SPJ Press Notes

Breast Cancer Awareness: Learning From Jackie Collins' Death

Cary A. Presant, M.D. — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:12:47 +0000

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. What better time to honor the courage of Jackie Collins' fight against breast cancer than to look at some of the newest information about the disease so everyone can make the right decisions today about protecting themselves from breast cancer.

After a courageous 6.5-year battle against widespread stage IV (the highest, most incurable stage) breast cancer, Jackie Collins died of breast cancer at age 77 on Sept. 19, 2015. She had told her daughters about her diagnosis, but not her sister until just before her death.

The first lesson to learn about battling widespread breast cancer is that it almost always is a long-term illness, not an acute disease that rapidly kills a patient in just a few weeks or months. Although only about 5 percent of patients are diagnosed in stage IV (like Jackie Collins), the average survival in stage IV is 2-3 years and 22 percent live at least 5 years, some even 10-20 years. So a woman must be prepared to continue to lead a happy and productive life while the cancer is treated with medicines that control it for months to years, and change treatments when it again becomes active. Jackie Collins wrote five books during her struggle, and was still writing a novel when she passed away. Also, a woman has to carefully decide how many others should know about her diagnosis. Jackie Collins did not tell her sister (or even the media) until a short time before her death, in order to avoid stressful times for her sister (according to published reports) and I presume for herself as well.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. During their lifetimes, 1 in 8 women will have breast cancer at lest once. Of course most women are aware of the warning signs of breast cancer: a lump or thickening in the breast or nipple, an irritation or rash in the skin of the breast or nipple that will not heal, breast or nipple dimpling or retraction, nipple discharge other than milk, or pain in the breast or nipple. Anyone having a symptom like these should contact the doctor at once for a DIAGNOSTIC mammogram and/or a biopsy to be certain what is causing the symptom.

There has been considerable discussion about the value of SCREENING mammograms. By implementing screening mammography, the death rate from breast cancer decreased by 28 percent in Norway. Since screening mammography often identifies suspicious lumps that are not cancer (false positives), and even diagnoses low grade cancers that may never be fatal, many doctors have not recommended screening mammography, especially before age 50. However, a more modern technique of screening digital mammography with tomosynthesis has 15 percent fewer false positives, and detects 41 percent more invasive cancers compared to digital mammography alone, and thus may be preferable for many women. Since Jackie Collins' breast cancer was diagnosed at stage IV when it had already metastasized, women should be reminded of the value of screening mammography in diagnosing breast cancer when it is small and at an earlier stage, when women can avoid the necessity of mastectomy.

Even after diagnosis of breast cancer, modern advances have improved the control and cure rates with more precision therapy. Gene analyses such as the OncotypeDX, Mammastrat or MammaPrint tests have helped certain patients avoid chemotherapy. Hormonal therapy has improved by the combined use of exemestane with everolimus and the use of letrozole with palbociclib. Aggressive HER2 positive types of breast cancer have had better outcomes when using newer drugs such as Kadcycla and pertuzumab. Clinical trials are now testing newer forms of immunotherapy such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab to see if they can improve survival even more than standard drugs have done in the past. And DNA sequencing offers the prospect of matching targeted biotherapies with patients harboring certain mutations or other gene changes.

So here are my tips for breast cancer awareness month:

• If you are a woman over 40, discuss SCREENING mammography or digital mammography with tomosynthesis with your doctor. I personally recommend annual SCREENING digital mammography with or without tomosynthesis, and tell my patients that occasionally radiologists find non-malignant lumps which can be scary. I fell it is better to have a potentially serious cancer found at an early stage rather than later at stage IV when it is not curable.

• If you even have a breast symptom, like a lump or thickening or pain or a sore that does not heal, ask you doctor immediately for a DIAGNOSTIC mammogram and consider a biopsy to find out exactly what is wrong. Never let a symptom go un-diagnosed.

• If you have a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, ask your doctor at your very next visit to do a careful family history review and advise you if you should have the simple genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation: BRCA 1 or 2, CHEK2, PALB2, PTEN, TP53, CDH1 or others. It only requires a tube of blood, or even just a swab of your mouth to detect these.

• If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, get a second opinion on the diagnosis, predictive pathology results (ER, PR, and Her2), gene tests described above and staging evaluations to be certain you have the right personalized treatment plan. For information on how and where to get a second opinion, see my book Surviving American Medicine.

• In considering breast cancer treatments, be certain to discuss with your physicians (surgeon, radiation oncologist and medical oncologist) recent advances as discussed above. If you do not get satisfactory explanations, consider a second opinion to be certain you are getting state of the art treatments.

• Decide who among your family and friends will be your best support if you have cancer, and share your struggle with them. Also decide who should NOT know about your illness and be certain to let your health care team know that they are not to discuss your case with them. Under HIPAA guidelines, they have to follow your instructions exactly.

Breast cancer is common and highly curable, but do not let delayed diagnosis, or inadequate treatments rob you of a happy and healthy future.

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Blog: CPJ joins call to oppose draft surveillance law in France

Geoffrey King / Technology Program Coordinator — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:57:50 +0000

The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined 30 other press freedom and digital rights groups in calling on the French government to reject a draft law on surveillance. The open letter, submitted yesterday to members of parliament, warns against giving authorities greater powers to spy on communications.

Baboon raid temporarily forced Zimbabwe radio station off air

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:50:16 +0000

YA FM station ‘preyed on by baboons’ who chewed transmission cables
Station lost $1,200 in advertising revenue for being off the air for an hour

A radio station in Zimbabwe was temporarily forced off the air after a group of baboons raided a transmission tower and chewed through cables, a state daily reported on Thursday.

The Chronicle newspaper said the newly launched YA FM went down during the breakfast show on Wednesday, sending technicians into an emergency search to identify the problem.

Philly media owner explored a nonprofit path

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:07:07 +0000

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News building is seen in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com has given thought to shifting to non-profit ownership status, aligning with Temple University.

It was unclear Thursday whether discussions held by H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest go beyond the theoretical at this point . But it’s now reported that he’s considered the possibility. He told Philanthropy magazine in an interview last year that non-profit ownership could be “wonderful” for newspaper organizations.

Several sources with knowledge of the situation declined to discuss it. If such a change of ownership did occur, the Inquirer would be the largest big city northern newspaper to go such a route.

There are newspapers and magazines that are owned by educational institutions and churches, although they are exceptions. Read more

Notes from a trip across China's 'Great Firewall' - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Chicago Tribune

Notes from a trip across China's 'Great Firewall'
Chicago Tribune
I'd been warned about the cyberbarriers to basic browsing and social networking installed and monitored by government censors — thousands of Web domains blocked and search terms banned, according to the updated tallies at en.GreatFire.org ... That ...

#UCCshooting sparks debate about crowdsourcing amid tragedy

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:24:08 +0000

Journalists covering the shooting at Umpqua Community College have turned to social media to find eyewitnesses, a practice that has raised questions about the balance between sensitivity and the imperative to report news under difficult circumstances.

@KP_KaylaMarie Kayla, are you ok? I work with ABC News, if you can follow me I would love to talk to you. Please be safe.

— Katie Conway (@Real_MaryK8) October 1, 2015

As reporters from CNN, ABC the New York Daily News and others tweeted at on-the-ground sources seeking information, their efforts were variously characterized by journalists as crass or industrious, depending on who was opining.

Some argued that crowdsourcing by reporters trying to piece together their story came off as opportunistic:

@jbenton it's reporting that used to happen at the scene without location constraints and now extremely public.

Reporters Are Rude During Tragedies Because They're Reporting

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:00:00 +0000

Imagine this: a burst of tweets show a bus explosion on the interstate, sending up a tremendous mushroom cloud, visible from miles away. How many people are hurt? Or dead? What caused the explosion? No one knows, because all the reporters decided to give the victims and bystanders space, and respected everyone’s need to process the trauma before answering questions about it.

Hürriyet journalist assaulted in Istanbul

Committee to Protect Journalists — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:56:53 +0000

Istanbul, October 1, 2015--A critical Turkish journalist, Ahmet Hakan, was assaulted by four men on Wednesday night in Istanbul, according to news reports. The assault followed two attacks on the independent daily Hürriyet, one of the outlets Hakan works for, and threats the journalist received in recent weeks.

State and local news outlets to follow for news on the community college shooting in Oregon

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:29:12 +0000

Here’s a list of news outlets reporting from or near Roseburg, Oregon after the community college shooting at Umpqua Community College. We’ll keep adding and updating as we find more.

The News-Review is the newspaper in Roseburg and has a timeline of the shooting. They’re also updating on Twitter and Facebook.

KPIC TV is a local station in Roseburg, Oregon. They’re updating on their site, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

The Mainstream Online, the community college’s student newspaper, has updates and news on Facebook.

The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon has the story and updates on Twitter and Facebook.

KVAL News in Eugene is following the story. The station is also on Facebook and Twitter with updates.

KATU in Portland has a livestream with news, updates on Facebook and Twitter. Read more

Pelosi shuts down reporter's ‘ideological’ question on abortion

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:10:05 +0000

“I do not intend to respond to your questions," she told a CNS News reporter.

CPJ to release annual report on impunity in murders of journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:39:28 +0000

New York, October 1, 2015--CPJ will release its 2015 Global Impunity Index, which tracks countries where journalists are murdered and the killers go unpunished, on October 8, 2015. The index will be released ahead of UNESCO's International Conference on Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in San José, Costa Rica, on October 9-10. The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists is November 2, 2015.

Newsonomics: The Washington Post offers an Arc in the storm - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:20:25 +0000

Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

Newsonomics: The Washington Post offers an Arc in the storm
Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
The weekly pulled the Arc switch with the usual trepidation — but few of the normal tears, it says — and transformed the look and speed of its web and mobile products. ... The weekly's journalists can put more time into their journalism and less into ...

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Guess which state just passed a landmark shield law to protect reporters?

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:44:03 +0000

Maybe it will make “Jeopardy!” soon: “This state now offers the most protection for a reporter’s electronic records.”

Is it a liberal bastion like New York, California or Connecticut?

As of Thursday, it’s Montana.

Indeed, a libertarian Republican state legislator was central to pushing through the first state law anywhere that mandates the media be given notice of third party subpoenas.

“Working on privacy legislation made me question how the mass collection of digital communications could infringe on our basic rights,” said State Rep. Daniel Zolnikov in an email exchange.

“I realized the link between a free press and a free society are closely related. Since digital communications aren’t considered private, this meant all whistleblowers could be easily found and persecuted. Limiting the government’s ability to sort through the media’s email and calls was key to maintain the First Amendment’s freedom of the press.”

The Montana law ends a loophole in the state’s shield law by barring government agencies from getting to journalists’ confidential sources through third-party communications providers. Read more

Josh Tyrangiel, One of the Industry's Most Influential Editors, Is Leaving Bloomberg

Chris Ariens — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:59:03 +0000

Josh Tyrangiel, who oversees all media content for Bloomberg—including digital, TV, radio—and is editor of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, is leaving the company.

"I've spent 6 years working with some of the smartest and most creative people in journalism, and it's time for me to take some chips off the table, reflect on my criminal good luck, and think about what comes next," Tyrangiel wrote in a note to staff this morning.

Friday is his last day.

Tyrangiel joined Bloomberg in 2009 to run its newest acquistion. Businessweek, later renamed Bloomberg Businessweek. In the years since, Businessweek has often been named one of the media industry's most influential and provocative publications, with unforgettable covers like its topless, geriatric take on "The Aging of Abercrombie."

With Tyrangiel's departure, Ellen Pollock has been elevated from deputy editor to editor of the magazine, the first woman in that role in Businessweek's 85 year history. Pollock has been with Businessweek since 2007 and previously spent 18 years with The Wall Street Journal.

Last year, Tyrangiel was given oversight of all consumer content. A few months later, Bloomberg got a new editor in chief in John Micklethwait. This morning Micklethwait wrote to the staff about the changes: "Right from the beginning, Josh told me that he was a restless soul and that at some time in the next year or so he would move on."

Reto Gregori, deputy editor in chief of Bloomberg News will take over Tyrangiel's other duties, including oversight of the investigative unit.

Tyrangiel's departure comes just weeks after a sweeping series of layoffs. In a memo in early September, Micklethwait wrote that Bloomberg would ditch the idea of being a general news site and stick to what it does best.

"People don't turn to us first for news on schools or baseball," Micklethwait wrote. He then threw down a gauntlet to staffers: "If you are not intrigued by how people make money, or are inclined to sneer at those who are good at it, or yearn to practice 'gotcha journalism' on investment bankers simply because they've chosen to be bankers, Bloomberg is probably the wrong place for you."

In his memo this morning, Tyrangiel heaped praise on company founder Michael Bloomberg, whose presence in the newsroom since leaving the New York mayor's office has been palpable.

"I'm so happy to have been a part of Bloomberg these last six years, and eager to see what comes in the next six. I'll be watching, reading and rooting," Tyrangiel wrote.

ESPN reporter writes about grief while dealing with it himself

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:18:21 +0000

ESPN Reporter Ivan Maisel interview Stanford Quarterback Kevin Hogan about grief, while the reporter was grieving his own loss. (Screengrab from ESPN video)

Ivan Maisel had done many stories through the years about a player or coach returning to action after suffering the loss of a loved one. But this was different.

On Sept. 5, Maisel posted a piece on ESPN.com on Stanford’s Kevin Hogan. The quarterback has been coping with grief after his father died last December.

Maisel writes in the story, “The calendar isn’t always what ages us. It can be what happens along the way.”

Maisel was writing about Hogan, but the line also applies to him.

The story was one of the first Maisel did after returning to work following the death of his 21-year-old son, Max, in February. Read more

Can I use that? A legal primer for journalists - Columbia Journalism Review

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:04:08 +0000

Columbia Journalism Review

Can I use that? A legal primer for journalists
Columbia Journalism Review
As we surf the Web, we rely greatly on links to navigate from page to page—to look up related content. And news organizations increasingly are using links to provide access to their source material. But what if you post something that links to ...

The Public's Correct Not to Trust the Media - POLITICO Magazine

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:22:19 +0000

POLITICO Magazine

The Public's Correct Not to Trust the Media
POLITICO Magazine
Journalists can't understand why they're not universally loved, why there is no national journalism appreciation day and why the trust numbers have been declining despite all of their hard work. To them I say, don't get greedy. A 40 percent approval ...

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Emerson College ranked top journalism school in the US; UMass 37th - MassLive.com

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:13:23 +0000

Emerson College ranked top journalism school in the US; UMass 37th
MassLive.com
The report said Emerson College, “teaches students a dynamic approach to storytelling that includes education on using words, audio, video and web to produce rich final products.” Emerson College has educated several Boston newscasters such as CBS ...

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CPJ newsletter: September 2015

Committee to Protect Journalists — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:58:47 +0000

CPJ hosts press conference for journalists convicted in absentia in Egypt

For ultra-Orthodox newspapers, women and the Web present growing challenges - Columbia Journalism Review

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:05:32 +0000

For ultra-Orthodox newspapers, women and the Web present growing challenges
Columbia Journalism Review
The renewed discussion about women in these newspapers is a sign of the resistance to change in the isolated world of ultra-Orthodox journalism in the United States. Many of these publications are in Hebrew and Yiddish, but those most attuned to the ...

Blog: Beyond the pardons, press freedom still under threat in Egypt

Sherif Mansour/Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:09:47 +0000

Today the Committee to Protect Journalists hosted a press conference for three Al-Jazeera journalists who have been convicted in absentia in Egypt. The journalists expressed solidarity with other members of the press who have been charged by the Egyptian government, and called on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to intervene in their cases.

EU's reputation as global leader in press freedom at risk, CPJ report finds

Committee to Protect Journalists — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:47:06 +0000

Surveillance, restrictive media laws, and weak responses to threats restrict press and challenge EU ideals.

Brussels, September 29, 2015- Press freedom in Europe is in peril and the European Union has a moral imperative to defend this right and hold its member states accountable, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in Balancing Act: Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values, a report on the EU's press freedom record, launched today in Brussels.

Blog: CPJ joins call for Morocco to end harassment of journalists

Yasmin El-Rifae/Middle East and North Africa Research Associate — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:37:05 +0000

The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and three other human rights groups, in calling on the government of Morocco to stop its harassment of journalists and human rights defenders. The statement was delivered during the general debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 22 and published online today.

Internet gateway plan threatens online freedoms in Thailand

Committee to Protect Journalists — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:58:02 +0000

Bangkok, September 29, 2015--An initiative in Thailand to create a single government-controlled gateway for international Internet traffic represents a clear danger to online freedoms, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a statement today. CPJ calls on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to drop the proposed plan and stop harassing journalists and social media users.

Balancing Act

Committee to Protect Journalists — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 08:00:55 +0000

Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values

The European Union strives to be a global leader in press freedom but faces challenges from member states that have criminal defamation and blasphemy laws, and have introduced counterterrorism measures, including mass surveillance. The EU has made press freedom imperative in negotiating with candidate countries, but has been accused of failing to take strong action when member states renege on their press freedom commitments. Journalists working in the region are also affected by EU laws and policies, such as the trade secrets directive and access to information regulations. A special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists

Nielsen Says Total Audience Measurement Is Coming 'by the End of the Year'

Jason Lynch — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:38:40 +0000

Like winter on Game of Thrones, total audience measurement is coming—and soon. That was Nielsen's mantra during the company's "Measuring the Total Audience" seminar Monday at Advertising Week.

"By the end of this year, we'll have most of these pieces in place," said Steve Hasker, Nielsen's global president, referring to the firm's total audience measurement, which he said will provide a total audience read across all linear and digital platforms daily. The new data, he added, will give advertisers, buyers and networks "the ammunition to move beyond C3 and C7" when it comes to advertising metrics.

Nielsen's total audience measurement is "trying to create a level playing field between television and digital video," with "like-for-like metrics," said Lynda Clarizio, president of U.S. media for Nielsen. "We want the same numbers to be out there."

Clarizio explained that Nielsen ratings are based on the "average minute audience," while digital video metrics are expressed in terms of views. The apples-to-oranges comparison was illustrated by ESPN's 2014 World Cup ratings. The World Cup averaged 4.6 million viewers on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, while the digital stream was "viewed" by 115 million, which seems to be more than 20 times the linear audience. But the average minute audience—i.e. the same metric used on the linear side—was just 307,000.

As part of what Nielsen will call its Total Content Ratings, "we're going to put all those metrics out there" and let networks and advertisers decide which ones are best to use, said Clarizio. "It's not up to us to determine the currency."

But what's been taking Nielsen so long? "It's complex," said Clarizio. "To measure across all these different devices and platforms requires all these different methodologies."

The metrics should also "allow for a calmer marketplace" in the SVOD space, as rights owners are currently flying blind with regards to how popular their shows are on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, said Hasker.

The Total Content Ratings will also include SVOD offerings like Netflix, even though Netflix has stripped out the Nielsen watermark from its content in a effort to prevent the company from measuring its data. Instead, Nielsen is using a "signature-based methodology," said Clarizio, but hopes that programmers who sell their content to Netflix and other SVOD platforms will "insist that that Nielsen watermark is embedded in the content when it's distributed, because that's the easiest way for us to measure it."

Netflix's secrecy when it comes to ratings metrics "highlights the need for the industry to work together to create this measurement ecosystem," said Clarizio. "We do wish that Netflix were being more cooperative. They have their reasons not to be, but as we come to one content ecosystem, we hope that one day they do cooperate."

Despite Netflix's resistance, Hasker said the idea of new media versus old media isn't an accurate depiction of how the television landscape has evolved in recent years. "You have to adapt very quickly, and the rate of change is unprecedented," he said. "Consumers are in the driver's seat." Those consumers spend an average of 64 hours a week consuming media, he said, including an average of 38 hours devoted to watching video and 14 hours spent listening to audio. "We all have a second job, which is consuming media."

But of all consumers, millennials remain the most difficult of all audiences for advertisers to reach. "They are less prepared to spend money" and "most resistant to interruption [by] advertising," said Hasker. As a result, "there is going to have to be significant innovation" to get them to pay for what they love, and consume advertising.

Yet while millennials are most resistant to advertisers, they are also, oddly, among the most trusting of advertising, according to the results of Nielsen's bi-annual Global Trust in Advertising report.

Randall Beard, president of Nielsen's Expended Verticals, said trust in advertising has remained steady for several years, with "earned" media (shared by friends) and "owned" media (websites and social media channels) the most trusted by consumers, followed by paid media (advertising). That order held firm in all 60 countries where Nielsen conducted the online survey.

Overall, consumers have more trust in advertising across traditional media like TV (63 percent), newspapers (60 percent) and magazines (58 percent) than across digital media like online video ads (48 percent), search engine ads (47 percent) and social network ads (42 percent). But millennials trust both new and traditional forms of advertising, with the highest levels in nearly all formats.

A mix of paid, owned and earned advertising "is critically important for brands," said Beard, as well as measuring advertising across the three Rs: reach, resonance and reaction.

But common metrics—like Nielsen's upcoming Total Content Ratings—are essential for comparability, said Beard.

Nexstar Makes an Unsolicited $4.1 Billion Offer for Media General

Jason Lynch — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:25:15 +0000

Not so fast, Meredith Corp. Three weeks after magazine publisher and TV station owner Media General Inc. announced a $2.4 billion merger, Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. has swooped in with an unsolicited offer for Media General.

Nexstar's $4.1 billion cash, stock and debt proposal sweetens the deal for Media General's shareholders. Nexstar chairman and CEO Perry Sook is offering $14.50 a share for the company, a 30 percent premium over Media General's closing price on Friday.

"The transaction we are proposing would be a transformational event for both Nexstar and Media General shareholders and would deliver superior, immediate and long-term value to Media General's shareholders compared with Media General's proposed acquisition of Meredith," said Sook in a statement. "Our proposal would also enable Nexstar and Media General shareholders to participate in the near- and long-term upside of a pure-play broadcasting company with expanded audience reach, a more diversified portfolio, and a significantly stronger financial profile, including substantial free cash flow per share, led by a proven broadcast and digital media management team."

As it looks to torpedo the Meredith-Media General deal, Nexstar noted that its proposal would allow Media General to avoid a return to publishing, as Meredith owns several magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens, Shape, Parents, and Family Circle. Media General, which began as a newspaper company, sold most of its print publications to Berkshire Hathaway in 2012. Late last year, Media General finalized a merger with LIN Media, giving the company a 23 percent reach of U.S. TV households.

"Given the compelling strategic and financial value of a combination, it is illogical that Media General's Board has refused to engage with us and has instead pursued an ill-conceived and value-destructive acquisition of Meredith that would once again expose Media General shareholders to the risks of the low-margin publishing business," said Sook.

Given Media General's refusal to engage it in talks, Nexstar is hoping Media General's shareholders will pressure the board to pick them over Meredith.

Nexstar said a Media General acquisition would result in 162 stations in 99 markets, reaching 39 percent of American households. Nexstar currently owns and operates 107 stations in 58 markets.

If the original deal goes through, Meredith Media General would be the third-largest owner of network affiliates, reaching approximately 30 percent of U.S. homes, with 88 stations in 54 markets.

ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Says He Got His Big Break by 'Pretending to Be Arnold Palmer'

Brian Flood — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:14:58 +0000

ESPN's Scott Van Pelt explains that it's impossible to follow in his footsteps because his path to success isn't something that can be duplicated. Van Pelt was a young production assistant for the Golf Channel when he was asked to impersonate Arnold Palmer during rehearsals for a new show. Former Golf Channel executive producer Michael Whelan asked, "Who is this idiot that thinks he's Arnold Palmer?"

The next thing Van Pelt knew, he was a reporter for the network. "I was no more a reporter than I was an astronaut," Van Pelt said. A friendship with Tiger Woods would propel his career even further, and it's a good thing it worked out for the current midnight SportsCenter host.

"I'm not capable of doing anything else," he said. "The whole TV thing is just a gigantic happy accident. There is no recipe I can give you."

Journalism in Pakistan: Fear and Favor - New York Times

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:02:51 +0000

New York Times

Journalism in Pakistan: Fear and Favor
New York Times
While Pakistan is already known as the most dangerous country in the world for working journalists — one journalist in Pakistan dies every 38 days according to the Sri Lankan media expert Ranga Kalansooriya — Pakistan's journalists also come under ...

Blog: Indian journalist named on hit list as threats against critical voices escalate

Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Research Associate — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:58:18 +0000

"These people will kill you," Nikhil Wagle, a prominent journalist in India, told me as we discussed reports of him being named as a target by a member of a hard-line Hindu group who is being questioned by police over the murder of a writer.

Viacom Goes Big With Trevor Noah's Daily Show Debut, Which Will Air on All Its Networks

Jason Lynch — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:30:51 +0000

Comedy Central is giving Trevor Noah the biggest platform possible when he makes his Daily Show hosting debut on Monday: Parent company Viacom will simulcast his first episode across all its major networks.

The show will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Spike, BET, Nick at Nite, MTV2, CMT, TV Land, Centric, Logo, MTVU and VH1 Classic, among others. The Daily Show's national ads will remain the same across the simulcast.

The network made the announcement this morning, as Noah met with reporters to debut his new Daily Show set.

This will be the second time in a month that Viacom has utilized its cable networks for a simulcast. In August, the company aired the MTV Video Music Awards across 10 Viacom networks, up from just four networks the previous year. The experiment drew 9.8 million viewers in total, but just 5 million on MTV, which was a viewership low for the telecast.

Jon Stewart's poignant Daily Show farewell on Aug. 6, which aired only on Comedy Central, drew 3.5 million viewers in live-plus-same-day ratings. That number jumped to 5.1 million in live-plus-three numbers, making it the most-watched telecast in Daily Show history.

Kevin Hart will be Noah's first guest on Sept. 28, followed by Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe on Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday and Ryan Adams, who will be performing a song from his cover of Taylor Swift's 1989 album, on Thursday

As world leaders take to UNGA stage, CPJ highlights countries of concern

Committee to Protect Journalists — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:17:32 +0000

Press freedom records of Egypt, Russia, Iran, China, Nigeria, Mexico, Ecuador

New York, September 25, 2015--Each year, the world's leaders are invited to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where they are given a platform to speak freely and openly. But while the leaders of many countries enjoy this privilege, their journalists back home are jailed, threatened, attacked, or even killed for reporting the news.

Empire Continues to Reign, Drawing 16.2 Million Viewers for Its Season 2 Premiere

Jason Lynch — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:08:13 +0000

Returning last night after a six-month hiatus, Empire showed that it's still a phenomenon with audiences.

An impressive 16.2 million viewers watched the Fox drama's Season 2 premiere Wednesday night. The show had a 6.7 rating among adults ages 18 to 49, two full points higher than any other scripted series during this week's premieres.

The numbers were down just slightly from Empire's massive Season 1 finale ratings—17.6 million, 6.9 in the 18-49 demographic. In January, the show premiered with a 3.8 and 9.9 million viewers, and those numbers climbed almost every week until the premiere (total viewers rose every week, and its 18-49 rating went up every week but one). Fox says the season finale was the most tweeted one-hour broadcast series ever, with 1.3 million live tweets.

The news was also good for new drama Rosewood, which aired before Empire and drew 7.36 million viewers and a 2.4 rating in 18-49.

It's the first bit of positive ratings news Fox has had during premiere week; its other new shows have disappointed. Minority Report, based on the 2002 Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise film, opened to a 1.1 rating in the demo (with 3.1 million total viewers), and Scream Queens had just a 1.7 rating and 4 million viewers despite Fox's seven-month marketing campaign. (The network expects Scream Queens, which appeals to a young, female audience that is less likely to watch live, will rise in live-plus-three ratings.)

Since Empire's first season ended in March, Fox had embarked on an ambitious campaign to retain its Season 1 audience while also bringing in new viewers. "I think it is a matter of don't mess it up," said Joe Earley, COO, Fox Television Group.

Buyers have been more excited about Empire than any of the new fall shows. Fox charged as much as $750,000 per 30-second spot for the premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Empire's numbers in the 18-49 demo are bigger than any other scripted series debut this week. The Big Bang Theory opened to a 4.7 rating on Monday (the CBS sitcom had more total viewers with 18.2 million). But Sunday Night Football remains tops in both the demo (9.7) and total viewers (26.4 million).

Prior to Wednesday's premiere, Fox had tried to downplay expectations that Empire's ratings would continue to increase. "Will the show stay as hot as it was in Season 1? I think it's inevitable that it won't be as hot," said Gary Newman, co-CEO and co-chairman of Fox Television Group. "It will perform great, but nothing remains a phenomenon for that long. So, we have to be realistic about our expectation levels. But the material that we've seen so far has been great. We feel confident that we have the goods this year."

CPJ urges Sisi to release all journalists jailed in Egypt

Committee to Protect Journalists — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:16:17 +0000

Turkey jails reporter, charges him with anti-state activities

Committee to Protect Journalists — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:53:57 +0000

Istanbul, September 23, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest and subversion charges filed against Gültekin Avcı, a columnist for the independent daily Bugün, and calls on Turkish authorities to drop the charges and release him immediately.

SPJ Recognizes Osterreicher, Dalglish For Exceptional Service To Journalism

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:26:54 +0000

The Society of Professional Journalists honored the National Press Photographers Association's general counsel Mickey H. Osterreicher as a Fellow of the Society last night during a banquet at the SPJ Excellence in Journalism 2015 conference in Orlando. It is the highest honor given by the Society and is awarded for extraordinary contribution to the profession. Lucy Dalglish was also honored with an SPJ Fellowship during the ceremony.

'You need a social sixth-sense' – Q&A with The Next Web's Matt Navarra - Journalism.co.uk

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:01:23 +0000

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'You need a social sixth-sense' – Q&A with The Next Web's Matt Navarra
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Understand what the current trends in digital journalism are and what challenges it is facing. Identify the predicted industry developments in an effort to keep up. Build a great network of digital/social media contacts on Twitter by using lists ...

Wired's Apple News Experiment: What It Says About The Future Of Journalism - Forbes

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:02:24 +0000

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Wired's Apple News Experiment: What It Says About The Future Of Journalism
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Ordinary web users trying to access the article until then are met with the message “This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News until Tuesday, September 22nd. Please check this page again at that time. To view this story in the Apple News ...

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Washington Post's new video strategy aims to be more than 'television on the web' - Journalism.co.uk

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:36:34 +0000

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Washington Post's new video strategy aims to be more than 'television on the web'
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Gelman explained that most video views at the Post, which have been growing by 73 per cent year over year, come from footage embedded in article pages and the publication won't be creating "orphan videos" to sit alone in a separate vertical on the website.

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Nominate Industry Leaders For NPPA's Awards

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:11:16 +0000

Since the inaugural Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award was given by the National Press Photographers Association in 1949, the organization has annually recognized individuals for their special contributions to both the NPPA and the wider field of visual journalism.

"Dear Syria," The Dreams Of A Refugee Girl

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:14:06 +0000

"Dear Syria," a short film based on a poem written by 10-year-old Syrian refugee Helen Mtanus, was launched online today by its creators, American photojournalists Bill Frakes and Laura Heald.

NPPA Statement on WDBJ Killings

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:13:33 +0000

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), its members and the entire visual journalism profession collectively grieve the tragic deaths today of television reporter Allison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward of Roanoke, VA television station WDBJ.

Taz Lombardo Awarded Inaugural Rich Clarkson Founders Scholarship

Fri, 14 Aug 2015 18:43:36 +0000

The inaugural winner of the Rich Clarkson Founders Scholarship is Taz Lombardo, a master’s degree student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Martin Smith-Rodden To Teach At Ball State

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:52:27 +0000

Nationally recognized picture editor and visual journalist at The Virginian-Pilot. Martin Smith-Rodden has been appointed assistant professor of journalism at Ball State University.

The Television Critics Association Announces 2014 TCA Awards Winners

Chuck Ross — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:17:30 +0000

Press release from TCA, July 19, 2014: The Television Critics Association (TCA) recognized the top programs and actors of the 2013-2014 television season tonight, at its 30th Annual TCA Awards presentation. The prestigious organization’s event was held at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel, and emceed by Terry Crews, actor, comedian, and host of “WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE” and star of FOX’s hit precinct sitcom “BROOKLYN NINE-NINE.” The results were determined from votes cast by the TCA’s membership, comprised of more than 220 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada. The winners represented an eclectic blend of shows and stars in 12 categories, putting the spotlight on the best of the best in comedy, drama, reality, miniseries, news, and youth programming. Highlights included AMC’s celebrated drug drama “BREAKING BAD” winning Program of the Year for the second consecutive season, and Netflix’s freshman prison dramedy, “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK,” taking home honors for Outstanding New Program. HBO emerged as one of the evening’s biggest winners, thanks to its gritty crime drama “TRUE DETECTIVE,” which won Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, while star Matthew McConaughey was honored with Individual Achievement in Drama for his portrayal of Rust Cohle. And “VEEP” earned the network even more accolades, as the politically charged series tied with FX’s critical darling “LOUIE” for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. “VEEP” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus nabbed the top trophy in the Individual Achievement in Comedy category. Additionally, CBS’ “THE GOOD WIFE” received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama; Logo’s “RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE” took home the award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming; ABC Family’s “THE FOSTERS” earned Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming; and the FOX/National Geographic Channel docuseries “COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey” received top honors for Outstanding Achievement in News & Information. The TCA also bestowed a Heritage Award upon NBC’s long-running late-night sketch comedy program “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE,” for the cultural and social impact it has had on society, and presented prolific award-winning director/writer/producer James Burrows (“CHEERS,” “TAXI,” “WILL & GRACE”) with a Career Achievement Award for his legendary role in creating some of the most groundbreaking and influential TV programming over the course of three decades. “This was truly a monumental year -- not just for television, but for our organization, as a whole,” said Scott D. Pierce, TCA President and TV critic for The Salt Lake Tribune. “These winners truly are the absolute best of the best, and they could not be more deserving of the awards they’ve earned tonight. But, the real stars are our members, who have worked so tirelessly to make the Television Critics Association the highly respected and influential entity that it is today. Without them, none of this would have been possible. I’m excited to see what the next 30 years has in store for us.” 2014 TCA Award recipients are as follows: • Individual Achievement in Drama: Matthew McConaughey (“True Detective,” HBO) • Individual Achievement in Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep,” HBO) • Outstanding Achievement in News and Information: “COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey” (FOX and National Geographic Channel) • Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (LOGO) • Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming: “The Fosters” (ABC Family) • Outstanding New Program: “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) • Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials: “True Detective” (HBO) • Outstanding Achievement in Drama: “The Good Wife” (CBS) • Outstanding Achievement in Comedy: (Tie) “Veep” (HBO) and “Louie” (FX) • Career Achievement Award: James Burrows • Heritage Award: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) • Program of the Year: “Breaking Bad” (AMC) -- second consecutive

Nominees for the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Chuck Ross — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:09:01 +0000

Press release from NATAS, July 15, 2014: Nominations for the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented on Tuesday, September 30th, 2014, at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. The event will be attended by more than 1,000 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Emmy® Awards will be presented in 43 categories, including the first-ever categories reserved for news & documentary programming in Spanish. William J. Small, the legendary CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-1974, and later President of NBC News, will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award at the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. "Bill Small is an icon in the television news industry," said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. "As Bureau Chief of the CBS Washington News office throughout the 60's and 70's, he was paramount in the dramatic evolution of network news that continues today. Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Bill Moyers, Ed Bradley, Diane Sawyer and Lesley Stahl among many others, he changed not only who we watched each evening but how.” Yangaroo, Inc. is the official provider of the Digital Media Distribution System Awards Management Solution (“DMDS”) for the submission, judging and voting of all programs in the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards. Accounting services for the competition are provided by the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP. Off the Wall Productions is the sponsors of the official News & Documentary gift bags. The 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar year 2013. The list of nominees for the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards: Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast BBC World News America BBC World News Typhoon Haiyan: Destruction in the Philippines Executive Producers Kate Farrell , Jo Floto, Andrew Roy Producers Jiro Akiba, Alice Budisatrijo, Liz Corbin, Kate Forbes, Melanie Marshall, Chika Nakayama, Stuart Philipps, Joe Phua, Dean Squires Correspondents Jon Donnison, Andrew Harding, Alastair Leithead, Rupert Wingfield Hayes Good Morning America, World News with Diane Sawyer and Nightline ABC Direct Hit: Oklahoma Tornadoes Executive Producer Michael Corn Senior Executive Producer Tom Cibrowski Senior Producers Angela Ellis, Mike Noble, Denise Rehrig, Sarah Ruth, Kristin Sebastian, Jay Shaylor, Simone Swink, Chris Vlasto Executive Editorial Producer Santina Leuci Deputy Editorial Producer Justin Weaver Producers Brinda Adhikari, Brandon Bodow, Carlos Boettcher, Darcy Bonfils, Brandon Chase, Courtney Condron, Katie Conway, Larry Dechant, Alison Ehrlich, Sabina Ghebremedhin, Jennifer Harrison, Matt Hosford, Matt Jaffe, Ashley Jennings, Amanda Keegan, Mi Seon Lee, Roger Lee, Beth Loyd, Melissa Lustrin, John Marshal, Scott McCartney, Drew Millhon, Sarah Netter, Maria Nikias, Eric Noll, Alex Perez, Bartley Price, Shahriar Rahmanzadeh, Daisha Riley, Christine Romo, John Santucci, James Scholz, Emily Stanitz, Gina Sunseri, Holly Sweet, Gerry Wagschal Coordinating Producers Elena Genovese, Erin Keohane, Barbara Schmitt Reporters Mike Boettcher, sam Champion, David Muir, Reena Ninan, Byron Pitts, Cecila Vega, Ginger Zee Anchors Robin Roberts, Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Devastation in Oklahoma Executive Producer Pat Burkey Senior Producer Tracey Lyons Producers Laura Allenbaugh, Justin Balding, Roxanne Garcia, Carmen Gonzalez, Andrew Gross, Charles Hadlock, Madeleine Haeringer, Aarne Heikkila, Mark Hudspeth, Leo Juarez, Joo Lee, Victor Limjoco, Caroll Ann Mears, Heather O'Neill, Amy Perrette Coordinating Producers Jack Chesnutt, Al Henkel Correspondents Tom Costello, Ann Curry, Lester Holt, Janet Shamlian, Kate Snow, Anne Thompson Anchor Brian Williams NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams NBC Typhoon Executive Producer Pat Burkey Senior Producers Jay Blackman, Andrew Franklin Producers Eric Baculinao, Jane Derenowski, Ed Flanagan, Susan Kroll, David Lom, David Lom, Chiara Sottile, Yuka Tachibana, Christina Vallice Correspondents Tom Costello, Harry Smith, Nancy Snyderman, Angus Walker Anchor Brian Williams Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Boston Bombing Victim Vows to Dance Again Executive Producer Charlie Moore Senior Producer Kerry Rubin Senior Broadcast Producer Kara Kasarjian Producers Dave Castelein, Kelly Daniel, Carl Graf, Chuck Hadad, Nate Little, Leah Smith Anchor Anderson Cooper BBC World News America BBC World News Inside Syria’s Deadly Conflict Executive Producers Paul Danahar, Kate Farrell , Andrew Roy Producers Feras Ahmed, Mughira Al Sharif, Lana Antaki, Kate Benyon-Tinker, Richard Colebourn, Darren Conway, Riam Dalati, Phil Goodwin, Sara Halfpenny, Ghassan Ibraheem, Fred Scott, Kevin Sissons, Kevin Sweeney, Rachel Thompson Correspondents Jeremy Bowen, Lyse Doucet, Ian Pannell, Paul Wood CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS Bangladesh Factory Collapse Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producers Thorsten Hoefle, Justine Redman Correspondent Holly Williams CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley CBS Syria Rebel Territory Executive Producer Patricia Shevlin Senior Producer Heather Abbott Producers Lynne Edwards, Randall Joyce, Ben Plesser, Jane Whitfield Correspondent Clarissa Ward Nightline ABC Crisis in Syria Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Producers Ely Brown, Sarah Kolinovsky , Jenna Millman Reporter Terry Moran Additional Producers Abdulmajeed Abdulmajeed , Rhana Natour Today NBC Military Death Benefits Denied During Government Shutdown Executive Producers Pat Burkey, Don Nash Co-Executive Producer Tom Mazzarelli Senior Producers Pete Breen, Matthew Carluccio, Scott Foster, Libby Leist, Albert Oetgen, Steve Thode Producers Doug Adams, Lete Childs, Tory Duncan, Bill Hatfield, Sarah Heidarpour, John Holland, Kasie Hunt, Rich Minner, Carl Sears, Shawna Thomas, Frank Thorp Correspondents Andrea Mitchell, Kelly O'Donnell Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast BBC World News America BBC World News Suffering in the Central African Republic Executive Producers Kate Farrell , Andrew Roy Producers Christian Dembe Kette, William Edmundson, Kate Forbes, Fred Scott, Toby Woodbridge Correspondent Andrew Harding CBS This Morning CBS Note to Self: Newtown Father Executive Producer Chris Licht Senior Broadcast Producer Ryan Kadro Editorial Producer Sam Jacobson Producer Paige Kendig Nightline ABC American Valor: The Long Road Home Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Producers Ely Brown, Bartley Price, Shushannah Walshe Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz Nightline ABC Caught in the Crossfire: Lama Hasan Reports from Jordan Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Producers Jackie Jesko , Ben Newman, Candace Smith Field Producers Eric Johnson , Alex Waterfield Reporter Lama Hasan Nightline ABC Caught in the Crossfire: Terry Moran Reports Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Producers Ely Brown, Sarah Kolinovsky , Jenna Millman Additional Producers Abdulmajeed Abdulmajeed , Rhana Natour Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran Nightline ABC The Gift of Sight Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedivoc Producer Christine Romo Reporter David Muir Sunday Morning CBS Band of Brothers Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers Gavin Boyle, Amy Rosner, Jason Sacca Producer Mary Walsh Co-Producer David Bhagat Correspondent David Martin Sunday Morning CBS The Holocaust Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers Gavin Boyle, Amy Rosner, Jason Sacca Producers Remington Korper, Amiel Barton Weisfogel Correspondent Lee Cowan Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast NBC Nightly News and Today NBC Lost Children Executive Producers Patrick Burkey, Don Nash Senior Executive Producer, Investigations Richard Esposito Managing Producer, Investigations Robert Dembo Senior Producer Matt Carluccio Producers Maggie Kassner, Kevin Monahan Nightline ABC Raid in the Philippines Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Producer Alex Waterfield Reporter Alexander Marquardt PBS NewsHour PBS Veterans Executive Producers Susanne Reber, Linda Winslow Senior Producer Stephen Talbot Executive Editor Robert Rosenthal Producers Dan Sagalyn, Adithya Sambamurthy Story Editor Amy Pyle Contributing Producer Michael Montgomery Investigative Correspondent Aaron Glantz PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS Costly Generics Executive Producers Marc Rosenwasser, Stephen Segaller Executive-in-Charge Neal Shapiro Editorial Producer Judith Starr Wolff Broadcast Producer Irene Francis Correspondent/Producer Megan Thompson Senior Broadcast Producer Scott Davis World News with Diane Sawyer and Nightline ABC OUT OF BREATH: The Untold Story of Big Money, Black Lung and Doctors for the Coal Companies. An ABC News Brian Ross Investigation with the Center for Public Integrity Executive Producer, Nightline Jeanmarie Condon Executive Producer, World News with Diane Sawyer Michael Corn Senior Broadcast Producer Ronnie Greene, Almin Karamehmedovic Broadcast Producer Megan Chuchmach Chief Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Producer Matthew Mosk Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross Senior Reporters Ronnie Greene, Almin Karamehmedovic Reporter Chris Hamby Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Nightline ABC Brian Ross Investigates: Billion Dollar Losers--China Fraud and U.S. Markets Executive Producer Jeanmarie Condon Senior Broadcast Producer Almin Karamehmedovic Chief Investigative Producer Rhonda Schwartz Producer Matthew Mosk Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross PBS NewsHour PBS Is Globalization Wiping Out the American Surfboard Industr? Executive Producer Linda Winslow Senior Producer Murrey Jacobson Producers Diane Lincoln Estes, Lee Koromvokis Business & Economics Correspondent Paul Solman PBS NewsHour PBS New Uses for Virtual Reality Executive Producer Linda Winslow Senior Producer Murry Jacobson Producers Diane Lincoln Estes, Lee Koromvokis Business & Economics Correspondent Paul Solman Sunday Morning CBS Making Ends Meet Executive Producer Rand Morrison Senior Producers Gavin Boyle, Amy Rosner, Jason Sacca Producers Lauren Barnello, Ed Forgotson, Ayesha Siddiqi Correspondent Erin Moriarty Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine 20/20 ABC The Boston Manhunt Executive Producer John Green Senior Executive Producer David Sloan Senior Producers Janice Johnston, Matthew Lombardi, Danielle Rossen, Miguel Sancho, Roxanna Sherwood, Lisa Soloway Producers Thomas Berman, Joseph Diaz, Sean Dooley, Marc Dorian, Shana Druckerman, Jim DuBreuil, Kimberly Launier, Resa Matthews, Michael Mendelsohn, Andrew Paparella, Muriel Pearson, Rob Wallace Correspondents Jim Avila, Linsey Davis, Byron Pitts, Deborah Roberts, Brian Ross Anchors David Muir, Elizabeth Vargas 48 Hours CBS Caught Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky Senior Producers Anthony Batson, Nancy Kramer, Peter Schweitzer, Judy Tygard Executive Editor Al Briganti Producers Patti Aronofsky, John Bentley, Ruth Chenetz, Avi Cohen, Rodney Comrie, Liza Finley, Clare Friedland, Josh Gelman, Peter Henderson, Sara Ely Hulse, Kim Kennedy, Paul LaRosa, Susan Mallie, Linda Martin, Chris O'Connell, Kathleen O'Connell, Karen Raffensperger, Justine Redman, Sally Rosen, Judy Rybak, Tom Seligson, Alec Sirken, Chuck Stevenson, James Stolz, Megan Towery, Shoshanah Wolfson Field Producers Elena DiFiore, Jonathan Leach, Ryan Smith, Taigi Smith Directors Chip Colley, Rob Klug Correspondents Jim Axelrod, Terrell Brown, John Miller, Elizabeth Palmer, Mark Phillips, Elaine Quijano, Dean Reynolds, Troy Roberts, Richard Schlesinger, Tracy Smith, Peter Van Sant 60 Minutes CBS Boston Bombings Executive Producer Jeff Fager Senior Producer Michael Radutzky Executive Editor Bill Owens Producers L. Franklin Devine, Keith Sharman, Katie Spikes, Nicole Young Correspondent Scott Pelley Terror in Boston: An NBC News Special NBC Executive Producers Elizabeth Cole, Alexandra Wallace Senior Executive Producer David Corvo Senior Broadcast Producers Adam Gorfain, Allan Maraynes, Ellen Mason Senior Investigative Producer Adam Gorfain, Allan Maraynes, Ellen Mason Senior Producer Paul Ryan Coordinating Producer Susan Nalle Producers Justin Balding, Tim Beacham, Dan Bregman, Elizabeth Brown, Robert Buchanan , Kim Cornett, Brad Davis, Anthony Galloway, David Gelles, Marianne Haggerty, Izhar Harpaz, Meade Jorgensen, Sara Karlson, Tom Keenan, Kim Krawitz, Michael Nardi, Fred Rothenberg, Tim Sandler, Anne Schecter, Ellen Sherman, Sue Simpson, Dan Slepian, Justin Smith, Jane Stone, Adrienne Wheeler, Jay Young, Esther Zucker Field Producers Simon Doolittle, Sergei Ivonin, Terrell Tangonan Correspondents Andrea Canning, Ann Curry, Chris Hansen, Lester Holt, Matt Lauer, Dennis Murphy, Pete Williams Anchor Brian Williams Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine 60 Minutes CBS 12/14 Executive Producer Jeff Fager Executive Editor Bill Owens Producer Henry Schuster Co-Producers Rachael Kun Morehouse, Warren Lustig Correspondent Scott Pelley 60 Minutes CBS Imminent Danger Executive Producer Jeff Fager Executive Editor Bill Owens Producers Coleman Cowan, Graham Messick Co-Producers Matthew Richman, Evie Solomon Correspondent Steve Kroft 60 Minutes CBS The Gaskos Executive Producer Jeff Fager Executive Editor Bill Owens Producer Tanya Simon Co-Producers Daniel J. Glucksman, Nichole Marks Correspondent Steve Kroft 60 Minutes CBS The Lost Boys Executive Producer Jeff Fager Executive Editor Bill Owens Producer Draggan Mihailovich Correspondent Bob Simon Need to Know PBS Dying to Get Back Executive Producer Marc Rosenwasser Executive-in-Charges Stephen Segaller, Neal Shapiro Senior Broadcast Producer Scott Davis Broadcast Producer Irene Francis Editorial Producer Judith Starr Wolff Producer Brian Epstein Field Producer Alexandra Nikolchev Correspondent & Producer John Larson Investigate Editor, The Nation Institute Esther Kaplan Investigative Reporter, The Nation Institute John Carlos Frey Retro Report The New York Times The Shadow of Thalidomide Executive Producer Kyra Darnton Producer Kit R Roane Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine 20/20 ABC Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World Executive Producers Eric Avram, Jessica Velmans Senior Executive Producer David Sloan Senior Producers Muriel Pearson, Teri Whitcraft Producer Joseph Diaz Field Producers Keturah Gray, Habibullah Khan, Zunaira Zaki Reporter Diane Sawyer 60 Minutes CBS Africa Mercy Executive Producer Jeff Fager Executive Editor Bill Owens Producers Rachael Kun Morehouse, Henry Schuster Co-Producer Warren Lustig Correspondent Scott Pelley 60 Minutes CBS The Recyclers Executive Producer Jeff Fager Executive Editor Bill Owens Producer Michael H. Gavshon Co-Producers Paul Bellinger, Vanessa Fica Correspondent Bob Simon Ann Curry Reports NBC A Face In The Crowd Executive Producer Alexandra Wallace Senior Producer Adam Gorfain Producers Justin Balding, Adam Rivera Anchor Ann Curry Dan Rather Reports AXS TV Kim vs. Kabul Executive Producer Wayne Nelson Producers Steve Tyler, Tracy Wholf Senior Producer Elliot Kirschner Correspondent Dan Rather Rock Center with Brian Williams NBC Over A Barrel Executive Producer Alexandra Wallace Senior Executive Producer David Corvo Senior Broadcast Producer Ellen Mason Senior Producer Justin Balding Producer Tim Sandler Correspondent Ann Curry Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine 60 Minutes CBS Lethal Medicine Executive Producer Jeff Fager Senior Producer Michael Radutzky Executive Editor Bill Owens Producers Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados Co-Producers Andrew Bast, Michael G. 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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to Honor William J. Small, Former CBS Washington Bureau Chief and President of NBC News, With Lifetime Achievement Award at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Chuck Ross — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:29:34 +0000

Press release from NATAS, Monday, July 14, 2014: William J. Small, the legendary CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-1974, and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, Dean of Fordham’s Graduate School of Business, and Chairman of News & Documentary at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award at the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The award will be presented on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in Time Warner Center in New York City. "Bill Small is an icon in the television news industry," said Chuck Dages, Chairman, NATAS. "As Bureau Chief of the CBS Washington News office throughout the 60's and 70's, he was paramount in the dramatic evolution of network news that continues today. Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Bill Moyers, Ed Bradley, Diane Sawyer and Lesley Stahl among many others, he changed not only who we watched each evening but how." The CBS Washington bureau of the 1960’s and 70’s was one of the most distinguished in the history of modern broadcast journalism. Bill Small assumed control of the bureau at a crucial time in the evolution of broadcast news. Television was in the process of cementing its dominance over radio and print as the primary medium for news and information, and in 1963, shortly after Mr. Small’s arrival in Washington, the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite was expanded from 15 minutes to 1/2 an hour. This, coupled with the explosion of historic and newsworthy events of the era -- the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, Watergate -- led to an increase in the demand for national television news coverage. Bill Small, as an extremely talented, powerful and effective bureau chief, ensured that the bureau and the network would cover the events of the era with distinction. Bill Small built the CBS Washington bureau into a journalistic powerhouse. He staffed it with a roster of talent perhaps unmatched to this day. He began by recruiting talent from within CBS: Eric Sevareid, Marvin Kalb, Daniel Schorr, Harry Reasoner, Dan Rather. Recruiting from outside CBS, he gave many distinguished producers and reporters their first commercial network news positions: Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bill Moyers, Bernard Kalb, Tom Bettag. In addition Mr. Small’s aggressive recruitment of women journalists diversified the bureau at a time when women were extremely underrepresented in network news. Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Susan Zirinsky, Connie Chung, Martha Teichner and Rita Braver were among the many women brought into the profession during Mr. Small’s tenure at CBS. Roger Mudd, in his 2009 book “The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News” describes the CBS Washington bureau of the time as so dominating “the network’s news division that it became almost an independent duchy.” Mr. Small created the conditions in which top-notch producers and reporters could do their best work, and oversaw distinguished coverage of some of the most important and historic events of the second half of the twentieth century: The assassination and funeral of John F. Kennedy; the Civil Rights Movement including the March on Washington and the filibuster of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in the Senate; the escalation of the war in Vietnam and its impact in Washington; President Nixon’s trip to China; and Watergate. In 1979 Mr. Small was named President of NBC News, bringing with him CBS correspondents Roger Mudd and Marvin Kalb, among others. Mr. Small facilitated the transition of Tom Brokaw from host of the Today Show to co-anchor, along with Roger Mudd, of the NBC Nightly News, when John Chancellor stepped down in 1982. He also oversaw coverage of the Iran hostage crisis and the election of Ronald Reagan. In 1982 he became President of United Press International, the nation’s second largest news agency. From 1986 to 1999 he was the Felix E. Larkin Professor of Communications at Fordham University, where he developed an MBA program in media management. From 1992 to 1994 He served as a Dean of Fordham’s Graduate School of Business. From 2000 to 2010 he served as Chairman of News and Documentary for the National Academy of Television Arts and Science. Mr. Small is the author of two award-winning books, “To Kill a Messenger: Television and the Real World” (Hasting House, NY, 1970) and “Political Power and the Press” (W.W. Norton, NY, 1972). He has served as the National President of the Radio-TV News Directors Association and the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. He has been on the Executive Board of the National Association of Broadcasters and the Washington Journalism Center. Among the many awards Mr. Small has received are the James Madison Award of the National Broadcast Editorial Association, the Paul White Award (highest award of the Radio-TV News Directors Association), and the Wells Key Award (highest award of the Society of Professional Journalists). He has twice received the Society’s Distinguished Service Award for Research in Journalism.

A look at the ICA 2014 annual conference on Twitter

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Ample Freelance Opportunities at The Root

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Writers with journalistic chops are in demand at this news site for the black community.

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FCC Sets Sept. 28 Vote for Auction Item

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FCC Fines Cable Op Big Bucks for Alleged EAS, Leakage Violation

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Introducing Some of My Talented Students

Thu, 12 May 2011 04:04:23 +0000

An example of one of my students’ capstone work, plus read more below.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 was a good day for our Juvenile Justice Information Exchange — JJIE.org reporter Ryan Schill, for Kennesaw State University and for me. Wednesday, Schill became a graduate of Kennesaw State and editor John Fleming published Schill’s story the Straight Dope on Fake Dope. It’s a well written and researched story, and right after we posted it, Youth Today a national newspaper asked to reprint it. Of course, we said yes.

For me it was a special day because last semester Schill was in my Advance Media Writing class. I quickly noticed that Schill has that special talent of being able to do research, get out on the street to do the reporting and then put it all together in a well written story. I asked him to start writing for us here at the JJIE.org and he has produced under the tutelage of editor Fleming.

Ryan Schill

It is wonderful to see students excel, and this has been a good semester. I taught our Journalism and Citizen Media capstone course for graduating seniors. They focused on Marietta, Ga. My students did fantastic work producing both videos and an online magazine. Take a look at Marietta in Motion. Unlike students in the past, today’s journalism students must have a range of abilities and these students do.

So congratulations to my capstone students and to all of Wednesday’s Department of Communication graduates and, of course, to Schill, who just signed a contract to do more writing for us. It was, indeed, a good day for Kennesaw State University and for the JJIE.org.

Center for Sustainable Journalism Posts Editing/Reporting Job

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:57:39 +0000

We just posted a new job opening at our Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. Here is the description:

The most unique job in journalism today:

We’re looking for a high energy journalist with an entrepreneurial spirit to run the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE.org). This established online news operation is getting local and national attention for strong reporting about children and the law. The person we hire must be self motivated and determined to succeed, with a solid work ethic and great news judgment. You will work with a small team to gather news and information from a niche beat, report compelling stories in multi-media formats, and edit the work of other writers. Be ready to roll up your sleeves and network with news sources, attend events and conferences, and break original stories. This experimental journalism project has potential to expand and we need the right person to lead the way. Writing samples will be required.

You can apply for the job here, look for the heading Communication Professional III.

It really is a great job and this experiment in niche journalism is growing rapidly. We now have 10,000 unique visitors a month, with about 1,000 page views a day. Interested in helping it grow more and expand beyond Georgia, then apply now.

SoCon11: Another Social Media Success Story

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:03:24 +0000

We are beginning to put up photos and content from our SoCon11, social media conference. You’ll find some fun photos from our 5th Anniversary networking party, including this shot of our Center for Sustainable Journalism folks who put on the conference, including from left Noah Echols, Ellen Miller, Leonard Witt, Clay Duda and a masked Carole Arnold. As you will see from the photo from Saturday, we again packed more than 300 attendees into the Social Science Building auditorium at Kennesaw State University. See what the #SoCon11 tweeters said here.

Here are the slide shows of some of the Power Point presentations. Watch for more content coming up soon. If you attended and want to use a photo for your blog or newsletter, feel free.

Thanks to everyone from our staff to the more than 25 presenters to the 300 plus attendees for making it a wonderful 1.5 days of learning, sharing and networking. See you next year at SoCon12.

SoCon11 — 5th Anniversary, Fullhouse for Social Media Event

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:22:18 +0000

Our networking party tomorrow night at the Carter Center kicks off SoCon11. It is the 5th Anniversary of the Southeast’s premier social media conference produced and hosted by our Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. As with last year, we have a sell out crowd of 300 for Saturday. On Friday night we expect about 200.

Although it is too late for this year, be sure to watch for next year’s SoCon12. Those of you who have registered, see you soon.

The Icahn Saga: The Poison Pill That Isn't

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:24:00 +0000

Carl Icahn is a reporter's dream. When things get a little slow, the 74-year old dealmaker always does something to spice it up. Which is what he did today when he said he was launching a tender offer for shares of Lionsgate(LGF)in a bid to give him a 30% stake in the company that makes the Saw and Tyler Perry movies.

So why is Icahn making his move on Lionsgate now, nearly a year after he last tried to win control of the company through a failed tender offer to buy the studio's convertible bonds? Among the reasons is this tasty little morsel: in 2009, when the company mounted a successful defense against Icahn, it went out of its way to remind investors that if Icahn got enough of the convertible notes he could be considered to control more than 20% of the company. That would trigger a bank covenant and "could result in a cross-default and acceleration of Lionsgate's payment obligations," the company said back then in a press release. Translation: the company might have to cough up a chunk of cash to pay off its $340 million revolving line of credit to its banks.

Well, that defense doesn't seem to be very potent right now. While no one was looking - no one except Icahn, it appears - Lionsgate but paid down that line of credit. As of Dec. 31, it said in its most recent financial filings, it had drawn only $12 million. So, if Icahn triggered the 20% threshold, it would only cost Lionsgate $12 million to pay off the line, not much for a company that had revenues of nearly $1.2 billion in the nine months that ended Dec. 31.

Neither Icahn not Lionsgate would comment. But Icahn is apparently worried that Lionsgate was keeping its powder dry so that it could use that credit line to make an acquisition, and both MGM and Disney's (DIS)Miramax library are on the market right now. He worried that they might overpay, I am told by sources who understand Carl Icahn's thinking on this issue. And without that line of credit, Lionsgate might not have the money to mount a bid at all, or at least that's what Icahn may be thinking.

Then again, the credit line is cheap money, priced at 2.5% above "adjusted LIBOR" or 2.73% as of Dec. 31, the company's filing says.. That's super cheap money that Lionsgate would no longer have at its disposal. And don't you think for a minute that Lionsgate's management won't make that point to shareholders in an effort to dissuade them from tendering their shares of Icahn.

Yup, here comes Lionsgate-Icahn, the sequel.

Leno Leaves, NBC's Wobbly Business Model Returns

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:48:20 +0000

Announcements don’t get much more dramatic than the one NBC made today about yanking The Jay Leno show from its 10 o’clock time period just three months after the former host of The Tonight Show began his one-hour comedy, skit show.

Yes, NBC TV honcho Jeff Gaspin told an overflow gathering of reporters on Sunday’s TV Critics Tour in Pasadena, Calif., NBC’s 200-odd affiliates had forced the change because prime time ratings tanked. The reason? Their 11 pm news programs, a nice little profit center for most stations, was suddenly hemorrhaging through no fault of their own.

But what Gaspin didn’t say – at least not so boldly – was that NBC had also made an abrupt u-turn on its plans to remake a broken business model for making TV shows. Prime time pilots are made for $10 million, shows for $3 million or so, and viewing audiences are going south. Gaspin’s predecessor, Jeff Zucker, had made the fateful decision to bring in Leno, and to shuttle Law and Order and other 10 pm shows out of their time slots, by arguing that ratings would go down but so would costs.

So much for that idea. Coupled with the announcement that Leno was taking his $500,000 a week show off the air at 10 pm., was the announcement that NBC was going back to the good old ways that networks have always operated. Namely, big producers, big stars, and cross your fingers the shows work. How about these for some biggies to whom NBC said it is throwing its bucks the next few weeks in hopes of finding TV lightning in a bottle – Jerry Bruckheimer, David E. Kelly and J.J. Abrams, who will direct a pilot called “Undercovers” about CIA agents. The last time Abrams directed a pilot, it only cost $13 million.

Of course, that pilot was Lost, which was an immediate and big (although not terribly long lasting) hit on ABC. Clearly, that’s what NBC is hoping Abrams will bring to NBC as well. Then again, they’re hoping the same thing for a remake of “The Rockford Files” that they’ve also ordered for what’s going to be a pricey sum. We all know how their last retread effort -- i.e. “Knight Rider” -- turned out.

News Corp, Time Warner Play to DC Not The Viewers

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:05:35 +0000

Was there ever any doubt that News Corp. and Time Warner would come to an agreement that would allow Time Warner’s cable unit to continue showing News Corp’s cable or broadcast properties on its system? The announcement on Jan. 1 that the two sides had averted a showdown that would have kept the BCS football game on the sidelines for 11 million folks is, well, a yawner.

It’s become almost an annual kabuki dance among cable or satellite operators and content providers to show which side – content or distribution – has the most muscle when it comes to such talks. Guess what fellas? Neither of you really have what it takes any longer to force your will on the other.

The last time we had a showdown anywhere near this size was back in 2000, when Time Warner, in the midst of a similar showdown with ABC, allowed Regis Philbin and his then-hit show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” to go dark for some 3.5 million homes. The cries from Washington were deafening. Hearings were held, fingers slapped.

So when the chorus started again in Washington on Dec. 30 on the current impasse you knew that Fox and Time Warner were destined to do whatever they could to avoid having DC on their backs. First, Sen. John Kerry urged the sides toward arbitration, and then FCC commissioners started encouraging peace. If there is anything that a media company wants less than a shutdown in the ad markets, it’s to have the feds on their backs. So Time Warner and News Corp. wisely extended the Dec. 30 deadline, then scurried to cut a deal that you know is less than the monthly $1 per subscriber fee that News Corp. had all but insisted was their right to get from cable operators.

One thing News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, who owns TV stations, newspapers and internet sites, understands is that he sure as heck doesn’t want an angry FCC looking over his shoulder. In the past, he’s done back flips to keep them happy, whether it was striking a deal that allowed him to own the New York Post and New York area TV stations, or to get his deal to buy DirecTV passed a few years back. As for Time Warner, do you think they want the feds thinking bad thoughts about them when the FCC is still contemplating rules on such things as “net neutrality” – that is, whether Time Warner’s online offerings are to be regulated? Uh, no.

Sure, it was good theater. News Corp. told America that it might not get the NFL, American Idol or Glee. Time Warner said it was fighting to keep consumer prices from zooming if Fox high jacked higher fees from them. Yeah, yeah. A good show boys. It sure played in Washington.

So Long AOL Time Warner, Old Friend

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:51 +0000

For media reporters everywhere, Thursday will be one wistful day. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is expected to climb the podium and ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. With that, AOL will officially be unleashed from Time Warner. The divorce marks the end of an era. The soap opera representing the union of AOL and Time Warner was the media story that just kept on giving for a glorious and tumultuous decade.

When I took over the media beat at BusinessWeek in October, 2000, my first story was a commentary that said Time Warner executives were already questioning whether merging with AOL made sense, this three months before the deal would close. The piece was illustrated with storm clouds looming over a photo of Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case. That prompted an angry call from the Time Warner PR denizens to our then editor-in-chief Steve Shepard. The worst was still to come for AOL Time Warner, the best for those of us covering media. Accounting scandal. Corporate politics. Management shakeups. Government investigations. Parent company name change. Strategy Shifts. Turf battles. Plunging share price. Shareholder lawsuits. Sweeping layoffs.

The story's lasting legacy for journalism outfits is that the AOL Time Warner merger broke down newsroom silos. It really was the first big story that made technology and media reporters work together because AOL in those days was typically covered by the tech side. And, boy, were we suspicious of each other. I partnered for years with Cathy Yang, our AOL reporter, but it took a while before we worked well as a team. Today, the overlay between technology and media is so common that teaming up is no big deal.

Now, tens of thousands of column inches later, three books and I am sure a script has been optioned somewhere, we’ve come to the end of the AOL and Time Warner thread. We’re going to miss the worst corporate merger in history. They say the recent NBC Universal-Comcast partnership will become the new AOL Time Warner. Maybe. But I just can’t imagine it will dish out the same Sturm und Drang that kept us rich in bylines all these years.

Dow Jones Executive Recruited To Be Bloomberg BusinessWeek President

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:41:21 +0000

A Dow Jones executive charged with boosting revenues across the company's various print and online properties will become the first president of Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Paul Bascobert, 45, will be responsible for finding new revenue opportunities for the magazine, as well as boosting circulation and reversing the losses that BusinessWeek has posted during the past several years. He begins his job on Jan. 4. (see below for a staff memo announcing Bascobert's hiring from Bloomberg CEO Daniel Doctoroff and Bloomberg BusinessWeek Chairman Norman Pearlstine). Bloomberg's acquisition of BusinessWeek closed on Dec. 1.

Despite the dire shape of the media industry, Bascobert says he is optimistic "because I see a real demand for a well-written global business product." He says it is too early to articulate what his concrete plans will be for the magazine, but "I am encouraged by the forward thinking at Bloomberg."

Bascobert did say that he believes a weekly magazine is a better complement to a business news website than a daily newspaper. Providing a daily news digest online and then a deeper, more analytical take on business weekly, he says, serves readers more fully.

At Dow Jones, where he served as chief marketing officer of its Consumer Media Group, Bascobert's accomplishments included everything from lowering operating costs by streamlining distribution and outsourcing certain IT functions to helping launch local editions for The Wall Street Journal. He also managed to do the unthinkable in this depressed newspaper market: boost circulation revenues.

A Chat With BusinessWeek's Editor-To-Be

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:29 +0000

Josh Tyrangiel, who was named this morning to be editor of a Bloomberg-owned BusinessWeek, says it's too early to lay out specific plans for the magazine but his goal is to create "a great indispensable business weekly."

In a brief interview, Tyrangiel, 37, says he plans to meet soon with BW staffers as a group and individually to gather their input so "we can formulate a strategy for the magazine together." Tyrangiel has been serving as a deputy managing editor of Time magazine and as the top editor of its online operations.

While he earned kudos for his work online at Time, Tyrangiel says he is committed to long-form journalism in print. "Listen, the big mistake magazines made was trying to imitate the Web," he said. "Magazines are read reclining, and that lends itself to longer, more in-depth stories."

Tryangiel has edited business stories in the past but he acknowledged that he is not a traditional business journalist. He says his background is an "opportunity" for the magazine. "I need help," he said, "and I am going to rely on the staff. I want the staff to stay in their lanes and be experts on their subjects."

He believes a big reason that Bloomberg LP Chief Content Officer Norman Pearlstine and Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief Matthew Winkler recruited him is that "I am a good person at bringing people together. We are going to work on this as a team."