Mediagazer: Dylan Ratigan Leaving MSNBC (Brian Stelter/Media Decoder)

9:45 AM ET, June 11, 2012

Top News:

Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:

Politico to Expand Its Subscription Service — Just as print publications across North America are cutting newsroom staff and daily publication schedules, Politico is expanding. — This week, the news outlet is starting to hire 20 more reporters and editors to help increase its coverage on the economy and military.

Discussion: Free Press, paidContent, Politico, eMedia Vitals, NetNewsCheck Latest and Gannett Blog

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Dylan Ratigan Leaving MSNBC — Dylan Ratigan, the opinionated and sometimes hotheaded television host, is leaving MSNBC, the cable channel where he has worked for the last three years. — Mr. Ratigan, whose news analysis show is now broadcast at 4 p.m. Eastern time, said in a telephone interview …

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, Politico, Inside Cable News, TVNewser, Mediaite, Chickaboomer and Business Insider

David Carr / New York Times:

San Diego Union-Tribune Open About Its Pro-Business Motives — There is a growing worry that the falling value and failing business models of many American newspapers could lead to a situation where moneyed interests buy papers and use them to prosecute a political and commercial agenda.

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, @mathewi and @jeffjarvis

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

A Sports Aggregator Finds a Home: Gannett Buys Quickish — The folks at Gannett, the newspaper publisher best known as the people who bring you USA Today, also want to be known for online sports. Here's another move in that direction: The company's USA Today Sports Media Group has acquired Quickish …

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

TV Content Ratings System Set to Expand to Web — The black labels that tell families what to expect from network television shows will start to appear on the Internet streams of those shows, too. — The expansion of the TV content ratings system is expected to be announced by the major broadcast networks on Monday morning.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable

Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:

Forbes's Web Expansion Comes With Some Growing Pains — Forbes.com has expanded rapidly over the last two years, building up a network of 900 freelance contributors (some paid, some not) and increasing its story count by roughly 45%. That growth has come with some measurable benefits …

Discussion: Talking Biz News

New York Times:

Syrian Conflict Cracks Carefully Polished Image of Assad — For some journalists, Syria has been one of the least hospitable countries in the Middle East, a place where reporters — if they can get in — are routinely harassed and threatened as they try to uncover the repression that has propped up the Assad government for decades.

Discussion: Media Decoder

Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

Robin Roberts Will Undergo Bone Marrow Transplant — “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts will undergo a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with a form of leukemia. On the show this morning, an emotional Roberts explained she was diagnosed with the cancer following treatment …

Discussion: Yahoo! Good Morning America and Mediaite

Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Beck Renews His Radio Deal — Glenn Beck, who departed Fox News last year and started his own Internet television network, is sticking with his radio network partner. — His company, Mercury Radio Arts, will announce on Monday that it has renewed its contract with Premiere Networks …

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Mediaite

Robin Bravender / Politico:

Woodward, Bernstein caution against ‘witch hunt’ on leaks — Famed investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on Sunday cautioned against creating a “witch hunt” for reporters and their sources amid the growing controversy surrounding national security leaks.

Charlie Savage / New York Times:
For U.S. Inquiries on Leaks, a Difficult Road to Prosecution

Discussion: Poynter, New York Magazine and Prof Chris Daly's Blog

Michael Wolf / GigaOM:

Introducing GigaOM Books — Here at GigaOM, we've followed the tectonic shifts happening in book publishing pretty closely. From Laura Owen's great daily analysis of all things e-books to Mathew's thoughtful takes on how publishers are adapting, to the occasional analysis from yours truly …

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Why the Oregon Daily Emerald is transforming what it means to be a college newspaper — When newspapers cut back on their print product it's big news. When the New Orleans Times-Picayune — not to mention three other Newhouse newspapers in Alabama — announced it was reducing its print production …

Aoife White / Bloomberg:

Google Ends Legal Dispute With French Authors Over Book Scans — Google Inc. (GOOG), owner of the world's largest search engine, ended a legal dispute with a French authors' group over the U.S. company's scanning of books. Google will financially support the SGDL Society of Authors' development …

Dan Mitchell / Fortune:

Profits aren't the only consideration for newspapers — It might make sense for some newspapers in some cities to quickly switch to digital. It doesn't make sense in New Orleans. — FORTUNE — One of the challenges of discussing the besieged newspaper business is that it's not like just any business, or it shouldn't be.

Michaelle Bond / American Journalism Review: For Newspapers, a Less than Daily Future