Mediagazer: Grooveshark will launch $0.99 streaming radio service called Broadcasts in January, pay Pandora-like royalties (Jared Newman/PC World)

5:25 PM ET, December 8, 2014

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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

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, @erikwemple, @jayrosen_nyu, @vivian, bookforum.com, @dylanbyers, @politico and The Huffington Post

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

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”

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Pulitzers accepting entries from online and print magazines for investigative reporting and 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 …

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

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

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

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

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, Hit & Run and Talking Points Memo

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 …

Jared Newman / PC World:

Grooveshark will launch $0.99 streaming radio service called Broadcasts in January, pay Pandora-like royalties — Grooveshark gives fully-legal streaming a shot with ‘Broadcasts’ radio service — After years of battling with record labels and ultimately getting outdone by Spotify, Grooveshark is taking on Pandora instead.

Discussion: Fast Company, Christian Science Monitor, The Verge, Engadget and App Advice

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

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

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

Google News: The biggest missed opportunity in media right now — Almost every time I talk to a journalist who spends a lot of time online and the subject of Google News comes up, there is a shared sense of frustration: namely, frustration over how little the site has changed over the years since …

Itay Hod / The Wrap:

CBS This Morning closing the viewership gap with Today and GMA, growing 23% since 2012 debut — Who's Really Winning the ‘GMA’ vs. ‘Today’ Morning Show War? The Answer Might Surprise You — As “Today” and “Good Morning America” continue to duke it out for morning television's top spot …