The Media Equation: Media and Retailers Both Built Black Friday. When assessing blame for the trampling death of a salesclerk, the news media should include themselves.

Advertising: Radio’s Revenue Falls Even as Audience Grows. Radio advertising was down 10 percent last month from October 2007, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau, the 18th consecutive month of declines.

Advertising: Why Time Stands Still for Watchmakers. In ad campaigns, most wristwatches are frozen with their hands at 10 and 2, to “frame the brand and logo.”

Executive Pursuits: A Rookie Reports From the Syracuse Sidelines. Harry Hurt III takes a turn at sportscasting for ESPN during a football game between Syracuse University and the University of Connecticut.

Citizen Journalists Provided Glimpses of Mumbai Attacks. The attacks in India served as another case study in how technology is transforming people into potential reporters, adding a new dimension to the news media.

With Thanksgiving in the Past, Moviegoers Turn to a Christmas Comedy. “Four Christmases,” a holiday comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon, led the box office on a solid post-Thanksgiving weekend.

Books of The Times: A Media Mogul With Relentless Moxie. Michael Wolff has written a supercilious yet star-struck portrait of Rupert Murdoch, the planet’s most notorious press baron.

Celebrating Luxury in the Time of Melancholia. Time Style & Design, a new magazine from Time, focuses on expensive goods even as consumer buying wanes.

In History Magazine, North and South Clash Again. The special Abraham Lincoln issue of American Heritage magazine displays an ad for a Civil War ring emblazoned with the Confederate flag.

Advertising: Is ‘On Sale’ the Greeting of the Season? And Other Questions. A seasonal wrap-up of thoughts on an advertising columnist’s mind.

CNN Pitches a Cheaper Wire Service to Newspapers. With its wire service, CNN is taking aim at The Associated Press, the largest news-gathering outlet in the world.

World Falls for American Media, Even as It Sours on America. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the White House wanted major media companies to help improve the U.S. image abroad. That hasn’t panned out.

A Generation of Local TV Anchors Is Signing Off. Cost-cutting at many local stations includes the big salaries commanded by news anchors.

Bill Drake, 71, Dies; Created a Winning Radio Style. Mr. Drake transformed radio programming with a syndicated format that delivered more music, fewer commercials and high-energy “Boss Jocks.”

Redstone Sells Majority Stake in Video Game Publisher. Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, said that he had sold his stake in Midway Games as his family’s holding company looks to get out from under $1.6 billion in debt.

Advertising: Hot Food, and Air, at Bus Stops. Heated air will warm 10 Chicago bus shelters, courtesy of the Stove Top brand of stuffing. Such marketing is meant to entice consumers to experience products tangibly.

Houghton Mifflin Publisher Resigns. Becky Saletan, publisher of the adult trade division, will leave next week in a sign of further unraveling at the publisher.