Top News:
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Former Fake Steve Jobs and HubSpot content marketer Dan Lyons to head up Valleywag in January — Dan Lyons Used to be Fake Steve Jobs. Now He's the Chief Valleywag. — Valleywag's chief editor Nitasha Tiku just left for The Verge. Here's her replacement: Dan Lyons …
Discussion:
@glennf, @jyarow, @marcuswohlsen, @kevinmonty, @digiphile and Talking Biz News
RELATED:
Re/code:
Re/code drops comments on its site, noting that most discussion takes place on social media — A Note to Re/code Readers — Like all websites, Re/code is in a constant process of iteration. So, starting today, you'll notice a few changes on our site, and we wanted to let you know about them.
Discussion:
SocialTimes, @emilybell, @waltmossberg, @inafried, @mathewi, @colarusso42, @antderosa, @ashleyesqueda, @fmanjoo, @c_davies, @karlbode, @digiphile, @mathewi and Talking Biz News
Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed:
Uber document shows it sought to hire researcher to “weaponize facts” against incumbent taxi and limo industry, not journalists — Uber Sought To Hire Opposition Researcher To “Weaponize Facts” — A document obtained by BuzzFeed News points to taxi industry targets, not journalists.
Discussion:
VentureBeat, Business Insider, @alexismadrigal, Gigaom, @lvdjgarcia, @fmanjoo, @willoremus, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Electronista, ZDNet, The Dish, Mashable, TechCrunch, TIME and Capital New York
RELATED:
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
BuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith Says His Uber Scoop Didn't Need a Disclosure — Ben Smith and BuzzFeed had a whopper of a story on Monday, when BuzzFeed's editor-in-chief reported on an Uber executive's plan to smear journalist Sarah Lacy. — A few days later, in some corners of the Internet, Smith and BuzzFeed are now the story.
Discussion:
@waltmossberg, @pkafka, @anthonyha, @nickstatt, The Daily Caller, Forbes, The Huffington Post and Consumerist
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Jeff Bezos Makes His Mark on Washington Post With New Kindle App — WASHINGTON — In recent months, The Washington Post has been worried about reducing cognitive overhead. The phrase, borrowed from its new owner, the billionaire Amazon founder Jeffrey P. Bezos, refers to the number …
Discussion:
AdAge, AdExchanger, @saila, Mashable, PandoDaily, GeekWire, TIME, CNNMoney.com, @niemanlab, @thefix, @hblodget, @jayrosen_nyu, @nytimesbusiness, @noahchestnut and @kerrylauerman
RELATED:
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Google launches Contributor, a subscription service that lets users contribute to participating sites and turn off Google ads — Google launches Contributor, a crowdfunding tool for publishers — Google is launching a new service for websites called Contributor, which allows users to sign …
Discussion:
@digidave, @djbentley, @mathewi, VentureBeat, @fernandezpm, @ferenstein, @yoast, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Business Insider, @chartier and @zielina
Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Yet Another Study Shows US Satire Programs Do A Better Job Informing Viewers Than Actual News Outlets — By now it's sadly clear that the nation's satirical news programs do a significantly better job at reporting the news than most of the nation's actual news outlets, despite a fraction of the budget and experience.
Leela de Kretser / Capital New York:
New York gets ready for Rebekah Brooks — When Capital's Joe Pompeo first reported that Rebekah Brooks, famous for her role in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, was spending time at News Corp. headquarters at 1211 Sixth Avenue, flacks for the company told him she was just visiting to consider the future of her career.
Discussion:
@themurdochtimes, @joepompeo and @davidfolkenflik
Rob Evans / Guardian:
UK's Met police face legal action from 6 journalists for keeping database of their activities — Police face legal action for snooping on journalists — ‘Domestic extremists’ unit kept a secret database of details on journalists including medical history of family members
Discussion:
National Union of Journalists, Associated Press, BBC and @calderbank
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS, Dish Network Agree to Short-Term Extension to Avoid Blackout — CBS and Dish Network are avoiding a blackout by agreeing to a short-term contract extension Thursday evening while negotiations continue. — The crux of the deal involves the expiration of Dish's deal to carry CBS' 29 O&O stations in 17 local markets.
Discussion:
@jboorstin, @lucas_shaw and @shaliniwsj
James West / Mother Jones:
New York Times Signals More Newsroom Layoffs Are Imminent — The New York Times indicated today that it's getting close to a round of forced layoffs of its journalists. — The newsroom-wide email sent Thursday morning, obtained by Mother Jones, details responses to employee questions …
Discussion:
@bendreyfuss, @felixsalmon, The New York Observer and Talking Biz News
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube Music Awards to Return in 2015, But Not as a Live Event — Vidsite pacts with Vice Media to produce original content for March 2015 event — YouTube, as part of its stepped-up push into the music biz, will bring back the YouTube Music Awards next March and has renewed a pact with Vice Media to produce it.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, The Wrap, @mizz_julie, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Dot and Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Huffington Post Is Said to Be in Talks to Host a Jill Abramson Journalism Start-Up — Jill Abramson, a former executive editor of The New York Times, and the journalist Steven Brill are in talks with The Huffington Post to host a new journalism site that would run long articles monthly …
Discussion:
@tcarmody, New York Magazine, Politico, FishbowlNY and @felixsalmon
Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:
Quartz and The Economist on what makes a good media business today and tomorrow — This article is the first in a series looking at some of the key issues and topics which will feature in our Digital Media Strategies event next March. — Quartz and The Economist are two quite different businesses serving broadly similar audiences.
Discussion:
@miamabanta, @raju and Talking Biz News
Dylan Byers / Politico:
David Rhodes to head CBS News as Jeff Fager steps down as chairman — Jeff Fager has stepped down as chairman of CBS News, leaving full command of the news division to David Rhodes, two sources at the network told POLITICO on Thursday. — Fager, who spent four years as chairman …
Discussion:
The Wrap, @brianstelter, CNNMoney.com, @megjameslat, @sdkstl, @brianstelter, Wall Street Journal, Broadcasting & Cable and The Huffington Post
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Web-Video Startup Pluto TV Raises $13 Million from U.S. Venture Partners, UTA, Sky and Others — Pluto.TV, a startup whose service aggregates Internet video in a TV-like grid, has closed $13 million in Series A funding led by U.S. Venture Partners, with participation from UTA …
Discussion:
VentureBeat, Forbes and Deadline
Emiliano De Cristofaro / The Conversation:
Lessons on censorship from Syria's internet filter machines — Norwegian writer Mette Newth once wrote that: “censorship has followed the free expressions of men and women like a shadow throughout history.” As we develop new means to gather and create information... Emiliano De Cristofaro
Alex Kantrowitz / AdAge:
Betaworks Tries to Solve the Mobile Ad Unit Problem — Startup Factory Pivots Tapestry, Places Focus Completely on Advertising — Betaworks — the startup factory responsible for hits such as Dots, Chartbeat and Bitly — is throwing its hat into the advertising game, hoping it can build a better mobile ad unit.
Dan Adams / Boston Globe:
New Media Investment Group, parent of Gatehouse Media, buys Halifax Media Group for $280M cash — Worcester Telegram and its parent company sold to New Media — The Worcester Telegram & Gazette, which was sold in May by Boston Globe owner John Henry to the Halifax Media Group of Daytona Beach, Fla., was sold again Thursday.
Discussion:
JIMROMENESKO.COM, Poynter, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, @ja_batte, @ja_batte, @gdinges, @dankennedy_nu, @jeff_gaugernr and Media Nation
Toronto Star:
Canadian-Iranian ‘blogfather’ released from Evin prison: Report — Hossein Derakhshan, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison in 2010, has been pardoned by Iran's leader, the news agency says. — Hossein Derakhshan was sentenced by Iran to more than 19 years in prison in 2010.
Discussion:
New York Times, @h0d3r, metronews.ca, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, CBC News, Mashable, BBC, Reuters and Guardian
Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — 
EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — 
Breaking News Reporter, NY — 
Harrisburg Reporter, PA — 
Senior Editor - Styles, NY — 
Part-time Editor, Remote — 
Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — 
Assistant Digital Editor, MA — 
Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — 
South Reporter, GA/Remote — 
Private Capital Reporter, London — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Articles Editor, CA — 
Pharma Reporter, Remote US — 
Metro Reporter, TN — 
Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — 
Politics Reporter, Brussels — 
Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — 
Social Strategy Editor, NY — 
Business Reporter, TX — 
Senior Narrative Editor, CA — 
News Correspondent, MS — 
Accountability Reporter, NC — 
Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — 
Housing Reporter, OK — 
Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — 
Writer/Editor, Remote — 
Political Reporter, TX — 
Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — 
Education Lab Editor, WA — 
Staff Writer, MA/Remote — 
State Worker Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, NM — 
Reporter, NC — 
