Web links for March 31, 2009

Hitwise Intelligence: Celeb and entertainment searches dominate Google News: Not really a surprise, but still it's worth noting what sells the next time you want to write a hard-hitting story that's taken a week to research. Does that mean that people no longer have an appetite for solid, researched, objective journalism. No, not in my view, but it does need to be targeted in the right way to sell it to the best audience.

Reading: Is the FT’s Newsroom 2009 the silver bullet?: The FT has made much of the way it is streamlining its newsroom to follow more of a web-first approach. It's worrying, but it appears to be the way things are going.

Reading: Chicago Tribune on Twitter: Looking for a way to embrace Twitter in your news organisation - indeed any company? The Chicago Tribune has a profile page dedicated to the profiles of its various writers, contributors and experts

Reading: Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz (2009): Reviews: Sounds like Karen O and the boys have gone back to Blondie for inspiration with their latest album - and apparently it's the best yet. Given that Atomic by Blondie is in my top five all-time singles, along with I Feel Love by Donna Summer, then this must be on my list to buy.

Porsche cleared over VW short squeeze as profits jump: Truly amazing story that broke last year over the way that Porsche's stake-building, which hurt dozens of stock market funds as prices suddenly surged to record highs, has now been considered free from illegal activity.