Mediagazer: Turbulence at The Times — One Monday morning in April … (Dylan Byers/Politico)

12:05 AM ET, April 25, 2013

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Politico's ‘turbulence’ story about New York Times' Jill Abramson: All wind — Dylan Byers' big “Turbulence at The Times” story, about the news organization under Executive Editor Jill Abramson's leadership, has the look and feel of world-beating Politico scoop.

Discussion: mediabistro.com, The Wrap, Guardian, @adamweinstein, LA Observed, @davidakin, @jbrodkin and New York Magazine

Emily Bell / Guardian:

Jill Abramson and the wholly sexist narrative of the woman in power — The New York Times executive editor is apparently stubborn and snappy. Why must we focus on women's character traits? — Happy newsrooms are all alike. Every unhappy newsroom is unhappy in its own way.

Discussion: Politico and @sulliview

Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:

Politico's Takedown Of The New York Times Editor 'Doesn't Ring True To Me,' Says Brian Stelter — Last night, Politico published a story called “Turbulence At The New York Times.” — Citing “More than a dozen current and former members of the editorial staff” it said that Times executive …

Discussion: Poynter and mediabistro.com

Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:

When straight-keeper in chief Jill Abramson gets the tabloid treatment — Has Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times, “lost the newsroom”? — A story posted last night by Politico's Dylan Byers characterizes Abramson as a woman on the verge of a newsroom breakdown.

Discussion: @tonymedia and @dylanbyers

Dylan Byers / Politico:
Turbulence at The Times — One Monday morning in April …

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Meghan Kelly / VentureBeat:

Why two-factor authentication wouldn't have saved the AP from getting hacked — After a rash of major Twitter account hacks, rumor says the company will be releasing two-factor authentication. While this is a great extra protection, it's not the panacea many are looking for.

Discussion: Committee to Protect …, SocialTimes and Softpedia News

Eric Mack / CNET:

AP Twitter feed returns, minus many followers, after hacking — The Associated Press account is back up and tweeting after being offline for almost a whole day and having to reset its follower count. — After spending the better part of a day offline — following a hacking and fake tweet incident …

Discussion: Globe and Mail, Forbes, Wonkblog and Wired

Mat Honan / Wired:
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Brad Stone / Businessweek:

Here Comes Amazon's Kindle TV Set-Top Box — Amazon (AMZN) is making e-readers, tablets and will likely soon introduce a smartphone. As it works to build all types of connected devices, that leaves a natural next step: a television set-top box. The e-commerce giant is planning to introduce …

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Jack Shafer:

ChartGirl boxes the news — If you're the nautical sort, you probably interpret the news as a flow. If you hunt and peck on the typewriter, your news feed might resemble a pointillistic painting. But if you love to break ideas down into their sequential components …

Discussion: The Corsair

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

How Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Sees the Future: Netflix Wins, Apps Win and So Do HBO, ESPN and the Cable Guys — Fresh off a triumphant earnings report, and with investors once again clamoring for his shares, Reed Hastings has something to say. — A lot to say: The Netflix CEO has written …

Discussion: Business Insider

Marc Tracy / New Republic:

The New ESPN Ombudsman Is One of Its Fiercest Critics — Robert Lipsyte talks about working inside the belly of the beast — In the same way that, as poet Philip Larkin put it, “Sexual intercourse began in 1963,” Robert Lipsyte invented cynicism about the world of sports.

Discussion: Daily Download, Deadspin, paidContent, Awful Announcing, Awful Announcing, USA Today, Kirk LaPointe's … and ESPN

Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:

Yahoo to Launch ‘SNL’ Hub Via Deal With Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video — The partnership gives the online portal exclusive rights to 38 years of comedy skits and musical performances. — Yahoo is building an archive of 38 years worth of clips from Saturday Night Live through a deal with Broadway Video …

Discussion: CNET, New York Times, Deadline.com, AllThingsD, Official Yahoo! Blog, The Verge, UPROXX and The Next Web

Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:

NBC News looks outside the company and country for a president — Deborah Turness, news editor for Britain's ITV Network, is the latest executive to be mentioned as a possible successor to NBC News President Steve Capus. — NBC's hunt for a new president of its news division has gone beyond …

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Report confirms News of the World hackers were let off the hook for years — The Independent Police Complaints Commission report about Surrey Police's failure to act over the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone is hugely significant. — It is official confirmation of what we have known for some time …