Mediagazer: Ecuador says WikiLeaks' Assange suffering lung problems (Reuters)

12:55 PM ET, November 29, 2012

Top News:

Leveson report to be published - live coverage — Live coverage as Lord Justice Leveson publishes his long-awaited report into the culture and ethics of the press

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.

Discussion: mediabistro.com and The Huffington Post

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 …

Discussion: BBC and Tech Europe

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 …

Rowena Mason / Telegraph:

David Cameron defies Leveson over press laws — David Cameron is prepared to block Lord Justice Leveson's key recommendation of new laws to regulate newspapers over fears it could undermine freedom of speech — The Prime Minister said he has “serious misgivings and concerns” …

Discussion: Guardian

Andrew Sparrow / Guardian: Leveson report - Statements from Cameron and Clegg, and political reaction: Politics live blog

Vikram Dodd / Guardian:
Leveson report criticises Met police over phone-hacking investigation

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk

Guido Fawkes: Leveson Wants Ex-Brown Adviser to Regulate the Press

Emily Bell / Guardian:
The Leveson inquiry is irrelevant to 21st-century journalism

Discussion: Forbes, Poynter, Charlie Beckett, Jon Slattery, BBC, 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 …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Poynter, New York Magazine, @jbflint, @jeffbercovici, CNNMoney.com, Associated Press, Creative Loafing Atlanta and New York Times

Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

It's Official: Jeff Zucker Tapped to Lead CNN — The former NBCUniversal chief, who replaces longtime exec Jim Walton, will be charged with lifting the cable news channel out of the ratings basement. — Jeff Zucker, the former NBC News wunderkind who climbed the ladder to the top job at NBCUniversal …

Discussion: Media Decoder

Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief

Discussion: Gawker

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 …

John Cook / Gawker: New York Times Bureau Chief Isn't Chief of Her Own Tweets

Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Problems With a Reporter's Facebook Posts, and a Possible Solution

Discussion: FishbowlNY, Poynter, New York Magazine, Guardian, WWD Media Headlines, @smalera, @jeffjohnroberts, The Electronic Intifada, @ryanlawler, The Huffington Post, @anthonyha and Pressing Issues

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 …

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest

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.

Discussion: comScore, Inc.

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.

Discussion: Business Wire, PublishersWeekly.com, CNET and The Next Web

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.

Discussion: Guardian

Derrick Harris / GigaOM:

Researchers mine 2.5M news articles to prove what we already know — A group of British researchers has published the results of a data mining experiment that analyzed nearly 2.5 million articles from 498 newspapers on criteria such as topic selection, writing style and sensationalism …

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.

Discussion: Bloomberg