Mediagazer: State of the media: Not out of the woods by any means, but some reasons for cautious optimism (Mathew Ingram/Gigaom)

4:55 AM ET, March 26, 2014

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Amy Mitchell / Pew Research Journalism Project:

State of the News Media 2014 — Overview — In many ways, 2013 and early 2014 brought a level of energy to the news industry not seen for a long time. Even as challenges of the past several years continue and new ones emerge, the activities this year have created a new sense of optimism …

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, Journalism.org, Journalism.org, Journalism.org, Reuters, Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, Journalism.org, CNN Money and Digiday

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Pew finds embattled newspaper industry still pulls in more than half of all news revenue — Pew's 11th annual State of the News Media report, out this morning, offers fresh measures of news media revenue and news staffing at digital-only start-ups. Both findings are arresting for those of us …

Discussion: Poynter's News University, stratechery and @newswhip

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
State of the media: Not out of the woods by any means, but some reasons for cautious optimism

Discussion: Journalism.org, Thanks:@mathewi

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:

Ben Richardson shares more details about why he resigned from Bloomberg over China coverage — Another Bloomberg Editor Explains Why He Has Resigned, Over Its China Coverage — Four months ago, the New York Times ran a big story contending that Bloomberg editors had quashed an investigative report …

Discussion: Poynter, Kirk LaPointe's …, @davidfolkenflik, JIMROMENESKO.COM, @marklittlenews, @mlcalderone, @mcgregorrichard, @brianstelter, Talking Biz News and @jayrosen_nyu

Dean Starkman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Bloomberg gets a taste of transparency

Discussion: The Independent and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Hollywood Reporter:

21st Century Fox Promotes James Murdoch to Co-COO, Names Lachlan Murdoch Non-Executive Co-Chairman — A leadership shakeup is afoot at the Murdoch empire. — 21st Century Fox on Wednesday appointed Lachlan Murders non-executive co-chairman and James Murdoch co-Chief Operating Officer.

Discussion: Deadline.com and Wall Street Journal

News Corp:

Lachlan Murdoch Named Non-Executive Co-Chairman of News Corp — Lachlan Murdoch has been named Non-Executive Co-Chairman of News Corp by the Board of Directors, the company announced today. — “This appointment is a sign of confidence in the growth potential of News Corp and a recognition …

Discussion: Sydney Morning Herald, Bloomberg, @bernardkeane, mUmBRELLA and @nikkifinke

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Tarantino: Gawker Fabricated ‘News Story’ to Enable Script Theft — The director's lawyers compare the “Hateful Eight” leak post to a newspaper that reports on a film piracy ring by instructing how, where and when readers can buy their own pirated copies. — Quentin Tarantino

Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and @dangillmor

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Oculus Rift Just Put Facebook in the Movie Business — Commentary: Virtual reality headsets pose (very) long-term threat to the theatrical business — Just as the movie industry gathered this week at CinemaCon to discuss its future, Facebook came along and changed it without even bothering to show up in Las Vegas.

Discussion: Forbes, Business Insider and The Next Web

Amy Schatz / Re/code:

Why an Apple-Comcast Deal Stirs Net Neutrality Concerns — Four years ago, Netflix executives painted a bleak picture for regulators struggling to reach an agreement on new rules for Internet lines. — Unless Federal Communications Commission officials closed a loophole sought …

Discussion: Fortune, Bloomberg View, Quartz, Free Press Blog and Washington Post

New York Post:

CNN producers busted trying to get into WTC site — Two CNN producers were arrested Tuesday for trying to sneak into the World Trade Center site to test its security — after The Post reported that a teen made it all the way to the spire of the world's top terror target.

Discussion: CBS New York, TVNewser, Reuters, New York Times, Nation, NY Daily News, Gawker, @heytammybruce, Mediaite and New York Magazine

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

What the Oregonian's new web strategy gets right and what it gets wrong about online media — There's been much sound and fury in media circles about a leaked internal presentation from The Oregonian that lays out the newspaper's goals for its web content and sets performance measurements for reporters and editors.

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, Poynter, @mathewi, @jjeremiahcasey, The Whip and SPLICETODAY.com

Katie Zezima / Washington Post:

U.S. condemns Saudi Arabia's denial of visa to Jerusalem Post reporter covering Obama — The White House has condemned Saudi Arabia for denying a visa to the Jerusalem Post's Washington bureau chief, who is traveling with President Obama. — Reporter Michael Wilner, an American …

Discussion: Jerusalem Post, USA Today, The Huffington Post, Politico, Reuters, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Associated Press, @mawilner, @marieharf, Jerusalem Post and Jerusalem Post

Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:

Why Quartz is launching an Indian edition — As internet and mobile penetration continues to rise on the Indian subcontinent, business news site Quartz is looking to set up offices for local and global relevance — Read more — Other top stories — Also on Journalism.co.uk...

Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:

Charging for journalism - crowdfunder SA Mathieson's experience — If you assumed that the future of journalism would only be free (or at least advertiser-funded), says SA Mathieson, you're wrong. In a guest post for OJB Mathieson - who recently successfully crowdfunded his own project …

Lauren Hockenson / Gigaom:

Quora's Verified Profiles is a promising, but stuffy, response to Reddit's AMA — Social networks are a powerful place to hold town-hall style discussions about practically anything, but nowhere has taken off quite like Reddit's “Ask Me Anything” (AMA). Reddit has played host to a variety …

Discussion: Associated Press, ReadWrite and TechCrunch

Abigail Edge / Journalism.co.uk:

Buzzfeed: ‘Emotional quotient matters more than IQ’ on social — In a keynote at today's Rethink Media conference in Birmingham, BuzzFeed's Jonathan Perelman revealed the two main reasons he believes people want to share content — Social sharing has put the “power” into the hands of readers …

Discussion: Birmingham Eastside

Daniel Hurst / Guardian:

Peter Greste trial: Tony Abbott must do more to secure release, says Labor — Tanya Plibersek says opposition will support efforts to free Australian journalist on trial in Egypt — Peter Greste stands in a metal cage during his trial in a court in Cairo. Photograph: Al Youm Al Saabi newspaper/Reuters

Discussion: @suigenerisjen