Top News:
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times announces David Carr Fellowship for early career journalists, a two-year stint reporting on the intersection of tech, media, and culture — The Times Announces a Fellowship Named for David Carr — The New York Times announced on Monday that it would sponsor a fellowship …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, Poynter, @jayrosen_nyu and @carloslozadawp
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Dan Rather praises “Truth”, a biopic based on Rathergate starring Robert Redford, for accuracy — TIFF: Dan Rather Chokes Up at ‘Truth’ Premiere, Praises Film for Accuracy — “A film called ‘Truth’ should be accurate,” the iconic CBS news anchor said of director James Vanderbilt's movie …
Discussion:
TVNewser, @wjosephcampbell, @jayrosen_nyu, Yahoo Movies and The Wrap
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Bob Sauerberg to become CEO of Condé Nast effective January 1, says current CEO Chuck Townsend in email to staff — Bob Sauerberg to become CEO of Condé Nast — Bob Sauerberg will become CEO of Condé Nast on January 1, 2016, the company's current CEO Chuck Townsend told employees in an email Sunday evening.
Discussion:
Poynter, Variety, Media Wire Daily and WWD
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
Netflix and Amazon users sue to stop Chicago's 9% streaming tax — Local governments are taxing popular cloud service to make up for lost sales tax revenue. But they face a legal problem. It's on. Subscribers to popular streaming services, including XBox Live and Spotify …
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Symphony, a messaging tool intended to compete with Bloomberg's terminals, strikes deal with Dow Jones to offer news content in its service — Dow Jones strikes chord with Symphony — Symphony, the messaging tool backed by some of Wall Street's biggest banks, has struck a deal with Dow Jones …
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
How a Bild journalist used Periscope to tell the story of Syrian refugees trying to get from Greece to Germany — How live video on Periscope helped ‘get inside’ the Syrian refugees story — Bild reporter Paul Ronzheimer travelled across Europe live-streaming interviews: 'For the refugee story …
Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh in the wake of his company's bankruptcy filing — Movie Finance Whiz Fights to Keep His Role — With Relativity Media in bankruptcy, Ryan Kavanaugh's salesmanship is put to the test — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Employees called them Ryan Kavanaugh's “A Beautiful Mind” moments.
Alison Flood / Guardian:
High-end literary endeavors like The White Review turn to crowdfunding in a crowded market — Literary launches: how crowdfunding is fuelling the avant garde — The White Review, BOMB and Guernica are just some of the magazines turning to the wisdom of the crowd to publish quality literature
Discussion:
@guernicamag, @litbritish and @thewhitereview
Columbia Journalism Review:
Study: 66 self-identified longform readers finished 94% of 1349 long stories they started, shared 35%, placing big premium on sources they trust — Readers will finish long stories—especially if they come from a trusted source — For a moment in time when the internet was new …
Discussion:
@cperry248
Damaris Colhoun / Columbia Journalism Review:
Tavi Gevinson on teen girl site Rookie's redesign, audience interaction, and a possible app — Can Rookie's redesign serve as a road map for increasing reader engagement? — When high school style blogger Tavi Gevinson co-founded Rookie Magazine in 2012, she wanted it to be what Sassy …
Discussion:
@cjr
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Elle editor in chief Robbie Meyers on women's magazines, celebrity, and native advertising — Media People: Robbie Myers on Why Women's Magazines Matter — Robbie Myers isn't exactly a household name, even though her magazine, Elle, is regarded as one of the top fashion glossies …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Beacon finds partnerships and matching donations work better than subscriptions and paywalls — When Beacon launched in 2013, its founders saw a lot of promise in subscriptions and paywalls. Readers would pay $5 a month for access to about a dozen stories each week, with about 60 percent …
Discussion:
@susie_c