Mediagazer: Spike the gloom - journalism has a bright future (George Brock/The Conversation)

3:30 PM ET, September 6, 2013

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CEO Mark Thompson gives a few glimpses into the near-term growth strategy of The New York Times — New York Times Company CEO Mark Thompson was back in his native U.K. today to give an address at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which is celebrating an anniversary of its fellowship program.

Discussion: @mathewi, @marklittlenews, @niemanlab and @jbenton

Josh Halliday / Guardian:

BBC ordered to disclose names and details of payoffs to 150 managers — Corporation had fought to keep details secret, but public accounts committee has demanded deals are revealed — The BBC has been ordered to disclose the names and details of 150 senior managers who received severance payouts …

BBC: BBC pay-offs: Trust denies Mark Thompson claims

Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Mark Thompson: Chris Patten ‘misled parliament over BBC payoffs’

Discussion: Talking New Media, @emilybell, Guardian, Daily Mail, @bwebster135, @ericsalama, @arusbridger, @matthewwells and New York Times

George Brock / The Conversation:

Spike the gloom - journalism has a bright future — Whenever more than two journalists gather together to discuss the future of their business, the dialogue is usually depressing. This prevailing pessimism must change: we need a new conversation about what's happening to news.

Discussion: paidContent, @sarah__bartlett, @hofrench, Kirk LaPointe's … and @queenchristina_

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Apple Will Appeal Final Court Order in E-Book Price Fixing Trial — Here's the last word, for now, on the punishment Apple will receive after losing its e-book price-fixing trial: It's not as bad as Apple first feared, but Apple still isn't happy. — You can see the order …

Discussion: GigaOM, Media & Entertainment, Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Los Angeles Times, GalleyCat, TUAW, @pkafka, @johnpaczkowski, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac and Hillicon Valley

Nate Raymond / Reuters:

Apple hit with injunction in e-books antitrust case — (Reuters) - A federal judge who found Apple Inc liable for conspiring to fix e-book prices entered an injunction on Friday intended to bar the iPad maker from further antitrust violations. — U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan …

Discussion: PublishersWeekly.com, BGR, AppleInsider and Electronista

Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

Decision to Publish Against Government Request Was ‘Not a Particularly Anguished One’ — The New York Times has come under fire in the past for agreeing to government requests to hold back sensitive stories or information, but it bucked such requests in publishing a front-page article in Friday's paper.

Discussion: ProPublica, VentureBeat, The Huffington Post, Guardian, @ggreenwald, msnbc.com, @frank_rieger, Digits, GigaOM, @moorehn, Poynter, @mathewi, @jayrosen_nyu, VatorNews, TechPresident, DSLreports, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Skift, kottke.org, @amandamarcotte, @rsingel, @palafo and ProPublica

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Glenn Beck Wants to Know: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? — You left Fox News and started The Blaze, a TV station, Web site and subscription service. How is that working out? — Check back with me in 10 years. I think we're just now entering the fields that I was hoping we would enter.

Discussion: Erik Wemple, TVNewser, The 6th Floor, Mediaite, @glennbeck and The Raw Story

Timothy Pratt / New York Times:

A Newspaper in Las Vegas, at Risk of Closing, Divides a Family — Tanned and fit, collar unbuttoned and no socks under his loafers, Brian Greenspun, the president of The Las Vegas Sun, stood in the middle of the newsroom, surrounded by $500 Herman Miller chairs, flat-screen monitors and floor …

Discussion: Poynter and Las Vegas Review-Journal

Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:

Techmeme is now writing its own headlines — Right now there's a headline on Techmeme written by our news editors. Our more familiar readers know why this is noteworthy: from the time we launched in 2005 until yesterday, our content consisted entirely of quotes.

Discussion: Poynter, Business Insider, @profjeffjarvis, @ashleymayer, @pkafka, @parislemon, @davewiner, @rsingel, @nerdtalker and @zseward

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Press regulation: industry presses on with new watchdog despite reservations — Ipso expected to be running by early 2014 but Guardian, Independent and Financial Times still have concerns — The newspaper industry is pressing ahead with plans to launch a new watchdog and hopes …

Discussion: Press Gazette, Jon Slattery and HoldTheFrontPage

Bloomberg:

Disney Armed With ESPN Cudgel in Next Pay-TV Fee Showdown — CBS's Moonves Says TWC Pact Reflects High Ratings — Now that CBS Corp. has prevailed in its monthlong dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc., it's Bob Iger's turn to see how much his Walt Disney Co. can squeeze from a pay-TV carrier.

Rachel Bartlett / Journalism.co.uk:

Guardian's Joanna Geary to join Twitter UK — Joanna Geary, who is currently social and communities editor at the Guardian, will be responsible for Twitter's partnerships with news outlets in the UK — Joanna Geary speaking at the news:rewired conference — Copyright: By John Thompson.

Discussion: @smfrogers and @lewiswiltshire

Andy Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:

How the New iPhone Helps Hollywood — Apple's cheaper device means greater penetration in China and India as iTunes movies, TV and music suddenly will land in millions (billions?) more hands. — The new iPhone 5S will make headlines this fall for its better camera, longer-lasting battery and flashy fingerprint-sensing lock.

Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:

Nikki Finke Seeks to Break From Penske Media — Founder of Website Deadline.com Says Vision Is No Longer Shared — In the viciously competitive world of Hollywood trade publications, it was hardly a shock when one outlet recently mocked another for its “humiliating loss of readership and influence.”

Discussion: Business Insider, Mediaite, The Wrap, @nikkifinke, The Atlantic Wire, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, FishbowlNY, Vulture, LA Observed, @bendwilliams and @benfritz

Dara Kerr / CNET:

Bing News brings trending stories from Facebook, Twitter — Microsoft updates its news search engine with a revamped design, browser width adaptation, and popular topics from social media and around the Web. — Microsoft overhauled its Bing News search page on Thursday to highlight …