Mediagazer: Battle Over the FCC's Future Kickstarted Again in Congress (Ira Teinowitz/The Wrap)

8:00 PM ET, July 11, 2013

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Brian Lowry / Variety:

Tribune Spinoff Sounds Death Knell for TV-Print Synergy — Tribune's grand plans surrounding Times Mirror merger never materialized — You can't hurry love. And you can't force synergy. — Tribune's long-awaited decision to spin off its newspaper holdings and bet squarely …

Discussion: Free Press, LA Observed and Broadcasting & Cable

Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The newsonomics of Tribune's detour — Is it a detour of some kind? Is it a deke? Or is it a Koch-around? — The big question is why Tribune would go through the time, money, and bother to split the companies when it doesn't want to be in the newspaper business and has would-be buyers waiting for company data.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

New York Times:
To Cut Taxes, Tribune Is to Split Into Broadcasting and Publishing Units

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, tribune.com, Digital Media Wire, Poynter, LA Observed, Hampton Roads Daily Press, Nieman Journalism Lab, Reuters and Politico

Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:
Charles Koch: Tribune Newspaper Bid Is 'Not On The Front Burner, But It's Possible'

Discussion: Wichita Eagle, LA Observed and The Raw Story

Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

How Acceptable Was Anonymous Speculation About Snowden's Laptops? — It's the story that just won't quit: The tale of Edward J. Snowden and his leak of classified information about the United States government's secret surveillance of citizens. — Rife with skirmishes and subplots …

Discussion: @mathewi, @balthazarbierma, @michelelassauxh, @jackshafer, @jamesrbuk, @ggreenwald, The Week, Guardian, FP Passport, Mother Jones, The Huffington Post, ABC News and Mashable

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Pew: About a quarter of Americans say journalists contribute little to society — 27 percent of Americans say journalists contribute little or nothing to society's well being, according to a study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Discussion: Pew Forum on Religion …, The Wrap, NationalJournal.com and TVSpy

Jeff Jarvis / Guardian:

Who is a journalist? Manning trial poses question of vital public interest — In this age of radically open networks, journalism is no longer a profession. It is a service to inform society anyone can provide — When Bradley Manning's defense attorneys wanted someone to explain journalism …

Discussion: Boing Boing and Prof Chris Daly's Blog

Siraj Datoo / Guardian:

BBC's Jeremy Bowen successfully treated after being shot in Egypt — Corporation's Middle East editor has operation to remove shotgun pellets that hit his head while he was covering protests — The BBC's Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, has had an operation to remove shotgun pellets in his head.

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Joe Pompeo / New York Magazine:

Al Jazeera America: A Unicorn is Born — Where the magic will happen: Al Jazeera America's newsroom. — The modern realities of the media business have so accustomed us to seeing journalistic entities disbanded, either abruptly or in slow motion, that there's an undeniable fascination …

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Time Inc. Makes a New Pitch to iPad Shoppers: Try Us Before You Buy Us — Time Inc. used to have really big hopes for the iPad era. Then came reality, plus a protracted cold war with Apple. — Three years later, the world's biggest publisher is sending out cautiously optimistic vibes about the tablet industry again.

Harry McCracken / TIME:

PCWorld Exits Print, and the Era of Computer Magazines Ends — The last of the big general-interest PC magazines is no longer a magazine. — By Harry McCracken @harrymccrackenJuly 11, 2013 — The news isn't shocking. In fact, it's sort of a shock it didn't happen several years ago.

Discussion: HotHardware.com News, The Verge, ZDNet, Folio, Talking Biz News, eMedia Vitals and ParisLemon

Liana B. Baker / Reuters:

Malone says cable companies should make joint bid for Hulu — (Reuters) - Cable companies should make a joint bid to buy Hulu, the online video site currently conducting an auction, billionaire cable pioneer John Malone said on Thursday. — Joint ownership of Hulu would give cable companies …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and @lianabaker

Michael Sebastian / AdAge:

Publishers Try a Different Kind of Pay Wall, Unlocked by Watching Web Video — Publishers including Maxim, Radar Online, Guitar World and USA Today Sports Media are experimenting with a pay wall that instead of charging readers requires them to watch an advertiser's video.

Discussion: @themediaisdying

Ira Teinowitz / The Wrap:

Battle Over the FCC's Future Kickstarted Again in Congress — Greg Walden rips the FCC for taking too long to review communications deals and for overreaching in demanding concessions such as in the Comcast-NBCU merger — The battle over the Federal Communications Communication's future returned …

Discussion: Radio & Television … and Broadcasting & Cable

Arif Durrani / Media Week:

Guardian set to report annual losses of around £35m — Guardian News and Media is set to report pre-tax losses in the region of £35 million for its year to 1 April 2013 next week, around a 20% drop from losses in 2012. — Last year, Guardian News & Media …

Discussion: Guardian

Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times:

Top editor David Boardman leaving Seattle Times — Boardman, executive editor and senior vice president at The Times, is taking a new job as dean of the School of Media and Communication at Temple University in Philadelphia. — After 30 years — and four Pulitzer Prizes — David Boardman …

Discussion: Associated Press, Temple University News, Strange Bedfellows, Philly.com and Poynter

Maxwell Williams / Los Angeles Times:

Top Museum Directors Protest L.A. Times Arts Reporter Layoff — Leaders of LACMA, MOCA, the Getty and the Hammer have sent a letter to editor Davan Maharaj calling for arts writer Jori Finkel's reinstatement, saying they are “dismayed” by the layoff. — It's not often a newspaper writer makes …

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, LA Observed, DealBook and ANIMAL