Mediagazer: The story behind The New Yorker's website relaunch, unveiled today (Capital New York)

4:20 PM ET, July 21, 2014

Top News:

In the wake of a merger bid between non-print media giants, a meditation on print's inadequacy — Riding the Juggernaut That Left Print Behind — Even if you aren't one of those people worried about media consolidation — there are many in that number — the big bolt of lightning last week …

Lynn Oberlander / First Look Media:

First Look Media launches legal fund to aid press freedom advocates in US and abroad — Promoting and Protecting Free Speech and Free Expression — Lynn Oberlander is First Look Media's General Counsel, Media Operations — Promoting and protecting free speech and free expression are paramount to First Look's mission.

Discussion: Poynter, @trevortimm, @the_intercept, @buzzfeedben, @acarvin, @joshuafoust and @pierre

Capital New York:

The story behind The New Yorker's website relaunch, unveiled today — A relaunch for The New Yorker, with high stakes — The New Yorker will debut its long awaited, revamped website today, about which you'll see plenty of commentary and criticism. — But to understand what the imperatives …

Discussion: New Yorker, The Next Web, The Awl, @natalieraabe, @jamesgrobinson, Politico, @garrettquinn, FishbowlNY, @cncep, @alexweprin and @dfroms

Henry Blodget / Business Insider:

Murdoch Not Likely To Raise Time Warner Bid Immediately, Source Says — Fox is not likely to raise its bid for Time Warner immediately, a source familiar with the situation tells Business Insider. Rather, the increase, if any, will likely come within “weeks.”

Discussion: @gjlevett

Bloomberg:

Fox Said to Mull Using Sky Sale to Boost Time Warner Bid — Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc. (FOXA) is considering using proceeds from the sale of its Italian and German pay-TV assets to boost its offer for Time Warner Inc. (TWX), according to two people familiar with the matter.

Discussion: TVNewser, Mediaite, @democracyfail, @edmundlee, @pkafka and Business Insider

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

Netflix Passes 50M Subscribers As It Reports Better Than Expected Q2 Revenue Of $1.34B — This afternoon following the bell, Netflix announced the financial results of its second quarter, including revenue of $1.34 billion and earnings per share of $1.15. Analysts had expected Netflix …

Discussion: Gigaom, MarketWatch, @tcarmody, @jboorstin, @jboorstin and @quantarb

Author Earnings:

Study: 31% of ebooks sold on Amazon are self-published; DRM harms sales at all price levels — July 2014 Author Earnings Report — It has been nearly half a year since we first pulled data for nearly every ranked ebook on Amazon.com's thousands of category bestseller lists.

Discussion: Forbes, @robpegoraro, PandoDaily, Telegraph, @alisternburg, @ydbxmhc and Boing Boing

Capital New York:

The 60-second interview: Taylor Lorenz, head of social media, The Daily Mail/Mail Online — CAPITAL: What are your major responsibilities as social media lead? What is your day-to-day like? — LORENZ: My responsibilities are pretty varied. My No. 1 goal is to promote …

Discussion: @stevekovach, @mattnavarrauk, @timherrera, @lauraelizdavis, @socarolinesays, @sfiegerman, @jaredbkeller, @perlberg and @elanazak

Jack Moore / International Business Times:

Gaza Crisis: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Will ‘Work to Prevent Al Jazeera’ Operating in Israel — Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that Israel will work to prevent Al Jazeera TV from operating in Israel. — “Qatar has turned into a global problem.

Discussion: @barakravid, Mediaite, New York Times, @ojazeera, @ibtimesuk and @mukhtaryare

New York Times:

Big TV mergers are forcing smaller cable networks like AMC, Starz to consider survival plans — Smaller Cable Networks Plan Their Survival Under the Feet of Giants — The flesh-eating zombies in AMC's hit television series “The Walking Dead” are shambling into a land of even bigger monsters.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, @peterlattman and @emilysteel

James Hanning / The Independent:

Phone hacking scandal: Police are holding back evidence, claims Glenn Mulcaire — The phone interceptor says a mysterious third person commissioned him to listen to Milly Dowler's voicemails — Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the heart of the News of the World phone-hacking …

Discussion: The Independent, @martin_hickman, Sunshine Coast Daily, @magsnews, Press Gazette and The Independent

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:

Sources: NBC pulled Ayman Mohyeldin from Gaza due to network infighting, not to silence him — What really happened with NBC and Ayman Mohyeldin — NBC News Foreign Correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin returned to Gaza on Sunday, four days after network management told him to leave the conflict zone amid breaking news coverage.