Mediagazer: New Washington Post reader representative explains why he won't be the paper's ombud (Craig Silverman/Poynter)

1:50 PM ET, April 23, 2013

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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.

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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Matthew Keys on Reuters firing: ‘I assume they were looking for an out’

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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.

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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 …

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Tim Molloy / The Wrap:

CBS Rep on Aereo's Boston Expansion: ‘We Will Be There to Sue Them’ — Rep responds to Wrap report on Twitter — A top CBS spokesman responded to news of Aereo's expansion to Boston by tweeting Tuesday, “And we will be there to sue them.” — CBS executive vice president …

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Paul Vigna / MoneyBeat:

Stocks Plunge, Quickly Recover, on Fake Tweet … The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged within minutes early this afternoon, after somebody hacked an AP Twitter account and posted a bogus tweet saying the White House had been attacked. — The Dow, which had been up about 130 points …

Chris Welch / The Verge:

AP Twitter account hacked, makes false claim of explosions at White House — Anyone that follows the Associated Press on Twitter just heard “news” of an unprecedented national crisis. “Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured,” the AP's account tweeted moments ago.

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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 …

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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.

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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.

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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 …

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.

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Netflix Surpasses HBO in U.S. Subscribers … Netflix reported 29.17 million domestic subscribers in the first quarter of 2013, surpassing HBO for the very first time. — Netflix, which ended 2012 with 27.15 million domestic subs, added just over 2 million subs, according to 1Q results issued Monday.

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