Mediagazer: The world through the lens of Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus (Anup Kaphle/Washington Post)

3:40 PM ET, April 4, 2014

Top News:

AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed, reporter Kathy Gannon injured in Kabul — AP PHOTOGRAPHER KILLED, REPORTER WOUNDED — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire …

Anup Kaphle / Washington Post:

The world through the lens of Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus — Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus was shot and killed by an Afghan police officer while she was traveling with a reporter in Afghanistan's Khost province in a convoy with election workers.

Discussion: Nieman Storyboard, @iwmf, @avitalb and @womenjournos

Angela Charlton / Associated Press:
Acclaimed photographer Anja Niedringhaus dies

Discussion: @lotteleicht1, @ajchavar, @ericcarvin, @joshledermanap and @erinsiegal

Al Jazeera English:

Turkish court rules YouTube ban violates human rights, limits restrictions to 15 videos — Turkey court eases YouTube restrictions — Court limits restrictions to 15 videos after ruling that blanket ban on social-media site violated human rights. — A Turkish court has ruled …

Discussion: VatorNews, Kirk LaPointe's …, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, hngn.com, TurkishPress.com, Hurriyet Daily News, RT and Gigaom

Bloomberg:

Turkish Twitterati Boost Apps That Skirt Web Bans — A bid to limit political debate in Turkey by shutting off Twitter ended yesterday. If Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan goes after the micro-blogging site again, Azima Ak says she'll be ready. — Like millions of others in Turkey …

Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:

Inside the Massacre at The Newark Star Ledger, The Paper That Makes Chris Christie Squirm — New Jersey's biggest paper gets gutted—right when local reporters are most needed in Newark and Trenton. — Outside The Star-Ledger's offices in Newark, N.J., on Thursday afternoon, a man in his late fifties took a drag of his cigarette.

Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

Univision Radio cuts dozens of workers, centralizes programming — Univision Radio now is located in Univision's Los Angeles building, pictured here in a 2003 file photo. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press / August 5, 2003) — Univision Communications is restructuring its radio division …

Discussion: AllAccess.com

Correspondent:

AFP creates fund to help son of slain Afghanistan correspondent Sardar Ahmad — Helping Abuzar — AFP is setting up a permanent fund to help the son of Sardar Ahmad, an AFP journalist who was killed by the Taliban. … Suivre @AFPblogs — On Thursday, March 20 at 8:30 p.m. …

Discussion: @joelcpj, NY Daily News, Khaama Press (KP), @mrbenshep, @anamariecox, @frontlineclub, @afpsouthasia and @dwilliamsafp

Nicole Levy / Capital New York:

Condé Nast settles intern-pay lawsuit — Condé Nast is settling a lawsuit brought by two former interns, C.E.O. Chuck Townsend said in a staff memo today. — The lawsuit, “Ballinger v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.,” was filed in U.S. District Court in New York last June …

Discussion: Poynter and WWD Media Headlines

Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Self Magazine Editor and Publisher Both Exit at Conde Nast

Discussion: WWD Media Headlines, FishbowlNY, Gawker, Hollywood Reporter and Mediawire Daily

MarketWatch:

NUVOtv Parent Company SiTV Media to Acquire Fuse Network From The Madison Square Garden Company — Deal Significantly Expands Business Opportunities With Addition of Premier Music-Focused Network — NEW YORK, Apr 04, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — NUVOtv parent company SiTV Media …

Discussion: New York Post, Variety, Billboard, Reuters, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Fox Business

Bloomberg:
NuvoTV, backed by Jennifer Lopez, buys Fuse TV for more than $200M

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, Hollywood Reporter and @unclegrambo

Lucia Moses / Digiday:

Demand Media looks to save itself by doing branded content — Once expected to revolutionize content production, Demand Media has been in freefall lately. Now, as part of an effort to dig out, it is repurposing its business model by putting its content studio to work for marketers.

Discussion: WebProNews

Alex Pham / Billboard:

YouTube delaying music service to debut polished, differentiated product, not due to licensing — Business Matters: What's Behind YouTube Music Service's Delays — YouTube was a source of music in the prior week for a third of all people surveyed by Edison Research and Triton Digital for their annual Infinite Dial report.

Discussion: Gigaom, hypebot, Softpedia News, Digital Media Wire and Mashable

Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:

BBC using WhatsApp and WeChat at Indian elections — BBC News India are sending messages to users of private mobile messaging services, distributing news and crowdsourcing information The BBC is using private mobile messaging apps to engage with their audience in India around …

Discussion: @futurescapetv, Forbes India Audio Feed and newsonnews.com

The Walkley Foundation:

Profile: Peter Greste, the Australian Al Jazeera journalist held in Egypt with two co-workers — Peter Greste - the man behind the headlines. — From a young age, Peter Greste had an adventurous spirit and a strong sense of social justice and fairness - the absence of which the Al Jazeera …

Discussion: @tiranahassan

Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:

CBS Approached John Oliver for Late Night Show as Major Shuffle Looms (Exclusive) — The pitch was for Oliver potentially to occupy the 12:30 time slot occupied by Craig Ferguson as the network begins the big task of replacing David Letterman and possibly remaking its entire late night block.