Matthew Power, Wide-Roving Journalist, Dies at 39

Mr. Power, who wrote for Harper’s Magazine, GQ and The New York Times, was on assignment in Uganda when he was overcome by the heat.

    

Western Journalist Is Shot and Killed as Kabul Mourns Official’s Death

The attack on a Swedish reporter was the first time in years that a foreigner appeared to have been specifically targeted and killed in Kabul.

    

First Look Media Adds Editor of Gawker

The online news venture backed by the technology billionaire Pierre M. Omidyar is adding John Cook, the editor of Gawker, to its growing stable of established journalists.

    



For Russian TV Channels, Influence and Criticism

Russia’s government-operated networks are led by executives who have helped promote President Vladimir V. Putin’s agenda, but they are facing fact-checking over coverage of Ukraine.

    



To Spur Traffic at News Sites, Just Travoltify

John Travolta’s mispronunciation of a name at the Oscars led the website Slate to create a feature to do the same with anyone’s name — the kind of interactive game now driving Web traffic.

    



Chinese Officials Seek to Shift Attention From Rampage

Days after knife-wielding assailants killed 29 people and injured 143 at the train station in Kunming, Chinese authorities appeared eager to change the subject.

    



The Media Equation: Foreign Buyers Eyeing Forbes Magazine, a Chronicler of the World’s Wealthiest

All good things come to an end, even for the rich, and sometime this month, Forbes will probably pass out of family control and into the hands of a foreign owner.

    



A Bastion for Israel, Seething Inside

A dispute over Israel at The New Republic has spilled out of the newsroom and into the public realm, leading to questions over the magazine’s new editorial stance.

    

The TV Watch: Staying on Script, for Now

The debut of “Ronan Farrow Daily” on MSNBC did not surprise and followed a standard formula.

    



Seeking a Lead on News, Network Turns to Data-Mining Media Group

News organizations are rushing to form alliances with new companies they hope can give them an edge in finding stories and attracting younger viewers.

    



Bill Thomas, 89, Dies; Editor Guided Los Angeles Times to 9 Pulitzers

Under his leadership, The Times greatly expanded its range, opening six more foreign bureaus and six more domestic ones, often concentrating on big projects.

    



Book Review Byline Tally Shows Gender Disparity

In its annual count of male and female bylines in book reviews, magazines and literary journals, VIDA, a women’s literary organization, revealed that in 2013, the publications still largely favored men over women.

    



The Media Equation: Piers Morgan and CNN Plan End to His Prime-Time Show

Three years after taking over for Larry King, Piers Morgan has seen the ratings for “Piers Morgan Live” hit some new lows. He and the network are in talks about him remaining at CNN in a different role.

    



An Odd Couple in the News Business Partner in a Series on Fatherhood

The Deseret News, a newspaper owned by the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, has teamed up with The Atlantic magazine for a four-part series on fatherhood and family life.

    

Vocations: The TV News Anchor: Writing Her Own Story

Thuy Vu describes her journey as a Vietnamese immigrant finding a career in broadcast journalism in San Francisco.

    



Attorney General Signs New Rules to Limit Access to Journalists’ Records

The guidelines signed by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday are intended to ensure a balance between protecting national security and safeguarding freedom of the press, a preamble says.

    



Egypt Extends Its Crackdown to Journalists

The military government has been detaining reporters, as well as other perceived enemies like activists and Islamists.

    



Iran’s Judiciary Closes a New Pro-Government Newspaper

The closing seemed aimed at preventing the government from having any news media outlets other than its official newspaper and news agency.

    

Start-Up Site Hires Critic of Wall St.

Matt Taibbi will start his own publication focusing on financial and political corruption at First Look Media, which is financed by the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

    



Afghan Ethnic Tensions Rise in Media and Politics

In Afghanistan, a growing uproar over ethnicity — Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek — has many concerned about possible violence, especially those who remember the country’s civil war.