Mediagazer: Burma falters, backtracks on press freedom (Shawn W. Crispin/Committee …)

5:30 AM ET, June 15, 2013

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Lora Kolodny / Venture Capital Dispatch:

Sneak Preview: Matter's Inaugural Class of New-Media Startups — On Wednesday, Matter, an accelerator for media startups in San Francisco, gave Venture Capital Dispatch a sneak peek at the companies graduating from its inaugural class, Matter One. … As VentureWire previously reported …

Discussion: AllThingsD and PandoDaily

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Bloomberg Reporters' Practices Become Crucial Issue for Company — Most journalists dream of uncovering government corruption, landing a big interview or winning a Pulitzer Prize. But those are not the goals that Thomas F. Secunda, who co-founded Bloomberg L.P. in 1982 with Michael R. Bloomberg, has in mind.

Discussion: Wonkblog, Kirk LaPointe's …, Capital New York and Talking Biz News

Erik Wemple:

CBS News confirms multiple breaches of Sharyl Attkisson's computer — CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed in May that her computer had been compromised. When asked about the situation, CBS News responded with a statement that it was conducting an investigation.

Discussion: CBS News, Softpedia News, Washington Post, Reuters, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, TVNewser, WebProNews and Broadcasting & Cable

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

The Atlantic launches weekly iPhone magazine for $2.99 a month — The Atlantic's anticipated paid product is now here in the form of a weekly collection of curated content. — In April, Atlantic Media President Justin Smith teased the idea of a paid product at PaidContent Live.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Adweek, FOLIO, Mashable, Digiday and AppleInsider

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Washington Examiner says goodbye to daily edition — The Washington Examiner published its last local daily edition today. It will become “a digital platform and weekly print magazine focused on political thought leadership,” the company announced in March.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New Republic, bizjournals, City Desk and Digital Media Wire

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

CBS' Les Moonves Escapes Deposition in Aereo Case — The executive won't have to explain comments like “Aereo is not a problem, it's been blown way out of proportion.” — In the ongoing legal battle over Aereo, the upstart digital TV distributor won't be able to ask CBS CEO Leslie Moonves …

Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:

Venerable Format of ‘NewsHour’ Struggles With New Era of Media — For many of its 38 years, the sober studio-interview format of the “PBS NewsHour” has served the program well, drawing viewers and corporate underwriters alike. But with a deep financing crisis forcing layoffs and other cutbacks this week …

Discussion: TVNewser, Online NewsHour and @jayrosen_nyu

Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

How Top Publishers Handle ‘Sponsored Content’ — Sponsored content - that is advertising content distributed by publishers — is the new belle of the ball. For publishers, it holds out the hopes of escaping the downward pressure on CPMs. — There's a breadth of options for brands across publishers.

Discussion: @alexismadrigal and @jeffjarvis

Shawn W. Crispin / Committee to Protect Journalists:

Burma falters, backtracks on press freedom — The media landscape in Burma is more open than ever, as President Thein Sein releases imprisoned journalists and abolishes the former censorship regime. But many threats and obstacles to truly unfettered reporting remain, including restrictive laws held …

Lora Kolodny / Venture Capital Dispatch:

Paul Carr's NSFWCorp Raises Seed Round to Publish News, Books-On Paper — As print magazine and book publishers struggle to stay afloat, Not Safe For Work, a print magazine and news startup in Las Vegas, has raised $250,000 in seed funding from Base Ventures, VentureWire has learned.

Associated Press:

European broadcast chief: Turn Greek state TV channel back on — ATHENS, Greece — The head of Europe's public broadcasters arrived in Greece to show support for 2,600 fired staff of the country's state broadcaster and demand the conservative-led government put the stations back on the air.

Discussion: The Atlantic Cities and Charlemagne

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

API Code Could Point To Facebook Building An RSS Reader — Move over Reeder, Feedly, Digg, NewsBlur, Feedbin and the rest of the RSS players who hope to pick up some new users with the impending demise of Google Reader. Facebook may also be looking to wade into the game.