Mediagazer: Body Of French Journalist Caroline Corvalan Identified; Police Launch Murder Investigation (Sara Gates/The Huffington Post)

7:55 AM ET, October 4, 2013

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Twitter files to raise $1B, company is not profitable, will trade under ticker TWTR — Twitter had revenue of $253 million in the first six months of 2013 but it was not profitable, according to its S-1 prospectus, which was made public late Thursday. The company filed the official IPO …

Gerry Shih / Reuters:

Twitter reveals rip-roaring growth, big losses ahead of IPO — (Reuters) - Twitter Inc, racing toward the largest Silicon Valley IPO since Facebook Inc's 2012 coming-out party, hopes to woo investors with rip-roaring revenue growth despite never having made a profit in the past three years.

Discussion: @mathewi

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

How Twitter's Ad Business Went From Zero to $500 Million in Less Than Four Years — Just a few years ago, the people who ran Twitter — co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone — didn't even like talking about the notion of selling ads. — But Williams and Stone have moved on.

Discussion: Softpedia News, Forbes, @pkafka, TechCrunch, NYT Bits, ZDNet and @sbermo

Guardian:

Mail on Sunday apology highlights tensions between Greig and Dacre — Geordie Greig issues rare apology after a reporter intruded on a memorial service for Ed Miliband's uncle — Geordie Greig has apologised to Ed Miliband after a Mail on Sunday reporter intruded on a memorial service for his uncle.

Discussion: Guardian, Spectator, Guardian and @okwonga

BBC:
Profile: Paul Dacre, Daily Mail editor

Discussion: Channel 4 and Financial Times

Press Gazette:
Two Mail on Sunday journalists suspended after approaching mourners at memorial for Miliband uncle

Discussion: Guardian, Guardian, @domponsford and Guardian

David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:

In Leaked Video, Egyptian Army Officers Debate How to Sway News Media — CAIRO — A leaked video of senior Egyptian Army officers debating how to influence the news media during the months preceding the military takeover offers a rare glimpse of the anxiety within the institution at the prospect of civilian oversight.

National Journal:

There's not just a shutdown. There's a blackout, and it makes journalism suffer. — The Government Shutdown Is Terrible for Transparency — Thursday morning's New York Times starts with a blockbuster story on Obamacare: “A sweeping national effort to extend health coverage to millions …

Discussion: @citizensnews, @freedomofpress, @carr2n, @jasonleopold, Right Turn and Gawker

Hamish McKenzie / PandoDaily:

With the new Circa, news follows you — Today, mobile news startup Circa is launching a new version of its iPhone app, expanding to Android, and is subtly shifting course with its strategy. Circa 2. still delivers news stories broken up into snippets, but it is adding a new focus …

Discussion: Wired, AppNewser and Mashable

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Circa Releases Version 2 For iOS And Android, Adds Breaking News Notifications

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Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon Readies Set-Top Box for Holidays — Streaming Video Device Would Rival Roku, Apple TV — Amazon.com Inc. is taking steps toward releasing a video-streaming device in time for the holiday selling season, according to people briefed on the company's plans.

Discussion: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, C21Media, SlashGear, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Deadline.com, CNET, AppleInsider, Los Angeles Times, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, Reuters, GigaOM, Yahoo! News, The Verge, ZDNet, WebProNews, App Advice, Engadget, Electronista and Digits

Sara Gates / The Huffington Post:

Body Of French Journalist Caroline Corvalan Identified; Police Launch Murder Investigation — French police uncovered a ghastly scene last week when they found a dismembered and decaying human torso in a service shaft beneath a street in Paris. On Oct. 2, after identifying the remains …

Discussion: ninemsn, Daily Mail and TheAustralian

Henry Blodget / Business Insider:

Business Insider's Blodget muses about a Buzzfeed merger but rejects it for now — ‘Should Buzzfeed And Business Insider Merge?’ — Someone asked me a question on Quora: — “Should Buzzfeed and Business Insider merge?” — I can't remember my Quora password, so I figured I would just answer the question here.

Discussion: @taylorlorenz

Steve Earl / PR Week:

News Corp: a lot of life in print yet — Print media remains utterly viable and a cheap way to reach large audiences. — That might seem like the type of statement which was made in the middle of the last decade, with froth rising about the growth of social media and editorial eyebrows being raised about the rapid shift online.

Discussion: @rajunarisetti and @mathewi

Hayley Ringle / Phoenix Business Journal:

Arizona Republic editors to reporters: Do your work at Starbucks or McDonald's — Starbucks and McDonald's will soon be the new offices for roughly 20 community reporters at The Arizona Republic. — Top Republic editors met with reporters from the Mesa, Scottsdale and Phoenix community sections Thursday …

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM

Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:

With print advertising in decline, German newspapers look toward digital business models — The newsonomics of the German press' tipping year — HAMBURG — Angela Merkel's resounding reelection may have ushered in an era of unexpected political stability in Germany.