Mediagazer: Google Fiber's broadband dreams aren't making cable TV any better (Chris Welch/The Verge)

1:35 PM ET, December 8, 2014

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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 — The writer is owner and publisher of the New Republic.

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: Poynter, @jayrosen_nyu, @erikwemple, @vivian, @dylanbyers, Mediaite and New York Magazine

Corey Robin / Jacobin:

Don't Mourn the New Republic - It's been dead for years … The New Republic is coming to an end. And the autopsies have begun. So have the critiques. But the real problem with the New Republic is not that it was racist, though it was. It's not that it was filled with warmongers, though it was.

Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
T.N.R.'s peril: losing the intangible of stature before it can find its future

Discussion: bookforum.com, Politico, Esquire, Media Nation, @kdoctor, Hit & Run, BuzzFeed, @genn4dy, @ericuman, @john__donegan, @jayrosen_nyu and @editorialiste

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Quartz hires Xana Antunes, former editor of New York Post — With an eye on growth in 2015, Quartz has hired a veteran business journalist, Xana Antunes, as editor of new initatives, a role in which she will lead recruitment efforts and focus on expanding the website's video offerings.

Discussion: Poynter, @zseward and @joepompeo

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Jessica Lustig named deputy editor at NYT Mag

Discussion: Capital New York and FishbowlNY

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

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: FishbowlNY, @tcarmody, @danfagin, @jackshafer, @mysecondempire, @melissalyttle, @gregorydjohnsen, @poynter, @michaelkruse and @emilydreyfuss

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 …

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: India Blog on The …, Bloomberg, MediaNama, Indian Television Dot Com and FishbowlNY

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: Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Raw Story, The Week, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Politico

Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:

Daily Beast's mobile site gives viewers individual analytics in hopes of engaging users — The newsonomics of the newly quantified, gamified news reader — What's in your news diet? Sure, we can name the sites, papers, and stations that pepper us with news through the day and week.

Discussion: @mikepetroff and @crowdne_ws

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: @jayrosen_nyu, @acarvin, Medium, Medium, @digiphile and @jeremyscahill

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: Gigaom, The Verge and The Next Web

Alexandra Alter / New York Times:

Hachette to Experiment With Selling Books on Twitter — Do tweets sell books? — It has long been a question for publishers and authors, who have started relying heavily on social media to promote books as they search for new ways to reach readers in an uncertain retail market.

Discussion: GalleyCat and Gigaom