Top News:
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter.:
Reporter quits Sun-Times, cites ‘chilling effect in the newsroom’ — Chicago Sun-Times reporter Dave McKinney has resigned from the newspaper, saying, “I'm convinced this newspaper no longer has the backs of reporters like me” in a letter to Michael Ferro, chairman of Sun-Times owner Wrapports LLC.
Max Read / Gawker:
Gawker posts belated retort to Gamergate campaign targeting advertisers and partners, says thousands in revenue lost — How We Got Rolled by the Dishonest Fascists of Gamergate — On October 1, the computing giant Intel pulled its ads from Gamasutra, a trade website for game developers …
Discussion:
Ars Technica, @jayrosen_nyu, @max_read, Business Insider, @jfairbairn, @tomgara, @pbump, @tomewing, @_icze4r, @20committee, @stephentotilo, @nero, @theandrewbriggs, @max_read, @amandamarcotte, Re/code, @swin24, @caityweaver and Boing Boing
Billy Penn:
Jim Brady and colleagues launch mobile-focused Philadelphia news site Billy Penn — Introducing Billy Penn: Welcome to version 1.0 — In 1681, William Penn launched the beta version of what has become the modern-day Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Today, we're proud to launch the beta version …
Discussion:
Poynter., @jbenton, @digidave, @ckrewson, @abeaujon, @jimbradysp and @anna_orso
Michael Wolff / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Wolff on HBO, CBS Streaming: TV Is Disrupting the Internet — Streaming services from the two networks don't signal television's capitulation to Netflix and the web; it's actually the opposite, as the medium expands yet again to gobble up more revenue
Discussion:
@michaelwolffnyc
Tilmann Knoll / INMA:
Media orgs compete with and need to learn from tech start-ups in recruiting young talent — How much start-up culture do we need to attract young talent? — Young professionals seek careers in start-ups because they want to work in a creative environment while playing a direct role in shaping a company's future.
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
New media and legacy media came together at the second weekend-long “hackathon” hosted by the Society for News Design. — The Society for News Design hosted its second #SNDMakes hackathon in Boston this past weekend. The last iteration of the event was held in Indianapolis …
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
More than 300 New York Times staffers express interest in buyouts — NYT staffers clamor to exit amid buyout offer — Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman and publisher of the New York Times. — It looks as though there may be a veritable stampede for the exits prompted by the New York Times buyout offer.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, FishbowlNY, MediaWire Daily, @mattzeitlin and @meena_thiru
Hollywood Reporter:
What's Behind Big Media's Big TV Push Into Europe — Viacom, Fox and Discovery swoop across the Atlantic for megadeals as regulation-laden China presents more “ongoing risk” — Old Europe has an image problem. Its economies, in contrast to the boom territories of China and India …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
How Entertainment Companies Are Fighting Lawsuits Over Disclosures of Who's Watching — As HBO, CBS and ESPN launch online subscription services, they will have to be mindful of a 1988 law that has sparked widespread privacy claims — It's no secret that privacy is a scorching hot issue in the tech world …
Tim Herrera / Washington Post:
Inside the contradictory world of Thought Catalog, one of the Internet's most reviled sites — “Transphobia Is Perfectly Natural,” and “Ferguson, Missouri Looks Like A Rap Video”: So declared headlines on two consecutive days this past August from early adulthood-angst purveyor Thought Catalog, a Web site for and by millennials.
John Otis / Committee to Protect Journalists:
How Bolivia's vice president used media to control his image—and that of the government — Álvaro García Linera's savvy use of the media helped him make the leap from Marxist guerrilla to vice president of Bolivia. But critics contend that as the country's second-highest elected official …
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Roku raises $25 million in additional funding — Streaming device maker Roku has raised an additional $25 million round of funding, according to a disclosure filed with the FCC Wednesday. A Roku spokesperson confirmed the funding and said that it would provide “additional growth capital …
Discussion:
VentureBeat
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Rhapsody revives CEO position after four-year absence, appoints David Hose as interim chief — Rhapsody revives CEO position, hires mobile vet as interim chief — The streaming-music forefather, often overshadowed by flashier rivals like Spotify or Apple's Beats Music …
Discussion:
@pkafka
Alison Flood / Guardian:
UK publishes more books per capita than any other country, report shows — UK tops chart of publications per million inhabitants by a huge margin, with only China and US publishing more titles in absolute terms — UK publishers released more than 20 new titles every hour over the course of 2014 …
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times
Alasdair Glennie / Daily Mail:
New chairman of BBC Trust looks likely to rubber stamp move of youth channel BBC Three to internet only — THE BBC's new chairman has backed a controversial plan to move its youth channel online, saying the idea is ‘in and of itself good’. — Despite mounting opposition from presenters …
Discussion:
Guardian, broadcastnow.co.uk and Guardian
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