Mediagazer: Time Warner Cable-CBS dispute ‘run-of-the-mill,’ analyst says (Ryan Faughnder/Los Angeles Times)

9:45 PM ET, August 12, 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!

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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 — As someone peripherally a journalist I'm really not supposed to say such a thing: rather goes against the professional omerta to claim that there should ever, in any manner, be fewer journalists on anyone's payroll.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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 …

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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

NBC News Scooping Up Mobile Video Site Stringwire — The notion that anyone with a phone who witnesses news is a potential source for news video has been around for a while. — CNN, for example, has long had its iReport app. Twitter itself has become the go-to source for many kinds …

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Anthony De Rosa / Soup:
The disconnect between traditional media and UGC

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Politico Ramps Up Long-Form Journalism Effort — Politico announced Monday that Jason Zengerle, a contributing editor at GQ and New York magazine, is joining the publication as a senior staff writer, and Washington magazine's Denise Kersten Wells will come aboard as a senior editor.

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