Mediagazer: Study says half of media buyers will try native advertising in 2013 (Jeff John Roberts/paidContent)

7:50 AM ET, December 13, 2012

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Marco Arment / Marco.org:

My master plan for revolutionizing the future of publishing and saving tablet-native journalism — I have a lot of respect for the publishing industry and the futurists who try to predict where it's heading. Nobody in that business has it particularly easy.

Discussion: Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com and Felix Salmon

Craig Silverman / Poynter:

The best (and worst) media errors and corrections of 2012 — If my annual tally of plagiarism and fabrication incidents is the depressing part of “Regret the Error"'s year-end coverage, then this annual collection of the best of the worst in errors and corrections is the highlight.

Discussion: TVNewser, Mediaite, TVWeek.com, Boing Boing, FishbowlNY, The Huffington Post, Pressing Issues and kottke.org

Sarah McBride / Reuters:

Andreessen denies Internet bubble, advises Times to stop printing — (Reuters) - Far from experiencing a bubble, Silicon Valley has been in the throes of a “technology depression,” Netscape co-founder and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said at the New York Times Dealbook conference on Wednesday.

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

Study says half of media buyers will try native advertising in 2013 — “Native advertising” is being hailed as the ad format of the future by everyone from venture capitalist Fred Wilson to BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti. Now, a survey suggests brands are ready to put down serious money to try it out.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:

Amazon wins EU e-book pricing battle with Apple — (Reuters) - European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices on Thursday, accepting an offer by Apple and four publishers to ease pricing restrictions on Amazon and other retailers. — The decision hands online retailer Amazon …

Discussion: Agence France Presse, EU Press Room, ZDNet, standard.co.uk, SlashGear, The Next Web and Engadget

Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:

The New York Times Names a New Business Editor — Dean Murphy, a reporter and editor with The New York Times for the last 12 years, will be the next editor of the business section of The Times. The announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon in a memo from Jill Abramson, executive editor of The Times.

Discussion: FishbowlNY and Capital New York

Julie Moos / Poynter:

More than 2 years after seeking nonprofit IRS status, The Lens receives approval — New Orleans nonprofit news site The Lens applied with the IRS for 501(c)(3) status on Oct. 16, 2010. Twenty-six months later, it has been approved. — The Lens' long wait has become typical for nonprofit news sites, and can affect their survival.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest and TheLensNola.org

Philip Dorling / The Age:

Assange looks to contest Senate election — WIKILEAKS publisher Julian Assange has confirmed his intention to run as a Senate candidate in the 2013 federal election and will announce the formation of a WikiLeaks political party early next year. — Nearly six months after he sought political asylum …

Discussion: Guardian, VentureBeat, Daily Dot, Betabeat and rt.com

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

As YouTube renews channels, will media companies make the cut? — When YouTube announced it was creating hundreds of new channels for original content, video producers of all stripes — including news companies — paid attention. While the biggest push was towards entertainment …

Discussion: GigaOM

Matthew Chapman / Brand Republic:

Sunday Times to stream live Lance Armstrong scoop outside of the paywall — News International is to live stream a discussion about Sunday Times writer David Walsh's battle to prove Lance Armstrong was a drug cheat outside of the Sunday Times paywall. — News International will screen …

David Carr / Media Decoder:

Another Portrait of Imminent Death, but One Worthy of Publishing — This security-camera still taken moments before the murder of Brandon Woodard, who is looking at his smartphone. — Last week, there was a Web's worth of debate about the decision of The New York Post to publish …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and NY Daily News

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
New York Times publishes photo of (a different) man about to die

Discussion: Gawker, CBS News, City Room and Capital New York

Nate Raymond / Reuters:

Unpaid bloggers lose bid to revive Huffington Post case — (Reuters) - Unpaid bloggers have lost their bid to get an appeals court to restore a lawsuit contending AOL Inc owes them a cut of the $315 million it spent last year to buy The Huffington Post. — A three-judge panel …

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest and NYConvergence.com

Jim Romenesko:

Kansas City Star tells two reporters to decide which one gets laid off — The Kansas City Star has told reporters Karen Dillon and Dawn Bormann that one of them has to leave the paper, and they — not management — have to decide who goes. — “Dillon has seniority, so she has the option …

Discussion: KC Confidential, Bottom Line Communications … and Gawker