Holiday weekend media links dump

Joe Pompeo
·Media Reporter

Fourth of July weekend! Are you already getting your independence on at a barbecue somewhere? Maxing poolside with a Corona? No? Neither are we! But we do hope to be on the beach by the time you read this. Yes, we're cutting out a bit early today. Expect some light posting on Tuesday, and we'll be back in full-swing on Wednesday. But in the meantime, here's a roundup of media news to carry you through the long weekend:

• Some thoughts on Tina Brown, fan fiction and Princess Diana. (The Awl)

• The Wrap is launching a reviews section and will replace the Hollywood Reporter as Reuters' primary entertainment news provider. (The Wrap)

• Twitter is scooping the White House press pool. (Politico)

• Take a peek inside Glenn Beck's new Texas pad. (Gawker)

• UK broadsheets the Guardian and The Observer will cease publishing international editions. (The Guardian)

• The New Republic is at war with the Weekly Standard over the former's transgendered rights cover. (TNR)

• Google News reassess story presentation a year after its big redesign. (Nieman Journalism Lab)

• The coolest magazine covers of the month. (Business Insider/The Wire)

• How social media has changed the way reporters at the L.A. Times do their jobs. (L.A. Times)

• Former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez weighs in on his old enemy Jon Stewart's battle with Fox News. (Mediaite)

• "Thank God for Rupert Murdoch." (The Guardian)