Mediagazer: Tribune files plan with SEC ahead of publishing unit spinoff (Robert Channick/Chicago Tribune)

12:05 PM ET, December 10, 2013

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Marcella Bombardieri / The Boston Globe:

New York Times columnist David Carr to join Boston University faculty — Times columnist to join BU faculty — Boston University has landed star New York Times media columnist David Carr to fill a new endowed chair dedicated to exploring creative business models to support journalism in the digital era.

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Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The OJR.org saga has a happy ending, with the domain headed back to USC Annenberg — OJR.org is going back to its original home. — A quick recap for those who haven't been following this tale of wayward domain names (one, two, three): The Online Journalism Review was, starting in the late 1990s …

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New York Times:

If a Story Is Viral, Truth May Be Taking a Beating — Truth has never been an essential ingredient of viral content on the Internet. But in the stepped-up competition for readers, digital news sites are increasingly blurring the line between fact and fiction, and saying that it is all part …

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Fox News:

New York's top court rules Fox reporter cannot be forced to reveal sources in Colorado — In a ruling likely to be hailed as an affirmation of laws protecting journalists, New York's top court ruled that FoxNews.com reporter Jana Winter cannot be forced to reveal to a Colorado court her sources …

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Oliver Laughland / Guardian:

Murdoch is evil: the message hidden in a children's puzzle in one of his papers — Third line down says LIVESIHCODRUM (read it backwards) as puzzlemaster has a laugh at paymaster's expense — Harry the Dog's weekly kids' word search in Sydney's Sunday Telegraph tabloid

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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

Fox News Paid Fired Executive $8 Million to Keep Quiet — Roger Ailes' secrets command a heavy price. Last week, the New York Times reported that Fox News had reached an out-of-court settlement with Brian Lewis, the former Roger Ailes aide who was abruptly fired in late July.

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Andrew Albanese / PublishersWeekly.com:

Judge Tosses Booksellers' Suit Against Publishers, Amazon — Federal Judge Jed Rakoff has dismissed a lawsuit filed by independent booksellers against Amazon and the big six publishers that alleged a murky conspiracy to restrain trade via Amazon's use of proprietary DRM in its Kindle e-reading platform.

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Lyra McKee / The Muckraker:

Matter had over 10K paying readers but paywall wasn't right model, says co-founder — In 2012, tech journalists Bobbie Johnson and Jim Giles raised over $140,000 on crowdfunding site Kickstarter for their new publication, Matter. The idea was simple: a digital publishing house that produced in-depth …

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Guardian:

International bill of digital rights: call from 500 writers around the world — In a petition to the United Nations, a group of authors agree that democratic rights must apply in virtual as in real space — • State surveillance of personal data is theft, say world's leading authors

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Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:

The persecution of Apple: is the ebook investigation out of control? — Fresh controversy over Apple's role in an alleged ebook conspiracy raises questions about the judge's handling of the case, and even led the Wall Street Journal to say she is a “disgrace” and call for her removal.

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Patch co-founder and AOL exec Jon Brod to leave company — Longtime AOL Exec Jon Brod Headed Out — AOL executive Jon Brod, who has had multiple roles in the company and was most recently in charge of its venture arm, is leaving AOL. — The news isn't a huge shock …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Swisher/Mossberg venture, “Revere Digital”, plans to announce another partner January 2 — NBCUniversal Buys Stake in AllThingsD, Which Is Set to Get New Name: Report — Tech-news venture founded by two former WSJ editors to be renamed ‘Revere Digital,’ according to Bloomberg report

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Bloomberg:
AllThingsD Editors Are Said to Complete NBCUniversal Deal

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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Tribune files plan with SEC ahead of publishing unit spinoff — Tribune Co. took a key step in the planned spinoff of its publishing business on Monday, filing a Form 10 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The initial filing contains financial statements …

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Scripps Buys Newsy For $35M To Expand From TV And Newspapers To Digital Video — Another exit for a new media startup into the arms of the old media industry: E.W. Scripps, the storied owner of 19 local television stations and daily newspapers in 13 markets across the U.S. …

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Darren Boyle / Press Gazette:

Linux Voice secures £90,000 crowdfunded launch target — The editorial team behind a new computer magazine are busily working on the first edition having secured £90,000 investment on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform. — Linux Voice is being launched by the former editorial team …

Rachel Bartlett / Journalism.co.uk:

After first year online, Tech City News launches print magazine — Tech City News outlined print plans when it launched as a website at the start of the year, and has remained committed to that as it publishes new magazine — Credit: Image by Jinx! on Flickr. Some rights reserved

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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Publishers Nervously Await The Facebook “Correction” — Traffic is up, and things are going great. And now some people are starting to worry. “We got the sense they didn't even really know how this massive beast they have actually works ... that they can make or break entire companies.”

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