Mediagazer: Storify adds a way to collaborate on breaking news (Kristen Hare/Poynter)

2:05 PM ET, October 7, 2014

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Jennifer Preston will join Knight Foundation as vice president for journalism — New York Times digital and print veteran will lead team supporting adoption of innovative digital practices — Jennifer Preston, an award-winning New York Times journalist and digital innovator …

Discussion: Poynter, Capital New York, @aadamglenn, @vivian, @sdkstl, @sulliview, @nycjim, @dangillmor, @jenniferpreston, @jeffjarvis, @craigsilverman, @jcstearns, @louiegilot, @ibarguen and @digiphile

Kristen Hare / Poynter:

Storify adds a way to collaborate on breaking news — Storify now has a way for journalists to collaborate on breaking news, Livefyre announced Tuesday. Storify Enterprise, which was previously Storify VIP, lets several people “simultaneously add text or content in real-time …

Discussion: TechCrunch, Storify and The Next Web

Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:

NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet responds to criticism that he doesn't tweet enough, says new “journalism priesthood” being created — Dean Baquet's response: Beware creating a new journalism ‘priesthood’ — New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet has responded …

Discussion: FishbowlNY, @fmanjoo, @lpolgreen, @sulliview, @mathewi, @moneyries, @jeffjarvis, @chrisottolnp and @nytnickc

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

UK's Daily Telegraph moves towards becoming a digital first newsroom — Telegraph to use digital content as backbone of paper — Editor-in-chief Jason Seiken unveils plan to mostly treat online content as a ‘buffet’ to fill the paper — TMG executives have ‘cherry picked’ ideas from newspapers in North America and Europe

Discussion: @johngapper, @gavinhjackson, @fcage, @littleatoms, @mlcalderone, @julesmattsson, @clairemilleruk, @sarahmarshall, @buzzfeedben, @charliebeckett, @index_magazine and American Press Institute

Gustavo Arellano / OC Weekly:

LA Times: OC Register Owner Aaron Kushner Owes Us $3.5 Million, And We Want it NOW — BOOM! — The gloves are off between the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register owner Aaron Kushner over him owing them millions of dollars for distributing his paper—and it looks like it just might end up in court.

Discussion: LA Observed, Nieman Lab, @palewire, @jadande, @rdotinga, Navel Gazing and @dannysullivan

John Tamny / Forbes:
Even If His Newspaper Investments Don't Work Out, Aaron Kushner Is A Hero For Trying

Discussion: @romenesko

Todd Spangler / Variety:

AOL Hires Viacom's Dermot McCormack as Head of Video, as Ran Harnevo Steps Aside (Exclusive) — AOL has tapped Viacom exec Dermot McCormack as president of its video division, replacing Ran Harnevo, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. — Harnevo has been with AOL since …

Discussion: The Wrap

Yasser Allawi / Syria Deeply:

Journalists in Deir Ezzor province forced to abide by draconian set of rules dictated by ISIS — ISIS Issues 11 Rules for Journalists in Deir Ezzor — Many local journalists fled Deir Ezzor when ISIS arrived - and the ones who stayed behind are forced to abide by the extremist group's draconian rules …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, @khinman, @benweinthal, @alexiseast, @stigabell and @fleetstreetfox

Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:

How TV's Sports Addiction Could Destroy Its Business — Over the weekend, the NBA struck a massive deal with ESPN and TNT worth $24 billion between 2016 and the 2024-25 season. On its face, it's a good and obvious move—good for the NBA, good for fans, and obvious for the networks.

Discussion: @theatlantic, @dkthomp, @benliebmann, @bcappelbaum and @richbtig

Natasha Singer / New York Times:

Companies like NewsBios are selling intelligence dossiers on reporters to PR agencies — Just the Facts? This Dossier Goes Further — It was my birthday the other day, and, along with the usual private greetings from family and friends, I noticed a couple of public salutations about it on Twitter from entities I didn't recognize.

Discussion: @lizdday and @carlbialik

Claire Atkinson / New York Post:

Sony's new Internet pay-TV service to have 100 channels, may cost between $60-80/month — Sony sets high price bar for Web TV — Sony's upcoming Internet-delivered TV service will carry 100 channels and a surprisingly high price tag of as much as $80 a month, The Post has learned.

Discussion: Light Reading, Multichannel News and Gigaom

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Politico to add new policy shop: ‘The Agenda’ — We already have The Upshot, Vox.com, Wonkblog, FiveThirtyEight and other policy-heavy news sites. This news space will get a touch more crowded early next year, when Politico launches “The Agenda.” — In a memo to Politico staffers …

Discussion: @erikwemple, Prof Chris Daly's Blog and Politico

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Halperin/Heilemann's new show lacks focus, covers everything; Monday premiere is a flop — Why the Halperin/Heilemann show flopped — Two decades ago, someone at the Fox Broadcasting Company hit upon the bright idea of giving Chevy Chase his own late-night television show.

Discussion: @samsteinhp, @eliasisquith, @dylanbyers, New York Magazine and Mediaite