Mediagazer: New tools to help publishers maximize their revenue (Neal Mohan/The Official Google Blog)

9:15 AM ET, September 16, 2011

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

It's Called Google Propeller and It's Aimed at Flipboard (and Facebook, Too, Natch) — Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. — Earlier today, well-known digerati dude Robert Scoble posted on his social feed on Google+ that the search giant was working on a social and news reader.

Discussion: Robert Scoble, eMedia Vitals, Softpedia News, This is my next, VentureBeat, CNET News, Mashable!, Electronista, CyberJournalist.net and The Next Web, more at Techmeme »

Jason Fry / Poynter:

Rules of the game change as sports journalists compete against teams they cover — In September of 2009, when I started writing a weekly column about digital sportswriting for Indiana University's National Sports Journalism Center, I figured one of my major themes would be the fraught relationship between …

Discussion: Washington Post

Glenn Bain / NY Daily News:

‘I love New York’ iconic tourism logo raking in millions in licensing fees for city and state — ALBANY - The “I Love New York” brand isn't just for tourists anymore - it's becoming a cash cow for the state. — State officials say that marketing products with New York's iconic tourism logo …

Discussion: The New York Observer, Runnin' Scared, Gothamist and Curbed NY

Neal Mohan / The Official Google Blog:

New tools to help publishers maximize their revenue — What do a celebrity blog, a video interview on a newspaper site and a cable channel's smartphone app have in common? They're all supported by advertising...and they're all examples of how the lines between media formats are blurring.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals, AdExchanger.com, WebProNews, Adweek and paidContent:UK

Economist:

Unethical journalism: The depressing tale of Johann Hari — READERS of the Independent were in for a surprise this morning: a lengthy apology from that newspaper's star columnist Johann Hari, admitting to plagiarism and the online harrassment of rival journalists (via pseudonymous assaults …

Discussion: The New York Observer

Jeff Sonderman / Poynter:

Facebook sends news sites more traffic than Twitter, revised study shows — Survey results that initially showed Twitter driving more traffic to news sites than Facebook were incorrect, the company behind the study says. — Outbrain issued revised results last week that show Facebook actually drives …

MinOnline:

Top 5 Group Pubs: First Half Puts Condé in ‘Vogue’ — As we take a look at the group publishers' ad-page review for first-half 2011 versus 2010, we count 22 (with Hachette Filipacchi Media now fully nestled in Hearst Magazines) in the mix. Condé Nast (19 titles) …

Discussion: Folio, FishbowlNY and mediabistro.com

Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:

NBC Gets Laughs At ‘Night’ — NBC had some good reason to cheer for its new comedies on Wednesday — though helped in large part by the season finale of “America's Got Talent.” — The biggest news went “Up All Night,” which, in its season premiere, took in a healthy Nielsen preliminary 3.7 rating/10 share …

Discussion: Speakeasy, Adweek and rbr.com

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Freedom of the press applies to everyone — yes, even bloggers — If there's one thing that events such as the recent riots in Britain and protests in California have shown, it's that mobile devices and social tools like Twitter and YouTube have effectively made everyone into a journalist …

Thanks:mathewi

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:

Barry Diller Skewers AOL For Firing Michael Arrington From TechCrunch — Earlier today at The Paley Center for Media's International Council, IAC Chairman and Senior Executive Barry Diller took the stage for a keynote conversation with Jason Hirschhorn, CEO of reDEF Group.

Discussion: VatorNews, MediaPost, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Broadcasting & Cable, Real Dan Lyons Web Site, Business Insider and Adweek

Cotton Delo / AdAge:

Gap Sponsors New Partnership Between GetGlue, Entertainment Weekly — GetGlue Users Who Check in to EW-Recommended TV Series Can Claim a 40% Discount at Retailer — Social-networking site GetGlue is adding a new dimension to its existing partnership with Entertainment Weekly …

Discussion: Adweek, Thanks:dorothy_jean

David Lieberman / Deadline.com:

Netflix Exec Says Company And Consumers Becoming More TV-Centric — Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos says the company ran into trouble today with its forecasts for streaming video and DVD rental subscriptions because it's still adjusting to the decision in July to turn them into separate products.

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Inside the Globe Lab: Building the tools to make the Boston Globe's two-site strategy work — Why exactly does The Boston Globe need a lab? I ask not out of Lab sensitivity (in that “we had one before labs were cool” way), but in the practical sense. Most newspapers aren't known for spending …

Discussion: Garcia Media, Future of Journalism and beta.boston.com

Amy Wicks / WWD:

Changes Coming to Condé Nast — MASTHEAD UPHEAVAL: Publishing changes are on the horizon at Condé Nast, and all eyes are on Brides. Rumors have been circling the title for a while but sources insist Carolyn Kremins, vice president and publisher, is expected to move …

Discussion: Adweek and FishbowlNY