Mediagazer: Nigeria's streaming web mogul: “I'm a hustler at heart” (Joonji Mdyogolo/Quartz)

5:35 AM ET, April 24, 2013

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

Turbulence at The Times — One Monday morning in April, Jill Abramson called Dean Baquet into her office to complain. The executive editor of The New York Times was upset about the paper's recent news coverage — she felt it wasn't “buzzy” enough, a source there said — and placed blame on Baquet, her managing editor.

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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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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.”

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

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Editors Weblog:

‘A la carte’ journalism presents alternative to paywalls — With even The Mail Online now implementing paid content, a turning point for paywalls seems imminent. But an emerging alternative, “a la carte journalism,” allows readers pay per article, rather than subscribing to whole publications.

Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:

Bloomberg Revs Up Video News Operations, Publishing 200 Clips Daily — With a global television network operation in place, Bloomberg News is using video clips from its shows as well as Web-only videos to produce some 200 clips per day, signaling a new “digital first” approach …

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Jim Romenesko:

Ed Bark: I didn't ‘eviscerate’ Brian Stelter's book in the New York Times — Here's what veteran TV critic Ed Bark wrote about Brian Stelter's just-published “Top of the Morning”: It's “a breezy read with more than a little overblown prose, some of it just plain silly.”

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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Joonji Mdyogolo / Quartz:

Nigeria's streaming web mogul: “I'm a hustler at heart” — Jason Njoku is building one of Africa's splashiest tech start-ups. iROKOtv, dubbed the Netflix of Africa, is a streaming video service built around the cinematic offerings of Nollywood, Nigeria's fast-growing movie industry.

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.

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Nicko Margolies / Sunlight Foundation Blog:

Churnalism: Discover When News Copies from Other Sources — Churnalism US is a new web tool and browser extension that allows anyone to compare the news you read against existing content to uncover possible instances of plagiarism. It is a joint project with the Media Standards Trust.

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Paul Vigna / MoneyBeat:

TradeBots, Social Media Form Volatile Combination — Investors got a prime lesson today in what happens when two powerful forces smash together: social media and algorithmic trading. — You all know the details by now: Somebody — an outfit that calls itself the Syrian Electronic Army …

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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Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Aereo will launch its controversial antenna and Internet-based TV service in Boston on May 15

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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.