Pentagon Memo: Pentagon News Service, Read at First Light and Debated All Day, Fades Away

There were many causes of death for the Early Bird, among them Internet services that made the effort seem like an anachronism.

    



Over: How Outing Lost Its Power to Shock

The reporting that a public figure is gay barely registers as newsworthy now, but that was not always the case.

    



Mashable Names Jim Roberts to Oversee Content Expansion

The editor, Jim Roberts, worked for much of his career at The New York Times and worked briefly at Reuters.

    



CBS Said to Be Developing Streaming News Channel

The 24-hour channel would mostly repurpose video and reporting already produced by CBS News, according to executives.

    



Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up

Amid the Greek financial crisis, small radio stations, magazines and websites take a bigger role in the nation’s civic discussion.

    



Media Outlets Embrace Conferences as Profits Rise

Once shunned for the fear of implying a casual relationship between journalists and their subjects, live media conferences have now been embraced.

    



Memo From Britain: British Tabloids on Trial, Along With Ex-Editors

The trial of former editors in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire is expected to be aggressive and detailed, with the potential for more revelations about the inner workings of British tabloid journalism.

    



CNN Jolts Ratings Race With ‘Blackfish’

On Thursday night, the network drew a surprisingly young audience for the documentary about the safety and ethics of confining killer whales.

    



Ronan Farrow: The Youngest Old Guy in the Room

Mr. Farrow, 25, the son of Mia Farrow, already has the résumé of someone twice his age and in the last year has come into his own as a public figure.

    

Retro Report: Storm Still Brews Over Scalding Coffee

Hundreds of wide-ranging and intense reactions followed the Retro Report video revisiting a 1992 case of Liebeck v. McDonald’s.

    

On Twitter, Eavesdropper Reveals Former N.S.A. Head’s Train Chat

A phone conversation between Michael V. Hayden, a former head of the National Security Agency, and three journalists was overheard and tweeted about by a fellow train passenger.

    



Kenya Assails Coverage of an Attack on a Mall

Journalists connected with showing a video that appears to show Kenyan forces looting at the Westgate mall have been summoned by the police.

    

Vivian Schiller to Leave NBC News for Twitter

Ms. Schiller, chief digital officer for NBC News, will oversee partnerships between Twitter and news organizations like NBC and NPR.

    



Time Warner Cable Reaches Agreement to Distribute Al Jazeera America

The contract is vital for Al Jazeera because Time Warner Cable supplies television to millions of households in New York and Los Angeles, essential markets for cable channels.

    



Encounters : Mickey Boardman: Keeping Up With His Followers

Paper Magazine’s editorial director has never been shy about being seen. Now he’s increasingly using Twitter and Instagram to be heard.

    



A Liberal Parts Ways With Fox

Sally Kohn, one of the Fox News Channel’s most visible liberal pundits, parted ways with the network this week.

    



Pogue, Times Technology Columnist, Is Leaving for Yahoo

After writing about personal technology for The Times for 13 years, David Pogue will start a consumer technology Web site at Yahoo.

    



BuzzFeed Hires Pulitzer Winner to Head Investigative Unit

Mark Schoofs has been hired away from ProPublica to lead a new team of about half a dozen reporters.

    



Ronan Farrow to Host Show on MSNBC

Mr. Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, will take over an hour of the cable channel’s weekday schedule starting early next year.

    



An Interview With Pierre Omidyar

The founder of eBay explains his thinking in backing a general-interest news site with Glenn Greenwald.