Mediagazer: Anne Diamond tells Leveson Inquiry of ‘vendetta’ (The Independent)

9:50 AM ET, November 29, 2011

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Davies: Journalists, not Mulcaire deleted Dowler voicemail — • Guardian investigative reporter alleges that News of the World journalists intercepted messages on Milly Dower's phone — • He describes private investigator Glenn Mulcaire as a ‘brilliant blagger’ but said he only acted as ‘facilitator’

Discussion: Poynter, Press Gazette and Jon Slattery

Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:

Former Daily Star reporter: I was hacked after resigning — Richard Peppiatt tells the Leveson inquiry that he believes his voicemail was accessed by someone working ‘in collusion’ with his former employer — Former Daily Star reporter Richard Peppiatt has claimed that his phone was hacked …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk

Guardian:

Police tell former Northern Ireland secretary he may have been targeted by investigators employed by News International — Police tell former Northern Ireland secretary he may have been targeted by investigators employed by News International — The former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain …

Discussion: Digital Spy, Naked Security and Press Gazette

BBC:

Leveson Inquiry: Journalist talks of culture of bullying — Nick Davies said it was difficult to judge the boundaries of public interest — The journalist who broke the News of the World hacking story says a “culture of bullying” on Fleet Street meant that he had to keep his sources anonymous.

Discussion: Guy Fawkes' blog

Guardian: Leveson inquiry into phone hacking: who's appearing on Tuesday

Joel Gunter / Journalism.co.uk:

Fawkes removes Campbell evidence following order — Political blogger Paul Staines, who runs the Guido Fawkes blog, has taken down a draft of Alastair Campbell's written evidence to the inquiry following a section 19 order from Lord Leveson — Political blogger Paul Staines has removed …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk, http://www.Stinkyjournalism … and Guy Fawkes' blog

Andy McSmith / The Independent: Blogger is not likely to reveal source

The Sydney Morning Herald:

BSkyB chairman Murdoch re-elected with 19% opposition — James Murdoch failed to get the support of almost one third of the independent shareholders in his re-election as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting Group amid the phone-hacking scandal. — Murdoch was re-elected with 81.2 percent …

Discussion: Guardian and paidContent

Press Association:
Murdoch protest outside BSkyB AGM

Discussion: The Independent and Media Decoder

Mattathias Schwartz / New Yorker:

Pre-Occupied: The origins and future of Occupy Wall Street. — Kalle Lasn spends most nights shuffling clippings into a binder of plastic sleeves, each of which represents one page of an issue of Adbusters, a bimonthly magazine that he founded and edits. It is a tactile process …

Discussion: Capital New York, Media Decoder, New York Times, New York Times and The New York Observer

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Casey Anthony the most searched story of 2011 — Bing has released rankings of its most searched terms this year, and crime and terrorism top the list of news stories, followed by weather and celebrity. The top 10 list: — Casey Anthony Trial — Osama bin Laden Death — Hurricane Irene

Discussion: Journalism.org

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

Google launches data journalism awards with GEN — Google announces the new awards programme at #news2011, the first news summit from the Global Editors Network — Google will partner with the Global Editors Network to offer a new data journalism contest aimed at both “established news organisations and newcomers”.

Discussion: Noted

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Analyst: Pay TV Industry to Lose 200,000 Subscribers in 2012 … NEW YORK - “It's About Cord-Avoiders and Cord-Nevers, Not Cord-Cutters.” — That's how Credit Suisse analyst Stefan Anninger summarized continuing weak pay TV subscriber trends in a Monday report that he compiled with several colleagues.

Discussion: Lost Remote

Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:

FT journalists to ballot on industrial action over 2% pay rise — Journalists at the Financial Times have voted to ballot for industrial action after rejecting a 2 per cent pay rise. — The NUJ chapel is also opposing alleged threats to collective pay negotiation, and claimed the mood among …

Discussion: Guardian and Jon Slattery

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

‘Scared’ governments pressured Al Jazeera, says former director — Wadah Khanfar tells the Global Editors Network summit governments across the Arab world feared of ‘ramifications’ in their own countries after Egypt's uprising reached the media — Khanfar described the technical pressures faced …

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Cain tells CNN about alleged affair as his lawyer tells TV station he's not talking — Atlanta businesswoman Ginger White says she had a 13-year-long affair with GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, whose standing in the polls dropped after news broke of sexual harassment settlements …

Discussion: Media Decoder, CNN, The Caucus, MyFox Atlanta, Slate, Mediaite and B&C, more at Techmeme »

Emma Barnett / Telegraph:

British Library newspaper archive puts 300 years of history online — Sixty-five million historic newspaper articles, covering the most significant events over the last 300 years, are now fully available online from today in a new archive created by the British Library.

Discussion: Fast Company, more at Techmeme »

Jonathan Cooper / Journal Register Company:

New Haven Register Newsroom Reorganization Focuses on In-Depth, Investigative and Digital — Engagement Team Named to Lead Audience-Focused Initiatives — NEW HAVEN, CT - Journal Register Company, a leading local news and information company managed by Digital First Media …

Discussion: Editors Weblog, The Maynard Institute, Future of Journalism and NetNewsCheck Latest

Jim Brady / Digital Man:
Investing in Investigative

Discussion: Poynter and Connecticut Newsroom

Kat Stoeffel / The New York Observer:

A.J. Daulerio Was Eyeing Opportunities Outside of Gawker Before Editor Offer — Gawker editor in chief Remy Stern was replaced by Deadspin editor in chief A.J. Daulerio, publisher Nick Denton announced on Twitter today. Mr. Stern, a former Gawker writer and Radar editor …

Discussion: Gawker