Mediagazer: Kremlin-backed RT to launch UK TV news channel (John Plunkett/Guardian)

9:00 AM ET, October 28, 2014

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John Plunkett / Guardian:

Kremlin-backed RT to launch UK TV news channel — Service, formerly known as Russia Today, has been criticised as a propaganda mouthpiece for the Russian government — Kremlin-backed RT is to launch a UK TV news channel. — The Kremlin-backed news channel Russia Today, or RT …

Chris Johnston / The Guardian:

Former BBC and MSN executive Pete Clifton named PA editor-in-chief — Ex-editor of BBC News and BBC Sport websites to continue transformation of news agency into a multiplatform business — Pete Clifton has been appointed editor-in-chief of PA — The Press Association has appointed Pete Clifton …

Discussion: Guardian, Press Gazette and @marksweney

Lauren Goode / Re/code:

YouTube's Wojcicki says they're considering paid ad-free subscriptions, reaffirms a music service is on the way — Susan Wojcicki Wants to Sell You YouTube Video Subscriptions — YouTube is in the early stages of exploring new subscription services, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki told Re/code's Peter Kafka …

Discussion: Electronista, @stefanomaggi, Business Insider, Guardian, Wall Street Journal and The Next Web

Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:

FBI created fake Seattle Times Web page to nab bomb-threat suspect — The FBI created a fake news story on a bogus Seattle Times Web page to plant software in the computer of a suspect in a series of bomb threats to Timberline High School in 2007, documents reveal.

Discussion: The Stranger, @prisonplanet, @seattleprivacy, GeekWire, @csoghoian, @csoghoian, @martha_kang, @csoghoian, @csoghoian and @fbajak

Richard Spencer / Telegraph:

British journalist John Cantlie used as ‘Isil reporter’ inside Kobane — John Cantlie, a British journalist who is being held captive by Isil inside Syria, has appeared in a sixth propaganda video — The British freelance journalist held hostage by Isil jihadists has appeared …

Discussion: VICE News, Mashable, Guardian, The Huffington Post, Washington Post, International Business Times and BBC

Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
Jim Foley's imprisonment: from capture to murder

Discussion: FishbowlNY, @bobmorevc, @carolcnn, @shreeyasinha, Columbia Journalism Review, bookforum.com and Hit & Run

Vindu Goel / New York Times:

Twitter Q3 MAU up 23% to 284M, a decline of 1% in growth compared to Q2; sales doubled to $361M, stock down more than 10% after hours — Twitter's Stock Drops as Its Struggles to Attract New Users Continue — SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Costolo, Twitter's chief executive …

Discussion: Forbes, Guardian, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, @sacca, @jeffbercovici, TechCrunch and The Verge

Casey Johnston / Ars Technica:

One week later, Google algorithm change hits streaming, torrent sites hard — After early efforts in 2012, it appears Google's gotten the results it wanted. — Video streaming and torrent sites have dropped precipitously in Google rankings after the company altered its algorithm last Monday, according to reports from Searchmetrics.

Discussion: BGR and Business Insider

Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:

The changing face of technology journalism — When a technology and science publication like Wired runs its own design conference, it's clear something is changing in the way the media world looks at technology. — Last month's California event, Wired By Design, was a two-day …

Discussion: @digiday

Michael Isikoff / Yahoo! News:

Feds identify suspected ‘second leaker’ for Snowden reporters — Yahoo News 3 hrs ago — The FBI has identified an employee of a federal contracting firm suspected of being the so-called second leaker who turned over sensitive documents about the U.S. government's terrorist watch list …

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Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

YouTube Space arrives in Brazil's São Paulo, its fifth video-production hub globally — Adding to its existing studios in LA, Tokyo, New York and London, Google is launching a new YouTube Space in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. — YouTube Spaces are all about encouraging …

Discussion: YouTube Creator Blog and SocialTimes

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

USA Today's Susan Page: Obama administration most ‘dangerous’ to media in history — At some point, a compendium of condemnations against the Obama administration's record of media transparency (actually, opacity) must be assembled. Notable quotations in this vein come from former …

Discussion: @jesselynradack, @ggreenwald, @thomas_drake1, @timfernholz, @sunlorrie, @ericboehlert, @erikwemple and The Daily Caller

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

Google News should favor news organizations that build trust by using clear standards, including citations and disclosures — Building trust in news — In their Trust Project, Richard Gingras, head of Google News, and Sally Lehrman, a fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics …