Tuesday squibs

Lots in the browser, even after the link dump earlier this evening.

• My big announcement. Bad news, at least temporarily, for journalism, as Angela Grant takes all her energy, drive and devotion out of the business. Take a look at the comments to see how well appreciated she is.
• Still No Sale. Mark Potts updates an earlier post on newspapers that are for sale, adding some newcomers to the list and pointing out that none of them are moving.
• Not the Cut of Our Jib. David Sullivan has a long exploration of why Sam Zell draws fire when other newspaper execs, who are in as deep a mess, are let off the hook.
• Advice for the jobless. Steve Smith with some commonsense advice for the growing number of jobless journalists.
• On My Mind. Boston.com gets lots of credit for the continuing excellence of The Big Picture, but the portraits in the On My Mind series should not be overlooked. Almost every one is a small gem.
• Another new Online Photo Mag. Speaking of photography, who wouldn’t be excited about a new online photo mag from David Alan Harvey?
• Watching Old Media Die. Even Andrew Sullivan has noticed.
• Coming: The Newspaper Recovery Classified Stimulus Act of 2009. In which Ken Doctor argues that the U.S. economic bailout is good news for newspapers. Jon Fine, in his Media Predictions for 2009, isn’t as sanguine.
• Light at the end of the pure player tunnel (it’s not a locomotive). The latest Monday Note has some interesting thoughts on the emergence of new business models. Warning: It includes this sentence: “But, before going any further, I want to make sure readers of the Monday Note have fully abandoned all hope for any turnaround whatsoever in newspaper business.”
• First Entry In The “I Am The Future Of Journalism” Contest: Daniel Bachhuber. Passion. You gotta love it.
• Pulitzer Prizes in the 21st Century. Dan Gillmor has it right that the Pulitzer folk have to go further than they did when they opened the door (a crack) to online journalism.
• Sure, Newspapers Could Just Die A Painful Death; But Here’s Another Option. Lauren Rich Fine says going non-profit may be an option for some. It’s possible, of course, but no one should have the idea in their head that a non-profit structure would enable newspapers to continue in their present form.