Mediagazer: Murdoch Shakes Up News Corp.'s Australian Operation (Reuters)

8:30 AM ET, August 9, 2013

Top News:

Murdoch Shakes Up News Corp.'s Australian Operation — CANBERRA — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. appointed a new chief executive for its Australian operation Friday, a move that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd linked to mounting attacks on his government by Mr. Murdoch's local newspapers during a divisive election campaign.

Herald Sun:

Former HWT chairman Julian Clarke appointed News Corp Australia CEO as Kim Williams resigns — NEWS Corp Australia chief executive Kim Williams has resigned. — He has held the role since December, 2011. — He will be replaced by former The Herald and Weekly Times chairman Julian Clarke.

Discussion: Reuters, @smh, mUmBRELLA, Guardian, SINA English, Business Review Weekly, ABC, TheAustralian, Sydney Morning Herald and Business Spectator

Kim Stephens / Brisbane Times:

Brisbane cafe bans Murdoch press — A ‘fed up’ Brisbane cafe owner bans News Limited newspapers because Rupert Murdoch is trying to “subvert the political outcomes for his own economic benefit.” — A Brisbane cafe has sparked a social media storm after its owners banned News Corp. newspapers because of perceived political bias.

Discussion: ninemsn, @funwithstuff and @vermeera

Neil Chenoweth / Australian Financial Review:
Murdoch's News Corp empire turns on itself

Discussion: Guardian, The Conversation and Guardian

Margaret Simons / Guardian:
Kim Williams departure a victory for Murdoch's Australian editors

Discussion: Guardian

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Tumblr Had $16.6 Million Left When Yahoo Bought It — In the wake of Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, there was some chatter about how much runway David Karp would have had if he hadn't sold the company. — Now we know, sort of: Tumblr, which had raised $125 million since 2007, had $16.6 million in cash left when Yahoo bought it.

Discussion: Sky News, Softpedia News, Reuters, The Next Web, Digits, Quartz and GigaOM

Associated Press:

Tumblr Founder to Get $81M to Remain at Yahoo — Yahoo's recently completed acquisition of Internet blogging service Tumblr includes an $81 million payment to Tumblr founder David Karp as long as he remains on the job for the next four years. — The retention payment disclosed …

The New Republic:

Newspapers Should Be More Like Amazon — By Julius Genachowski and Steven Waldman What Jeff Bezos can teach The Washington Post What's intriguing about Jeff Bezos, who purchased The Washington Post this week, is not that he's a digital guy or that he has a lot of money—though both certainly help …

Discussion: @stevenwaldman and @mathewi

Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
What would it look like if the Times had to find a Bezos, too?

Discussion: WWD Media Headlines, Forbes, The Wrap, @jayrosen_nyu, @tmcgev and Business Insider

Rem Rieder / USA Today:

NBC-GlobalPost an intriguing media partnership … An alliance with news website GlobalPost means more foreign coverage for NBC. — CONNECT — It could be the classic trade that helps both teams. And years ago, it would have been unthinkable. — News organizations joining forces was considered anathema.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:

Amid Criticism, Support for Media's ‘Watchdog’ Role Stands Out — Overview — Public evaluations of news organizations' performance on key measures such as accuracy, fairness and independence remain mired near all-time lows. But there is a bright spot among these otherwise gloomy ratings …

Discussion: Poynter, Mediaite and The Huffington Post

Christy Choi / South China Morning Post:

Wikimedians should fix ‘broken journalism’, Jimmy Wales tells Hong Kong conference — Journalism is broken and Wikimedians should think about how to fix it, said Jimmy Wales at the opening of the 9th annual Wikimania conference in Hong Kong on Friday. — Harnessing the power of public discussion …

Discussion: @fabriceflorin, @jchristychoi, @kirstystyles1, Digits and Digits

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Time Warner Cable Taking Bigger Hit Than CBS in PR War Over Blackout: Survey — Cable operator's consumer-perception score drops lower into negative territory while the Eye has neutral rating, according to YouGov — Consumers have increasingly negative views of both Time Warner Cable …

Discussion: The New Yorker Blog, CNET, The Huffington Post, Radio & Television …, B&C, Broadcasting & Cable and New York Business Journal

Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
CBS, Time Warner Cable trade barbs on Day 7 of blackout

Discussion: Deadline.com, Telegraph, @matthewkeyslive, The Desk and Vulture

Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Wired Pushes Further Into Native Advertising With New Unit — Brands want advertising that looks and feels like actual editorial content, and publishers are uniquely positioned to help. But how do they do that without selling out? — Increasingly, by creating standalone units.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals and Business Insider

Christopher Hope / Telegraph:

Met Police's fraud squad investigating BBC pay-offs scandal — Detectives from Scotland Yard's fraud squad are investigating senior members of the BBC's leadership over allegations of misconduct in public office, The Telegraph can disclose. — Scotland Yard launched Operation Elveden last year

Discussion: BBC, @vikramdodd, @rajunarisetti, Guardian and The Independent

John McDermott / AdAge:

Vevo Developing Apple TV App for 24-7 Music Video Channel — Will Allow It to Sell Video Ads Made Specifically for Televisions — Cord-cutting millennials will soon have a new way to quench their insatiable thirst for '90s nostalgia. Music video website Vevo is developing an app …

Discussion: AllThingsD, Pocket-lint, The Mac Observer, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, App Advice, GigaOM and AppleInsider

Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

Fox's Chase Carey calls a la carte programming ‘a fantasy’ — 21st Century Fox Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey underscored the value of sports programming and downplayed calls to end the bundling of television channels. During Fox's Investor Day presentations Thursday …