Mediagazer: Advance's Alabama Media Group creates an artist-in-residency program, shares photo archives with university's help, supports a statewide book club (Melody Kramer/Poynter)

7:20 AM ET, April 9, 2015

Top News:

“Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer to retire this summer — Bob Schieffer, the anchor of CBS News' “Face the Nation,” announced Wednesday that he will retire this summer after more than 50 years of working in journalism. Schieffer, who is 78, has been with CBS News for 46 years.

Jasper Jackson / Guardian:

UK adults ‘willing to pay only 92p a month to access news websites’ — IAB survey also says UK digital ad spend rose 14% to a record £7.2bn during 2014 — UK adults are prepared to pay only 92p a month to access news websites, less than email, search engines or online video …

Discussion: Press Gazette, Press Association and Mirror.co.uk

Melody Kramer / Poynter:

Advance's Alabama Media Group creates an artist-in-residency program, shares photo archives with university's help, supports a statewide book club — 3 smart ideas to steal from Alabama Media Group — As a video journalist at The Washington Post, Jennifer Crandall developed a series …

Rachel Barron / American Journalism Review:

Newspapers use Instagram to engage readers, some with user-generated content, others post professional shots — Newspapers Hunt for New Readers on Instagram — Instagram launched in October 2010 with a flurry of interest and cash, so why did the New York Times wait until last month to start a general account?

Amnesty International:

600 days in jail for taking pictures: A letter from an Egyptian prison — Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director at Amnesty International @HassibaHS. — For 600 days Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, a 27-year-old Egyptian photojournalist, has been holed up in a small cell in the infamous Tora prison.

Discussion: Associated Press

Madeline Stone / Business Insider:

One of Thrillist's first employees got $2 million to launch a new parenting site for guys — Today's new moms have a vast network of blogs full of helpful tips for each stage of parenting. — But what about new dads? — Meet Fatherly, a brand-new site created by early Thrillist employee Mike Rothman …

Discussion: Capital New York

Ken Doctor / Capital New York:

Axel Springer is growing worldwide by focusing on digital reach, organic growth, reducing dependency on print earnings, and English-language media — What Are They Thinking? The eight principles for transforming Axel Springer — Mathias Dopfner wants you to know that Axel Springer is a player—in the U.S., and worldwide.

Patt Morrison / Los Angeles Times:

StoryCorps founder Dave Isay on the DIY oral history project — Dave Isay on StoryCorps' DIY oral history project — It's a big check for a big idea: $1 million, the annual TED prize awarded to a proposal that could change the world. The idea that won Dave Isay the TED grant was a phone app …

Discussion: Mediashift and @tedprize

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Judith Miller chewed out NYT's Keller, Abramson over controversial draft of Iraq mea culpa — In her new book “The Story: A Reporter's Journey,” former New York Times reporter Judith Miller mounts a spirited defense of her life's work, particularly her contributions to the newspaper's reporting …

Discussion: @nickconfessore, @ericboehlert, @erikwemple and Poynter

Terry McDermott / New York Times:
Judith Miller's The Story: A Reporter's Journey is a flawed defense that fails to critique her own reporting

Discussion: Mashable, The New York Observer, Wall Street Journal, Real Clear Politics, @terrymcdermott, The Huffington Post, Mediaite and The Wrap

Xbox Wire:

TV on Xbox Gets More Versatile with Over-the-Air Tuner for the U.S. and Canada — At Xbox, we're committed to delivering amazing new gaming and entertainment experiences, and part of that commitment includes giving you the best TV-viewing options, in one place, never more than one step away from your gaming.

Discussion: BGR, Light Reading, The Next Web, Home Media Magazine, GeekWire, VentureBeat, The Verge, Neowin, BetaNews, Multichannel News, Engadget, gameinformer.com, Polygon and TechCrunch

Agence France-Presse:

Two Turkish journalists face 4.5 years jail for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon — Turkish journalists face prison over Charlie Hebdo cartoon — Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday called for two prominent journalists who featured Charlie Hebdo's cover with the image of the Prophet Muhammed …

Discussion: Anadolu Ajans Güncel Haberler and TodaysZaman

Andrew Nusca / Fortune:

Fortune hires six former Gigaom reporters to double down on its technology coverage — Fortune bulks up on technology coverage, hires six — Technology is dramatically changing the way business works. To better cover the shift, 6 new journalists will join Fortune's ranks.

Discussion: New York Post, mathewingram.com/work, Om Malik, Talking Biz News, Poynter, @pivotaloro, @alansmurray, @harrymccracken, Poynter, @mmasnick, @mathewi and @gigastacey

Richard Bradley / Shots in the Dark:

Rolling Stone writer wasn't trying to obtain justice for victim, she wanted to ostracize those she believed participated in rape culture — In the End, It's All About Rape Culture—or the Lack Thereof — I've taken a couple of days before responding to Columbia Journalism School's report …