Mediagazer: Comcast Jumps On Basic Cable-Encrypting Bandwagon (Chris Morran/Consumerist)

11:05 AM ET, April 16, 2013

Top News:

Twitter Said to Seek Deals With Viacom, NBC to Feature TV Online — Twitter Inc. is close to reaching partnerships with television networks that would bring more high-quality video content and advertising to the social site, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Reporters Ran In Boston Marathon Before Covering Tragedy — When New York Times reporter John Eligon got out the shower on Monday afternoon, he saw a text message from a friend asking if he was okay. Eligon had just returned to his hotel after running the Boston Marathon, so the question wasn't out of the ordinary.

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Boston explosions: Twitter acts as journalism's ombudsman — When tragedy strikes America, Twitter remembers bad reporting. — Within hours of the massacre in Connecticut that claimed the lives of 20 elementary school children and six adults, the news media had passed along a full story's worth of erroneous information.

The Pulitzer Prizes:

2013 Winners and Finalists — Journalism Public Service Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL Breaking News Reporting Staff of The Denver Post Investigative Reporting David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab of The New York Times Explanatory Reporting Staff of The New York Times Local …

Discussion: InsideClimate News, Columbia Journalism Review, Poynter, NewspaperAlum, GalleyCat, Poynter, @deanstarkman, Poynter, New York Times, Jim Romenesko and @froomkin

Erik Maza / WWD:

Pulitzer Board Continues to Snub the Wall Street Journal's Reporting — SHUTOUT FOR THE JOURNAL: In the six years Rupert Murdoch's owned it, The Wall Street Journal has changed a great deal — some would argue for the best, others for the worst. But the one group that appears to still …

Discussion: FishbowlNY

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:
Pulitzer goes to New York Times ‘Snow Fall’ journalist

Discussion: pressgazette.co.uk and Denver Post

Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

The Guardian's new GuardianWitness app opens up reporting to the masses — Guardian News & Media, the Guardian Media Group division responsible for publishing Guardian.co.uk and Guardiannews.com in the US, has announced a new platform enabling the public to submit content directly to Guardian journalists.

Discussion: One Man & His Blog, Guardian, One Man & His Blog, Street Fight, Journalism.co.uk, Media Week, @iankatz1000, @rajunarisetti and Crave

Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:

NPR Says It Was Hacked by ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ — The U.S. public radio station says its website and several Twitter accounts were taken over by the group said to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. — NPR says several of its news services - including NPR.org …

Discussion: NPR, Poynter, WMRA and Softpedia News

Mac Tully / Mercury News:

Sale of Mercury News building won't change commitment to Silicon Valley — Dear Mercury News readers: — I want to tell you about a change in our operations announced Monday that should be invisible to you because it won't impact the content or delivery of the newspaper.

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM

Chris Morran / Consumerist:

Comcast Jumps On Basic Cable-Encrypting Bandwagon — For years, if you had a cable connection running into your home, you could just plug the cable straight into your TV, call your provider and get the most basic cable channels without the hassle of a set-top box.

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Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:

DMGT chairman Lord Rothermere admits even MailOnline is considering freemium model — The go-to success story for free newspaper websites is MailOnline, but it turns out even DMGT's global traffic magnet is considering charging for some content - and could follow News International in acquiring sports rights to bring in paying users.

Ken Yeung / The Next Web:

Facebook partners with Rovi to bring more in-depth movie and TV content info to user profiles — Facebook has announced it will be integrating digital entertainment service Rovi Corporation into its platform. The two companies have agreed to form a partnership whereby Rovi's information database of movies …

Discussion: Rovi and CNET

Andrew Gilligan / Telegraph:

EU pours millions into groups seeking state control of press — The European Union is quietly pouring millions of pounds into initiatives and groups seeking state-backed regulation of the press, including key allies of the controversial Hacked Off campaign.

Discussion: The Drum and Daily Mail