Mediagazer: Holder Faces a New Round of Criticism (New York Times)

9:15 AM ET, May 30, 2013

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Carol Cratty / CNN:

Holder runs into roadblocks on off-the-record meetings on leaks — Washington (CNN) - Attorney General Eric Holder's plans to sit down with media representatives to discuss guidelines for handling investigations into leaks to the news media have run into trouble.

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

NYT Will Not Attend Holder Meeting With Media — NEW YORK — The New York Times and Associated Press said Wednesday that they will not attend a meeting this week between Attorney General Eric Holder and the Washington bureau chiefs of several media outlets to discuss guidelines for journalists in leak investigations.

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New York Times:

Holder Faces a New Round of Criticism — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., a lightning rod of Republican attacks during President Obama's first term, is now contending with a new round of criticism over the Justice Department's campaign against leaks to the news media.

Discussion: The Fix, Law Blog, The Huffington Post, Hit & Run and Mediaite

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

‘Thousands And Thousands’ Of Calls Seized By DOJ — NEW YORK — Associated Press president and chief executive Gary Pruitt told staff at a Wednesday town hall meeting that the phone records obtained by the government included “thousands and thousands” of calls in and out of the news organization, according to a staffer who attended.

Discussion: Techdirt, Telegraph and Mediaite

BuzzFeed:

The Social Media Editor is Dead — By April 19, the manhunt for two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon had been ongoing for four days, and the Twitterati were growing weary. — Brian Ries, of The Daily Beast, confessed he was “so tired.” Huffington Post's Craig Kanalley saw …

Discussion: Zombie Journalism, ReadWrite, @ivanlajara, @fieldproducer, @lheron, @lheron, @fieldproducer, Nieman Reports and @boyreporter

Jim Romenesko: Liz Heron is named Wall Street Journal emerging media editor

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

BBC accused of acting like a ‘thug’ towards local papers — Corporation criticised by regional newspaper executives for being competitive and refusing to credit local press stories — The BBC has been accused of acting like the “thug at the end of the street” in its dealings with local and regional newspapers.

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Netflix boss: BBC is holding back UK children's shows — Ted Sarandos says corporation restricts UK licensing for up to five years, forcing streaming service to buy US shows instead — Ted Sarandos, Netflix's content chief, has accused the BBC of stifling the potential of homegrown children's shows …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter

Bill Carter / New York Times:

Month of Breaking News Lifts CNN and Fox, but Sinks MSNBC — A second straight month of big breaking events proved one thing: MSNBC is a television news channel that does not gain any advantage when news is being made. — CNN, meanwhile, is never stronger than when it can flex its news muscles.

Discussion: Deadline.com

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: CNBC viewers hit lowest point since April 2005

Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal:

Dish Increases Its Bid for Clearwire — Dish Network Corp. has increased its bid for mobile-broadband operator Clearwire Corp., topping the offer Sprint Nextel Corp. raised last week. — Late Wednesday, Dish offered to acquire Clearwire for $4.40 a share in cash, a 29% premium over Sprint's offer of $3.40 a share.

Discussion: The Verge, CNET, GeekWire and AllThingsD

Kelly E. Christensen / INMA:

Dallas Morning News encourages innovation by funding employee ideas — Employees can earn up to US$25,000 for revenue-generating ideas, such as two recent winners: an E-books option for special sections and custom publishing customers and a collectible sports poster series.

Reuters:

News Corp to delist from London Stock Exchange — REUTERS - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSA.O) said it will cancel its listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) (LSE.L), citing low levels of trading volume. — The company said the volume of its stock traded on the LSE was less than 1 percent of the total globally.

Discussion: Guardian, London News and Londonlovesbusiness.com

Media Hawk / The Commentator:

The Guardian has opened a coffee shop. No, it's not a joke. — Wanting a steaming cup to go with their steaming journalism? Well now you've got a place to go, London... Deep in the murky, hipster-ridden depths of London's Shoreditch emerges a new beast dedicated to bringing you bitter …

Discussion: pressgazette.co.uk, @jesshullinger, @lheron, @dansabbagh, @martinbelam, @fleetstreetfox and @alexhern

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Newsweek confirms it is eyeing sale — Newsweek CEO Baba Shetty and editor-in-chief Tina Brown have just sent the following memo to staff, confirming earlier reports that parent-company IAC is exploring a sale of the now online-only magazine: … Developing.

Discussion: Gawker, Talking Biz News, New York Times, Mashable, The Huffington Post and Variety