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Guardian:
Leveson report published - live coverage — Press roundup: Michael Wolff, the Economist and the Independent Michael Wolff writing in GQ. He's not a fan: After nine months of hearings, the inquiry calls for a goopy, bureaucratic, obfuscating oversight board, which could be perilous to the freedom of the press or as likely toothless.
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James Ball / Guardian:
Leveson's distinction between web and print news ‘will undermine regulation’ — Academics say Lord Justice Leveson has missed opportunity by devoting just one page of report to internet — Online journalists and academics have warned that the Leveson report's attempts to draw a distinction between …
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Guardian:
Leveson report calls for new press law — Lord Justice Leveson has recommended the introduction of the first press law in Britain since the 17th century - proposing that a statutory body such as Ofcom should take responsibility for monitoring an overhauled Press Complaints Commission.
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Oliver Wright / The Independent:
Bad news for the press? Leveson calls for laws to enforce standards — A powerful new regulator supported by legislation and with the power to fine newspapers up to £1 million should be set as part of a “clear and unambiguous” plan to clean up in the press in the wake of the phone hacking scandal …
Tom Rowley / Telegraph:
Leveson Report: latest reaction — Lord Justice Leveson published his report into the culture, practices and ethics of the press today. Politicians, victims of press intrustion and media figures were quick to respond to his findings. — I hope that politicians will not be frightened …
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Emily Bell / Guardian:
The Leveson inquiry is irrelevant to 21st-century journalism
The Leveson inquiry is irrelevant to 21st-century journalism
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Forbes, Poynter, Charlie Beckett, BBC, Jon Slattery, Liberty, Spectator, TheMediaBriefing, Big News Network.com, Hollywood Reporter and New York Times
Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN names Jeff Zucker president — Jeff Zucker, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, has been named president of CNN Worldwide, the network announced today. — “After a careful search process, I picked Jeff because of his extensive experience and track record in broadcast and cable news …
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Los Angeles Times, Poynter, New York Magazine, @jbflint, @jeffbercovici, Creative Loafing Atlanta, Associated Press and CNNMoney.com
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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
New CNN chief Jeff Zucker wants more passion, vitality from network — New CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker said his priority is to make the cable news channel “relevant, vibrant and exciting.” — In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Zucker stressed that he did not want to copy Fox News …
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
It's Official: Jeff Zucker Tapped to Lead CNN
It's Official: Jeff Zucker Tapped to Lead CNN
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Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief
Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief
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Shara Tibken / CNET:
Could Yahoo's move away from media be AOL's big chance? — Jon Miller, ex-CEO of AOL, and Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo's former interim CEO, think Yahoo's new direction under Marissa Mayer could open up an opportunity for AOL. — NEW YORK—Yahoo's new direction under CEO Marissa Mayer …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Now It's a Race: ComScore Adds Up Web, Mobile and App Eyeballs for the First Time — Big news for Web publishers whose users are increasingly visiting them on their phones: They're going to start getting credit for those eyeballs, via a new scoring system from comScore.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
NYT: Jodi Rudoren's social media arrangement not a punishment — Tasking an editor to review Jerusalem Bureau Chief Jodi Rudoren's social media output in advance will “capitalize on the promise of social media's engagement with readers while not exposing The Times to a reporter's unfiltered …
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John Cook / Gawker:
New York Times Bureau Chief Isn't Chief of Her Own Tweets
New York Times Bureau Chief Isn't Chief of Her Own Tweets
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Poynter, The Electronic Intifada, The Huffington Post and @ryanlawler
Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
Barnes & Noble Beats Fiscal Q2 2013 Estimates, Reports $1.9 Billion In Revenue And Losses Of $0.04 Per Share — Literary retailer Barnes & Noble reported its fiscal Q2 2013 earnings this morning, and they're just a bit stronger than some had forecasted in the days leading up to the release.
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Business Wire, PublishersWeekly.com, CNET and The Next Web
Dylan Byers / Politico:
National Journal announces major reorganization — The National Journal will send a memo to staff and hold a meeting today at the Watergate to announce a major reorganization of its newsroom, including news previously confirmed by POLITICO that editor-in-chief Ron Fournier is stepping down.
Reuters:
Ecuador says WikiLeaks' Assange suffering lung problems — QUITO (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is suffering from a chronic lung ailment that could worsen at any time and is being checked regularly by doctors, the Andean country's ambassador to Britain said on Wednesday.
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Kevin J. O'Brien / New York Times:
Google Fires a Rare Public Salvo Over Aggregators — BERLIN — Google's imprint on daily life is hard to ignore in Europe, where it reportedly has 93 percent of the Internet search market, more than in the United States. Yet when it comes to its lobbying of lawmakers, Google prefers a low profile.
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Madeline Chambers / Reuters:
German lawmakers condemn Google campaign against copyright law