Top News:
Press Gazette:
Sun six trial told that News Corp gave evidence on journalists to police to stop coporate prosecution — The Sun six conspiracy trial was told yesterday that News Corp handed evidence about journalists over to the police in order to save the company itself from a corporate prosecution.
John McDermott / Digiday:
Snapchat in talks with CNN, Comedy Central, Vice, more for upcoming launch of Discover — Snapchat is in partnership talks with BuzzFeed, Time, others — Snapchat is in negotiations with Comedy Central, Spotify and Vice for the upcoming launch of Discover, a section within the app …
Discussion:
dotRising and Business Insider
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish Prepared to Take TNT, TBS Off Lineup, Leave CNN Dark for Good: Ergen — Satcaster's chairman says it has hit technical snags for OTT service but still plans launch by end of 2014 FILM TV DIGITAL CONTENDERS VIDEO DIRT JOBS MORE SIGN IN search HOMEBIZNEWS Dish Prepared to Take TNT …
BBC:
The body of Burmese freelance journalist Aung Naing is being exhumed for an investigation into his death. — The body of Burmese freelance journalist Aung Naing is being exhumed for an investigation into his death. — Aung Naing was shot dead while in army custody over a month ago.
Discussion:
Guardian, TIME, @risekuwabara and World Bulletin
Alec Wilkinson / New Yorker:
Modern Farmer's Ann Marie Gardner negotiates a tense relationship with her primary funder while keeping a young magazine vibrant — Read It and Reap — Each issue of Modern Farmer, the stylish agrarian quarterly, has an austere portrait of an animal on the cover. So far, there have been six.
Discussion:
@brookejarvis, @thebrowser, @scootes and @bbqsnob
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Times names a ‘print editor’ for metro — Dean Chang, who serves as city editor for The New York Times, has been appointed to the new position of “print editor” for the metro section. — In his new role, Chang “will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing metro's daily print section …
Discussion:
@bgrueskin
Harro ten Wolde / Reuters:
Axel Springer core profit growth slows as print declines — FRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - German publisher Axel Springer on Wednesday reported a slowdown in its core profit growth as a continued decline in print circulation weighed. The publisher of Europe's top-selling daily “Bild” …
Discussion:
Axel Springer SE, Reuters, Reuters and rttnews.com
Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal:
New App ‘Hash’ Attempts to Better Organize Tweets Around Events — For years, new Twitter users have complained that the social media service is too hard to navigate. Finding relevant content before it gets lost in the noise can prove challenging. — While over half a billion tweets …
Discussion:
@yoreekoh
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Xiaomi To Invest $1B In Online Video Content — Xiaomi just announced on its official Weibo account that it plans to invest $1 billion in online video content to support its smart television ecosystem. — The investment will be overseen by two Xiaomi executives who have considerable experience building online content.
Discussion:
International Business Times, Hollywood Reporter, CNET, Reuters, TechOne3, Tech in Asia, City A.M., Reuters, ZDNet, Advanced Television, Wall Street Journal and TechNode
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Q&A with tech reporter on the PR-blogger relationship: can do job without any outbound request — Confessions of a tech reporter: 'I've been called a hater' — The spread in recent years of technology into every aspect of daily life has called for a corresponding rise of media coverage.
Discussion:
@digiday, @dangillmor and @sirsteven
Tess Stynes / Wall Street Journal:
Liberty Media Set to Complete Spinoff; Revenue Rises — Revenue, Operating Earnings Helped by SiriusXM Results — Liberty Media Corp. said it expects to complete the spinoff of its cable business Tuesday as the media company also reported its third-quarter revenue and operating earnings improved …
Discussion:
Hollywood Reporter
Joshua Rozenberg / Guardian:
Walter Merricks appointed chair of “Leveson-compliant” independent press regulator and Ipso rival Impress — Walter Merricks appointed chair of new independent monitor for the press — Impress intends to be Leveson-compliant, and will offer an arbitration service - setting it apart from its rival, Ipso
Discussion:
Guardian and @joshuarozenberg