Mediagazer: Did Bloomberg reporters “snoop” on clients? Depends on what you call snooping (Jeff John Roberts/paidContent)

2:55 PM ET, May 13, 2013

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Matthew Winkler / Bloomberg:

Holding Ourselves Accountable — As I wrote in “The Bloomberg Way,” our guide for reporters and editors, “The appearance of impropriety can be as damaging to a reputation as doing something improper. Because we hold others accountable for disclosure, we expect the same of ourselves.

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Bloomberg Admits Terminal Snooping — Reporters at Bloomberg News were trained to use a function on the company's financial data terminals that allowed them to view subscribers' contact information and, in some cases, monitor login activity in order to advance news coverage, more than half a dozen former employees said.

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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Did Bloomberg reporters “snoop” on clients? Depends on what you call snooping

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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Michael Bloomberg Declines To Comment On The Terminal Tracking At Bloomberg News

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Lesley Messer / ABCNEWS:

Barbara Walters Announces 2014 Retirement — The legendary newscaster will leave TV journalism next summer — For decades, Barbara Walters has inspired millions with her groundbreaking interviews — but after 37 years with ABC News, the newscaster is announcing on “The View” …

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

New research finds 92 percent of news consumption is still on legacy platforms — Here is a surprising statistic from leading consultants McKinsey and Company: When you measure news consumption in the U.S. by time spent, rather than raw audience numbers, digital platforms are getting only 8 percent of the action.

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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

How ABC plans to use live streaming and the cloud to challenge Aereo — This week, ABC is taking the fight against Aereo to the New York-based startup's home turf: the network will start streaming its entire programming schedule in real-time to viewers in New York and Philadelphia.

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Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

Two strategies: The Washington Post vs. The NYT — Both are great American newspapers, both suffer from the advertising slump and from the transition to digital. But the New York Times' paywall strategy is making a huge difference. — The Washington Post's financials provide a good glance …

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Reporter shot in New Orleans violence — Deborah Cotton was in “guarded but stable condition” Sunday night after being hit by gunfire in New Orleans, Kevin Allman reports. Cotton returned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina “more determined than ever to write, videotape and chronicle the city's culture …

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David Carr / New York Times:

In New Orleans, Times-Picayune's Monopoly Crumbles — A year after announcing a plan to reorganize The Times-Picayune of New Orleans into a more digitally focused enterprise that produced a newspaper just three days a week — enraging local residents — its owners have added a new innovation …

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

As TV Ratings and Profits Fall, Networks Face a Cliffhanger — As the major television networks prepare to unveil their new fall lineups in New York this week, they face threats from seemingly every corner. — Prime-time ratings for the Big Four broadcasters — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox …

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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing — PBS's MediaShift is launching a line of ebooks, starting with titles on self-publishing and cord-cutting. Executive Mark Glaser says he plans to release 10 to 20 books this year, depending on how well the first titles do.

Sean Ludwig / VentureBeat:

Aereo simplifies pricing plans by ditching day passes & annual memberships — Streaming TV startup Aereo has modified its pricing plans to now only offer memberships at $8 per month or $12 per month. — Aereo offers streams of over-the-air broadcasts from channels like ABC, CBS, NBC …

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Sun paywall set at £2 with access to Premier League football highlights — Charge will come into effect in August after £30m deal is struck for rights to all 380 Premier League matches a season — The Sun is to introduce a paywall from 1 August with a £2 per week charge …

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