Who’s laughing? LateNighter, a digital news site about late-night TV, hopes to buck media trends

NEW YORK (AP) — At first glance, Jed Rosenzweig’s new venture would seem like a fool’s errand: launching a digital news site during brutal economic times for the media to cover an industry that, by traditional measures, is waning in influence.

That didn’t dissuade him. LateNighter, a website and newsletter that follows late-night television comedy, began operations in February.

There’s been plenty to chew on since then, including Jon Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show,” John Mulaney’s new Netflix show...