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Some TheAtlantic.com bloggers aren’t happy with the site’s redesign, which launched last week. And they are writing about it. The new design, which debuted on Feb. 25th, featured a new commenting system, from Disqus , along with revamped search and social media functions. Read the rest of this story

Silicon Valley’s reporters are breathing a deep sigh of relief. Competition for scoops just got a little easier. The Wall Street Journal ’s star tech reporter Jessica Vascellaro is coming to New York to be the deputy of the paper’s media and marketing group, according to a Dow Jones rep. Join the conversation about this story

Another speed bump on Google’s plan to take over the mobile phone world.

The magazine industry had a rough year, losing an average of 17.5% of its ad dollars from 2008 to 2009, according to data released by the Magazine Publishers of America . We broke down the chart to the most recognizable names, and reviewed the titles with the best and worst ad revenues. The losers? Shelter titles Architectural Digest , Town & Country , luxury mag Conde Nast Traveler , and Fortune . W , a women’s fashion magazine, probably had too much competition from more successful titles like Cosmopolitan. Read the rest of this story

Pity NBC’s local news stations . Their 11 p.m. newscasts lost 19.7% of their overall viewers between November 2009 and November 2008, according to an analysis of Nielsen data by the Pew Research Center’s Project of Excellence in Journalism. These are the numbers affiliates were looking at before they protested against NBC’s late night experiment ( and won ). Jay Leno’s low audience ratings weren’t nudging enough viewers into their broadcasts. Read the rest of this story