Read more media stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/117/media.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:53:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73212/how-the-onion-writes-headlines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Onion 's writers have a backward way of generating stories: They come up with the headlines first. The staff devotes the first two days of each week to rejecting headlines like “Quick and Painless Overthrow of Taliban Enters Eighth Year” in favor of “US Continues Quagmire-Building Effort in Afghanistan....http://www.newser.com/story/73212/how-the-onion-writes-headlines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:02:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73058/when-news-is-for-the-rich-newser-is-robin-hood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe year is 2012, and Michael Wolff is in prison. He’s the first high-profile conviction under 2011’s anti-aggregation law, the draconian act that’s allowed newspapers to duck behind ever-pricier paywalls. These days, a New York Times subscription will run you $7,000, and “the cultural divide between the news-haves and...http://www.newser.com/story/73058/when-news-is-for-the-rich-newser-is-robin-hood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:46:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72583/newspaper-circulation-off-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDaily newspaper circulation has taken a massive 10.6% drop over the past six months, the Audit Bureau of Circulations said today, while Sunday circulation fell 7.4%. The drop, one of the worst ever, is a potent sign of the industry’s decline, Editor & Publisher reports. Things were especially...http://www.newser.com/story/72583/newspaper-circulation-off-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 13:22:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72510/actually-fox-is-a-legit-news-operation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRisking his wife's wrath, Clarence Page has to admit he agrees with Sean Hannity. The Fox News host has correctly called President Obama on the disconnect between campaign rhetoric and the attempted boycott of Hannity's employer. "It is disingenuous for right-wing pundits to accuse Obama of dividing the country, considering...http://www.newser.com/story/72510/actually-fox-is-a-legit-news-operation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 14:13:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72097/sheriff-tv-paid-for-balloon-stunt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA shady TV operation may have already paid the Heenes for its balloon boy stunt, the Colorado sheriff investigating the case has indicated. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the unnamed outlet paid the family for the launch and may be complicit in the hoax. An agreement from the...http://www.newser.com/story/72097/sheriff-tv-paid-for-balloon-stunt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 6:08:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71969/in-fight-with-fox-white-house-cant-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy tackling Fox News head-on, the Obama administration has almost certainly bitten off more than it can chew, apparently prioritizing payback ahead of rising above the fray. "While there is undoubtedly a visceral thrill in finally setting out after your antagonists," media columnist David Carr writes for the New York...http://www.newser.com/story/71969/in-fight-with-fox-white-house-cant-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 16:24:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71953/iran-releases-newsweek-reporter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran set free yesterday the Newsweek journalist it had held prisoner since the disputed June elections. Maziar Bahari was released on $300,000 bail, likely because of humanitarian conditions—the magazine reports that the 42-year-old is expecting his first child October 26, and the baby's mother has had serious health...http://www.newser.com/story/71953/iran-releases-newsweek-reporter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 8:45:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71751/some-uk-tabloid-stories-are-fake-documentary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe upcoming British documentary Starsuckers proves what we’ve always suspected: Tabloids—at least, UK tabloids—will print just about anything, including “complete and utter babble,” the director tells the Guardian . Among the fake stories he got published—and, often, reprinted around the world: Avril Lavigne passed out at a nightclub,...http://www.newser.com/story/71751/some-uk-tabloid-stories-are-fake-documentary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:45:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71784/rush-got-bum-rap-on-racist-slurs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRush Limbaugh is getting such a raw deal in the media that even Nate Silver—who got his start on the Daily Kos—has come to his defense. Lately CNN and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch have repeated racist statements that appear to be "completely made up," Silver writes. Rush denies...http://www.newser.com/story/71784/rush-got-bum-rap-on-racist-slurs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:19:42 CDT