Mediagazer: Newspaper ABCs are grim all round (Peter Robins/Guardian)

2:15 PM ET, September 13, 2010

Top News:

Americans Spending More Time Following the News — Ideological News Sources: Who Watches and Why — OVERVIEW — There are many more ways to get the news these days, and as a consequence Americans are spending more time with the news than over much of the past decade.

Discussion: Romenesko, The Wire, eMedia Vitals, Pew Research Center, Mediaite, Media Myth Alert, Matthew Yglesias, Chickaboomer, Washington Monthly, ChasNote, Editors Weblog, Adam Sherk, DailyFinance, Associated Press, On Media's Blog, Politics Daily and Collective Talent

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

Media Notes: A new poll shows ‘old media’ holding their own in an Internet world — With news and gossip leaping off every laptop screen, smartphone and Facebook page, the common wisdom these days is that traditional news outlets are doomed. — But a funny thing happened on the way to the funeral …

New York Times:

Hollywood Reporter to Become a Weekly Magazine — LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Reporter has been dying a slow death for a decade, bleeding from layoffs, vanishing advertisers and diminished relevance in a news cycle now dominated by cutthroat entertainment blogs.

Discussion: Mediaite, The Wrap, New York Observer, LA Observed, Media Buyer Planner, DailyFinance, The Wire, Company Town, mediabistro.com, media 360 and New York Magazine

Chris Smith / New York Magazine:

America Is a Joke — The worst of times for politics and media has been the best of times for The Daily Show's host—and unfortunately things are getting even funnier. — I — t's hard to top a kick in the nuts. — Especially when the kicker is Linda McMahon, the Connecticut Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Discussion: Mediaite, Strupp, The Corsair, newsfeed.time.com and On Media's Blog

David Carr / New York Times:

Retooling in Response to Politico — Everyone knows that Washington is a pretty good place to look for news. Less well known? You can make money doing it. — While the rest of the country cycles through the effects of the recession, Washington keeps spending money (our money) …

Discussion: On Media's Blog

Chris Dale / YouTube Blog:

Testing, testing...YouTube begins trial of new live streaming platform — From U2 to the Indian Premier League to the White House to E3, we've worked closely with our partners to give you a front row seat to a wide array of live events. Today and tomorrow, tune in as we open a new chapter of YouTube live streaming.

Simon Dumenco / AdAge:

RIP, the Press Release (1906-2010) — and Long Live the Tweet — When It Comes to Pithy Spin, Should Marketers Be Taking Their Cues From the Celebrity-Industrial Complex? — “I specifically ordered Persian rugs with cherub imagery!!! What do I have to do to get a simple Persian rug with cherub imagery uuuuugh.”

Discussion: pr-media-blog.co.uk, Editors Weblog, POP! PR Jots and Silicon Alley Insider

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Seeing a Tilt in Sunday Talk — It is a perennial complaint about American television news: that the guests on the Sunday morning public affairs programs are not representative of the country's diversity. — A new study says the guest bookings do not represent the population of Congress, either.

Felix Salmon:

How the WSJ magazine fails its readers — Lucas Conley's piece on Ugg for the WSJ's magazine is a perfect example of why the WSJ shouldn't have a glossy, fashion-friendly magazine. — Conley does a reasonably good job of covering the way in which Deckers Outdoor Corporation …

Discussion: The Awl and Talking Biz News

Emily Steel / Wall Street Journal:

You've Got Ads — AOL Inc., struggling to turn around its fortunes, is preparing to introduce a larger, splashier ad format that it hopes will attract more ad dollars from big brands and help revitalize its business, according to people familiar with the matter.

Discussion: Digits, Media Buyer Planner and Silicon Alley Insider

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

The FT Has Bought A New Video Studio — The Financial Times has made what it's calling a “major investment” in a new online video studio at its Southwark Bridge HQ. — FT.com had already been posting video interviews with newsmakers and analysis from its editorial staff.

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Mat Honan / The Awl:

The First Interview: Meet Josh Simpson, the Man Behind Twitter's @BPGlobalPR — On May 19, @BPGlobalPR started sending out messages about the Gulf oil spill to Twitter. The parody account took on the persona of an inept and insensitive public relations pro working at BP …

Discussion: techPresident, MediaMemo, New York Magazine and The Huffington Post

John Plunkett / Guardian:

Loaded founder James Brown on his new digital venture — Sabotage Times, edited by Brown, has about 150 writers who only get paid if their work is picked up by other sites — James Brown is an unlikely birdwatcher. The former Loaded editor has spent 90 minutes discussing football …

Discussion: Magforum and magCulture.com/blog

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

What do they read — actually? — Unlike their dead tree ancestors, online publications provide an interesting view on what readers actually like. Most news sites have Most E-mailed, Most Viewed and Most Blogged or Most Commented lists. Some even propose Editor's Picks.

Brian Ries / The Daily Beast:

The Meanest Commenters on the Web — It was supposed to be a meaningful conversation with readers of his Politico blog. Instead, it has degenerated into a screaming pit. Brian Ries on the state of talk-back on the Web. — Ben Smith, the popular Brooklyn-based political journalist who blogs at Politico.com, is under attack.

Discussion: Mediaite, New York Observer and Ben Smith's Blog

Bill Carter / New York Times:

Tired of Reality TV, but Still Tuning In — In a recent poll by TiVo, television viewers said they were growing tired of reality shows, with 40 percent calling reality the most overdone genre of programming. (Suspense was the viewers' favorite.) — But in the only poll that counts …

Discussion: TVbytheNumbers