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11:50 AM ET, May 2, 2013

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Cablevision Picks Up Glenn Beck's Internet Channel  —  Glenn Beck's Internet channel TheBlaze has been picked up by the cable system operated by Cablevision, giving Mr. Beck television distribution in the New York metropolitan area for the first time since he left Fox News in 2011.
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Al Jazeera America to open Detroit bureau  —  Al Jazeera America will open a Detroit bureau ahead of the channel's launch later this year, the network announced on Thursday.  —  The Detroit bureau for Al Jazeera America, which will replace Current TV, will focus on “telling the stories …
Aswini Anburajan / BuzzFeed:
Where Did All The Search Traffic Go?  —  Traffic from Google to digital publishers dropped 30% over the past eight months.  —  Referrals from Facebook and Google to publishers on the BuzzFeed Network  —  Search traffic to publishers has taken a dive in the last eight months …
Discussion: Search Engine Land, Thanks:@max8378
Ann Friedman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Branded but ‘independent’ media  —  The pros and cons of trying to do real journalism at a non-media company  —  Jessica Bennett worked for seven years at journalistic stalwarts like The Boston Globe, the Village Voice, and Newsweek.  But after years of sleeping on couches when she went …
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Former Federated Media CEO Deanna Brown joins Byliner as president  —  E-singles startup Byliner has a new president: Deanna Brown, who was previously the CEO of Federated Media and before that held executive roles at Scripps, Yahoo and AOL.  She also founded Inside.com and Gaming Industry News and cofounded CondéNet.
Discussion: GalleyCat and Digital Book World
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Los Angeles Times, too, moves away from ‘illegal immigrant’  —  Articles in the Los Angeles Times “will no longer refer to individuals as ‘illegal immigrants’ or ‘undocumented immigrants,’ but instead will describe a person's circumstances,” Times reader representative Deirdre Edgar writes.
Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Condé Nast Introduces Web Series for Magazines  —  Last year, the latest innovation every magazine wanted to release was an iPad edition.  This year, it's online video content.  —  Condé Nast's Entertainment Group introduced 30 programs at its first presentation made during the Digital Content NewFronts.
Discussion: WWD and Variety
George Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
BBC to Overhaul Bullying, Harassment Policy in Wake of Jimmy Savile Scandal  —  UPDATED: Director general Tony Hall said parts of the report make for “uncomfortable reading,” but the changes show a “commitment to change.”  —  LONDON - The BBC said Thursday that it would overhaul its bullying …
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
Vox Wants to Make Ads  —  Many publishers bemoan how badly produced the ads are on their sites.  Add Vox Media to the growing list of publishers looking to create them themselves.  —  The parent company of sports site SB Nation, tech site The Verge and gaming site Polygon has taken …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Jack Coyle / Associated Press:
YouTube Says The Battle With TV Is Already Over  —  Tele-what?  YouTube touts itself not as a TV alternative, but a new-generation video platform  —  NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube vs. TV?  YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over.  —  In a flashy presentation …
Discussion: AllThingsD and Softpedia News
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Scripps Networks Reports Lower First-Quarter Earnings  —  Ad revenues up 11%  —  Scripps Networks Interactive reported lower earnings as a revenue increase was canceled out by higher expenses and an adverse tax charge.  —  First-quarter net income was $108 million, or $0.72 per share …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Getting Away With Murder  —  CPJ's 2013 Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free  —  Rocked by militants in the north and politically inspired aggression nationwide, Nigeria has become one of the worst nations in the world for deadly …
Discussion: Poynter and Guardian
Ben Adler / Columbia Journalism Review:
Streams of consciousness  —  Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes.  What does that mean for journalism?  —  My first encounters with journalism were the same as most American males: through the sports pages.  Sometime in middle school …
Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:
The Movie Business Is A Total Drag — On Earnings  —  CBS's first quarter earnings, released today, shined in part because it doesn't own a major movie studio.  At least not yet.  —  Media magnate Sumner Redstone, actress Emily Blunt, CBS President and CEO Les Moonves and actor Ewan McGregor.
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily
Glen Keogh / Mancunian Matters:
Guilty: Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall faces jail after admitting child sex abuse - with one victim aged NINE  —  Veteran North West broadcaster Stuart Hall faces jail after today pleading guilty to indecently assaulting 13 girls - the youngest aged just nine.
The Wrap:
Peter Levinsohn Named President and Chief Distribution Officer of Universal  —  The Fox executive will report to studio chairman Adam Fogelson  —  Peter Levinsohn was named president and chief distribution officer of Universal Pictures on Wednesday, the studio announced.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Variety
 
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Loek Essers / PC World:
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
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Jack Shafer / Reuters:
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Discussion: Hit & Run and New York Times
Jim Romenesko:
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
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Discussion: The Wrap and Reuters
Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The New York Times launched a revamped mobile site today
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Twitter Wants To Get More Journalists On Twitter
Discussion: Digital Spy, The Verge and @mlcalderone
Steve Annear / Boston Magazine:
Former Phoenix Reporters Launch Online Alt-Weekly
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Every page is your homepage: Reuters, untied to print metaphor, builds a modern river of news
Discussion: eMedia Vitals and Talking Biz News
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
China's Surprise Tax Prompts Hollywood Standoff
Discussion: Slate