Mediagazer: Andy Carvin: the man who tweets revolutions (Jemima Kiss/Guardian)

3:00 PM ET, September 5, 2011

Top News:

A Tech Blogger Who Leaps Over the Line — When Michael Arrington, the editor of the popular Web site TechCrunch, told his bosses at AOL that he was forming a venture capital company to finance some of the technology start-ups that his site wrote about, they did not fire him or ask for his resignation.

Discussion: The New York Observer, more at Techmeme »

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Google Kills Its Fast Flip News Reading Experiment — To news executives who argue it is destructive, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has tended to highlight five things to the contrary - (1) its First Click Free scheme, (2) its Fast Flip reading tool, (3) Living Stories, (4) OnePass, and (5) …

Discussion: Guardian and eMedia Vitals

Jemima Kiss / Guardian:

Andy Carvin: the man who tweets revolutions — NPR's media strategist has become a leading player in the breaking news business — Andy Carvin insists that the introduction on his Google Plus profile - “I tweet revolutions” - is a joke, but nevertheless that's what he's famous for.

Jon Henley / Guardian:

When live television goes wrong ... TV host Ortis Deley was dropped this week as Channel 4's main presenter of its world athletics coverage after an excruciating series of blunders. Jon Henley talks to other broadcasting veterans about the thrill, the adrenaline - and the nightmare of going live

Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily What and Gawker

Rance Crain / AdAge:

Griffin Breaks Silence on Time Inc., What Lies Ahead — Seven Months Since His Ouster, Publishing Exec Talks About Getting Off the ‘Main Line’ and What He Feels He Accomplished at the TW Unit — Jack Griffin is out to prove there's life after Time Inc. — Fired seven months ago as CEO …

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

Politico's Way — To cover American politics, Politico deploys an editorial staff of 150. This is more than any news organization in the United States for the same beat. It all started five years ago: a niche website launched by three seasoned political reporters who sharpened their claws in mainstream medias.

Discussion: Guardian and The Politico

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Reliable Sources Panel Debates Whether Sarah Palin Is Getting Too Much Media Attention — There are currently about... seven thousand Republicans officially in the presidential race so far, and yet many in the media cannot take their eyes off Sarah Palin. Whenever the former Alaska governor appears …