Mediagazer: N.Y.T. editor Dean Baquet's first digital initiative: adding editors (Jeremy Barr/Capital New York)

1:00 AM ET, July 9, 2014

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N.Y.T. editor Dean Baquet's first digital initiative: adding editors — The New York Times is adding deputy-level editors assigned to increase the volume and quality of its digital product. They'll sit in each of the paper's major editorial departments, executive editor Dean Baquet announced in a staff memo obtained by Capital.

Discussion: Poynter, @katierogers, @lexinyt, @buzzfeedben, @lexinyt, @lpolgreen, @jswatz, @damiencave, @kateaurthur, Politico, @loriamontgomery, @ceodonovan and @jbenton

Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

New Yorker to open up all articles and archives for three months, then launch metered paywall — The New Yorker Alters Its Online Strategy — The New Yorker is overhauling its website, making all articles it has published since 2007 available free for three months before introducing a paywall for online subscribers.

Discussion: @clarajeffery, @jaredbkeller, @editorialiste, @evaholland, @thebenbergman, @cncep, @niconovito, @stefanjbecket and @ylichterman

John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:

Journalists Accuse White House Of Politically Driven Suppression of News — Point to public information office controls of interviews, access — Over three dozen journalist organizations including the Radio Television Digital News Association, National Press Foundation …

Discussion: Politico, Mediaite, Latest News & Headlines, NetNewsCheck Latest, @esthernow, The Huffington Post and SPJ News

Capital New York:

The 60-second interview: Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal managing editor and Dow Jones editor-in-chief — CAPITAL: The Journal turns 125 today. Are you doing anything special to celebrate? — BAKER: We've come a long way since July 8th 1889, when the original Wall Street Journal …

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM and Forbes

Megha Rajagopalan / Reuters:

China tightens state secrets rules for journalists — (Reuters) - China will toughen curbs on journalists disclosing state and commercial secrets, a top media regulator said on Tuesday, in the latest effort by President Xi Jinping's government to muzzle critical speech, both in traditional media and online.

Discussion: China Digital Times, @mlcalderone and @mbrauchli

Tom Krazit / Gigaom:

Why you can no longer expect that the news will find you — One of the more frustrating things about turning into a cranky old editor (although to be honest I was That Guy when I was 25) has been watching a generation of young people embrace the notion that they don't have to be savvy news consumers …

Discussion: @sandnsurf, @reneehobbs, @media_republik and @bystander_media

David Streitfeld / New York Times:

Amazon offers some Hachette authors 100% of ebook sales while dispute is ongoing — Amazon Angles to Attract Hachette's Authors to Its Side — The confrontation between Amazon and Hachette is growing louder and meaner, as the combatants drop all pretense that this is a reasonable dispute among reasonable people.

Discussion: Melville House Books, Gigaom, The Verge, Mashable, @sherman_alexie, Wall Street Journal, Electronista, @carlzimmer, PandoDaily, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, @voxday, Techdirt, Forbes, Engadget, @evilwylie, TIME and Guardian

Andy / TorrentFreak:

Singapore Passes Pirate Bay-Blocking Anti-Piracy Law — The battle to stop Internet users from downloading copyrighted material is one that can never be won, but that hasn't stopped a growing list of countries from having a go. — Domain blocking is now one of the preferred methods …

Discussion: Channel NewsAsia and Softpedia News

Nick Massella / FishbowlDC:

Atlantic Media Launches ‘State & Local’ — Atlantic Media today launched its expansion from federal government current events coverage for Government Executive to city, county, and state government news and analysis. The new line of focus will include coverage of technology, health care …

Discussion: MediaWire Daily

Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:

Media moguls and tech execs descend on Sun Valley for annual Allen & Company conference — Time for Moguls to Gather for Annual Allen & Co. Conference — The armada of private jets arriving at the Idahoan mountain resort of Sun Valley can mean only — one thing: the moguls are back.

Jessica King / CNN:

Reporter's harrowing ordeal as hostage set to become movie — (CNN) — For 460 days, they held her captive. They beat her, sexually assaulted her, kept her locked in a pitch-black room with chains around her ankles. — And yet, Amanda Lindhout says she forgives her abductors.

Discussion: Poynter

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Guardian U.S. to open West Coast office — The Guardian U.S. is planning an expansion of its editorial team that will include the addition a West Coast office, it announced Tuesday. — The announcement comes in the wake of a banner year for The Guardian's stateside outfit …

Discussion: @attackerman and @ggreenwald