Mediagazer: How the ‘60 Minutes’ Benghazi debacle is similar, different than Rathergate (Craig Silverman/Poynter)

1:35 AM ET, November 11, 2013

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‘60 Minutes’ Airs Apology on Benghazi — Lara Logan was scheduled to deliver a report on Sunday's “60 Minutes” about disabled veterans who climb mountains. Instead, she appeared in front of the newsmagazine's trademark black backdrop and issued an apology.

Craig Silverman / Poynter:

How the ‘60 Minutes’ Benghazi debacle is similar, different than Rathergate — A lying source, a failure to properly vet him, and critical information that turned out to be unsupportable. — That appears to be the core of the “60 Minutes” Benghazi debacle that led to an on-air apology …

Discussion: Pressthink, Pressing Issues, @jayrosen_nyu, @poynter, @brianstelter, New York Times, CBS News, NBCNews and GalleyCat

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Why ‘60 Minutes’ Stood By Benghazi Source Before Retracting Report — NEW YORK — When The Washington Post revealed on Oct. 31 that security officer Dylan Davies once told his employer he never reached the U.S. compound in Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack …

Discussion: Guardian, TVNewser, Business Insider, NPR, The Raw Story, Pressing Issues, NY Daily News, Variety, The Lede, Washington Post, CBS News, Politico, USA Today, The Huffington Post and Erik Wemple

Sara Morrison / The Wrap:
Fox News Stands By Its Benghazi Reporting

Discussion: Variety, @juddlegum, Erik Wemple and Mediaite

Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:

Bloomberg Fights Back: New York Times Front-Page Report is ‘False’ (Updated) — Bloomberg News has rejected a report in the New York Times alleging it killed articles on the corruption of Chinese officials out of fear. — The Times report, published Saturday, claims Bloomberg feared …

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:

Reporter for Reuters Won't Receive China Visa — BEIJING — The Chinese government has rejected the visa application of a veteran American journalist who had been waiting eight months to begin a new reporting job in China for Thomson Reuters, the journalist said.

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Edward Wong / International New York Times:

Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China — BEIJING — The decision came in an early evening call to four journalists huddled in a Hong Kong conference room. On the line 12 time zones away in New York was their boss, Matthew Winkler, the longtime editor in chief of Bloomberg News.

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Jessi Hempel / Fortune:

Vox Media acquires Curbed Network for $20-30M — Vox Media has taken on sports, technology and video games. Now it's getting into real estate. — FORTUNE — Fortune has learned that ambitious digital media startup Vox Media will acquire Curbed Network, a saucy trio of urban lifestyle …

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

Lessons in a Surveillance Drama Redux — IT was almost eight years ago that The Times published a blockbuster story by James Risen and Eric Lichtblau about a secret Bush administration program to eavesdrop on Americans without warrants. But for many Times readers, it still resonates deeply.

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David Carr / New York Times:

Marrying Companies and Content — On Thursday, Contently, a hot little company, held a buzzy conference at the Bowery Hotel on a very of-the-moment topic. — The conference, the Brand Publishing Summit, included clients, agencies and publishers, with a lot of chatter about brands going direct …

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Zeina Karam / Associated Press:

Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap — Behind a veil of secrecy, at least 30 journalists have been kidnapped or have disappeared in Syria — held and threatened with death by extremists or taken captive by gangs seeking ransom. The widespread seizure of journalists is unprecedented …

Discussion: Gawker and Big News Network.com

Andrew Rosati / MiamiHerald.com:

Venezuela releases Herald reporter — CARACAS — After almost 48 hours in custody, Miami Herald Andean Bureau Chief Jim Wyss was released Saturday to U.S. Embassy officials, who confirmed that the journalist was in good health and had not been mistreated. — “A sincere thanks to everyone …

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Marek Miller / Journalism.co.uk:

Finnish daily piloting solar-charged e-reader giveaway — Helsingin Sanomat is giving 300 subscribers devices worth €40 that can be charged by artificial or natural light — Credit: Image courtesy of Leia Media Ltd — Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat is testing pushing their content …

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