Newspaper or magazine? According to Gold Coast Bulletin Editor Dean Gould the dramatic change to the “modern and diverse” region needs a daily newspaper “to reflect the ever-changing needs of its readers”. And so the 125-year-old News Limited tabloid tizzied up its design in a rather dramatic fashion yesterday. With the emphasis on fashion. We’ll let you be the judge on what the new front page (on the right) says about the Gold Coast — even more shallow and showy than before, seems to be the suggestion…

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TV’s same-sex romp: are censors homophobic?

“An episode of gay ‘gothic-soap’ Dante’s Cove which aired on GO! and is set to be ruled a breach of the Code of Practice has left the Nine Network wondering if ACMA has ruled unfairly because it simulates male/male s-x rather than male/female.” — TV Tonight

Digital radio catching on. No, really

“Almost half a million Australian are listening to digital radio less than a year after the launch of the medium, but further regulatory and technological changes are necessary to give it a mass audience.” — The Australian

Michael Wolff: Get on with locking it off

“If these mooks really want to charge for this stuff, why don’t they? What the hell?” — Newser

Covering war on your JesusPhone

“AP Photographer David Guttenfelder captures Afghanistan’s largest-scale military operation since 2001 using a unique lens — his iPhone camera.” — Associated Press

Fake news coming to real TV: The Onion goes mainstream

“The Independent Film Channel announced today that it was developing a television series based on the satirical newspaper/website The Onion.” — FishbowlNY

Live tweeting — from a fake TV character

“Showtime, the cable channel, is trying to exploit that gap between TV and the internet as the hospital series Nurse Jackie returns for a second season this month. Beginning in the season’s second episode, the Dr. Cooper character, played by Peter Facinelli, will be shown posting on Twitter, and the character’s comments will show up in real time on a Twitter account, called @DoctorCoop.” — New York Times