldman yesterday. It had a few bits about Medium, which is his new startup. I am interested in know what his thinking is on this — as we've been exploring the same territory for a number of years …

Discussion: ReadWrite, @scottros and @jayrosen_nyu

Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk:

Knitd to launch as web app for premium content — Readers will buy articles via a micropayment system, with journalists receiving 80 per cent — Copyright: Image by Alexander Kirch, Dreamtime.com — Knitd, a web app that will offer readers the chance to buy single articles via a micropayment system …

Economist:

A Wall Street brawl — A new boss is trying to revive one of the world's best-known media brands — A PERSISTENT rumour about Lex Fenwick is that he set up a boxing ring in Bloomberg's London office to energise the sales team. He didn't. But in February, when Mr Fenwick …

Ben Dowell / Guardian:

McAlpine libel: 20 tweeters including Sally Bercow pursued for damages — Comedian Alan Davies and the Guardian's George Monbiot also in defamed McAlpine's sights — Sally Bercow, the wife of the speaker of the House of Commons, comedian Alan Davies and Guardian columnist George Monbiot are among twenty …

Discussion: New York Times, Pressing Issues, Prof Chris Daly's Blog 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 …

Richard Nieva / PandoDaily:

Umano wants to tell you the news, literally — As a Bay Area resident, I think I can speak for most when I say: BART is awful. The Bay Area Rapid Transit pales in comparison to other metropolis' public transportation trains. It's overly crowded at rush hour, makes a grand total of eight stops …

Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:

‘CHANGE OR DIE’: Why Federated Media Has To Reinvent Online Advertising All Over Again — Federated Media Publishing was once a game-changing startup poised to shake up the digital advertising world. — Now, it's the one that's been shaken by a fast-moving industry, with layoffs and turnover in its executive ranks.

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

TV Everywhere Isn't: Why You Can't Watch Monday Night Football on Your iPhone — The TV Everywhere pitch is straightforward: If you pay for cable TV, you can watch cable TV wherever you want — on your iPad, in your bedroom, on your phone, in the airport, etc.

Caitlin Johnston / Poynter:

Journalism that works: Telling the story of school deterioration, rebuilding — Many of America's school buildings are in disarray, with leaking roofs, toxic air and termite-invested walls. Parade Magazine decided to tackle this issue in a 2,000-word story, but one that editors …