Top News:
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Interview with BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith and CEO Jonah Peretti about deleted posts, Pulitzers, and more — Ben Smith and Jonah Peretti: The Gawker Interview — On April 16, Gawker contacted BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith with evidence that his site had deleted a post criticizing Pepsi …
Greg Wyshynski / Yahoo Sports:
NHL bans media use of Periscope and Meerkat without prior written approval — NHL bans media from using Periscope, Meerkat to subvert rights-holders — During the Ottawa Senators' push for the playoffs, I pointed my phone at my television, fired up Periscope and streamed a shootout …
Discussion:
FierceOnlineVideo News, @andreabellemare, @dubois, @paulvigna and GeekWire
Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:
Mediagazer introduces ads for media jobs, and Techmeme's job ads now extend to its mobile site — For nearly four years, Techmeme has offered space on our front page for companies to advertise that they're hiring, and link their job offerings. Unlike typical job boards …
Discussion:
@gaberivera, @michaelcarusi, @megan, @fmanjoo, @nickbilton, @fmanjoo, @hornokplease and @marccanter4real
Emma Bazilian / Adweek:
Teen Vogue Debuts Condé Nast's First Sponsored Cover Ad — Kylie Jenner has been the subject of plenty of online buzz this week for landing her first solo Teen Vogue cover, but it won't be the reality star's face subscribers see when they receive their music-themed May issue.
John Robinson / Media, disrupted:
Eight years after layoffs began at his paper, an editor finds courage to write about the pain — Laying off journalists — In 2007, I told 17 fulltime and a dozen part-time News & Record journalists they were laid off. A student asked me to talk about it for a class project she was working on.
Discussion:
One Man & His Blog, @deftlyinane, @sunsentinello, @johnrobinson and @jawtry
Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:
Between 2009 and 2013 contributions to the White House Correspondents Association increased 162% while scholarship payouts increased only 10% — The Biggest Joke at the WHCA Dinner is the Scholarship Fund — Payouts to young journalists have barely budged as contributions to the press association have soared.
Discussion:
Poynter, @abeaujon, @washingtonian, @jayrosen_nyu, The Huffington Post and @mlsif
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp's total compensation dropped 35.5% to $5.8M in 2014 — Time Inc. Reveals Compensation for Top Execs — TIME INC.'S PAY: Time Inc. revealed total compensation of its top executives in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday.
David Bloom / Deadline:
Nancy Tellem Plugs Back In As Chairman, Chief Media Officer At Interlude — Nancy Tellem, who was CBS Network TV president and then launched Microsoft's short-lived Xbox Entertainment Studios, has re-emerged as Executive Chairman and Chief Media Officer of Interlude.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Variety, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Broadcasting & Cable
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Study: 53% of viewers prefer streaming over live TV, 68% binge-watch, 16% canceled or didn't have pay tv in the last year — Streaming Overtakes Live TV Among Consumer Viewing Preferences: Study — U.S. consumers are more inclined to stream entertainment from an Internet service than tune in to live TV …
Discussion:
LostRemote, CNET and Los Angeles Times
Sonia Paul / Mediashift:
Survey on attitudes about Middle Eastern media suggests a move away from pan-Arab focus toward local or national media — Survey on Media Use in Middle East Shows a ‘Return to the Local’ — A newly updated survey by the Northwestern University in Qatar reveals an expansive look at attitudes …
Discussion:
@mediatwit
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Twitter begins automatically filtering notifications of abusive mentions, broadens violent threats policy, and introduces temporary account suspensions — Twitter announces crackdown on abuse with new filter and tighter rules — Social network moves to ban indirect threats of violence …
Discussion:
The Twitter Blog, Wired, Slate, The Independent, CNET, Fox News, PC Pro, Wired.co.uk, Tech Times, Washington Post, BBC, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Refinery29, New York Times and Mashable
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Hulu Japan takes its first step into original content production with The Last Cop — Hulu Japan to Remake ‘The Last Cop’ — Hulu Japan, the localized version of the online video service, is to produce a Japanese version of German drama format “The Last Cop.”
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says UK press failed to follow-up Snowden because Guardian did not share files — Former Guardian collaborater Julian Assange has penned an excoriating review of Guardian book, The Snowden Files, for Newsweek. — In it he complaints that none …
Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:
New York Times apps no longer mimic the homepage as stories are designed by editors specifically for mobile — Why The New York Times apps look different — “The battle will be won on the smartphone,” New York Times CEO Mark Thompson said at a tech conference last February.
Discussion:
Poynter and The New York Times Company
Wall Street Journal:
Comcast's role with Disney and 21st Century Fox partners in the aborted Hulu sale in 2013 raises questions for regulators — Comcast Role in Aborted Hulu Sale Raises Questions for Regulators — Comcast told partners it would help make Hulu the streaming video platform for the cable TV industry
Discussion:
Techdirt and Light Reading
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