Mediagazer: Yahoo Acquires Startup OnTheAir (Nicholas Carlson/Business Insider)

12:55 PM ET, December 4, 2012

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Fox News chief's failed attempt to enlist Petraeus as presidential candidate — Roger Ailes, the longtime Republican media guru, founder of Fox News and its current chairman, had some advice last year for then-Gen. David H. Petraeus. — So in spring 2011, Ailes asked a Fox News analyst headed …

Discussion: mediabistro.com, Politico, TVNewser, Erik Wemple, Media Decoder, Poynter, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, msnbc.com, The Huffington Post and The Week

Taylor Berman / Gawker:
Roger Ailes Tried to Convince David Petraeus to Run for President in 2011, Said Rupert Murdoch Would “Bankroll” It

Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite and Chickaboomer

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

Why ‘The Daily’ Failed — Jeff Sonderman, writing for Poynter: With the benefit of hindsight, there seem to be at least two other major lessons from The Daily's failure: Audience clarity. It was difficult to grasp who exactly was the intended audience of The Daily.

Discussion: The New York Observer, 90WPM, The Conversation, Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day, ReadWrite, Adweek and Garcia Media

The Onion:

Dunbar Family Forced To Discontinue Print Edition Of Christmas Newsletter — PAULLINA, IA—In an e-mail to readers on Monday, editors of the Dunbar Family Annual Christmas Update announced that due to logistical constraints, they had decided to cease print publication of the newsletter, which will move to a web-only distribution model.

Jack Shafer:
The Daily didn't fail-Rupert gave up

Discussion: mediabistro.com, Forbes, Quartz, Los Angeles Times, Talking Biz News and CJR

Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
3 Theses About The Daily's Demise

Discussion: New York Magazine, CNNMoney.com, GigaOM, Gizmodo and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Ken Doctor / Newsonomics:
Nine Questions on the News Corp Split: The Rise of Twenty-First Century Fox and The Daily's Demise

Discussion: Digiday, TPM IdeaLab and Hollywood Reporter

Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:

Vogue Editor Wintour Said to Be Possible Appointee as U.K. Envoy — President Barack Obama is considering nominating Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, as his next ambassador to either the U.K. or France as he looks to reward his biggest fundraisers with embassies never out of fashion …

Discussion: AdAge, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, The Week, msnbc.com, The Daily Caller, Fashionista, Chickaboomer, New York Magazine and The Huffington Post

Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:

Photo of Man's Imminent Demise Covers Front Page of the New York Post, Sparks Outrage — A freelance photographer working for the New York Post on an unrelated assignment happened to be standing on the 49th Street station platform when 58-year-old Queens resident Ki Suk Han was suddenly pushed onto …

Guardian:

David Cameron tells editors: implement Leveson to avoid press law — Prime minister gives newspaper editors until Thursday to show progress in agreeing on reformed regulatory structure — David Cameron has told national newspaper editors they must implement the Leveson report recommendations …

Reuters:
Cameron: clock ticking for newspapers to clean up act

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Guido Fawkes: Who Has Been Naughty and Nice This Year? MPs on Each Side of the Leveson Debate

Jessica Roy / Betabeat:

John McAfee Admits That Vice Accidentally Revealed His Location in Guatemala — The photo in question. (Photo: Vice) — Antivirus software king John McAfee finally admitted this morning that an “unseasoned technician at Vice headquarters” royally screwed him yesterday by accidentally revealing …

Discussion: Who is McAfee?, VICE, Guardian and Gizmodo

Jeremy A. Kaplan / Fox News:
Magazine editors helped John McAfee flee Belize

Discussion: The Next Web and Who is McAfee?

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Forecast: Internet ad spend will outstrip all print in 2015 — 2015 is the year when internet advertising spend will overtake combined newspaper and magazine ad spend globally, according to ad group ZenithOptimedia's latest forecast. — That mark has already been passed in some countries, but not on a worldwide basis.

Discussion: AllThingsD, BtoB Magazine and Guy Fawkes' blog

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Cleveland Plain Dealer tells Guild it plans to cut about one-third of newsroom staff — In a note posted on Facebook, Guild members say the Advance-owned Cleveland Plain Dealer has told them it plans to eliminate about one-third of the staff in 2013. The changes would come after the latest contract …

Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:

Yahoo Acquires Startup OnTheAir — Yahoo has acquired a startup called OnTheAir. — It's been described in the past as a “Skype Meets Google+ Hangouts.” — Here's the blog post from OnTheAir, announcing the news: — We are excited to share some big news: OnTheAir has been acquired by Yahoo!.

Discussion: @laureni and Mashable!

Chris Taylor / Mashable!:

Writer Sued for his Twitter Followers Settles Case — Remember the curious case of Noah Kravitz, the tech blogger who was sued by his former employer for his Twitter followers — in a lawsuit that set the worth of a Twitter follower at $2.50 each? — If so, you can stop being outraged about it.

Discussion: Daily Dot and CNET