Mediagazer: The One Function Twitter Desperately Needs (Mat Honan/Wired)

4:25 PM ET, April 23, 2013

Top News:

Patti Domm / CNBC:

False Rumor of Explosion at White House Causes Stocks to Briefly Plunge; AP Confirms Its Twitter Feed Was Hacked — @AP, the official twitter handle of the respected Associated Press news agency, sent out a message at about 1:07 p.m. ET, saying “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is Injured.”

Discussion: Slate, Forbes, The Caucus, The Wrap, RT, GigaOM, CNET, VentureBeat, Wonkblog, Los Angeles Times, PC World, Politico, PC Magazine, New Jersey Online, Hillicon Valley, Al Jazeera English and nbcnews.com

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

AP Twitter Hack Preceded By A Phishing Attempt, News Org Says — The AP Twitter hack which sent the stock market briefly crashing was caused by a phishing attack, according to the AP. The news organization now says the attack on Twitter was “preceded by a phishing attempt on AP's corporate network.”

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, Guardian and CNNMoney.com

Chris Welch / The Verge:
AP Twitter account hacked, makes false claim of explosions at White House

Discussion: Betabeat, @mikebakerap, Poynter, MoneyBeat, Associated Press, Forbes, FishbowlNY, Reuters, Politico, @juliemmoos, @nycjim, @sherman4949, @yinkawrites, Electronista, @anildash, @buzzfeedandrew, @walthickey, @fieldproducer, @pareene, @tomgara and @pkafka

Caitlin Johnston / Poynter:

Newspaper reporter is worst job in 2013, study says — Newspaper reporters can add CareerCast.com to the list of sources telling them to flee journalism. — The group took 200 jobs and ranked them in order from most to least desirable, based on factors such as environment, income, outcome and stress.

Discussion: FishbowlNY, At Work, Newspaper Death Watch, GeekWire and The Newspaper Guild

Dylan Byers / Politico:

CNN in talks with Newt Gingrich, Stephanie Cutter for new ‘Crossfire’ show — Earlier this month, news broke that CNN was looking to relaunch Crossfire, the famous debate show that pitted two pundits — one liberal, one conservative — against one another on the political issues of the day.

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Aereo will launch its controversial antenna and Internet-based TV service in Boston on May 15 — Aereo has announced today that it will be rolling out its controversial Internet-based television service in Boston on May 15. — Consumers who choose to pre-order will be able to access …

Discussion: Market Wire, Broadcasting & Cable, TechCrunch, Betabeat, Hollywood Reporter, CNET and VentureBeat

Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
CBS Rep on Aereo's Boston Expansion: ‘We Will Be There to Sue Them’

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Sara Morrison / Columbia Journalism Review:

Exit Interview: Matthew Keys — It's been a rough month and a half for Matthew Keys. In March, Reuters's now-former deputy social media editor was indicted by the US Justice Department, accused of sharing a past employer's network information with hackers.

Discussion: Poynter, New York Magazine, FishbowlNY, CNET and Politico

Jack Shafer:

In defense of journalistic error — Hilary Sargent, who does business on the Web as Chart Girl, compiled the best early guide to the journalistic mistakes made on the afternoon of April 17, as broadcasters and wire services moved their conflicting and error-studded reports about the status of the Boston Marathon bombing dragnet.

Discussion: Daily Download, Poynter, Politico, New York Times, TVNewser, Business Insider, The Week, Kirk LaPointe's …, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, The Newspaper Guild, Columbia Journalism Review and Reflections of a Newsosaur

Mat Honan / Wired:

The One Function Twitter Desperately Needs — A staggering amount misinformation spewed out of Twitter last week in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. There were reports of suspects being killed when they were very much alive, reports of arrests made while suspects were on the run …

Discussion: CNET, Forbes and GalleyCat

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

New York Times lifts paywall for video, plans ‘franchises’ — The New York Times is no longer restricting non-subscribers' access to its video content. The move, which comes as the Times tightens other parts of its paywall, is part of the paper's plans to expand its brand in the video space.

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, The New York Times Company, FishbowlNY, VentureBeat, NetNewsCheck Latest and The Next Web

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

Amazon Broadens Its Terrain — David Blum does not have a regular table at the Four Seasons or host celebrity parties at the top of the Standard Hotel. — He does not get a lot of fawning press. After he was fired by The Village Voice and left The New York Press, Gawker Media in 2009 pronounced him …

Discussion: GalleyCat and AppNewser

Alex Pham / Billboard:

iTunes Leads Share of Online Video Market (Research) — Share of U.S. video download market in 2012. The red bar represents share of TV episode downloads. The blue bar represents share full-length feature film sales. Source: The NPD Group Inc.

Craig Silverman / Poynter:

New Washington Post reader representative explains why he won't be the paper's ombud — Doug Feaver has no illusions about his new job. — “My primary mission is to respond to readers,” says the Washington Post's new reader representative. — In other words, he is not an ombudsman.