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"In an interview for this month’s print edition of Press Gazette, [Ben] Goldacre has condemned journalists for fueling what he calls the “MMR hoax” by giving widespread coverage to Doctor Andrew Wakefield’s claims that MMR jabs caused autism.

…goes to our friend Pete Dougherty over at the Green Bay Press Gazette for his sprawling piece last Wednesday hyping the ‘rematch’ between Al Harris and Terrell Owens. Might want to check those sources Pete…or start reading Cheesehead TV. ShareThis

Number 9 in your playbook but number one in our hearts Tony Romo returns to Wisconsin to lead his Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field for the first time. David Moore of the Dallas Morning News comments: Here is what Romo won't tell you. He invited a few friends to his home eight months ago to watch the NFC Championship Game between Green Bay and the New York Giants.

Press: despite my best intentions, it was late Monday by the time I was back in the habit of reading the news again. And Tuesday by the time I was reading my usual daily round of papers online. There's been only one story all week worth paying attention to - the global financial crisis.

Press Gazette is advertising for something called an “online reporter”. Apparently, this person’s role will be to “break news stories about the magazine, online and newspaper industries, blog and contribute to the magazine”.

I've never been one of the "print is dead" crowd, but news story after news story is making me slowly revise that idea. Take for example, this story on the Press Gazette site about the merger of Computing and IT Week into one title. There's no doubt that both these titles and our competitor to them, Computer Weekly, have a tough challenge on their hands.

As those who stalk me on Twitter or Facebook already know, yesterday was my final day working at Press Gazette. Next Thursday, I will be joining Emap as online editor of Retail Week. There are some interesting digital plans afoot at Emap, so I’m very excited to be part of it.

Press: looks like I'll be banging on about Press Gazette yet again, as the new monthly edition plopped onto my mat yesterday. Despite me cancelling my subscription recently, it turns out that PG has a 30 days' notice policy. So, here it is. What's it like? It's now an A4 64-pager with a snazzy new design which looks good at first glance.

What evidence is there that the structural changes bringing about rapid change to US media is mirrored in the UK? And where do B2B magazines figure in this revolution? Are they, in some way, immune? The changes evident in the US are:- major financial problems for both big city and local papers with the prediction of one major city title closing before the end of the year.

Press: not much to comment on this week. The postie delivered my mail on Thursday and the "flumph" as it landed on the mat was eerily quieter than previously. Probably because I've cancelled my subscription to Press Gazette. I'm still in two minds about having taken that drastic step as I miss it.