Mediagazer: To Stay Afloat, Bookstores Turn to Web Donors (Julie Bosman/New York Times)

4:40 AM ET, August 13, 2013

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Hypocrisy for Sale: Craigslist Founder Invests in Journalism Ethics Book — Here's a fun little trip through an era of “disruption” in the media industry: … April 25, 2010, New York Times: … January 24, 2011, New York Daily News: … August 12, 2013, New York Times: … Ethics for journalists!

Discussion: @alecmacgillis, @mathewi and @blakehounshell

Nick Wingfield / New York Times:

Technology Industry Extends a Hand to Struggling Print Media — From classifieds to display ads to subscriptions, the digital age has broken the financial pillars of print journalism, leaving the industry struggling to stand on its own. — But more frequently — and with a boom last week …

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Tim Worstall / Forbes:
The First Thing Jeff Bezos Should Do At The Washington Post Is Fire Some Journalists

Discussion: GeekWire, Business Insider and Pressthink

Julie Bosman / New York Times:

To Stay Afloat, Bookstores Turn to Web Donors — For years, independent bookstores have taken creative steps to fight off challenges from Amazon and the superstores by building in-house espresso bars, hosting members-only lunches with authors and selling birthday cards, toys and trinkets.

Discussion: @martina, @spellboundbkshp, @dukepress, @emilieeaton and @christophclarey

Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

Michael Bloomberg Won't Buy The New York Times Because He Hates It — When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, a popular theory that emerged was Michael Bloomberg purchasing The New York Times (if it ever went up for sale). However, David Remnick, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker, says that's not going to happen.

Discussion: Capital New York, Journalism.co.uk, The Huffington Post and TVNewser

James Ball / Guardian:

If Eric Holder won't prosecute reporters, why did the FBI target me? — It's unnerving to learn my journalism for WikiLeaks led to being named in an FBI probe. Mainstream media need to pay attention — Would you trust a politician if your liberty depended on it?

Discussion: @rj_gallagher, @jamesrbuk, @mlcalderone, @jeffjarvis and @moorehn

William Launder / Wall Street Journal:

Sulzberger Sells Tiny Slice of Times Stock — Deal Follows Family's Declaration That Flagship Newspaper Isn't for Sale — New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. sold 50,000 shares in the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission …

Discussion: New York Times and New York Magazine

Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:

A recipe for news: IFTTT adds New York Times support, more publications coming — ‘What we really want to do is open up IFTTT as a platform and let anyone make a channel.’ — Whether it's having Dropbox back up every Instagram photo you take, getting a text message in the morning …

Discussion: @yayitsrob, @adamklaff, The Atlantic Online, Fast Company, The Next Web and Guardian

Investigative News Network:

Award-Winning Digital Entrepreneur Lisa Williams Joins INN as Director of Digital Engagement — Award-winning digital journalism entrepreneur Lisa Williams has joined the Investigative News Network as Director of Digital Engagement. — “Having someone of Lisa's caliber and experience join us …

Discussion: @jcstearns, @aschweig, @agahran, @jayrosen_nyu, @greglinch, @mtdukes, @digidave, @janjlab, @lisawilliams, @jeffjarvis and @dangillmor

Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:

Time Warner Cable-CBS dispute ‘run-of-the-mill,’ analyst says — CBS' headquarters in New York. — Time Warner Cable subscribers in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas may be steaming that they will miss the CBS series “Under the Dome” for the second week in a row because of a distribution dispute between the two companies.

Discussion: @alexrkonrad and Los Angeles Times

Patrick McGuire / VICE:

The Government Wants the Media to Stop Covering Barrett Brown — Barrett Brown has been sitting in prison, without trial, for almost a year. In case you haven't followed his case, the 31-year-old journalist is facing a century of prison time for sharing a link that contained …

Discussion: @edsudden

Chris Reidy / Boston Globe:

Harvard Business Review reports the highest circulation in its 91-year history — Harvard Business Review, or HBR, said Monday that its overall paid circulation was 260,315 at the end of June, the highest paid circulation ever reported in the 91-year history of the magazine.

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USA Today:

Al Jazeera America: Will U.S. viewers buy it? — After Mike Viqueira was hired as White House correspondent for Al Jazeera's new American television venture, the former NBC News veteran braced for a barrage of negative reaction on Twitter. “I expected some comments from people unfamiliar with Al Jazeera,” Viqueira says.

Discussion: @bennettkrejci, @brianstelter, @ajam and LA Observed

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Al Jazeera America In Discussions With Time Warner Cable

Discussion: TVNewser

Ted Johnson / Variety:

White House “Copyright Czar” Steps Down — Victoria Espinel, the first White House intellectual property coordinator, has stepped down after almost four years in the post, according to industry sources. — In a position that was dubbed “IP czar” or “copyright czar,” Espinel was responsible …