Mediagazer: DOJ Continues Its “Multi-Subject” Investigation of WikiLeaks (Marcy Wheeler/emptywheel)

4:20 PM ET, April 28, 2014

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Cable providers cling to bundled TV channels as viewing habits evolve — New Challenges Chip Away at Cable's Pillar of Profit — For decades, cable television has been an almost magical source of profits, in large part because of the bundle, the packaging of channels that compels subscribers …

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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

NY Times Revamps Video Hub — The New York Times has given its video hub — nytimes.com/video — a makeover. The site now features responsive design, a sleeker appearance and easier navigation tools. It's definitely an upgrade from the previous version.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
At Newfronts, New York Times says it has “moved beyond words”, producing 430+ videos a month

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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:

Vice Reporter Simon Ostrovsky Reveals Brutal Details of Captivity in Ukraine — Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter with Vice who was recently held captive for three days by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, spoke out about his ordeal in an interview with NBC's Savannah Guthrie.

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

NBCUniversal research chief Alan Wurtzell says Twitter chatter does not increase TV viewership — NBC Pokes a Hole in Twitter's TV Story — You know how Twitter is supposed to be TV's friend? — Things look a little less congenial today. — That's after a pointed article in the Financial Times …

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Marcy Wheeler / emptywheel:

DOJ Continues Its “Multi-Subject” Investigation of WikiLeaks — As I noted some weeks ago, the judge in EPIC's FOIA for materials on the investigation into supporters of WikiLeaks asked for an update. The government provided that update last night. — It said it still must withhold …

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John Eggerton / Multichannel News:

Diller: 50/50 Odds On Aereo Win — Says IAC Investment Financially Meaningless; Decision Could Have Profound Tech Effect — IAC chairman Barry Diller said Sunday that he left the oral arguments at the Supreme Court last week more hopeful that Aereo would win, but conceded he really didn't know.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

New NYT mag editor Jake Silverstein aims to bring newspaper and magazine “closer together” — New blood — When New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson and other members of New York's media establishment come to Austin, Tex., they hit up Torchy's Tacos.

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Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:

Wanderful Media Raises $14.5 Million Bringing Newspaper Circulars To Mobile Phones — Circulars (the advertising inserts with coupons from local retailers) are still critical to revenues for local newspapers. In an effort to bring them into the digital age, a consortium …

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The Atlantic Online:

Net Neutrality: A Guide to (and History of) a Contested Idea — This week, news broke that the Federal Communications Commission is considering new rules for how the Internet works. — In short: the FCC would allow network owners (your Verizons, Comcasts, etc.) to create Internet …

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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:

Anna Jones Named CEO of Hearst Magazines UK — Hearst has named Anna Jones the new CEO of Hearst Magazines UK. Jones most recently served as Hearst Magazine UK's chief operating officer, a role she held since 2011. Prior to joining Hearst, Jones served as digital and strategy director at Hachette Filipacchi UK.

Discussion: Folio, WWD Media Headlines and MediaWire Daily

Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Vox is publishing some of its stories and the interviews behind them in parallel — It's a small thing, but worth noting: For stories that are built around a single interview, Vox is now publishing both the story and the interview transcript in parallel. Take this Thomas Piketty piece by Matt Yglesias …

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Tanveer Ali / Columbia Journalism Review:

ProPublica plans to make nearly every data set used in reporting available on Data Store — ProPublica plans to grow its ‘Data Store’ — “There's no question that selling data is a rich opportunity for many newsrooms” — In February, ProPublica launched the “Data Store,” …