Mediagazer: Fear of a Black Pundit (Jordan Michael Smith/The New York Observer)

5:00 PM ET, March 6, 2013

Top News:

Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:

A Day in the Life of a Digital Editor, 2013 — The biz ain't what it used to be, but then again, for most people, it never really was. — Man, I feel everyone on how scary it is to be in journalism. When I made the transition from a would-be fiction career paired with writing research reports …

Mathew Ingram / paidContent:
The new economics of media: If you want free content, there's an almost infinite supply

Discussion: Daily Download, The Atlantic Wire, FishbowlDC and Felix Salmon

Media Decoder:

Fate of Four Time Inc. Magazines Are an Issue in Talks With Meredith — What do you do with iconic magazines no one seems to want? — That is the question Time Warner is currently grappling with as the company tries to close a deal with Meredith Corporation that would spin off …

Discussion: FishbowlNY, New York Post, NetNewsCheck Latest and FierceOnlineVideo News

The Huffington Post:
Time Warner Now Looking To Sell All Magazines

Discussion: Talking Biz News

Zev Chafets / Vanity Fair:

Exclusive Excerpt: Roger Ailes Off Camera — Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful—and controversial—characters in television media, pilloried by critics and many in the mainstream media and lionized by conservative viewers who can't get enough of his posse of charismatic hosts.

Reuters:

Exclusive: Apple's Cook, music mogul Iovine discuss new music service — (Reuters) - Apple Inc has held talks with Beats Electronics LLC, the audio technology firm co-founded by influential hip-hop producer Dr Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine, on a potential partnership involving Beats …

Discussion: Business Insider, Music Week, hypebot, Evolver.fm, ValueWalk, The Wall Blog, Side-Line, BGR, SlashGear, Fast Company, TechCrunch, The Next Web, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, CNET, Associated Press, App Advice, bizjournals and Gizmodo

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
Beats spins off Daisy with $60m funding led by Access Industries

Discussion: The Verge, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Digital Spy, Hollywood Reporter, hypebot, Bloomberg, CNET, VentureBeat and Business Insider

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools — For nearly two years, Joel I. Klein helped Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation weather a phone-hacking scandal at the company's British tabloids with the promise that he would eventually be able to return to the role the company hired him for …

Discussion: Fast Company, 9to5Mac, CNET, Reuters, Deadline.com, TechCrunch, Media Decoder, Digital Spy, @palafo, Mashable!, Hollywood Reporter, Tech Digest, Electronista, The Verge and Gizmodo

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Meet the first class: Six media startups get accelerated into Silicon Valley by Matter — Matter, the startup accelerator focused on media entrepreneurs, just launched its first class, which includes startups focused on interactive publishing, video analytics, and audio storytelling.

Discussion: GigaOM, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, The Next Web and AllThingsD

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Washington Post Managing Editor John Temple Leaving — John Temple, who joined Washington Post last year as managing editor, is leaving the paper, according to a staff memo obtained by The Huffington Post. — The move may come as a surprise given that Temple — a former editor and publisher …

Discussion: @mlcalderone, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Politico and @craigsilverman

Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Condé Nast's Answer to Programmatic Buying — Condé Nast has introduced a new digital marketing product, one of its first since the company overhauled its corporate sales group last summer to tap into potential growth in online advertising. — The new product …

Discussion: Crain's New York Business, MinOnline, NetNewsCheck Latest and WWD Media Headlines

Rip Empson / TechCrunch:

Ev Williams: Medium Wants To Help Build A Sustainable Economic Model For Journalism — At the Launch Conference in San Francisco today, Twitter co-founder Ev Williams took the stage to talk to conference founder Jason Calacanis about everything from his experience at Twitter and the rise …

Gordon MacMillan / The Wall Blog:

How Twitter won the social media battle for journalism — Polis, the journalism think-tank at the LSE, has published an in-depth report looking at the value of social media to journalism, specifically public service broadcasting, and it highlights how Twitter has come to dominate news.

Discussion: Kirk LaPointe's …

Bobbie Whiteman / Variety:

Hugo Chavez Dead: Media See No End to Tough Control … Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday but with his anointed successors, Vice President Nicolas Maduro or National Assembly prexy Diosdado Cabello, likely to take over, Venezuelan media can expect the same strong-arm tactics …