Mediagazer: As NYT buyout deadline nears, speculation mounts about who is leaving the newsroom (Capital New York)

12:05 PM ET, November 17, 2014

Top News:

Jane L. Levere / New York Times:

Airbnb launches Pineapple, a quarterly print magazine focused on travel; $12 at select stores — Airbnb Introducing Print Magazine, Pineapple — Following in the footsteps of other digital brands like CNET and WebMD, Airbnb is getting into the print magazine business.

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Emily Steel / New York Times:

Vice Hires Alyssa Mastromonaco, Former Official in Obama White House, as Top Executive — Vice Media, the news and entertainment group, is expected to announce Monday that it has hired Alyssa Mastromonaco, a former Obama administration official, as its chief operating officer.

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Jacqui Shine / The Awl:

The history of the Styles section of the New York ‘Times’—and the real New Journalism — Bonfire of the Inanities — The story arrived in November of 1992—more than a year after the video for Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit” premiered on MTV's “120 Minutes.”

Discussion: @moorehn, @mattdpearce, @jamesestrin, @lpolgreen, @prisonculture, bookforum.com and @danjonesnyt

Grady Smith / Guardian:

Forgoing streaming and iTunes sales, Garth Brooks sees meager sales for his comeback album — How Garth Brooks took on the internet - and lost — The poor sales of his comeback album Man Against Machine show that taking a stand against the modern music business only works if you're Taylor Swift

Discussion: @monkbent, @guardianus, Associated Press and ParisLemon

Capital New York:

As NYT buyout deadline nears, speculation mounts about who is leaving the newsroom — New York Times buyout watch, 2014 — With a looming deadline for New York Times buyout applications, details about employees who have taken the package—or are believed to be strongly considering it—are starting to trickle out.

Chris Amico / Homicide Watch DC:

After announcing it is shutting down, Homicide Watch DC is now seeking a local owner — Request for Proposals to Continue Homicide Watch D.C. — A week ago, we announced that we would close this site at the end of December, after covering the District of Columbia for more than four years.

Discussion: Poynter, @mikedebonis, @aschweig, @amlwhere and @homicidewatch

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Vevo Confirms Rio Caraeff To Step Down As CEO This Year, CFO Alan Price Steps Up For The Interim — Music video streaming service Vevo today announced that Rio Caraeff is stepping down from his role as the CEO — formally confirming news that was reported twice this past weekend …

Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff to leave at the end of the year, CFO will take over during CEO search

Discussion: The Wrap, New York Post, hypebot, New York Times, @pkafka and Variety

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Uber Confirms Spotify Integration — The companies made the news official Monday — Uber is bringing personalized music to its on-demand car service. — CEO Travis Kalanick on Monday announced a partnership with Spotify that will allow Uber customers to play their music when they take a ride.

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TechCrunch:
Uber Integrates With Spotify To Let Passengers Become Backseat DJs

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Hidden In Spotify's App Code Alongside Uber, Plans To Launch Podcasts And Something ‘Magic’ — Spotify's upcoming integration with Uber — getting announced formally today — is not the only development the music streaming service has planned to grow its business.

Discussion: @notpatrick, @stevekovach, @kraannl, @danbenjamin, Engadget and The Verge

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Press Association appoints Microsoft's Darren Waters as social media editor — UK news agency says former editor-in-chief of MSN UK is tasked with ‘putting social media at the heart of the newsroom’ — The Press Association has appointed Darren Waters, editor-in-chief of Microsoft UK, to the new role of social media editor.

Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:

What can Jim Brady's new site do for Philadelphia journalism? — DETROIT, MI — “Can it last?” That was the question we asked a year ago about AxisPhilly, an ambitious nonprofit journalism outlet in Philadelphia. The answer, sadly, was no. Over the summer, it went the way of Metropolis …

Discussion: @sacmcdonald, @cjr and @jimbradysp

Bill Keller / The Marshall Project:

Nonprofit news site The Marshall Project, edited by Bill Keller, launches to cover America's criminal justice system — A Letter from Our Editor — In March I left The New York Times after 30 years there as a reporter, editor and columnist to help launch something new …