Mediagazer: Who Reported It First? Who Cares. (Amy Sullivan/The New Republic)

Who Reported It First? Who Cares. — Can we talk about the nonsense of caring about which news outlet first reports a big piece of news? I'm not talking about a genuine scoop—a report that wouldn't have otherwise come to light—but about news that we're all eventually going to find out anyway.

Discussion: Adweek, Politico, TVNewser, Poynter, @antderosa, @bobbymacreports, The Billfold, kottke.org, Chickaboomer, Innovation in College Media and Boing Boing

Jim Romenesko:

‘Our city wants a daily printed paper’ — Nearly a half century ago, your family invested in the future of New Orleans by purchasing our daily newspapers. Norman Newhouse came to New Orleans, raised a family here, and was welcomed by our community. — Times-PIcayune, September 2, 2005

David Carr / Media Decoder:

Two Guys Made a Web Site, and This Is What They Got — What if this article began with a link to a chart on media consolidation? Would you click it? — What if, instead, this article began with a promise that it would tell you “The Real Reason They Still Play ‘Mrs. Robinson’ on the Radio.”

Discussion: Betabeat

Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Young tablet owners more willing to pay for news — Paying for online news is still a minority sport - but participation may be growing thanks to tablet computers. — Those who have paid for digital news ranges from 12 percent in Denmark to four percent in the UK, according to the Reuters Institute …

Discussion: rjionline.org, Reuters Institute …, The Next Web, Reportr.net, Journalism.co.uk and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Brian Farnham / Street Fight:

Ex-Patch EIC: Journatic Episode Illustrates Cost/Quality Issue in Hyperlocal — Well, that didn't take long. — Journatic was bound to make a mistake or two when they took over the Tribune Company's large TribLocal ops. But the cost-and-scale-minded content startup has really stepped …

Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM, Poynter and Salt Lake Tribune

Steve Myers / Poynter:

Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News vacate ‘Tower of Truth’ — Staff of the Inquirer and Philly.com started unpacking at their new home this morning, to be followed by their Daily News colleagues later this week, reports Philly.com. Their new headquarters is a former Strawbridge & Clothier department store …

Discussion: Philly.com

Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:

Phone hacking: prosecutor will decide on charges within weeks — Ex-News of the World journalists will soon know whether they are to face trial, as Keir Starmer says CPS will finish considering 13 case files by the end of July — Prosecutors aim to decide by the end of this month whether …

Discussion: Grey Cardigan

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Mike Daisey invites media critics to reworked Apple show — A few things that we know about the reopening of monologuist Mike Daisey's “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs”: 1) It's playing at D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company from July 17 through Aug. 5; 2) running time is approximately …

Discussion: GeekWire

The Onion:

Economically Healthy ‘Daily Planet’ Now Most Unrealistic Part Of Superman Universe — NEW YORK—Frustrated fans of the Superman comic book said Monday the continued financial stability and cultural relevance of the series' Daily Planet newspaper is now the most unrealistic part of its universe …

Discussion: @erikwemple

Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:

Transfer of Value — This is a story of pride vs. geekiness: Traditional newspapers that move online are about to lose the war against pure players and aggregators. Armed with the conviction their intellectual superiority makes them immune to digital modernity, newspapers neglected today's …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Corsair, Guardian, One Man & His Blog, Forbes Real Time and The Daily Caller

Jim Romenesko:

Gary Pruitt starts his job as Associated Press president — Former McClatchy chief executive Gary Pruitt joins the Associated Press today as its new president and he tells employees that “I promise to be honest and open and keep you informed.” He says the AP's work is more than noble …

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

Class action trial over e-book pricing at least one year away — New court filings related to an alleged conspiracy between Apple and publishers over e-book prices show the matter may not be resolved until 2014 or later. The filings reflect the sprawling dimensions of the litigation …

Kevin Morris / Daily Dot:

Reddit lifts its ban on “The Atlantic” — The Atlantic has returned to Reddit. — A month after the social news site kicked out the news magazine and dozens of other sites —including Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Discovery News—for spam, Reddit has welcomed many back into the warm embrace of its monster traffic, with little fanfare.

Thanks:@loganwtf