Top News:
New York Times:
Sony Pictures Demands That News Agencies Delete ‘Stolen’ Data — LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures Entertainment warned media outlets on Sunday against using the mountains of corporate data revealed by hackers who attacked the studio's computer systems. — In a sharply worded letter sent …
Discussion:
Re/code, Hollywood Reporter, Politico, CNNMoney.com, Gigaom, Bloomberg View, TechCrunch, Poynter, Variety, The Wrap, ReadWrite, Capital New York, Gawker, @marciahofmann, USA Today, Talking New Media, Washington Post, @carlzimmer, FishbowlNY, Techdirt, PandoDaily, Mashable, Business Insider, Variety, Deadline, The Next Web, @mlcalderone, @kevinmitnick, @ftrain, @adamnagourney, The Huffington Post, @jeffjarvis, @trevortimm, @jamesrbuk, The Intercept, @evacide and mUmBRELLA
RELATED:
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Sony unlikely to prevail in court if it sues media organizations for publishing stolen data — Can Sony sue media outlets who publish the stolen Sony documents? — David Boies, representing Sony, has written a letter to various media outlets, demanding that they not publish or otherwise use …
Discussion:
Krebs on Security
Variety:
Aaron Sorkin Slams Journalists for Publishing Hacked Sony Documents — “The Newsroom” creator Aaron Sorkin has a message for real-life newsrooms, taking aim at publications posting leaked Sony documents in a new op-ed. — Published on the New York Times' website Sunday evening …
Discussion:
New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Deadline, The Intercept, @caseynewton, @tomgara, @benedictevans, @mattzeitlin, @johnwilson, @caseynewton, @pmarca, @tcarmody, @benedictevans, @caseynewton, @lucasgw, @benedictevans, @pmarca, @antderosa, @ow and Medium
Mat Honan / Wired:
An inside look at First Look Media's The Racket before it collapsed — The Guerrilla Tactics of The Racket, and How It Almost Upended Journalism — In September, when it wasn't quite autumn in New York but after the long hot summer had ended, I rode up an elevator in New York's Flat Iron district …
Jason Hughes / The Wrap:
MSNBC expanding online with “Shift by MSNBC”, 14 original shows exclusive to the web — MSNBC Expanding Online With Original Programming, Streaming Video — MSNBC is making a major push into the online market with “Shift by MSNBC,” a bold new initiative that will see the 24 …
Discussion:
Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, Media & Entertainment, FishbowlNY, @bfouhy, @jessicavalenti and FTVLive
Ben Frumin / The Week:
TheWeek.com announces that it is closing its comments section before the end of the year — Why TheWeek.com is closing the comments section — In the age of social media, the smartest and most vibrant reader conversations have moved off of news sites and onto Facebook and Twitter
Discussion:
Poynter, @samantharollins, @theseantcollins, @megangarber, @mathewi and FishbowlNY
Sharon Weinberger / The Intercept:
Jana Winter, Fox News reporter who faced jail time for protecting sources, joins The Intercept — Jana Winter Joins The Intercept — Jana Winter, a Fox News reporter who faced jail time for refusing to reveal her confidential sources, is joining The Intercept today as a national security reporter based in Washington, D.C.
Discussion:
FishbowlDC, Politico, Mediaite, @rj_gallagher, @ggreenwald and @jeremyscahill
News Corp:
Rahul Chopra becomes CEO of Storyful, founder Mark Little becomes director of editorial innovation — Storyful Announces Leadership Changes To Build On Substantial Growth Momentum Under News Corp — Rahul Chopra Becomes CEO; Founder Mark Little Named Director of Editorial Innovation
Discussion:
Storyful Blog, @raju, The Irish Times, @jayrosen_nyu, @marklittlenews and @mikemillerwsj
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
NYT Executive Editor Dean Banquet on coverage after buyouts, native ads, and turmoil at TNR — Media People: Dean Baquet, The New York Times — Dean Baquet is executive editor of The New York Times, a role he has held since May, when he replaced Jill Abramson after her controversial reign and equally controversial ousting.
Discussion:
@mccollumashley, @jeremymbarr, @cliffordlevy and FishbowlNY
Erin Griffith / Fortune:
Evan Williams: On billionaire-backed journalism, Shanley Kane, and the problem with vanity ad metrics — In conversation with the Medium and Twitter co-founder. Many people use the newish blogging site Medium each day, but almost as many of them are confused about what, exactly, it's supposed to be.
Discussion:
@evanatmedium, @megan, @fortunemagazine and @earcos
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Rolling Stone Writer Contacting UVA Students As Magazine Reviews Disputed Article — NEW YORK — Sabrina Rubin Erdely, the author of a now-disputed Rolling Stone story on an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia, hasn't spoken publicly as her explosive story has unraveled over the past two weeks.
Discussion:
The New York Observer, Washington Post and The Daily Caller