Mediagazer: Why Matthew Keys is not ‘the next Aaron Swartz’ (Caitlin Dewey/Washington Post)

10:25 AM ET, March 21, 2013

Top News:

Facebook Managing Editor Steps Down, Says Site 'Doesn't Need Reporters' — Facebook managing editor Dan Fletcher announced Wednesday that he will be leaving the social media giant next month. Speaking before a crowded audience at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication …

Discussion: Fast Company, NetNewsCheck Latest, @lpintak, @rajunarisetti and @mediatwit

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch Calls U.K. Press Regulation Deal A ‘Holy Mess’ — He also lauds the defeat of new Australian media rules and joins his “Sun” tabloid in attacking the British government led by David Cameron. — LONDON - News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch on Thursday continued …

Discussion: Guardian, @rupertmurdoch and @davidfolkenflik

Emily Bell / Guardian:

The press regulation charter is illiterate about the internet — The Leveson-inspired draft bill deals with the past, not the future, of the press in failing to address the myriad ways we now receive ‘news’ — If Maria Miller, the culture secretary, has sat in as many conferences on the …

Joshua Gillin / Poynter:

Allyson Bird explains further ‘why I left the news’ — Allyson Bird, the 28-year-old author of a now-viral blog post detailing why she left journalism, explained in an e-mail interview that she battled against the realities of being asked to do more work for less pay.

Discussion: Strange Attractor, Common Sense Journalism, Change of Subject and allysonbird.com

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Washington Post seeks blogger for Style section — The Washington Post's arts and living section, Style, is looking for a blogger, an internal announcement reads. Whoever lands this position may want to invest in a serious coffee machine: … The job “will require early mornings …

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review and @lavrusik

Dan Kois / Slate: Stop Making Fun of WaPo's Blogger Job and Start Applying for It

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

How a toothbrush news site can get more visits than the Economist: More on the botnet scam — A larger picture is emerging about an online advertising scam that is reportedly soaking major brands like McDonald's and Disney for $6 million a month. The scam, which has rattled publishers and the ad industry …

Discussion: International Business Times, Digital Spy, PC Advisor, ComputerWeekly, AdAge, CNET, BBC, Businessweek and VentureBeat

YouTube Blog:

YouTube Hits a Billion Monthly Users — In the last eight years you've come to YouTube to watch, share and fall in love with videos from all over the world. Tens of thousands of partners have created channels that have found and built businesses for passionate, engaged audiences.

Discussion: AdWords Agency Blog, Los Angeles Times, NetNewsCheck Latest, Business Insider, Adweek, VatorNews, SocialTimes, CNET, Engadget, The Next Web, TechCrunch, hypebot and Pocket-lint

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Journalists attacked in Egypt over the weekend — At least 14 journalists were attacked by police and supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group outside the group's headquarters in Cairo on Saturday and Sunday, according to news reports and local journalists.

Discussion: Guardian

Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

BBC Weather's Twitter account has been hijacked by anti-Syrian hackers — First it was Burger King, then it was Jeep and the AFP, now the BBC is the latest Twitter hack victim in recent weeks. — BBC Weather started tweeting some pretty odd and uncharacteristic messages around 1pm GMT today:

Discussion: @chrishams

Associated Press:

AP wins copyright infringement suit against Meltwater News — Federal court grants AP's summary judgment against the subscriber-only service — NEW YORK — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District, in Manhattan, ruled today that Meltwater News infringed the use of AP content.

Discussion: Poynter, @timwindsor and @timwindsor

Bruce Weber / New York Times:

Murrey Marder, Early McCarthy Skeptic, Dies at 93 — By certain journalistic lights, the reporter Murrey Marder was an editor's nightmare. He wrote slowly and squeezed against deadlines. He debated with editors. His articles were long, often complicated and never laid claim to stylish writing.

Discussion: Washington Post and USA Today

Janko Roettgers / paidContent:

M-Go signs up Lionsgate, gets Mad Men, Hunger Games and Twilight — M-Go, the online video service that was founded by Technicolor and Dreamworks, signed a licensing agreement with Lionsgate to get access the studio's catalog. The deal includes all previous seasons of Mad Men …

Discussion: Home Media Magazine