Mediagazer: TNR Chief Exec Guy Vidra says he failed to articulate his vision for the mag to staff (Dylan Byers/Politico)

4:40 PM ET, December 8, 2014

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

TNR Chief Exec Guy Vidra says he failed to articulate his vision for the mag to staff — An interview with TNR's Guy Vidra — Guy Vidra says he doesn't want to change The New Republic. — “It is absolutely absurd to suggest that I would come to this institution to do anything …

Discussion: Mediaite, Poynter, @politico, @erikwemple, @jayrosen_nyu, @vivian, bookforum.com and @dylanbyers

Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:

After mass resignations, TNR owner Chris Hughes talks about what went wrong and what's next — Disrupting A Republic — When The New Republic began to fall apart in the first week of December, conversation quickly turned to Chris Hughes, the Facebook cofounder who purchased the storied magazine more than two years ago.

Discussion: @mattpotter, @davidsess, @gavina42 and @niemanlab, Thanks:@jasonabbruzzese

Chris Hughes / Washington Post:

Amid editorial departures, Chris Hughes plans to continue investing in The New Republic as a sustainable business not reliant on “an unpredictable few” — Crafting a sustainable New Republic — Last week, about a dozen members of the editorial staff of the New Republic walked out in protest over new leadership.

Corey Robin / Jacobin: Don't Mourn the New Republic - It's been dead for years

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Pulitzers accepting entries from online and print mags for investigative reporting, features — Pulitzers open up to magazines — The Pulitzer Prizes announced today two substantial changes in a press release: — The contest will consider entries from online and print magazines for two categories …

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, FishbowlNY, @jamisonfoser, @danfagin, @gregorydjohnsen, @poynter, @michaelkruse, @tcarmody, @emilydreyfuss, @clarajeffery, @jackshafer, @melissalyttle and @mysecondempire

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Jessica Lustig named deputy editor at NYT Mag — New York Times staff editor Jessica Lustig will be a deputy editor at The New York Times Magazine, according to a staff memo from Jake Silverstein, the magazine's editor-in-chief. — Lustig, who currently works for The New York Times Op-Ed/Sunday Review …

Discussion: Capital New York and FishbowlNY

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Quartz hires Xana Antunes, former editor of New York Post

Discussion: Capital New York, @zseward, Poynter and @joepompeo

Jeremy Barr / Capital New York: Jenna Wortham joining New York Times Magazine

Emily Clark / The Cavalier Daily:

Friend of “Jackie”, subject of Rolling Stone story, criticizes magazine, insists story is true — A letter from a friend: Jackie's story is not a hoax — My name is Emily, and I was Jackie's suitemate first year. I am writing to you in regards to Rolling Stone's recent statement of “misplaced trust” in Jackie.

Discussion: New York Times, Gawker, Mediaite, Raw Story, New York Magazine, The Daily Dot, The Dish, @sarahjeong, The Huffington Post, ABC News, @nbahadur, The Week and Talking Points Memo

Rolfe Winkler / WSJ:

YouTube offers some stars bonuses to post exclusively to the service before posting to rivals — YouTube Offering Its Stars Bonuses — Vessel, a Video Startup, Has Been Aggressive in Trying to Lure Away Celebrities — Google Inc. 's YouTube unit is racing to lock up its top stars …

Discussion: The Verge, CNBC, Electronista, VideoNuze Analysis and Engadget

Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

To restore its reputation, Rolling Stone must be honest with readers about what happened — How to Survive a Journalistic Disaster 101 — How does a journalistic institution respond to a soul-shaking crisis? Rolling Stone magazine is dealing with that question at the moment …

Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg View and Hit & Run

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Google Fiber's broadband dreams aren't making cable TV any better — Fiber TV doesn't yet live up to those amazing internet speeds — Would you uproot your life for an internet connection? Google says people are doing exactly that; they're picking up and moving to Kansas City or Provo …

Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:

Vimeo starts letting Pro users upload videos in 4K — Vimeo today announced that Vimeo Pro subscribers will now be able to upload their videos in 4K, aka ultra high-definition video quality. — Vimeo is far from the only online video service starting to offer content in 4K.

Discussion: Pocket-lint, Engadget, The Next Web, Gigaom and The Verge

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

Andy Carvin launches social-media reporting team for First Look — There's been a lot of news out of First Look Media recently, although not the kind that the site was hoping to deliver: instead of scoops, it's been a stream of reports about mismanagement and departures of key writers and editors like Matt Taibbi and John Cook.

Discussion: @acarvin, @nikkiusher, @acarvin, @pierre, @jayrosen_nyu, @digiphile, Medium, @jeremyscahill, Medium and @acarvin

Peter Preston / Guardian:

Is a profit worth the price of the Times's paywall? — Murdoch's flagships are locked behind a barrier that throttles traffic and, arguably, relevance. But they made £1.7m last year — ewspaper economics used to be dead simple. You charged a cover price and you billed advertisers.

Discussion: @uniwave, @stephenpollard and @raju

Tommy Wilkes / Reuters:

Huffington Post launches in India, sets sights on China — News website Huffington Post launched its India edition on Monday in a tie-up with media conglomerate Times of India Group, as the AOL-owned site expands into markets where internet use is growing rapidly.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Indian Television Dot Com, The Huffington Post, MediaNama and FishbowlNY