Mediagazer: Newsweek and ‘trust us’ journalism (Ryan Chittum/Columbia Journalism Review)

1:00 PM ET, March 10, 2014

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Vox:

Ezra Klein's “Project X” launching soon as “Vox”, will serve as Vox Media's general news site — Nine Questions About Vox — What is Vox? Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission is simple: Explain the news.

Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:

If Ezra Klein's Vox can be the Wirecutter of news, it'll be a must-read for me — It's not that I haven't tried to understand what is going on in the Ukraine. I have, kind of. But other content keeps getting in the way. — There's the tech news I need to follow for work.

Discussion: @laurahazardowen and @mickwe

Felix Salmon:

Satoshi: Why Newsweek isn't convincing … I had a 2-hour phone conversation with Leah McGrath Goodman yesterday. Goodman wrote the now-notorious Newsweek cover story about Dorian Nakamoto, which purported to out him as the inventor of bitcoin. At this point, it's pretty obvious that the world …

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Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

Newsweek and ‘trust us’ journalism — “The Face of Bitcoin” promised too much — Leah McGrath Goodman tells Felix Salmon this about her controversial Newsweek piece on the founder of Bitcoin: … And that sums up the problem with Newsweek's piece claiming to out Satoshi Nakamoto …

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Alex Weprin / Capital New York:

ESPN to combine FiveThirtyEight, Grantland and ESPN Films into new unit — ESPN is bringing together its FiveThirtyEight, Grantland and ESPN Films franchises under one umbrella. — The new unit, dubbed “Exit 31” (a reference to the exit off of Interstate 84 in Bristol, Connecticut where ESPN is based) …

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

ESPN's Bill Simmons on ESPN's Nate Silver, Being a Boss and Building His Site — At South by Southwest this weekend, ESPN's Bill Simmons, who runs his own Grantland site, appeared onstage with ESPN's Nate Silver, who is launching his own FiveThirtyEight. — You'll be hearing a lot …

Discussion: FishbowlNY

Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:

New York Public Radio Receives Grant for $10 Million — New York Public Radio will announce on Monday that it has received a $10 million grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, which it says is the largest single gift ever made to a public radio station.

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David Carr / New York Times:

Barely Keeping Up in TV's New Golden Age — Not long ago, a friend at work told me I absolutely, positively must watch “Broad City” on Comedy Central, saying it was a slacker-infused hilarity. — My reaction? Oh no, not another one. — The vast wasteland of television has been replaced …

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Molly Wood / New York Times:

Cartoon Network plans free mobile “micro-network” to deliver original 15-second content pieces — Cartoon Network Aims at Devices With Its ‘Micro-Network’ Launch — Cartoon Network will release an app later this year that will deliver original 15-second content bites …

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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:

Wall Street Journal Adopts Native Ads, Tactic Its Editor Has Said Can Lead to Faustian Pacts — The nation's top newspapers are carefully embracing native advertising despite reservations from some in the editorial ranks. The New York Times rolled out its own native ad units in January.

Discussion: Forbes and Capital New York, Thanks:@msebastian

Barbara Chai / Wall Street Journal:

‘True Detective’ Finale Crashes HBO Go — The season finale of HBO's “True Detective” aired Sunday night, but fans who hoped to watch the episode on the cable network's “HBO Go” website reported crashes and delays. — HBO Go, which usually airs episodes in real time, requires a login and password …

Discussion: @hbogo, Home Media Magazine, Forbes, Broadcasting & Cable, BGR, Rolling Stone, @poniewozik, Variety, @lucas_shaw, @morninggloria and VentureBeat

Alex Weprin / Capital New York:

Couric's Yahoo show takes shape — Katie Couric's Yahoo program is finally beginning to take shape. — In January, Couric released a test show in which she interviewed former Defense Secretary Robert Gates. On Friday, Couric will debut another interview, this time with former …

Discussion: TVNewser, Capital New York and The Huffington Post

Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:

Free speech protections granted by Supreme Court in Sullivan case 50 years ago expand to cover new media — At 50, landmark libel case relevant in digital age — WASHINGTON (AP) — Singer Courtney Love hadn't been born and tweeting was reserved for birds when The New York Times won …

Discussion: Kirk LaPointe's …, Toledo Blade, American Thinker, New Jersey Online and Raleigh News & Observer