Mediagazer: Chartbeat tries to fight the smoke and mirrors in web measurement by going public with its metrics (Mathew Ingram/Gigaom)

6:15 PM ET, October 20, 2014

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Opinion: Why it's so disappointing that j-schools are panicking over Ebola — In the last week, we've learned that three U.S. universities have canceled invitations to journalists due to fears about Ebola: — Syracuse University rescinded an invitation to Washington Post photographer Michel du Cille …

Discussion: Poynter, Inside Higher Ed, @erikwemple and Code Words

Rodney Sieh / FrontPageAfrica:

University of Georgia journalism school canceled Liberian editor's speech because of Ebola fears — Georgia U. Cancels FPA Editor's McGill Lectures Over Ebola — Monrovia - The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia has rescinded the decision of the University's journalism

Discussion: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Flagpole Magazine, @geoffreyyork and Peach Pundit

Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

Guardian's reporting on Whisper was ethical even though they had been editorial partners; some journalists' reactions are troubling — The ethics of The Guardian's Whisper bombshell — It would have been a journalistic lapse for the paper not to have told readers what it had learned

Discussion: @janinegibson, @rabois, @paulcarr, @rabois, @dancow, @paulcarr, @daviduberti, Guardian, @cjr, @ryanchittum, @janinegibson, @ryanchittum and PandoDaily

Eric Johnson / Re/code:
Tech and media figures debate the ethics of Guardian's reporting of info obtained from a partnership meeting with Whisper

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, VPN Creative, Guardian, @shlaq, @kitson, @strngwys, @jpwp, @matthewkeyslive and PandoDaily

Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:

Gamergate supporters combat negative media coverage with campaigns complaining to advertisers — Inside Gamergate's (successful) attack on the media — GamerGate has come to represent a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But to a core group of astoundingly fervent supporters …

Discussion: Gawker, @fd1017, @caitlindewey, @chanders and bookforum.com

Christopher Grant / Polygon:
On GamerGate: A letter from the editor

Discussion: Raw Story, Featured stories, @reckless, @hels, TechCrunch, @cwarzel, @fmanjoo, @_cooper, @lorojoro, GameSpot and Eurogamer.net

Christine Haughney / New York Times:

For Aaron Kushner, a Difficult Foray Into Newspapers — Ever since the entrepreneur Aaron Kushner bought into the newspaper business two years ago, he has generated a steady stream of headlines — about himself. — Last week, Mr. Kushner stepped away from his role as publisher …

Discussion: Navel Gazing, @samkirkla, LA Observed and @romenesko

John McDuling / Quartz:

The depressing truth behind the internet TV revolution — An internet television revolution is sweeping across America! HBO will finally begin selling a standalone streaming service next year. CBS just launched an internet service of its own, allowing access to all of its shows …

Discussion: Gigaom, New York Times, @thetelecomtoday and @gregorytaylor1

Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:

Amazon closes multi-year digital and print deal with CBS's Simon & Schuster, one of Big Five publishers — Amazon Closes Multi-Year Deal With Simon & Schuster, The Other Big Five Publisher It Was In E-Book Pricing Negotiations With — Amazon has inked a multi-year deal with Simon & Schuster …

Discussion: Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, @ampressman, Digital Book World and @arhomberg

Dave Lee / BBC:

Google's changes to search results downgrade sites with unlicensed content after continuing pressure from UK music trade group BPI — Google changes ‘to fight piracy’ by highlighting legal sites — Music industry executives are frustrated by illegal sites appearing in Google search results

Discussion: Guardian, Washington Post, The Hill, Consumerist, TorrentFreak, @ryanspagnolo, @trademoore, @alastairdunning and RAIN News

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

Chartbeat tries to fight the smoke and mirrors in web measurement by going public with its metrics — Chartbeat CEO Tony Haile says the web-measurement and analytics market is still too full of black-box style tricks and smoke and mirrors, so he is making his company's entire measurement process …

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, @jimbradysp, @arctictony, @titanas, @kaviguppta and @reikr

Lisa Peet / Library Journal:

Court Reverses Ruling on Publishers vs. Georgia State E-Reserve Case — On October 17 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta unanimously reversed the District Court's ruling on the Publishers v. Georgia State University (GSU) Fair Use Case.

Discussion: Copyright Librarian, Inside Higher Ed, Techdirt and Scholarly Communications

Rowena Mason / Guardian:

Journalists should be given public interest defence in law, says Nick Clegg — Lib Dem leader says journalists should not fear being prosecuted under computer misuse, data protection and bribery laws — Journalists should be able to rely on a public interest defence if they break …

Discussion: Telegraph and @julesmattsson