Mediagazer: Lionsgate in Early Talks to Pick Up Hillary Clinton Biopic ‘Rodham’ (Borys Kit/Hollywood Reporter)

9:40 PM ET, December 2, 2013

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Exclusive: Chinese authorities conduct unannounced ‘inspections’ of Bloomberg News bureaus — The unusual visits follow a controversy about an investigative article involving a Chinese billionaire. — FORTUNE — In what appears to be a conspicuous show of displeasure …

Discussion: @romenesko, @danprimack, New York Magazine, emptywheel, Business Insider and Talking Biz News

Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Bloomberg's Robert Hutton excluded from a press conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

Discussion: Guardian

David Carr / New York Times:

Long on Cutting Edge of Print, New York Magazine Cuts Back — Since its founding in 1968, New York magazine has served as a prototype of literate, high-tempo publishing, using its weekly cadence and location in one of the world's cultural capitals to usher in a new, more intimate and frank approach to what a publication could be.

Lucia Moses / Adweek:

After New York Magazine Cuts Frequency, Will Other Weeklies Follow? — New York magazine surprised the media world with its announcement it will go twice-monthly, but the high printing and distribution costs associated with publishing a weekly magazine aren't lost on other titles.

Choire Sicha / The Awl:
How Much Money Does ‘New York’ Magazine Make?

Discussion: @carr2n and @raju

Charles Davis / VICE:

The exploited laborers of the liberal media — I was 21 years old when I took out my earring, combed my hair, and tried concealing my distaste for power and Washington, DC, in order to ask questions at press conferences. It was the summer of 2006, and I had just left college to go work for a small …

Farhad Manjoo / Wall Street Journal:

How a Gawker Editor Picks the ‘Viral’ Content Readers Can't Resist Sharing — Neetzan Zimmerman doesn't like to be called a machine. That word implies something cold and inhuman about how he works, and Mr. Zimmerman believes that what makes him so good at his job is precisely the opposite sensibility …

Discussion: Business Insider, Wonkblog, @ejpfauth, @palantirtech, @karenmcgrane, @evgenymorozov, PandoDaily, Mediaite, @profjeffjarvis, @jayrosen_nyu, @fmanjoo, Digits, Poynter, @jaimestein, @glcarlstrom and @demetria_g

Katy Bachman / Adweek:

IAB Sorts Out Native Ahead of FTC Workshop — Timed to coincide with the Federal Trade Commission's workshop this week on native advertising, the Interactive Advertising Bureau plans to release a prospectus on the industry's hottest ad format. The report is the digital community's first pass …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Thanks:@steverubel

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
An early indicator that the FTC is considering regulating native advertising

Discussion: TheHill, Calendar and @rickedmonds

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Time Warner Cable next to embrace cheap HBO bundle — Time Warner Cable (TWC) is experimenting with cheaper bundles to keep people from cancelling cable: The pay TV provider just introduced a Starter TV with HBO bundle that includes access to 20 channels, including local broadcasters in HD …

Discussion: Light Reading, Home Media Magazine, Radio & Television …, Consumerist and DSLreports

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

Jeff Bezos: I Had To Be Talked Into Buying The Washington Post — Yes, yes, we know: Amazon is gearing up to start deliveries by drone. Very exciting, to be sure. Among the less headline-grabbing but nevertheless interesting things Jeff Bezos told Charlie Rose in interviews for Sunday night's …

Discussion: Mediaite, GeekWire, The Verge, Business Insider and AdAge

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

Sam Champion Leaving ABC for The Weather Channel — First on TVNewser: Sam Champion, weatherman for ABC's “Good Morning America” is leaving ABC and joining the Weather Channel. It's the first talent departure at the No. 1 morning show in more than two years.

Discussion: ABC News, NY Daily News, The Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Daily Mail, Mediaite, ABC News, The TV Guy, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Business Insider, Deadline.com, New York Times, New York Post, The Wrap, New York Magazine and Variety

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

Turning to Public to Back Investigative Journalism — If you suspect your local town government is corrupt, would you pay a journalist to investigate? — Uncoverage, a website that will be announced on Monday, will test whether the public cares enough about investigative journalism to pay for it.

Thanks:@blake

Jack Marshall / Digiday:

Facebook adjusts newsfeed algorithm; online publishers report increase in referral traffic — A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost — Facebook has altered its newsfeed algorithm, which is turning out to be great news for online publishers: Major sites report more referrals …

Discussion: Facebook, The Next Web, TechCrunch, AdAge, CNET, @digiday, @simonowens, @richjm, @kevglobal and The Verge

Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:

Lionsgate in Early Talks to Pick Up Hillary Clinton Biopic ‘Rodham’ — James Ponsoldt, who directed “The Spectacular Now,” is helming the drama. — Lionsgate is in early talks to make Rodham, Temple Hill's and The Arlook Group's biopic of the former first lady, New York senator …

Discussion: Deadline.com

Rafat Ali / LinkedIn Today:

Here Come The Mediata Startups — In the history of the Internet and online media, Politicalbase will remain an obscure footnote, remembered by only five people, three of which were likely the creators of it. It was launched in 2008 by Shelby Bonnie's post-CNET company and was dead soon after.

Discussion: @jeremycaplan, @samshankman, @wjeffreybrown, @maits, @crovitz and @rafat

Ben Emmerson / Guardian:

It's outrageous to accuse the Guardian of aiding terrorism by publishing Snowden's revelations — Alan Rusbridger is being grilled by MPs - but he has published nothing that could be a threat to national security — The Guardian's editor, Alan Rusbridger, is due to appear before the House …

Discussion: Guardian, The Drum, Committee to Protect …, The Verge and TheHill

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

Mobile Trends to Keep In Mind — For publishers, developing an all-out mobile strategy has become both more necessary and more challenging. Today, we look at key data points and trends for such a task. — #1 The Global Picture — 1.7bn mobile phones (feature phones and smartphones) were sold in 2012 alone

Discussion: ReadWrite, @leliosimi, @lnrnewsstats and @raju