Mediagazer: What does “Digital First” really mean? (Dan Kennedy/Media Nation)

9:25 PM ET, September 11, 2011

Top News:

How the US press marked a decade since 9:11 — Some of the striking Sunday front pages from US newspapers marking the 10th anniversary since the attack on New York's World Trade Center. US Sunday newspaper front pages can be seen at the Newseum website here.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Forbes, Gawker and Future of Journalism

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

How 9/11 helped to change the media landscape — Everyone has their own memory of where they were when the World Trade Center was destroyed, and mine (not surprisingly perhaps) is inextricably linked to the media, since that's what I do. There are obviously far more important and compelling versions …

Discussion: Media & Entertainment, Hot Air, Time and Bits

Meghan Peters / Mashable!:

How the Media Is Using Digital Tech to Tell the Story of 9/11 — As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, news websites throughout the world have been organizing social and digital media projects that commemorate the day that changed lives forever.

Discussion: Time, CyberJournalist.net, The Official Google Blog, Media Nation, New York Times, BBC, Forbes, Forbes, Future Journalism Project, Business Insider, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes, Forbes and Future of Journalism, more at Techmeme »

Mike Madden / City Desk:

Dan Snyder Drops Lawsuit against Washington City Paper, Dave McKenna — Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has just filed papers in D.C. Superior Court to dismiss his lawsuit against Washington City Paper and staff writer Dave McKenna over “The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder,” which we published last November.

Discussion: Erik Wemple, The Huffington Post, DCist and AAN

Steve Lohr / New York Times:

Unboxed: Computer-Generated Articles Are Gaining Traction — “WISCONSIN appears to be in the driver's seat en route to a win, as it leads 51-10 after the third quarter. Wisconsin added to its lead when Russell Wilson found Jacob Pedersen for an eight-yard touchdown to make the score 44-3 ... . ”

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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

CBS News Ends Relationship With Source of Bogus Steve Jobs Death Tweet (Exclusive) … CBSNews.com has severed its relationship with the host of a web show who sent out an erroneous Tweet yesterday saying that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died. — The offending Tweet was sent …

Discussion: PC Magazine, Fortune, @blakespot, The Loop and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »

Arthur S. Brisbane / New York Times:

Thoughts From Jill Abramson, Executive Editor — ON Tuesday, Jill Abramson succeeded Bill Keller as executive editor of The New York Times, the first woman to serve as top editor since the paper's founding in 1851. I spoke with her about her new post. — •

Siobhan Heanue / ABC News:

Social media looks to fill investigative reporting gap — YouTube is considering launching a service dedicated to investigative journalism in response to the decline of in-depth reporting at traditional news outlets. — It is in discussions with a non-profit group based in California …

Discussion: Future of Journalism and Poynter

Scott Eyman / Palm Beach Entertainment:

Former ‘Wall Street Journal’ publisher recalls the glory years of journalism in a new memoir — In 1947, Warren Phillips went to work at The Wall Street Journal as a copy editor. The paper had a circulation of 100,000. — In 1991, Warren Phillips retired as publisher and CEO of Dow Jones & Co., the Journal's parent company.

Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:

What does “Digital First” really mean? — New Haven's final pre-primary mayoral debate in what has been a spirited campaign was held Thursday — and the New Haven Register, the Journal Register Co.'s flagship, didn't bother to cover it. Instead, the Register linked to a story in the New Haven Independent, a nonprofit news site.

Steve Green / VEGAS INC:

Righthaven says it might have to file for bankruptcy — Despite its backing by the billionaire Warren Stephens family, Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC warned today it may have to file for bankruptcy because of a series of setbacks in its litigation campaign.

Discussion: http://www.Stinkyjournalism …, The Huffington Post and WebProNews

Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:

The Truth Hurts The Hollywood Reporter... Today my parent company boss received a letter from lawyers for Prometheus Global Media, the owner of The Hollywood Reporter, claiming “it has come to our client's attention that your employee, Nikki Finke of Deadline.com, is now engaged in conduct …

Discussion: The Wrap, The New York Observer and Medacity