links for 2008-09-16

• This <I>Bitch</i> Needs Saving – mediabistro.com: FishbowlNY
  Editors make a direct pitch via YouTube for donations to keep the feminist publication alive.
  (tags: feminism gender magazines finance advertising)
• Count the Lies – McCainPedia
  A wiki for McCain lies brought to you by the Democratic Party! What a fun chaotic moment we live in.
  (tags: wiki mccain sarah.palin politics obama lying democrats)
• …My heart’s in Accra » Parochialism and cultural export… or why Titanic is France’s best-grossing film
  Interesting post from Ethan on cultural importing and exporting as a measure of homophily and xenophilia.
  (tags: xenophilia homophily ethan.zuckerman new.media mapping metrics movies)
• NBC should pull MSNBC out from under the NBC News umbrella – Poynter Online – Romenesko
  'Ben Grossman's suggestion: "Put it in the cable group alongside USA and Bravo and all its other money-printing brands that are carrying the NBCU portfolio. …With one move, MSNBC would be free to pursue the borderline-brilliant programming strategy that has elevated the network, while at the same time protecting the venerable NBC News brand, which is a bit under siege following the loss of Tim Russert and the silliness that occurred during the conventions."'
  (tags: msnbc television finance msm romenesko)
• Michael Tomasky: The logic of US politics | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
  Jesus that's depressing.
  (tags: race class culture.war politics obama sarah.palin mccain 08)
• Time.com Redesign at //nedward.org
  I really don't agree that this looks good. It looks like a site from the late 90s, washed out and overwhelmed with text.
  (tags: design time new.media msm)