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Media briefing Tuesday 20 Aug 2013 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » David Miranda: 'They said I would be put in jail if I didn't co-operate' Partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald gives his first interview on nine-hour interrogation at Heathrow airport David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face | Alan Rusbridger Alan Rusbridger: As the events in a Heathrow transit lounge – and the Guardian offices – have shown, the threat to journalism is real and growing Al Jazeera America readies for launch with bold 'real news' formula Network will be broadcast across nearly 50m homes in the US on Tuesday with ambitious effort to provide quality in-depth content Nicholas Lyndhurst condemns 'cruel bedlam' of reality TV Former Only Fools and Horses actor becomes latest star to lament genre's impact on small-screen schedules TV needs more female personalities, says Sandi Toksvig Broadcaster says programme environments such as Mock the Week don't lend themselves to females who are not aggressive Google trying to evade UK privacy laws, campaigners claim Search giant aims to contest right of British users to bring case in UK over claims company illicitly tracked their web browsing. By Charles Arthur BT Sport's first live Premier League game no match for Sky Liverpool v Stoke averaged 447,000 viewers, less than quarter who watched Swansea v Manchester United on Sky Sports. By Jason Deans Digital magazines: how popular are they? The latest magazine circulation figures from the PPA show promising digital results for the industry – but is it enough to offset the fall in print? Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day's media stories, including the latest on David Miranda detention and al-Jazeera set to launch in the US Latest from the Media blog More » Condé Nast's style bible is still in Vogue as upmarket publisher sits pretty Josh Halliday: Digital growth may be embryonic, but its luxury publications continue to show resilience to magazine downturn Magazine ABCs show the extent of gloom across the sector David Hepworth: Publishers must look to digital growth and how some of the more traditional titles have managed to contain circulation losses James Harding's BBC drama will play out in the public spotlight Steve Hewlett: The incoming director of news will find the corporation very different to the Times – and will face the full scrutiny of the press Top comment on MediaGuardian More » Daily Record engages in revisionism over its coverage of Rangers Roy Greenslade notes the change of tune at the Scottish tabloid in its coverage of a football club's travails Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Radio 4 listeners steamed up by 'sexual noises' | Media Monkey Radio 4 listeners have complained about "distinct sexual noises" during the not-especially-raunchy drama The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Other listeners moaned about "grunts and grinds" during the not-particularly-steamy soap The Archers, according to the Daily Star. Radio 4: giving its audience the hump since 2013. Ahem.

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