Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:10 AM ET, October 7, 2014

Mediagazer

 Top News: 
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Turner to reduce headcount by 10%  —  Turner Broadcasting, the parent company of CNN, will cut its total workforce by about 10 percent in the coming weeks through a mix of buyouts, layoffs and other measures, the company said Monday.  —  The reductions are part of a broader effort to save money …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
UK's Daily Telegraph moves towards becoming a digital first newsroom  —  Telegraph to use digital content as backbone of paper  —  Editor-in-chief Jason Seiken unveils plan to mostly treat online content as a ‘buffet’ to fill the paper  —  TMG executives have ‘cherry picked’ ideas from newspapers in North America and Europe
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google's “In The News” Box Now Lists More Than Traditional News Sites  —  Google has confirmed that new “In The News” box appearing in some of its search results now lists content from more than just the traditional news sites.  Discussions at Reddit, blog posts, videos and more from non-news sites may turn up.
John Tamny / Forbes:
Even If His Newspaper Investments Don't Work Out, Aaron Kushner Is A Hero For Trying  —  “It is the leap, not the look, that generates crucial information.”  - George Gilder, Wealth and Poverty  —  In July of 2012 internet entrepreneur Aaron Kushner* acquired Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register newspaper.
Discussion: @romenesko
RELATED:
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Publishing Battle Should Be Covered, Not Joined  —  IS the fight between traditional publishers and Amazon “the end of the world as we know it,” in the words of the old R.E.M. song?  —  A prominent literary agent declares that “if Amazon is not stopped, we are facing the end of literary culture in America.”
Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Companies like NewsBios are selling intelligence dossiers on reporters to PR agencies  —  Just the Facts?  This Dossier Goes Further  —  It was my birthday the other day, and, along with the usual private greetings from family and friends, I noticed a couple of public salutations about it on Twitter from entities I didn't recognize.
Discussion: @lizdday and @carlbialik
Amy Calder / Morning Sentinel:
Risen: Journalists must fight or become irrelevant  —  Colby College's Lovejoy winner, a New York Times reporter, faces the possibility of being imprisoned for refusing to reveal his sources.  —  207-861-9247  —  New York Times investigative reporter James Risen speaks with journalism students …
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Sony's new Internet pay-TV service to have 100 channels, may cost between $60-80/month  —  Sony sets high price bar for Web TV  —  Sony's upcoming Internet-delivered TV service will carry 100 channels and a surprisingly high price tag of as much as $80 a month, The Post has learned.
David Banks / New Statesman:
UK journalists should fear scrapping of the Human Rights Act as it protects them  —  What has the Human Rights Act done for us?  Quite a lot, as it turns out  —  The European Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Act have both done a huge amount of good for people in the UK.  —  GOOGLE PLUS ONE
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AOL Hires Viacom's Dermot McCormack as Head of Video, as Ran Harnevo Steps Aside (Exclusive)  —  AOL has tapped Viacom exec Dermot McCormack as president of its video division, replacing Ran Harnevo, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.  —  Harnevo has been with AOL since …
Shivam Srivastava / Reuters:
Amazon to face EU investigation over Luxembourg tax deal: FT  —  (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to begin a formal probe into allegations that Luxembourg allowed Amazon.com Inc to benefit illegally from state subsidies for its European operations for almost 10 years, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
How TV's Sports Addiction Could Destroy Its Business  —  Over the weekend, the NBA struck a massive deal with ESPN and TNT worth $24 billion between 2016 and the 2024-25 season.  On its face, it's a good and obvious move—good for the NBA, good for fans, and obvious for the networks.
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
UK journalism awards function to have keynote speech by jailed journalist Peter Greste  —  Keynote speech at Frontline Club awards by jailed Peter Greste  —  The Frontline Club has published the shortlists for its 2014 awards, which recognise journalists “who have shown integrity, courage and independent spirit in their work.”
Discussion: @felicitybarrtv
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 9:10 AM ET, October 7, 2014.

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: 
Hadas Gold / Politico:
AJAM launches midterms coverage
Discussion: Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Bertelsmann to Take Full Control of Stern Publisher Gruner + Jahr
Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters and Billboard
Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
Shareholders Approve Media General, LIN Deal
Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
Netflix gets a more visual layout on mobile, iPhone users can soon search titles by actor too
Discussion: Electronista
Mark Armstrong / Longreads Blog:
Longreads member contributions will now fund original stories, with Automattic matching them
 Earlier Picks: 
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN and NBA agree on deal for “over-the-top” offering to stream games digitally
Discussion: AdAge, Multichannel News and Re/code
Brad Stone / Businessweek:
Washington Post working on curated news app for the new 8.9" Kindle Fire launching this fall
Chi Chi Izundu / BBC:
British Board of Film Classification will test age ratings for music videos with YouTube, Vevo