Mediagazer: On the Media: Patch.com clicks with veteran California journalists (James Rainey/Los Angeles Times)

12:15 AM ET, December 20, 2010

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Google TV Faces Delays Amid Poor Reviews — Google TV has just enacted its first programming cancellation. — The Consumer Electronics Show next month in Las Vegas was meant to be the great coming-out party for Google's new software for televisions, which adds Web video and other computer smarts to TV sets.

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John Naughton / Guardian:

Publishers take note: the iPad is altering the very concept of a ‘book’ — If the success of Amazon's Kindle has made print publishers relax, they're in for a nasty surprise — One of the glories of our print culture is the Economist, a magazine that combines eccentric …

Discussion: TeleRead and Personanondata

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

Rebooting Web Publishing Design — Let's start by reviewing the basic ingredients of a successful online publishing operation: — 1 / Quick load. — 2 / Ease of operation and update — 3 / Consistent visual identity — 4 / Platform independence — 5 / Open to the rest of the web

Andrew Alexander / Washington Post:

Post's problems with anonymous-source rules get worse online — Post readers constantly complain about the excessive use of anonymous sources in the newspaper. But the problem is even worse online. — Staff-written news blogs are replete with violations of The Post's long-established …

James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:

On the Media: Patch.com clicks with veteran California journalists — Seasoned reporters in California are stamping their mark on the online news' community sites, a trend that can help bolster Patch.com's credibility as it continues its explosive growth into hyper-local reporting.

Mike Shields / Mediaweek:

Murdoch's iBlunders — When it comes to the Internet, it would be hard to call News Corp. timid. The conglomerate has as rich a history of online business endeavors as any other media company out there. Unfortunately, it's a prolonged history of failure.

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Oprah's Network Is Her Highest Hurdle — BEFORE Oprah Winfrey jetted off this month to Washington for the Kennedy Center Honors, then to Sydney for overseas tapings of her talk show, she had a simple request for the security staff at her house near Los Angeles:

Discussion: Mediaite

Keach Hagey / The Politico:

Larry King producer joins D.C. firm — NEW YORK — “Jimmy Fallon canceled. I'm freaking out.” — It's a little more than an hour before the last show of “Larry King Live” Thursday night, and the show's Washington, D.C.-based senior political producer, Eleanor McManus, has got a situation on her hands.

Ben Fritz / Los Angeles Times:

In Hollywood, a tougher climb to studio executive ranks — Aspiring future studio executives who start at the bottom hoping to climb to the top find themselves stuck in the middle as economic pressures squeeze the industry. — Matthew Cohen, a former director's assistant who wanted to be a movie producer …

Jim Romenesko / Poynter Online:

Memo: 'Gawker tech team didn't adequately secure our platform' — “On several fronts — technically, as well as customer support and communication — we found ourselves unprepared to handle this eventuality,” says Gawker chief technology officer Thomas Plunkett's memo to staff.

Discussion: Runnin' Scared

Kit Eaton / Fast Company:

Amazon Brings Newspapers, Magazines to Kindle Apps, Starting With Android — Amazon's expanding the capabilities of its Kindle apps, starting with Android, to include digital newspaper and magazines singly or in subscription form. Just in time for the iPad “Daily” newspaper.

Discussion: TeleRead

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:

Google To Expand And Market Movie Streaming Service In 2011 — Google is expanding its feature film streaming service, says a source who's been briefed on the product. The service will likely be an expansion of the current movie rental/streaming test launched by Google earlier this year.

Discussion: Electronista