Media Roundup: Wired Editor's New Gig, Judith Miller as Media Pundit, and More

Open-source investigations: the new new journalism — Journalist David Cohn has launched a non-profit project that raises funds from different donors to complete investigative reports on big topics. Journalists can pitch story ideas, as can the general public. Funds are raised on the project’s website, Spot.us, and the finished article is offered free to any publication. [Source: Wired]

Judith Miller, media critic — In her new post at Fox News, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller offered media critique on “News Watch” this weekend. She criticized the ongoing rough treatment of Sarah Palin “after it became irrelevant to most Americans” and predicted that the news media would eventually turn on president-elect Barack Obama. [Source: Editor & Publisher]

Wired editor crosses to The Atlantic — Wired executive editor Bob Cohn will leave the magazine to direct online growth of The Atlantic Monthly as executive director of its website, TheAtlantic.com. [Source: Portfolio]

Financial Times redesigns its site — Tomorrow’s relaunch of the Financial Times website will lean on the print paper’s distinctive brand — including its pink pages. Arguing that there’s no money to be made off casual users, editor James Montgomery says the site will focus mostly on its committed users.
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