Mediagazer: Tough media laws hit Fiji; Murdoch ordered out (Michael Field/Stuff.co.nz)

David Carr / New York Times:

Heedlessly Hijacking Content — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal was not the only one who had a tough week at the office. — Last Monday, the word got out that Rolling Stone had a stunning piece about General McChrystal, in which he and his aides were critical of the White House.

Discussion: CJR, Romenesko and TeleRead

McChrystal's Quality Time With Rolling Stone: Impertinent? Check. Insubordinate? Maybe Not. — You could say General Stanley A. McChrystal was a victim of his own hubris - the archetypal field commander who got too intemperate with the suits back at headquarters. — Then again, you might not.

Discussion: Guardian and tag me with a spoon

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

Rolling Stone Back on a Roll With Investigative Articles — In its early days in the 1960s and '70s, Rolling Stone was a chronicle of the counterculture where a generation of young people came to find political coverage that spoke to their disaffection. — Then those baby boomers grew up …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine

Frank Rich / New York Times:
The 36 Hours That Shook Washington

Discussion: Salon, http://www.Stinkyjournalism …, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic Online and Chickaboomer

David Kaplan / paidContent:

Touting Redesign, MSNBC Declares Pageviews ‘Dead’ — The big idea behind just about every website redesign these days generally revolves around “less is more” minimalism. But it looks like MSNBC.com's redo actually means it: the new site, which just went fully live, promises to do an end with clicking on stories and on ads.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, eMedia Vitals and Kirk LaPointe's …

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

After six months as anchor, Diane Sawyer is bringing a sharper edge to ABC's ‘World News’ — It is not yet 9 a.m. and Diane Sawyer is shaking her head in amazement. — “Unbelievable,” she says, having woken up to the news that Gen. Stanley McChrystal had denigrated President Obama's team in a Rolling Stone piece.

Discussion: Romenesko and TVNewser

Nat Ives / AdAge:

Mounting Web Woes Pummel Newspapers — Slipping Digital Ad Revenue, Emerging Content Farms Present More Challenges for Struggling Industry — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Look at newspapers' share of digital advertising, the crowds checking out other kinds of news sites, or the prices that advertisers will pay for the competition.

Discussion: Gawker and Romenesko

Amazon.com:

Amazon Announces New Functionality for Kindle Apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch — Readers can now enjoy embedded video and audio clips in Kindle books on their iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new update to Kindle for iPad and Kindle …

Discussion: TechCrunch, paidContent, Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com, Silicon Alley Insider, Editors Weblog, Gadget Lab, Fast Company, TechFlash and ResourceShelf, more at Techmeme »

Todd Wasserman / Brandweek:

Yahoo Site Takes Page From Print — It's not uncommon for a publisher of a print magazine to give advertisers a heads up about upcoming themed editorial sections, but that's still an unusual practice for an online-only site. — But Yahoo's Shine, an online hub aimed at women between 25 and 55 …

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Michael Field / Stuff.co.nz:

Tough media laws hit Fiji; Murdoch ordered out — Fiji's military regime has cracked down on the already heavily censored media and ordered the top circulated Fiji Times to remove Rupert Murdoch as its major owner. — Under the Media Industry Development Decree, announced today …

Discussion: mediabistro.com, Agence France Presse, Associated Press, FijiVillage.com, Voxy.co.nz and Radio Australia

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

A Business Journalist Turned Anti-Banker — On most cable newscasts, the people who are writing new financial regulations are called congressmen. But on “The Dylan Ratigan Show” on MSNBC, some are called “banksters.” — That term, a twist on gangsters, tells viewers a lot about Mr. Ratigan …

Discussion: Inside Cable News

Michael Shain / New York Post:

Couric turned down Larry King's job — Katie Couric is in serious talks to stay at CBS — though not necessarily as anchor for the evening news — when her $15-million-a-year contract expires next year, according to well-placed sources. — The talks have heated up since she quietly informed CNN …

Discussion: The Wire, Company Town, New York Magazine and Inside Cable News

Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Pursuit of Newsweek a real page-turner — They are heading into the homestretch. Bids for Newsweek are due in at Allen & Co. by 5 p.m. on Thursday. — So far, five bidders have been identified, although the rumor mill continues to hum with the expectation that one or two potential bidders …

Discussion: The Wire

Victoria Coren / Guardian:

Libel law: I said sorry, so why the lawyers? | Victoria Coren — People resort to the courts too quickly, making libel law a real danger to free speech — The death of Michael Jackson was the only piece of news I heard in the whole of June last year.