Morning report
* James Murdoch begins testifying about his role in the phone-hacking scandal. (Washington Post)
* Jim Kirk leaves Crain’s to become Sun-Times Media editor-in-chief. (Chicago Sun-Times)
* MSNBC’s Jeremy Gaines named Gannett communications vice president. (New York Times)
* Seattle Times Pulitzer winners donate prize money to IRE training. (IRE blog)
* Rick Bragg gives “Last Lecture” at University of Alabama. (Tuscaloosa News)
* Columbia Journalism Review to move off campus, expected to land in offices off Times Square. (Capital New York)
* BostonGlobe.com is free now through May 6. (You give your email address for access.) (Boston Globe)
Bad writing.
“James Murdoch begins testifying about his role in the phone-hacking scandal.”
should be
“James Murdoch begins lying about his role in the phone-hacking scandal.”
More likely:
James Murdoch begins not remembering anything about his role…