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Roger Ailes criticizes New York Times, AP during Ohio University talk

Julie Moos — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:04:29 +0000

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes made news when he told UNC journalism students to “change your major” and he’s looking to make them again with Monday night’s talk at Ohio University. “One thing that qualifies me to run a… Read more

Metropolitan Opera GM successfully pressures Opera News to stop reviewing his productions

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:03:26 +0000

The New York Times | Slipped Disc | Out West Arts
Peter Gelb is the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, a job that exposes him to jabs from critics as well as howls from the art… Read more

Plaintiffs in HuffPo origins suit say founders actively covered up their involvement

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:26:12 +0000

Forbes | Capital New York
Peter Daou and James Boyce are suing Arianna Huffington, Ken Lerer and the Huffington Post, saying documents they wrote provided the framework for the site. In a new filing reported by Jeff Bercovici, Daou… Read more

New York Times ombud Arthur Brisbane to end his term after two years

Julie Moos — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:01:54 +0000

New York Times ombud Arthur Brisbane to end his term in September, after two years (Source: Erik Wemple/The Washington Post)

Commencement speeches from journalists: ‘We love what we do. We love what we do’

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Journalists are natural commencement speakers, and this spring many have already spoken to graduating classes. Here’s a roundup of recent quotes delivered at the nation’s podia by journalists and other media types:

• Eric Schmidt told Boston University… Read more

NPR creates news applications team as part of strategy for ‘multimedia audio’

Steve Myers — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:01:59 +0000

NPR announced to staff Monday that it is creating a team to build news applications and has hired the Chicago Tribune’s Brian Boyer to lead it.

The announcement represents a big bet on news applications, not just because of the… Read more

Getty photographer injured, journalists detained at NATO protests in Chicago

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:35:08 +0000

National Press Photographers Association | NBC Chicago | Talking to Strangers | The New York Times
Getty photographer Scott Olson was hit on the head by a police baton while covering protests at NATO’s summit in Chicago on… Read more

Why rich people are investing in newspapers, again

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:37:09 +0000

In March, Chris Hughes paid around $5 million for a majority share of The New Republic. On Sunday The New York Times reported he’d be doubling the magazine’s staff and hiring former editor Franklin Foer to edit the magazine… Read more

New York Times misidentified man Sen. John McCain called an ‘agent of intolerance’

Craig Silverman — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:00:53 +0000

The New York Times misidentified the man Sen. John McCain called an “agent of intolerance”:

Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday about Mitt Romney’s commencement speech at Liberty University misstated, in some editions, the year of his last… Read more

Palm Beach Daily News didn’t mean bankruptcy when it said man had ‘gone bust’

Craig Silverman — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:40:31 +0000

Palm Beach Daily News didn’t mean bankruptcy when it said man had ‘gone bust’:

An earlier version of this story said Yellowstone Club co-founder Tim Blixseth has “gone bust.” The Daily News did not intend this to mean either that he… Read more