Mediagazer: NFL decides against live streaming London games next season, will focus instead on streaming Thursday night games on Twitter (Jessica Toonkel/Reuters)

6:05 AM ET, April 12, 2016

Top News:

U.K.'s Daily Mail Explores Bid for Yahoo Backed by Private Equity — Potential bid could take one of two forms, sources say — The parent company of the Daily Mail, the British newspaper and global tabloid website, is in talks with several private-equity firms about a possible bid for Yahoo Inc. …

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

No garbage fires here: Medium advances its quest to gentrify the world of Internet publishing — WordPress, to steal a phrase from Marie Kondo, does not spark joy. When I log in, I see a series of modules that I never use and 11 plugins that need updating. — Medium wants to free us from this unsightly digital mess.

Discussion: Guardian, @websummithq and @rafat

Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:

Inside the 30 year relationship between Viacom's Sumner Redstone and CEO Philip Dauman as Dauman faces accusations of covering up mogul's health problems — The Relationship That Helped Sumner Redstone Build Viacom Now Adds to Its Problems — After 30 years at Sumner Redstone's side …

Discussion: Fortune, Variety and The Wrap

Kelsey Sutton / Politico:

Spirited Media, owner of Philadelphia-based local news site Billy Penn, is considering Baltimore, Chicago, or Pittsburgh for its expansion — Billy Penn owner Spirited Media narrows search for second city — Spirited Media, which owns and operates the Philadelphia-based local news site Billy Penn …

Discussion: Poynter, @benmullin, @ckrewson and @raju

Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

NBC-owned Breaking News launches news alerts in Slack, personalized by topic, plans to offer a chat bot in Facebook Messenger — You can now get personalized Breaking News alerts on Slack — Personalization is one of the central features of the Breaking News app.

Discussion: Re/code, @jaredbkeller, @scottnover, medium.com, @pkafka, @sclary and @ylichterman

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

Panama Papers show WikiLeaks-ization of mainstream journalism: restrained conventional journalism merging with blogger, hacker, and activist journalism — Panama Papers Leak Signals a Shift in Mainstream Journalism — WASHINGTON — Four years passed between The New York Times's …

Discussion: Guardian, @thatmightbepaul, @froomkin, @biellacoleman, @samarajiva, @thatmightbepaul, @jayrosen_nyu, Forbes, Nieman Reports and Reuters

Les Neuhaus / New York Times:

Judge grants media organizations' motion to release dozens of sealed documents relating to Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial — Judge Orders Release of Gawker-Hulk Hogan Trial Documents — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A judge agreed on Monday to release a trove of previously sealed documents related …

James Cusick / Byline:

Sources at five media organizations say story about UK culture secretary charged with overseeing media was covered up over fears of retribution — The Real Whittingdale Scandal: Cover up by the Press — David Cameron, under siege for his shifting account of the Panama Papers …

Discussion: @peterjukes, @trevormlambert, @briancathcart, @jerometaylor, @therealpbarry, @jamesak47, @indy_slug, @peterjukes, @gregom10, @neilhimself and @socioblah

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Guardian series The Web We Want analyzes online abuse, including at its own site, as the news organization reviews its policies and community standards — The Guardian's “Web We Want” series will analyze abuse on the paper's own site — As most people — and most women on Twitter …

Discussion: Guardian, Guardian, @jesslynnrose and @niemanlab

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Q&A with RIAA head Cary Sherman about YouTube and why the Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs updating to help creative industries — Here's why the music labels are furious at YouTube. Again. — Jefta Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images — You've heard this song before: The music industry is mad at YouTube.

Discussion: @mpaa, @shawnps00, @brendan_klink, @waltmossberg, @timcushing, Consumerist and @flohmann

Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:

NFL decides against live streaming London games next season, will focus instead on streaming Thursday night games on Twitter — NFL decides against live stream of London games next season — The National Football League has decided against live streaming its three London games next season …

Discussion: ProFootballTalk and The Verge

Nieman Lab:

Reuters Institute report: TV news must experiment and innovate to confront challenges of digital disruption — Digital disruption is coming quickly to TV news; how can broadcasters adapt and respond? — Television was supposed to be different, more resilient to digital disruption than print.

Discussion: @hayify and @glenbmulcahy

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 6:05 AM ET, April 12, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — WaPo

EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — Bloomberg

Breaking News Reporter, NY — Guardian US

Harrisburg Reporter, PA — PCBC

Senior Editor - Styles, NY — NYT

Part-time Editor, Remote — Techmeme

Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — Newsweek

Assistant Digital Editor, MA — Boston Globe

Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — NPR

Copy Editor, Remote US — ProPublica

Markets Reporter, NY/CA — Sherwood Media

Staff Writer, MI — Watershed Voice

Food Reporter, CA — SF Standard

Staff Writer, NV — Las Vegas Weekly

Pharma Editor, Remote — Endpoints

Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — EdSource

Politics Reporter, Brussels — Politico

Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — Cap Times

Social Strategy Editor, NY — WSJ

Senior Narrative Editor, CA — Cloud Chamber

Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — The 74

Housing Reporter, OK — The Frontier

Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — Outlier

Writer/Editor, Remote — Mediaite

Multi Media Reporter, NC — Cardinal & Pine

Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — Keene Sentinel

Education Lab Editor, WA — Seattle Times

Senior Editor, Remote US — PCWorld

State Worker Reporter, CA — Sacramento Bee

Executive Editor, NM — Searchlight

News Assistant, NY — Quanta Magazine

Local Editor, NJ (Remote) — Patch

News Writer, CA — Hollywood Reporter

News Editor/Reporter, KS — Blade-Empire

Add your company here

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

Matt Young / NEWS.com.au:
Hearing postponed for Australian reporter Tara Brown and 60 Minutes TV crew detained in Beirut

Discussion: Guardian, Sunshine Coast Daily, Daily Mail, Guardian, ABC, Australia, North Queensland Register and Sydney Morning Herald

Associated Press:
Syrian journalist Mohammed Zahir al Sherqat in a coma after being shot in Turkey; Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack

Discussion: Associated Press and @glcarlstrom

Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Deodorant brand AXE is being accused of stealing content from Reddit for an ad

Discussion: Digiday, The Drum, CraveOnline, Consumerist and Washington Post

John Geraci / Harvard Business Review:
Inside The New York Times' struggle to innovate: products were repositioned, executing innovation and entrepreneurship didn't work in corporate atmosphere

Discussion: @jandersonqz, @lauramholson and AdExchanger

Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Appeals court overturns injunction against MPAA-backed Mississippi AG's Google investigation as premature, says Google can fight AG's actions in state court

Discussion: Techdirt, Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Bloomberg

Sheila S. Coronel / Columbia Journalism Review:
Against the odds, investigative journalism persists in the Middle East

Discussion: @jcstearns

Earlier Picks:

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
How tech companies are using poets, novelists, playwrights, and TV writers to engineer the personalities of AI virtual assistants

Discussion: @kumullus, @swiftonsecurity, @peterwsinger and @anjalimullany

Susannah Nesmith / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the Miami Herald's Steve Rothaus became an LGBT pioneer in mainstream journalism

Discussion: @cjr

Peter Sterne / Politico:
Publishing startup Slant News, which paid writers 70% of ad revenue generated by their posts, is shutting down; funder Mobli pulled out

Discussion: @petersterne and Business Insider

Nick Kostov / Wall Street Journal:
Vivendi acquires pay-TV business of Italy's Mediaset in bid to create European rival to Netflix

Discussion: NASDAQ.com, Reuters, Variety and New York Times

Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Q&A with CNN war correspondent Clarissa Ward on Syria, female war reporters, and freelancers

Discussion: @richarddeitsch, @jamiestelter, @saraewilliams and TVNewser

From Techmeme:

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page