Mediagazer: Brown Moses, his alter ego Eliot Higgins, and the rise of the self-trained journalist (Mathew Ingram/Gigaom)

4:20 PM ET, May 6, 2014

Top News:

Craig Silverman / Poynter:

New service will rate the authenticity of digital images — By the time an image makes its way online, it could have been opened and processed in any number of applications, passed through various hands, and been remixed and manipulated. — Today a new image hosting service, Izitru …

Discussion: @craigsilverman and Gigaom

BBC:

BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten stepping down following major heart surgery — BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten to stand down — BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten has today announced that he will be standing down with immediate effect on health grounds following major heart surgery.

Discussion: The Wrap, Deadline.com, Press Gazette, Reuters, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and 964eagle.co.uk

Reuters:

Twitter shares fall over 17% to all-time low as lock-up period for 470M shares expires — Twitter shares plumb new lows as stock lock-up expires — (Reuters) - Shares of Twitter Inc slumped 15 percent to fresh lows in a flurry of trading on Tuesday after the expiration of a six-month …

Discussion: Forbes, Gawker, TechCrunch, @dangillmor, @xdamman and Mashable

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

ABC News Headquarters to be Named for Barbara Walters — On Monday, the ABC News building at 47 W. 66th Street will be named in honor of Barbara Walters. Walters, a pioneering newswoman — the first woman to co-host network morning and evening newscasts — has called ABC News home since 1976.

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

MSNBC apologizes for Cinco de Mayo segment — In a statement on its website, MSNBC's “Way Too Early” says the show on Monday “made sarcastic references to the way some Americans celebrate” Cinco de Mayo. “It was not our intention to be disrespectful and we sincerely apologize for the ill-advised references,” the statement says.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, National Assc … and The Week

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

NowThisNews Is Working With Snapchat On An Ephemeral News Service — Mobile news startup NowThisNews, built around the idea of short and viral-friendly clips of news stories, has made some inroads into big media with an investment and content partnership with NBCUniversal …

Discussion: @joelcifer

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

Brown Moses, his alter ego Eliot Higgins, and the rise of the self-trained journalist — The term “citizen journalism” gets thrown around a lot, used to refer to everything from people tweeting in crisis zones to high-school students covering city-council meetings.

Discussion: @seanmaynard, Thanks:@mathewi

Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:

Ban on drone photos harms free speech, say media outlets in challenge to FAA — The New York Times and other major media outlets have accused the Federal Aviation Administration of “chilling” journalism and violating the First Amendment rights by banning the use of unmanned aircraft for news photography.

Discussion: Associated Press and Motherboard

Alex Weprin / Capital New York:

Larry King criticises former employer CNN, says missing plane coverage was “absurd” — Larry King on going digital, and CNN's strategy — This interview originally appeared in our Media Pro daily newsletter. — CAPITAL: What did you think of this year's White House Correspondent's Dinner?

Discussion: Mediaite and The Huffington Post

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Steve Capus named CBS Evening News EP — Steve Capus, the former president of NBC News, has been named executive producer of the CBS Evening News and executive editor of CBS News, network president David Rhodes announced in a memo to staff on Tuesday. — “Many of you have known Steve …

Discussion: TVNewser, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline.com, New York Times, The Wrap, Washington Post, New York Post, Variety and @dylanbyers

Lucia Moses / Digiday:

American Media's InPrint app offers all-you-can-eat access to 14 magazines for $0.99 a month — American Media launches a one-stop shop for its tabloid fare — If you've ever wanted to get your National Enquirer, Fit Pregnancy and Flex magazine content in one handy magazine app, today's your lucky day.

Discussion: MediaWire Daily

Jennifer Saba / Reuters:

New media site Ozy partners with NPR — Six-month-old new media site Ozy is jumpstarting its distribution and has struck a partnership with U.S. nonprofit radio network NPR. — The alliance, officially announced on Tuesday, broadens ties between the two news organizations since NPR's popular program …

Discussion: @dwayneroper

Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Projects in arts, science, and business journalism funded for new Magic Grant winners — The Brown Institute announced eight new Magic Grant winners today. The Institute, a joint operation between Columbia's School of Journalism and Stanford's School of Engineering, was founded in 2012 via …

Discussion: Columbia University … and Talking Biz News

The Local:

Editors at Le Monde newspaper quit en masse — A majority of chief editors at French daily Le Monde resigned from their posts on Tuesday amid a conflict with management over editorial reforms. The mass resignation comes while staff at another French newspaper are in uproar over plans to turn into a “social network”.

Discussion: Agence France-Presse

Jamie Stark / GlobalPost:

Illegal in the US, newsgathering drones are taking off in Latin American media — Illegal in the US, newsgathering drones are taking off in Latin American media. — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — At night on the western edge of this capital city, Borman Marmol looked like a middle-aged toy helicopter aficionado.

Discussion: @philedmundson and @sokane1

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix Signs Deal with Suddenlink, in Largest U.S. Cable Operator Pact So Far — Suddenlink Communications, a cable operator with about 1.2 million TV customers across its footprint, has signed an agreement with Netflix to offer the streaming-video service through TiVo set-tops.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal