Mediagazer: TV Upfronts Dive Deep into Digital (Todd Spangler/Variety)

12:50 AM ET, May 20, 2013

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected — The Yahoo board has approved a massive $1.1 billion all-cash deal to buy Tumblr. — Sources close to the board said the deal was a foregone conclusion and was an unanimous vote by the Silicon Valley Internet giant.

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Tumblr Brand Will Remain — With Mostly “Hands-Off” Product Approach by Yahoo's Mayer — According to numerous sources close to the situation, the Tumblr brand will continue on in the wake of its $1.1 billion acquisition by Yahoo. — That includes definitive promises by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer …

Discussion: AdExchanger, Forbes, Mashable and Business Insider

CNN:

ABC News' Jonathan Karl addresses criticism on reporting of the Benghazi talking points controversy — On the Sunday, May 19 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz read a statement from Jonathan Karl, chief White House Correspondent for ABC News in response to his reporting …

Discussion: Mediaite, @jonkarl, @jonkarl, @thestalwart and @mlcalderone

Jay Rosen / Pressthink:

Jon Karl got played by a confidential source and now ABC News has a big Benghazi problem — “His colleagues at other news organizations know it. His friends at the network, were they real friends, would try to talk him out of this disastrous state of denial.”

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Forbes, George Stephanopoulos, @jcstearns, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Phil Elliott / Associated Press:

AP CEO: DOJ's Seizure Of Phone Records Was ‘Unconstitutional’ — WASHINGTON — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records “unconstitutional” and said the news cooperative …

Discussion: New York Times, Reuters, Associated Press, Slate, Associated Press and Big News Network.com

Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:

Charlie Rose to Host a Show in Prime Time on PBS — Viewers can already wake up with Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” and wind down their day with his late-night PBS newsmaker interview program. If that is not enough, Mr. Rose, who has been called “the hardest working man in television …

Discussion: Deadline.com

Jack Marshall / Digiday:

Pitchfork Opts Out of the Pageview Rat Race — Pitchfork was one of few media outlets granted access to dance music duo Daft Punk ahead of its highly anticipated new album Random Access Memories. Determined to make the most of the opportunity, the online music mag ditched …

Discussion: @zee and Pitchfork

Todd Spangler / Variety:

TV Upfronts Dive Deep into Digital … This week's upfront presentations in Manhattan weren't purely about TV; broadcast and cable made plenty of digital waves as well. — ABC Adapts to Apps — ABC became the first broadcaster to make itself available on smartphones and tablets via livestream.

Emran Hossain / The Huffington Post:

Bangladeshi Bloggers Face Constant Death Threats Since Arrest — WASHINGTON — Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger. — “They have pushed my life to a state in which I cannot walk free. I remain in self-confinement day after day, and my social relations are mostly snapped …

Dan Kennedy / The Huffington Post:

Beyond the Tea Party: How the IRS Is Killing Nonprofit Media — Outrage over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party and other right-wing groups continues to boil — yet a potentially more consequential IRS practice has scarcely gained any attention.

Andrew Romano / The Daily Beast:

Why You're Addicted to TV — The Revolution is being televised. Anyone who enjoys even the most casual relationship with a television set is probably aware that How We Watch TV has been changing in recent years. “Binge watching,” as scores of breathless critics have christened it …

Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

Why Hearst Wants in on Google Glass — Google Glass has already gotten a reputation as a geek-guy thing, but Hearst doesn't think that's going to be the case in the long run. — The publisher is the first magazine to have a Google Glass app. Elle will join The New York Times …