Mediagazer: Hollywood Tests Movie Ticket Sales at Walmart With ‘Man of Steel’ (Marc Graser/Variety)

3:55 AM ET, April 25, 2013

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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, @sulliview, The Huffington Post and @jessicavalenti

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, mediabistro.com and LA Observed

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Politico's ‘turbulence’ story about New York Times' Jill Abramson: All wind

Discussion: http://annfriedman.com/, Slate, The Huffington Post, mediabistro.com, The Wrap, Guardian, FishbowlNY and Capital New York

Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
When straight-keeper in chief Jill Abramson gets the tabloid treatment

Discussion: @tonymedia, Politico and @dylanbyers

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: The Daily Caller, Globe and Mail, Forbes and Wonkblog

Mat Honan / Wired:
Twitter Now Has a Two-Step Solution

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 …

Discussion: VentureBeat, IntoMobile, The Week, Wired, CNET, Forbes, TrustedReviews, Electronista, TechCrunch, Home Media Magazine, WebProNews, App Advice, CNET, @rogerwcheng, The Next Web, Business Insider, Polygon, GigaOM, Gizmodo, Engadget, GeekWire, The Verge, 9to5Mac, AllThingsD, Mashable and BGR

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 …

Iain Thomson / The Register:

Court orders Visa partner to allow donations to WikiLeaks — Credit card blockade begins to crack — WikiLeaks may soon be able to accept donations again, now that the Icelandic Supreme Court has ruled that the blockade on donations imposed by local Visa partner Valitor is illegal …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, News of Iceland and RT

Alex Pareene / Salon:

CNN's “Crossfire” talk shows CNN still doesn't get what's wrong with CNN — In case you were hoping for the new incarnation to be smarter, CNN is talking to Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter — CNN would like you to know that under Jeff Zucker's leadership, it will continue being as CNN-y as possible.

Discussion: Mediaite, Radio & Television … and Hollywood Reporter

Marc Graser / Variety:

Hollywood Tests Movie Ticket Sales at Walmart With ‘Man of Steel’ … Walmart is about to give Superman an early boost at the box office, with the company becoming the first retailer to sell tickets to an advance screening of a studio film. It's a deal that, if it takes off with consumers …

Discussion: /Film

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, Official Yahoo! Blog, Mashable, New York Times, AllThingsD, UPROXX, Deadline.com 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 …