Outlook for automotive: Hard to say Study finds big jump in fourth-quarter TV advertising but how other media did is unknown. Talking with Kantar Media's Jon Swallen.   Supremes' gift to TV stations: Big bucks High court ruling opens the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in political ad spending by corporations and unions   The big story in 2010: The ad recovery Look to the second quarter for the first signs, say media planners and buyers. Here are some other trends they foresee in 2010.   Top media story of 2009: Death of Jacko Jackson tops the worsening woes of the media economy in a poll of media planners and buyers. Biggest media debacle: Jon and Kate.   Behind the bum third-quarter numbers Ad spending actually declined, defying expectations that it would pick up. Talking with TNS Media Intelligence's Jon Swallen.   Ad economy: Recovery is still a ways off Year-end forecasts see slow growth in ad spending, with 2009 finishing in the negative and recovery beginning well into 2010   Election ad spending outlook: Robust Figure $1 billion will be spent in 2009 on candidates and issues, and then comes next year. Talking with TNS's Evan Tracey.   Readers: Yes, we're still toughing it out Morale is holding up among media planners and buyers, though they see recovery further out on the horizon than they did this summer   Behind the decline in online advertising Spending this year is now expected to fall 2.9 percent, led by search and classified. Talking with eMarketer's David Hallerman.   Scoping out the recovery in advertising Fourth-quarter spending will sink another 9 percent, which in one sense is a good thing. Speaking with Magna's Brian Wieser. next >>