Mediagazer: Bradley Manning Hearing Shows Military Bosses More Concerned About Media Attention Than Manning's Conditions (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

9:25 AM ET, November 28, 2012

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

A Struggling CNN Worldwide Is Said to Be Drawn to Jeffrey Zucker — In the days to come, when Time Warner appoints a new leader of CNN Worldwide for the first time in a decade, that person will face an identity crisis unlike any other in corporate America. — Though CNN over all is on track …

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Analysis: Why Jeff Zucker is right for CNN — Stagnant news cabler needs leader willing to take big risks — Hate Jeff Zucker if you must, but there's a lot to like about CNN hiring him. — That's not an easy thing for anyone to hear on the West Coast, where his popularity ranks somewhere between smog and wildfires.

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Piers Morgan phone-hacking conversation to air on Channel 4 — Ex-Daily Mirror editor shown in documentary telling Charlotte Church of stories which came about due to mobile phones — Footage of former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan telling Charlotte Church how “a spate of stories” …

Discussion: broadcastnow.co.uk

Guido Fawkes:

Piers Morgan Discussing Phone Hacking With Charlotte Church — Transcript of the footage of Piers Morgan specking to Charlotte Church: … Just in case you have forgotten, Piers claims: … He told Leveson:

John Burn-Murdoch / Guardian:

The Leveson inquiry in numbers — Lord Justice Leveson publishes his report tomorrow. Here is a numerical summary of how the Inquiry has taken shape so far — • More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian — The Leveson Inquiry opened almost 18 months ago …

BBC:

Leveson Inquiry: Cameron receives report — The Leveson Inquiry was established by the prime minister in July last year — The Leveson report into media standards has been given to Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of its official publication on Thursday.

Discussion: Guardian, Guardian, Sky News, London Evening Standard, Telegraph and The Independent

Julie Tate / Washington Post:

WikiLeaks suspect Manning expected to testify for the first time — Patrick Semansky/AP - Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., in this file photo from June 25, 2012. Manning is expected to testify in court for the first time as early as Wednesday.

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

Bradley Manning Hearing Shows Military Bosses More Concerned About Media Attention Than Manning's Conditions — Kevin Gosztola has been providing detailed updates on the latest Bradley Manning hearings, focused mainly on the conditions associated with the treatment of Manning after his arrest …

Discussion: Guardian, dissenter.firedoglake.com and NBC News

Nieman Journalism Lab:

What kinds of local stories drive engagement? The results of an NPR Facebook experiment — Editor's note: In February, our friends at NPR Digital Services told you about an experiment they were trying to localize content on the network's Facebook page, which has a massive 2.5 million fans.

Discussion: Street Fight, eMedia Vitals and NetNewsCheck Latest

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

‘Just the facts’ isn't good enough for journalists anymore, says Tow Center's journalism manifesto — Of the dozens of assertions in a wide-ranging “manifesto” about the altered state of journalism from Columbia's Tow Center for Digital Journalism, this one stands out:

Discussion: (Re)Structuring Journalism, CJR, The Buttry Diary and Nieman Journalism Lab

Dylan Byers / Politico:

NPR affiliate launches drone program — Missouri NPR affiliate KBIA has launched a “Drone Program” in the hopes of building drones to collect media, the station tells POLITICO. — “A lot of people are predicting that drone technology is going to really big when commercial and security applications are available.

Discussion: PAPERMAG and Poynter

Dylan Byers / Politico:
TMZ denies it is seeking a drone

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Ben Kersey / The Verge:

Deezer lays the groundwork for its own music apps following Spotify's success — Deezer recently celebrated its international success by announcing that it had amassed 20 million tracks while serving 160 countries. Rather than making the anticipated expansion into the United States …

AFP:

Student avoids US extradition over TV website — LONDON — A British student who created a website that let people watch films and television shows for free has struck a deal with the United States to avoid extradition, London's High Court heard on Wednesday.

Discussion: BBC, The Independent, ITV, ZDNet and Huffington Post UK

Guardian:

Julian Assange expresses surprise over EU WikiLeaks decision — EU commission says credit card company blockade of whistleblowing website unlikely to have broken anti-trust rules — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has expressed surprise after the European commission said a block …

Discussion: Reuters and CNET