Mediagazer: Hubris and Humility: David Weigel Comes Clean on Washington Post … (David Weigel/Big Journalism)

2:30 PM ET, June 28, 2010

Top News:

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, The Wall Blog, Romenesko and TeleRead

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

There is no hot news. All news is hot news. — The most dangerous defensive tactic parried by legacy news organizations today is their attempt to claim ownership of “hot news” and prevent others from repeating what they gather at their expense for as long as they determine that news is still hot.

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Rolling Stone Back on a Roll With Investigative Articles

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Media Decoder, The Daily Dish and New York Magazine

David Carr / Media Decoder:
McChrystal's Quality Time With Rolling Stone: Impertinent? …

Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite, FrumForum and tag me with a spoon

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

Discussion: CJR, Salon, http://www.Stinkyjournalism …, The Daily Dish, The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller

David Weigel / Big Journalism:

Hubris and Humility: David Weigel Comes Clean on Washington Post, the D.C. Bubble, & the ‘Journolist’ — In the first (and still best) “Austin Powers” film, a United Nations representative makes a faux pas and calls the film's villain “Mr. Evil.” — “It's Dr. Evil,” he huffs.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Politics Daily, Washington Examiner, FrumForum and The Huffington Post

Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
Weigel, Journalistic Voting Records, and the Washington Post's “Perception” Problems

Discussion: Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard, The Atlantic Online and Politics Daily

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
In Step Back for Journalist, Two Steps Backward for Journalism

Discussion: New York Times, The Plum Line, Mayhill Fowler and The New Republic

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: TechFlash, WebNewser, Media Buyer Planner, AdPulp, Mediaweek, Kirk LaPointe's …, eMedia Vitals and Inside Cable News

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, TVNewser and Chickaboomer

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: Romenesko and Gawker

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: The Wire, BusinessJournalism.org …, New York Magazine, Inside Cable News and TVbytheNumbers

David Carr / Media Decoder:

David Carey Leaving Condé Nast to Run Hearst Magazines — David Carey, group president at Condé Nast who oversees Wired, Golf Digest, and Golf World, is leaving the company to become the president of the magazine division of Hearst Publishing, the Manhattan-based magazine …

Discussion: Crain's New York Business, Hearst Corporation, Romenesko, New York Observer, The Wire, The Wrap and New York Magazine

PR inside:

Yahoo! Publishes First Comprehensive Guide for Creating Web Content — SUNNYVALE, CALIF., - - RPR - 06/28/10 - Available July 6- Internet Giant Compiles Editorial Best Practices for the Digital World — To help writers, editors, and content creators write effectively for the Web, Yahoo! …

Discussion: Mashable!, paidContent, WebNewser and The Awl

Edmund Lee / AdAge:

The ‘Craigslist Effect’ Spreads to Content as Free Work Fills Supply — Pro-bono Writing Trumps Pro-am, Helping Websites Such as Huffington Post, Bleacher Report Turn a Profit — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — After Andrew Brining took the bar exam two years ago, he had plenty of time on his hands …

Discussion: Romenesko

Lucia Moses / Mediaweek:

Hearst Sites Launch Disruptive HD Ads — Gillette signs on as sponsor — Web Surfers, prepare for more disruptions. — As consumers ignore traditional online banner ads, Web publishers have tried to replace them with higher-impact and more lucrative ads.

Discussion: Media Buyer Planner, the Econsultancy blog and MediaPost

Media Decoder:

Marzorati to Leave Magazine for New Post at The Times — The search for a new editor for The New York Times Magazine is on. In a memo to the staff on Monday, Bill Keller, the paper's executive editor, announced that Gerry Marzorati will be taking on a new role overseeing new initiatives at The Times.

Discussion: Romenesko and New York Observer