Mediagazer: Marissa Mayer Has A Simple Plan For Yahoo (Owen Thomas/Business Insider)

9:55 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” …

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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 …

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Julie Tate / Washington Post:

WikiLeaks suspect Manning expected to testify for the first time — The Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks 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 …

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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.

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Melinda Henneberger / Washington Post:

Tom Ricks to MSNBC: You're just like Fox, only not as good at it … Most of those chortling over Tom Ricks's highly unusual ninety seconds on Fox News this week were wowed by the way he spoke liberal truth to conservative power, informing his astonished interviewer, Jon Scott …

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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Tom Ricks: Fox News ‘is making it up’

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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:

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Owen Thomas / Business Insider:

Marissa Mayer Has A Simple Plan For Yahoo — Let's not overthink this Yahoo thing, shall we? — At a Fortune event in Silicon Valley Tuesday night, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave her first interview since taking the job. She told Pattie Sellers how she plans to build on Yahoo's strengths …

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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.

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