At least a week late to the idea that merging NBC News and MSNBC – both physically at 30 Rock, and mentally through branding and staffing decisions – David Bauder expounds on Brian Stelter's point that, uh, maybe that wasn't such a good idea. Actually, "expounds" might be too strong a term (most of the Times points are repeated), but now, more talking points!

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Do you want to live with a New York Times reporter? How about a New York Times blogger? 'Tis your chance! Former TVNewser Brian Stelter is hitting up Facebook to look for a roommate up on 170th Street. It's only 700 bucks a month, and that includes laundry in the building and knowing which show Jeff Zucker is canceling next.

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Remember the other day when we told you a long, and slightly boring story about how Stephen Colbert broke his wrist then turned it into a drawn out pseudo-feud with Brian Williams? Well, in his new perch at the NYT ("All the news that's fit to print…eventually") Brian Stelter is on hand to breathe new life into the already week-old piece. And he's armed with a sort of stupid quote from the ubiquitous HuffPo editor Rachel Sklar, and this poignant observation about broadcast news.

Brian Williams, the “NBC Nightly News” anchor, and Katie Couric, the “CBS Evening News” anchor, both played along. But Charles Gibson, anchor of ABC’s “World News,” did not, and some media observers interpreted his recalcitrance as a statement that real news shows are not to be conflated with parodies.

Wait, they're not? Well, damn! That notorious prankster Walter Cronkite must be turning over in his grave right about now.

In his New York Times debut, former TVNewser Brian Stelter turns his attention to Without Prejudice?, the Game Show Network's stab at combining our desire to win cash we didn't have to work for with our desire to point out the flaws of others from the comfort of a seated position. (Around Jossip HQ, the latter is practically our job description.)

It looks like a decent explanation about where the GSN channel is headed as it attempts to do something novel, like gain viewers, but honestly: It's still hard for us to imagine Stelter doing anything other than staring at a handful of TV screens waiting for Fox News' ticker to scroll "Osama" instead of "Obama."

The college grad and newest NYT employee signs off from the blog that probably helped Mediabistro.com demand a bit more cash. Batter up, Chris Ariens.

"Please join me at Michael's Restaurant on Wednesday, July 25, in raising a toast to TVNewser's Brian Stelter, as he sets out to leave the confines of the blogosphere for the print world," writes Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby, who's not exactly having a bad week herself.

"But," Laurel continues, "every ending is a new beginning, and I've got some very exciting news to share. I'll be unveiling the next TVNewser - who will be taking the blog in new and exciting directions. Stay tuned — you'll have to be at the party to find out who it is (I'm inviting only 100 people, so you'll be among the first)!'

All of which would ordinarily be pretty damn exciting except for one small thing: we already know who the next TVNewser is.

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Mediabistro.com's job listing for the next TVNewser editor, where Gail Shister is said to have applied: "If you've been reading TVNewser over the past few years, you'll recognize that there is an unparalleled opportunity to take the brand to the next level."

Translation: We think the thing is staid, yo.

Earlier this week, we told you the New York Times was tapping TVNewser editor (and 21 year-old Towson University graduate) Brian Stelter as its newest media reporter. Which means Stelter's old job is up for grabs, and Mediabistro hasn't wasted any time looking for his replacement. And, from the looks of it, the pool of applicants isn't exactly limited to undergraduates this time around.

According to HuffPo, the people who have already applied to be the new Newswer include "a famous TV columnist with umpteen years of experience," "an executive producer at MSNBC," "a senior producer at CBS" and "a former managing editor of Cablevision."

In related news, our contract is up later this year, and we're already fielding offers from a variety of potential replacements including multiple high school dropouts, a college student who's "a journalism major and with a minor in communications, and [has] always enjoyed the Perez Hilton site" and the guy who sells us our morning coffee.

When we started this little blog, we had big dreams of being in the magazine industry one day. Who knew that years later, we'd still be … working on this little blog. But that's not the future memoir of all media bloggers! Just look at Brian Stelter, the college grad behind TVNewser, who just signed on with the New York Times' media beat. Except now instead of posting emails from anonymous tipsters, he might have to, like, go out and verify stuff. Eww.

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We get attacked regularly in our own comments. In fact, that's half the reason we continue to show up at Jossip HQ each morning. So we know how it feels for Brian Stetler – TVNewser blogger extraordinaire and someone we agree with Brian Williams when he says he's fond of the college senior – to get lampooned on his own terrirtory. Like he is on his BBS (that's "bulletin board system," we think) in a topic titled "stelter attacks ny post & olbermann watch."

The naysayers are accusing Stetler of being a "propaganda arm for MSNBC and [Keith] Olbermann himself. Something about the way he's apparently in awe of Olbermann and takes time to bash Keith's critics.

Here at Jossip, we're often accused of being a propaganda arm ourselves. We're working for Fox News when we harp on Tucker, Rita, and Alison. We're working for NBC News when we run items on CBS News' PR man Gil Schwartz. And when we tout Barbara Walters' get for ABC, we're, well, accused of being Disney's biggest mouthpiece.

So let us be clear: We are a propaganda arm. For you, you bitches. Its the tens of thousands of industry minions who read us everyday whose backs we've got. We've got no agenda, per se; a good story is a good story is a good story. So share them — about your company, or about your competitors. And if it checks out, or holds the slightest chance it might be true or entertaining to at least one person, we just might move on it.

Just nothing about Shanna Moakler. Seriously.

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• Rachel Sklar takes a moment away from her Joe Scarborough playdates to do online radio.

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