Mediagazer: In New Orleans, profit trumps readers (John Robinson/Media, disrupted)

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: Neatorama, @bobbymacreports, @antderosa, Adweek, Politico, kottke.org, Innovation in College Media and Chickaboomer

Three lessons for newsrooms from the Supreme Court health care reporting errors — Communication and teamwork. — That's what I'd point to as two things that helped news organizations such as AP, Bloomberg and SCOTUSblog get the health care decision right.

Discussion: The Billfold, TVNewser and Boing Boing

Adam Tinworth / One Man & His Blog:

Why traditional publishers can't soothe the crying baby — I feel rather bad for my colleagues in the national newspaper business this morning. As they trek into their plush central London office, sipping their lattes1, they find the world predicting their doom and destruction.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Corsair, Guardian and Forbes Real Time

John Robinson / Media, disrupted:

In New Orleans, profit trumps readers — I appreciate the efforts of readers of the Times-Picayune to keep the New Orleans newspaper published seven days a week. Unfortunately, they will be unsuccessful. — Here is a simple, boiled down reason: Readers value the public service the newspaper produces.

Discussion: @annatarkov, DashThirtyDash, The Atlantic Wire and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Julie Moos / Poynter:

Anniston Star to eliminate Monday edition — Another Alabama newspaper has decided to reduce its print days. This time, it is a smaller daily that has been praised for its commitment to community journalism. Starting in the fourth quarter of this year, probably in October …

Discussion: Anniston Star

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

Jim Romenesko:

Salt Lake Tribune managing editor Michael Anastasi named LANG executive editor — Michael Anastasi leaves the Salt Lake Tribune, where he's been managing editor since 2004, to become executive editor of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which has nine daily newspapers and associated digital products, websites and weekly papers.

Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:

Disgraced journalist Stephen Glass fights to become lawyer — LOS ANGELES — Paul Zuckerman was sifting through résumés when he paused, “astounded,” over a particularly strong applicant for a law-clerk opening: Ivy League undergraduate, top-notch law school, legal work for two judges in Washington.

Peter C. Beller / Ebyline Blog:

Building the Great Newspaper Paywall — The beleaguered newspaper industry has finally settled on a digital revenue strategy—the metered paywall—and now everyone's pitching in to get it built. Paywalls have their critics, their boosters, more critics and then the critics-who-also-want-to-be- boosters.

Discussion: Poynter

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

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

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