Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:00 PM ET, May 2, 2016

Mediagazer

 Top News: 
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Hulu hopes to launch an online TV service which would stream popular broadcast and cable TV channels in first quarter of 2017  —  Hulu Is Developing a Cable-Style Online TV Service  —  New subscription service would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels
Peter Sterne / Politico:
New York Times rebrands its R&D lab as Story[X], will be led by editor for innovation and strategy, Kinsey Wilson  —  Times rebrands R&D studio, promotes VR video at NewFront  —  The New York Times is rebranding its research and development lab as “Story[X]” and will more closely integrate …
Discussion: The Wrap
RELATED:
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
At NewFronts, The New York Times announces six new digital shows; Chief Revenue Officer Meredith Kopit Levien says trend is toward a “visual future”  —  The New York Times Announces New Digital Shows as NewFronts Get Underway  —  New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson began …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Larry Wilmore Roasts the Press in White House Correspondents' Monologue  —  President Obama was a tough act to follow, but Wilmore reminded some of Stephen Colbert with his audience-unfriendly jokes.  —  Tonight, Larry Wilmore proved exactly why he was the perfect choice …
Shane Ferro:
A writer who worked for Business Insider for 10 months tells what it was like trying to hit goals of five opinion posts per day and 1M unique visitors per month  —  Thoughts on Business Insider  —  CNN journalist Tanzina Vega went on a tweetstorm this morning about the state of journalism …
Derek Willis / The ProPublica Nerd Blog:
ProPublica relaunches Represent, a New York Times database project that tracked members, votes, and bills in Congress  —  A New Way to Keep an Eye on Who Represents You in Congress  —  Today ProPublica is launching a new interactive database that will help you keep track of the officials who represent you in Congress.
Bloomberg:
A history of Marissa Mayer's tenure at Yahoo, and why her efforts haven't been enough to turn the company around  —  Yahoo's $8 Billion Black Hole  —  These moves haven't mollified investors.  In March, Starboard Value, which once got the board of Darden Restaurants replaced by …
Timothy Pratt / Columbia Journalism Review:
How one woman's ‘hyperlocal C-Span’ brings transparency to politics in Georgia  —  Nydia Tisdale and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens pose for a photo at Burt's Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville, Ga., on August 23, 2014.  Photo by Brian K. Pritchard/FetchYourNews.com
Deron Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
At Tulsa local news startup The Frontier, well-read paywalled stories get 3,500 unique views, and the membership goal is 750 at $30/month by summer's end  —  Will readers pay for local news?  A digital startup in Tulsa bets that they will  —  The founding staff of The Frontier, a for-profit, investigative online startup in Tulsa.
Discussion: @arossback
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
French legal dispute over freelancer's photo of Paris massacre victim could have implications for press freedom, say critics  —  Photo of Paris Massacre Victim Sets Off Press Freedom Case  —  On Friday evening Nov. 13, Maya Vidon-White, like many Parisians, was dining with friends.
Discussion: @danbilefsky
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 2:00 PM ET, May 2, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 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: 
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Tax returns for Gawker Media, LLC disclosed during Hogan trial show a loss of $120K in 2012 on $25.6M in revenue, and shed light on corporate structure
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Gannet urges Tribune shareholders not to back company's slate of director nominees, to send clear signal they want two companies to engage in merger talks
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The American Bystander is trying to revive the humor magazine with a reader-supported business model
Discussion: Facebook
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Inside Trump's press pen: an access game blending flattery, intimidation, and isolation to try to silence critical coverage
Discussion: @stephenfhayes
 Earlier Picks: 
Susanne Ault / Variety:
Top four fall TV series for viewers ages 18-24 were on Netflix, finds study from Symphony Advanced Media
Discussion: Hit & Run
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
The Guardian's first virtual reality project lets viewers experience solitary confinement
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

 
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