Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=56480Suggested viewing: video.google.com  Let's explore trends in the media industries and see if we can make money picking the best and worst stocks. A good overview to start with for the news media is: stateofthenewsmedia.org  For industry trends: mediabuyerplanner.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5648038013210RonStrength of Twitter for breaking news leads to 'best practices' lists for Journalists rjionline.org http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289010865/17/2013 5:10:22 PMRon The failure of a major digital database effort by Newspapers: Newsright niemanlab.org http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288991625/16/2013 7:07:54 PMRonJohn McCain: Cable TV much too expensive. Big changes needed: businessinsider.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288952515/15/2013 9:18:06 AMGlenn PetersenJournalists fume over DOJ raid on AP By: Mackenzie Weinger Politico May 13, 2013 06:30 PM EDT Journalists on Monday called the news the Justice Department seized records from phone lines assigned to Associated Press offices and its reporters over a two month period “chilling” and a “dragnet to intimidate the media.”...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288921515/13/2013 7:27:23 PMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288903145/12/2013 6:56:49 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288898585/12/2013 12:56:16 PMRon New York Newspaper Layoffs: Daily News, Post, Village Voice Plan Cuts huffingtonpost.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288890255/11/2013 4:53:24 PMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288890245/11/2013 4:53:03 PMSr K Letter From the Editor | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 Alan Abelson: 1925 to 2013 online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748704253204578473291926739834.html online.barrons.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288853715/9/2013 5:34:51 PMGlenn PetersenHumpty Dumpty has taken a big fall: Unreliable source: The Howie Kurtz saga By: Dylan Byers and Katie Glueck Politico May 2, 2013 09:15 PM EDT At the height of his influence, Howard Kurtz was widely regarded as the most influential media reporter and critic in the country. But in recent years, erroneous reporting a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288721895/3/2013 1:14:51 AMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288696855/1/2013 7:34:42 PMRonWill be watching for additional reactions from the broadcasting sector. Meanwhile: "Even before the nomination was officially announced, one senator, veteran media critic Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), was raising his red flag about Wheeler's lobbying background. "I am troubled that President Obama would appoint the former h...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288696815/1/2013 7:30:59 PMSr KSimilarly, news.yahoo.com/ctia-wireless-association-statement-president-obama-nominated-tom-190600994.html news.yahoo.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288696625/1/2013 7:11:05 PMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288685945/1/2013 11:37:54 AMSr KMEDIA & MARKETING | April 30, 2013, 10:14 a.m. ET Circulation Rises at Journal, Times By TESS STYNES Average daily circulation at the U.S. largest newspapers declined in the six months ended March 31 from a year earlier, but circulation at The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times rose. The Wall Street Journa...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288666104/30/2013 12:47:38 PMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288617594/27/2013 8:52:16 AMGlenn PetersenTurbulence at The Times By: Dylan Byers Politico April 23, 2013 08:59 PM EDT One Monday morning in April, Jill Abramson called Dean Baquet into her office to complain. The executive editor of The New York Times was upset about the paper’s recent news coverage — she felt it wasn’t “buzzy” enough, a source there said ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288552104/24/2013 12:24:18 AMGlenn PetersenNot ready for prime time: Reddit owns up to its part in spreading misinformation about the Boston bombings Tom Cheredar VentureBeat April 22, 2013 12:33 PM A legion of armchair warriors pulled together to provide a detailed account of all the information available on last week’s horrific bombings during the Bosto...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288529984/23/2013 5:12:46 AMGlenn PetersenI have learned to discount the noise associated with fast breaking thinly sourced stories. Overall, I thought that the networks and cable news channels did a half way decent job last week under difficult circumstances.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288528044/22/2013 10:55:27 PMRonGood piece, thanks for posting it. I think Carr nailed it pretty well. Constant live coverage makes it doubly difficult to be fast and accurate. Especially if a boss is jumping in on the IFB , making suggestions or giving orders.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288510144/22/2013 9:16:11 AMGlenn PetersenThe Pressure to Be the TV News Leader Tarnishes a Big Brand By DAVID CARR New York Times April 21, 2013 Like a lot of Americans, when I woke up on Friday morning and found out there was a manhunt in the Boston area for the remaining suspect in Monday’s bombing at the marathon, I turned on CNN. It’s a common impu...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288506574/22/2013 12:27:42 AMRonReport: Koch brothers proceeding with plan to buy Tribune Company, 8 newspapers including LA Times, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel thinkprogress.org http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288495424/21/2013 11:40:20 AMFUBHODisgrace: Empty 'Reserved Media Seating' at Abortion Doc Multiple Murder Trial [graphic] REPORTER: "Sat through a full day of testimony at the Kermitt Gosnell trial today. It is beyond the most morbid Hollywood horror. It will change you. ... Court staff told me nobody else has shown up.”http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288325104/12/2013 11:56:42 PMSr KFormer Owners Explore Bid for Boston Globe The Taylor family, which sold the Boston Globe to New York Times Co. in 1993, is contemplating making an offer to buy the paper back wsj.comhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288325004/12/2013 11:48:15 PMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288322194/12/2013 7:59:21 PMSr KAmazon CEO Bezos invests in Business Insider 04/05 09:54 AM NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Amazon.com Inc. CEO and founder Jeff Bezos is investing in Business Insider, according to an internal memo posted on its website. The $5 million in financing, which includes contributions from Bezos and existing investors, will lea...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288174114/5/2013 10:04:19 AMGlenn Petersenhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288119184/2/2013 2:06:46 PMRon BBC Study Confirms Tablets’ Growing Role In TV Consumption, But Also That TV Remains Supreme techcrunch.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288005313/26/2013 2:53:17 PMRonIts all about profit. Pundits/talking heads are very cheap compared to paying reporters and photographers to actually cover news. Roger Ailes perfected it. The others simply follow the money. Now a lot of viewers look for that kind of tilt. Makes for some very under informed folks. News used to be a kind of 'pub...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287990233/25/2013 5:07:55 PMGlenn PetersenI would like to see CNN stick with hard news. The partisan talking heads at CNN and MSNBC wear thin,http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287990093/25/2013 4:55:49 PMGlenn PetersenSlyer Than Fox The wild inside story of how MSNBC became the voice of the left BY REBECCA DANA The Nre Republic March 25, 2013 To MSNBC president Phil Griffin, news is war. And not one of those fancy modern wars fought by drones and computer hackers, either. “We are in a knife fight for every viewer,” he says of...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287990033/25/2013 4:53:50 PMRonAmerican News Consumers Have Gained the World but Lost Their Backyards theatlantic.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287959953/23/2013 7:35:21 PMRonPolitico Reaches 1,000 Pro Subscribers, Plans to Launch a Magazine paidcontent.org http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287945253/22/2013 7:10:47 PMRonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287945163/22/2013 7:07:24 PMSr KHis Lawyer Is Writing a Book About Johnny Carson By LESLIE KAUFMAN Published: March 21, 2013 nytimes.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287927683/22/2013 1:58:27 AMRonVerizon, Cablevision emerge as unlikely allies of cable-TV customers fed up with bundling washingtonpost.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287899923/20/2013 8:03:32 PMRonState of the Media: Big cuts in newspaper reporters, non-news continues to consume increasing amounts of TV newscast time: stateofthemedia.org http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287856823/18/2013 4:53:36 PMRonAnother paywall: The Washington Post to charge frequent users of its Web site washingtonpost.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287854083/18/2013 2:53:22 PMRonTelevision news is becoming more and more fact-free. Just another illustration of how talk is cheap. Headed rapidly toward irrelevance for those who are serious about knowing what's going on in the world. Just my humble opinion of course :)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287854063/18/2013 2:52:56 PMGlenn PetersenCNN becoming more like Fox, MSNBC, Pew report finds 9:26 a.m. CDT, March 18, 2013 Chicago Tribune It's getting harder to distinguish CNN from its more ideological cable news rivals, according to Pew Research Center's annual State of the News Media report. It may be because of cost-cutting, or an effort to embrace...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287853593/18/2013 2:34:47 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287770203/13/2013 7:30:27 PMGlenn PetersenMurdoch as buyer makes more sense. I have local friends whose heads will explode if either scenario comes to pass.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287765133/13/2013 2:47:33 PMGlenn PetersenKeith Olbermann Settlement: $50 Million Current TV Lawsuit Comes To An End By Rebecca Shapiro The Huffington Post Posted: 03/13/2013 8:46 am EDT | Updated: 03/13/2013 10:30 am EDT Keith Olbermann and his former employer reportedly settled a $50 million lawsuit out of court on Tuesday, multiple outlets reported. ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287764763/13/2013 2:27:23 PMRonKoch Brothers vs. Rupert Murdoch: The Fight for Tribune Newspapers Is On theatlanticwire.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287758083/13/2013 8:14:34 AMRonShifting that debt load... they'd be offloading Time, then killing it, appears to me.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287707503/10/2013 11:28:57 AMSr KFrom the last 2 paragraphs you posted: "In 2012, it generated ... revenues of 3.4 billion dollars. (.... There has been speculation that they that they might do just that, burdening the company with as much as a billion dollars in debt, which would be more than its yearly revenue.)"http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287705243/10/2013 1:30:06 AMGlenn PetersenWhatever Happened to Time Inc.? Posted by John Cassidy The New Yorker March 8, 2013 Twenty-four years ago this week, I went to the Time & Life Building, at Rockefeller Center, and took the elevator to the wood-panelled thirty-fourth floor. There, I interviewed N. J. (Nick) Nicholas, Jr., who was Time Inc.’s presid...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287704873/9/2013 11:36:09 PMSr KTime Warner Will Spin Off Time Inc. Magazine Division This Year By Edmund Lee - Mar 6, 2013 5:51 PM ET Time Warner Inc. (TWX) announced plans to spin off its Time Inc. magazine business into a publicly held company, jettisoning its worst-performing major division. The transaction is expected to be completed by the en...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287642293/6/2013 6:18:54 PMRonFor Times Environmental Reporting, Intentions May Be Good but the Signs Are Not By MARGARET SULLIVAN- Public Editor Judging by appearances, things are not looking good for environmental reporting at The Times. In January, The Times dismantled its environmental reporting “pod” – a group of reporters and editors sol...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287623613/5/2013 11:00:16 PMSr KThe Daredevil Media Outlet Behind Rodman’s Trip By BRIAN STELTER 9:47 PM ET [graphic] Vice, a Brooklyn media company with a daredevil streak, approached HBO with the idea of arranging a trip to North Korea that centered on basketball, a sport that the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un, loves.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287580733/4/2013 12:31:18 AM