In your paradigm-shifting Tuesday media column: Conde Nast dumbs down, Lara Logan dumbs up, Dave Weigel lands a part-time job, London reporters get paid by the cops, and Glenn Beck has sold quite a few books.

How has The Politico, the most closely-followed internet tip sheet in our nation's halls of power, won the morning and the afternoon as well, today? They have done so with this work of journo-art, "Ben Marter's home-cooked weekend."

Rolling Stone got its nice big "Dominate the news cycle" turn last week with Michael Hastings' Gen. McChrystal story. Will this revive Rolling Stone as a culturally relevant touchstone? Not a chance.

Former Washington Post "conservative movement" reporter Dave Weigel, who resigned last week after some unflattering (but silly!) private listserve emails about Matt Drudge and other conservatives leaked, has spoken up: he should never have written those things, but come on.

In your melting Monday media column: perversity finds its way into the Grey Lady, fake NYT trend story may be fake, Katie Couric could return to CBS, and David Carey leaves Conde Nast.

Bill Keller just sent out this memo to the NYT newsroom, informing them that soon-to-be-former NYT Magazine editor Gerald Marzorati (John Koblin reported he was leaving the mag last week) will now be taking on some vague "new products" venture. The magazine job is still up in the air! Got any inside info? Email me!

There's long been a vague, dearly held hope among newspaper executives that they would somehow be able to replace their plummeting print ad revenue with rising online ad revenue. Bad news, suckas; there's just too much internet out there.

Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein is shuttering JournoList after leaks cost Dave Weigel his job.

In your finally Friday media column: an editor is canned for testicle-related reasons, The New Yorker makes an error, food critic violence is avenged, and debating Gerald Marzorati's successor.

Recently hired Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel, who wrote a great blog about the conservative movement for them, has resigned after some blunt private emails to his "friends" were released to the public. Nice going, everyone!

The NYO is reporting that Gerald Marzorati is set to announce that he's stepping down as editor of the New York Times Magazine after seven years. They say he's getting "another job within the Times Company." [NYO]

In your hateful Thursday media column: CNN staffers hate Eliot Spitzer, Newsweek hates China, a former Newsday editor moves to NY1, the NYT gets itself a fancy "Tumblr," and whites spotted on the teevee.

The AP's opinionated Washington editor Ron Fournier will become editor-in-chief of the National Journal Group.

In your sultry Wednesday media column: Anna Wintour's PR man retires, Lee Siegel bitches and bitches, and the oil spill is the only thing on TV, but nobody will watch if Larry King's the one talking about it.

Last week, Lavender magazine outed anti-gay Minneapolis pastor Tom Brock as a gay man. The magazine did it by going undercover at a "confidential [12-step] meeting of gay men 'struggling with chastity.'" The ends don't justify the means.

In your tender Tuesday media column: Gourmet "returns," Mr. Magazine turns 25, editors bitch and moan about their slave wages and awful jobs, and ABC News knows what you're thinking, and it's not true.

Clark Hoyt left last week after a very competent but rather unexciting term as the NYT's third public editor. Today, they named his replacement: Arthur Brisbane, former Washington Post editor and reporter, editor and publisher at The Kansas City Star, and Knight Ridder exec. He went to Harvard. He'll fit right in.

In your puerile Monday media column: Michael Wolff vs. Tony Judt, a newspaper's futile search for accountability in online comments, fake press releases get slightly more difficult, and Larry King is immortal.

The New Yorker's marketing team sent out an email this morning urging subscribers to "Kick Start Your Weight Loss with Duke Diet & Fitness Center." Well. I. Never. How many pullups can you do, David Remnick? [Chic Report]

Doctors say new evidence shows that episodes of hallucinations and delirium afflicting old people in hospitals can have long-term negative effects. Also, Andy Rooney vows not to stop saying things on television any time soon.