Mediagazer: When it comes to digital content, are the Emmys broken? Or just painfully behind? (Liz Shannon Miller/paidContent)

1:05 AM ET, July 24, 2013

Top News:

Jay Rosen / Pressthink:

The rise of the personal franchise site in news — “This is in many ways how major media has domesticated blogging.” — Yesterday the buzz in newsland was all about Nate Silver's decision to move his FiveThirtyEight.com franchise from the New York Times to ESPN. A subplot was provided by public editor Margaret Sullivan.

Discussion: @om, @boraz, The Corsair, SPLICETODAY.com, FishbowlNY and Forbes

Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:

Nate Silver's genius isn't math. It's journalism. — The news that Nate Silver is leaving the New York Times for a role at ESPN and ABC News (corporate synergies! They're a thing!) has occasioned some interesting posts on what he got right during the election. — Nate Silver (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press)

Discussion: Slate

Erik Wemple:

New York Times's Brian Stelter to guest-host CNN's ‘Reliable Sources’ — Brian Stelter, a New York Times reporter covering television and digital media, will guest-host an edition of CNN's Sunday program “Reliable Sources,” the media-watchdog show that longtime host Howard Kurtz recently left for a job with Fox News.

Discussion: Gretawire, @brianstelter, Mediaite, @gretawire, TVNewser and Politico

Angela Washeck / 10,000 Words:

Longform Journalism is Alive and Well, Say Co-Founders of Byliner, Atavist — Over the weekend, I found myself at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference in Grapevine, Texas. It was my first trip to the gathering, even as a native north Texan, but I must say it was an extremely valuable …

Discussion: eMedia Vitals

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Is Flipboard a partner or a competitor for publishers and content creators? Yes — Flipboard has always had a somewhat double-edged relationship with the publishers who create the bulk of the content that flows through its apps: it theoretically gets those content creators a larger audience …

Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Not Just for Mobile Anymore: Flipboard Magazines Come to the Web

Discussion: GigaOM, Inside Flipboard, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, Wired, Mashable, Softpedia News, eMedia Vitals, VentureBeat and CNET

Reid Cherlin / New Republic:

End the White House Press Briefing! — It's an unholy charade — It is an accepted fact in Washington that the Obama administration and the press corps that covers it—once considered essentially two units of the same team—are now bitter enemies. After four years of smoldering disenchantment …

Discussion: Washington Wire, @froomkin, @samsteinhp, The Daily Caller, @ron_fournier, @franklinfoer, @oknox, @noamscheiber and Mediaite

Rory Carroll / Guardian:

California newspaper defies industry wisdom to stay alive - and prospers — Orange County Register shocked the crisis-stricken industry with an ambitious experiment. One year later, the paper is celebrating — Conventional media wisdom posits several ways for a newspaper to commit suicide.

Sarah Laskow / Columbia Journalism Review:

Creating Internet accountability — Author Rebecca MacKinnon's new project aims to rank Internet giants on human rights — Rebecca MacKinnon is the sort of person who, after Edward Snowden leaked details of the government's digital surveillance program, could say, if she wanted to: I told you so.

Discussion: The Newspaper Guild

Richard Horgan / FishbowlNY:

Executive Editor Owen Phillips Exits The Hollywood Reporter — For the past three years, Owen Phillips (pictured) has worked tirelessly alongside Hollywood Reporter editorial director Janice Min to re-brand a moribund trade. After coming up for air this spring, Phillips decided it was time to move …

Discussion: Folio and Hollywood Reporter

Patrick Wintour / Guardian:

Press regulation: public prefers government's plan to industry's — Poll finds 50% back parliamentary charter while 13% support alternative drawn up by press — • Press regulation plans: the key differences — The public now supports the royal charter on press regulation endorsed …

Discussion: Kirk LaPointe's …

Liz Shannon Miller / paidContent:

When it comes to digital content, are the Emmys broken? Or just painfully behind? — While the perception might be that Netflix has changed the game for awards recognition of digital content, Thursday's less-discussed nominations prove that the Emmys are still way behind the times.

Matt Vella / Fortune:

James Murdoch is not afraid to get things wrong — FORTUNE — James Murdoch, son of mogul Rupert Murdoch and deputy chief operating officer of the newly formed 21st Century Fox, is not afraid of his mistakes. Speaking at a dinner on the first night of this year's Brainstorm Tech conference …

Discussion: Guardian

Tim Baysinger / Broadcasting & Cable:

NBC Sports Lands NASCAR Rights Deal — Takes over for ESPN beginning in 2015 — NASCAR has finally figured out who will televise the second half of its season. — On Tuesday, the racing outfit agreed to a 10-year rights deal with NBC Sports Group that begins in 2015.

Discussion: Adweek, ESPN, Sports Media Journal, @ndegroot89, SI Wire, AdAge, USA Today and @trippmickle

Ted Johnson / Variety:

John McCain's A La Carte Cable Bill Gains a Co-Sponsor — Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal Backs Legislation — Sen. John McCain's proposed legislation to force cable operators to offer channels a la carte gained new co-sponsor on Tuesday, as Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced that he would back the bill.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and Hillicon Valley

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Joie Chen to host Al Jazeera America's ‘America Tonight’ — Al Jazeera America has signed Joie Chen, the former CNN anchor and CBS News correspondent, to host its flagship primetime program “America Tonight”, sources familiar with the deal tell POLITICO. — Chen will anchor …

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu and Hollywood Reporter