Mediagazer: The case against non-profit news sites (Hitsville)

Foster Kamer / Runnin' Scared:

Michael Wolff's Rupert Murdoch/CityFile/Page Six Conspiracy Theory: Shut Down! — Earlier today, an interview with media critic Michael Wolff went up on The Guardian, in which Wolff essentially told an interviewer that News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has taken steps to exercise …

Discussion: New York Observer and New York Magazine

Hitsville:

The case against non-profit news sites — It's understandable that journalists shocked at the financial state of their industry would at some point think about a non-profit business model. — Behind the cynicism of most reporters lies a romantic streak, for one.

Discussion: Runnin' Scared

The Huffington Post:

CNN Ratings Rebound? Network Saw Big Dayside, Primetime Success Last Week — A funny thing happened on cable news last week: CNN — yes, the beleaguered, ratings-starved, down the middle cable news network that just can't find an audience — scored major ratings victories over Fox News and MSNBC.

Discussion: TVNewser, Mediaite and TVbytheNumbers

JSOnline:

Instant replay: Alleged yo-yo champ dupes TV shows — Kenny Strasser, who either lives in Antigo or Neenah or maybe somewhere else, says he a yo-yo champion, loves talking to schoolchildren and wants to save the Earth. — He's been divorced twice, doesn't have any kids, and has personal issues with members of his family.

Discussion: Deadspin, Romenesko and Neatorama

Nat Ives / AdAge:

Magazines' Pitch to Marketers: Our Ads Will Work — We Promise — Time Inc. Works With Starcom MediaVest to Guarantee Performance Results, or Run Make-Good Advertising — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Magazines have always promised their advertisers a certain number of paying readers.

Discussion: Gawker, New York Observer, FishbowlNY and Media Buyer Planner

Richard Prince's Journal-isms:

Lena Horne Was a Friend to the Press — “She Made Remarkable Revelations,” Biographer Says — The late CBS correspondent Ed Bradley was fond of saying, “When I get to the pearly gates and St. Peter asks what have I done to gain entry, I'll say, ‘Have you seen my Lena Horne interview?’ ”

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Essence.com and The Wrap

Mike Shields / Mediaweek:

Huffington Post Gets Down to Business — The Huffington Post has enjoyed meteoric traffic growth since launching five years ago, and buzz to match. Now it's time for the site's business side to catch up. — Industry veteran Greg Coleman, who became the site's chief revenue officer last September …

Discussion: Romenesko, CJR, The Wire and New York Observer

Evan Smith / The Texas Tribune:

T-Squared: The Six-Month Stats — Last week we celebrated our six-month birthday (it's not too late to send a card — or a gift). It seems like only yesterday, blah, blah, cliché, blah — but, actually, it does seem like only yesterday that the Trib went live, even if doesn't feel like it (ow, my aching lack of sleep).

Discussion: Romenesko and Fitz & Jen

Brian Steinberg / AdAge:

Viewer-Engagement Rankings Signal Change for TV Industry — So Many Viewing Options Make Determining Which Shows Drive Fans' Interest More Important — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Imagine a day when the top 10 TV shows include cult hits such as “Chuck,” “Better Off Ted” and “Heroes,” …

Discussion: NewTeeVee and Company Town

Laura McGann / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Forbes new tool tracks advertisers' corporate reputation — Get past advertising. It's a commodity — and who wants to buy a commodity? But a service — that's a different story. — That's how Bruce Rogers, chief brand officer for Forbes, says the magazine is thinking these days.

Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:

CBS's Showtime Said to Test Putting Shows Online — CBS Corp.'s Showtime is developing an online video service for subscribers, according to a person with knowledge of the plans, joining rival cable channels that are seeking to reach customers away from TV sets.

Discussion: paidContent, NewTeeVee, Mashable! and Engadget

Ryan Tate / Gawker:

‘Beat the Internet’ Is AOL's Official New Mantra — The official theme of AOL, the fast-fading internet giant, is to “beat the internet,” CEO Tim Armstrong confirms in an internal memo. And by “beat” he apparently means “pummel into a bloody whimpering mess.”

Tracy Rosenberg / Media on HuffingtonPost.com:

Geeks Rule: Why Media Ownership Still Matters — On May 21st, the FCC traveling road show will come to Stanford University in Palo Alto, California for the third of three field workshops on media ownership. Academics, pundits, and various other mucky-mucks will debate whether the explosive growth …

Jim Romenesko / Romenesko:

Kinsley's ‘Editor at Large’ debuts on The Atlantic Wire — The Atlantic Wire Introduces “Editor at Large”: — A Fresh Take on the Days News by Michael Kinsley — Washington, D.C., and New York, N.Y. (May 10, 2010) — Today, groundbreaking opinion aggregator The Atlantic Wire launches …

Ian Schafer / AdAge:

How Facebook's Geo-Networking Plans Will Change Everything — What a Check-in on Facebook Will Mean for Foursquare, Gowalla and Marketers — As reported by Ad Age, Facebook is preparing to launch functionality that allows people to instantly broadcast their present locations and whereabouts …

Discussion: TechCrunch and Soup

Sally Law / The Book Bench:

Mouthing Off — On August 3, 2009, Justin Halpern—a twenty-eight-year-old comedy writer who had moved back in with his parents following a breakup—started “S**t My Dad Says,” a Twitter feed that documents the musings, philosophical and otherwise, of Halpern's septuagenarian father, Sam …

Discussion: Jacket Copy and Asylum

Michel Comte / Agence France Presse:

Journalists cannot protect sources: top court — OTTAWA — Canadian media's attempt to establish a right to protect confidential sources was quashed by the nation's highest court on Friday. — In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ordered the National Post daily to hand over to police documents obtained …

Discussion: Editors Weblog and Guardian