Mediagazer: Hyperlocal versus regional news in New Haven (Dan Kennedy/Media Nation)

3:35 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.

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: The Wrap, Mediaite, Media Buyer Planner, LA Observed, New York Observer, Company Town, DailyFinance, media 360, mediabistro.com, The Wire 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: Strupp, Mediaite, The Corsair, newsfeed.time.com and On Media's Blog, more at Techmeme »

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

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

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.

Discussion: Think Progress

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

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

“The Social Network” is Just as Brutal as Mark Zuckerberg Feared — It's hard to feel sorry for a billionaire. But here I am, feeling bad for Mark Zuckerberg. If you see the “The Social Network”, you're probably going to feel bad for him, too. — I saw a screening of the movie last week …

Discussion: New Yorker, Anil Dash, Gawker, Silicon Alley Insider, VentureBeat, The Not-So Private Parts, BoomTown and kottke.org, more at Techmeme »

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

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, more at Techmeme »

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: magCulture.com/blog and Magforum

Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Wherewereyou: WaPo puts the humble hashtag to work — In our new age of two-way news, news organizations sometimes struggle to find a way to foster productive conversation: to move beyond superficial gestures of inclusiveness — empty questions, atomized responses — to create conversation that is meaningful and purposeful.

Discussion: Lost Remote

Brian Steinberg / AdAge:

Spike's Supersized Ad Breaks Buck TV's Clutter-Busting Trend — Over-Stuffed Pods Cram in Up to 20 Advertisers, Raising Buyer Ire and Concern Inventory Is Being Devalued — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — We'll be right back after these commercial messages. Will you?

Discussion: Company Town

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: New York Observer, Mediaite and Ben Smith's 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.

Michael Wolff / Newser:

Can the Brits Get Rupert? — Even just a few weeks ago, who would have doubted the outcome of a competition between Rupert Murdoch and the New York Times? The Times' many-months investigation of illegal phone hacking by Murdoch reporters in Britain is a reminder that while everybody …

Ken Doctor / Newsonomics:

What the Christian Science Monitor Can Teach the Mormon Deseret News: The Old Church of News & Stated Religion — Journalism. Values. Put those two words together, and you could have a conference snorefest or a lively debate, though I've got to admit the odds lean to the former.

Peter Robins / Guardian:

Newspaper ABCs are grim all round — No publication can boost a year-on-year increase in figures for August — Month by month for many years, the ABC figures told a familiar story. Popular dailies and Sundays suffered, under pressure from changing social habits.

Russell Adams / Wall Street Journal:

Russian Snob Lands in New York — Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian metals magnate and owner of the New Jersey Nets, figures he knows just what New York City needs: another snob. — Mr. Prokhorov this week is bringing Snob, a Russian-language, general-interest magazine that caters …

Discussion: New York Observer