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"I do think that the quality which makes a man want to write and be read is essentially a desire for self-exposure and is masochistic. Like one of those guys who has a compulsion to take his thing out and show it on the street." - James Jones
Taking Out The Trash
Friday May 16, 2008
Good morning Washington. The EPpY Awards have been announced. Today is Bob Edwards' birthday. And Tracy Sefl is deservedly reaping the rewards of all that good karma sent her way. Big Russ is reaping the rewards of all that scotch sent to him by Terry McAuliffe.
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Most of you would work at the Washington Post in a second if offered the job.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "Y'all, I had lunch today with a PR girl who switched sides. Direct quote: My days are far less stressful. My salary's a lot higher. But I miss journalism every day. How bout them apples?"
NEWSPAPERS
The Guardian reports, "Thomson Reuters, the news and information giant created when the Canadian group bought its rival for £8.7bn last year, has today confirmed it is about to outline significant job losses in an internal email to staff."
Reuters reports, "Battered U.S. newspaper Journal Register Co JRCO.PK may have found a savior to help it stave off default. Ancora Capital is willing to invest at least $25 million to shore up the struggling newspaper publisher in return for a significant ownership stake, the company disclosed in a filing with U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday."
"AAN and Medill Announce AltWeekly Awards Finalists." The Washington City Paper has six finalists in five different categories.
Media Life reports, "Things would certainly look tough for the Financial Times, Britain's salmon-colored business newspaper, now that The Wall Street Journal has a new owner. As a global player, Rupert Murdoch is far savvier about international media than the old owners of the U.S. business daily."
Wall Street Journal reports, "The Knight Foundation just announced the winners of its second annual Knight News Challenge, a contest that funds ideas to transform community news through digital technology. A total of $5.5 million is being awarded to 16 different projects. One clear thread among several of the 16 projects that were selected: A focus on mobile phones and mobile technology." For the full list of winners, click here.
Media Matters asks, "Will Post and Journal Call for Release of Cindy McCain's Taxes as They Did with Teresa Heinz Kerry?"
Washingtonian's Tim Wendel writes, "Stephen Hunter, one of America's top film critics, also writes novels filled with the guns and violence he loves in movies. Whether armed with a pen or a .45, he's a force."
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TV
An ABC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research for Sunday, May 11, 2008, ABC News' 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' outperformed CBS' 'Face the Nation' among total viewers and Adults 25-54. This is the eleventh week in a row and the 23rd time this season 'This Week' beat 'Face' among total viewers. Among the key Adult 25-54 demographic, this is the 14th time this season 'This Week' beat CBS. "
A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, May 11, 2008 in all categories. On Sunday, the Russert-moderated program was No. 1, averaging 4.138 million total viewers"
CNBC reports, "Until this year, this annual 'Upfront' ad sales week in May has been reserved for the broadcast networks to sell their ad time. But this year Time Warner's Turner cable channels positioned their upfront ad sales period smack dab in the middle of the action, sending the message that they're taking on the nets head-on."
USAToday reports, "Networks may struggle to meet upfront expectations"
A release announced, "C-SPAN will air its feature documentary, 'The Capitol' Memorial Day weekend beginning Sunday, May 25 at 9:00 PM (ET), and will re-air the special Monday, May 26 at 3:00, 8:00 and 11:00PM (ET)."
TVNewser's Chris Ariens reports, "How the Nets Covered the Edwards Endorsement of Obama"
Gannett Blog reports, "Gannett Broadcasting President Dave Lougee (left) warned employees in a letter today about planned changes meant to protect a 'majority' of the company's TV station jobs -- but apparently not all."
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ONLINE MEDIA
The AP reports, "Google has surpassed Yahoo to become the most popular Web site in the United States, according to comScore Inc.'s rankings by the number of unique monthly visitors."
The Washington Post announced that Pierre Kattar earned a local Emmy nomination in 2008 for his story on "Contamination and a Crusade" in the Public/Current/Community Affairs -- Feature Segment category. Also, colleagues Ben de la Cruz and Nancy Donaldson have earned a nomination for their collaboration on "Living with PTSD" in the Public/Current/Community Affairs -- Program/Special category. Both projects launched as part of packages produced with the newspaper.
Max Frankel, former executive editor of The New York Times, talks to Columbia News Tonight about the state of journalism.
MarketWatch's Jon Friedman writes, "It was big news when Bloomberg announced Monday that Norman Pearlstine, a senior adviser at the Carlyle Group, had joined the company as chief content officer. After all, Pearlstine had been the top news executive at Time Inc. and The Wall Street Journal."
TechCrunch reports, "Report: Al Gore's CurrentTV Offered $100 Million For Digg In 2006"
The Guardian reports, "Nearly half of all internet users would support a voluntary code of conduct for bloggers and online commentators, according to research. A survey by legal firm DLA Piper said 46% of web users think bloggers should sign up to a code that reflected the laws on defamation, intellectual property and incitement, with 15% ambivalent and 4% strongly opposed."
Business Week reports, "Why Twitter Matters"
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NEWS NOTES
The White House announced yesterday that President Bush announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Bethlehem to attend the Palestine Investment Conference May 21-23, 2008. Among the delegation is Walter Isaacson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aspen Institute.
FishbowlNY's Noah Davis reports, "Bonnie Fuller to Announce New 'Media' Venture 'Shortly'"
The Boston Phoenix reports, "It's time to cover John McCain again -- and here are ten good places for the media to start."
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JOBS
Federal Election Commission is seeking a Press Officer.
Saudi Press Agency is seeking an Administrative Assistant.
Street Sense is looking for an Editor for Homeless Newspaper.
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Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext Thursday May 15, 2008
Good morning Washington. Wednesday was Karen Travers' birthday. And Mike Allen's Playbook tells us that today is the birthday of Mark Mazetti and Lynn Sweet. Did you also see Buzz Aldrin last night at Hudson?
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Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "Geez, I was never out to get rich, but I at least thought journalism would give me enough to pay the bills and then have a little spending money left over at the end of the month. I would have just dropped out of high school and gotten a job working in a convenience store if I'd known I'd make this kind of salary. So much for the value of a college education!"
NEWSPAPERS
The Telegraph reports, "A fund raising event at the London home of Rupert Murdoch's daughter has raised $400,000 for Barack Obama's campaign to be President."
The Pew Weekly News Interest Index shows, "Barack Obama may be building an insurmountable lead in the Democratic primary race, but the public is sending a strong message to journalists and pundits: It is too early to declare, as some already have, that the race is over. Fully 72% of the public -- including comparable percentages of Democrats, Republicans and independents – say that journalists should not be anointing Obama as the Democratic nominee at this stage in the race. Just 20% say that journalists should be doing this."
Business Wire reports, "2008 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management -- Daniel Hertzberg of The Wall Street Journal to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award"
CJR reports, "Read through the coverage of any presidential campaign and you will invariably find instances in which the conventional wisdom was turned on its head. Yet there is a sense that the conventional wisdom about the current contest has been especially wrong. The New York Times, itself a chief purveyor of conventional wisdom, said as much in a March 9 analysis that claimed the 'accuracy rate' has plummeted to 'new lows.'"
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TV
Regarding this, a reader tells us, "The first three years of salary of Chris Wallace's contract at FOX were 800,000, 900,000 and 1,000,000. All of Katie Couric's years have been better than Chris Wallace's.
ClickZ reports, "Health and wellness stories are a staple of television and NBC has the archived segments to prove it. Now, NBC Universal Digital Media is forming an online network that makes those video clips available to Web publishers."
Huffington Post reports, "Barack Obama passed off a reporter today in Michigan, and she seemed less than amused by his name for her. 'Hold on one second there, sweetie,' he says. The reporter signed off: 'This sweetie never did get an answer to that question.'"
Media Bloodhound looks at "Brian Williams' 'Truthiness' in Advertising"
TVNewser's Chris Ariens reports, "Normally, you would have seen Howard Fineman on MSNBC last night, but the 2008 primary season has been far from normal. So last night, the Newsweek columnist/senior Washington correspondent/deputy D.C. Bureau Chief and NBC News analyst added another title: author. Fineman was feted by his TV and magazine colleagues for his new book The Thirteen American Arguments. No argument from Brian Williams and his wife Jane and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham and his wife Keith. They threw the bash."
From Hot Air: "Video: Chris Matthews darned tired of being Terry McAuliffe's punching bag"
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ONLINE MEDIA
"Results from the Dow Jones Insight—2008 Presidential Election Media Pulse show that with only six primaries left following the split for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Indiana and North Carolina, the end may be near for Clinton as media coverage turns more pessimistic in regard to her campaign."
Online Media Daily reports, "Further exploring the latest trend in online content distribution, CondéNet has launched MySpace applications for its top properties, including Style.com, Epicurious.com, Wired.com and its teen girl-focused flip.com."
The AP reports, "A notorious 'Spam King' and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever."
Reuters reports, "Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc, alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets."
Online Media Daily reports, "America's business elite, the so-called 'C suite' that run our country's medium and large size businesses, are changing their personal media habits and spending much more of their time online. That may come as little surprise given the corresponding shifts that have taken place in the consumer population but the new findings, released this morning by global market research giant Ipsos, provides tangible proof of the impact digital media is having on one of the most difficult to reach, but most important media targets of all."
"Facebook is stepping up its international expansion. The Palo Alto (Calif.)-based company will introduce tools that translate the site into four additional languages: Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, and Polish, BusinessWeek.com has learned."
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MAGAZINES
The Guardian reports, "BBC Magazines is to launch a US title aimed at readers with a 'curious mind' that will take on National Geographic and other natural history and science publications. The 100-page full-colour glossy, BBC Knowledge Magazine, will publish six times a year from August and use content from UK titles BBC History Magazine, BBC Wildlife Magazine and popular science publication Focus."
Mixed Media reports, "Revenge or coincidence? A few weeks ago, The New Republic cried foul after Time produced a concept cover that resembled one that TNR had published. (Time said its design was in homage to a current NBA ad campaign.) Now it's TNR's turn to be accused of lacking originality. This week's paint-by-numbers cover, consisting of an unfinished watercolor rendering of Barack Obama, bears a distinct resemblance to a Time cover from 2004 featuring Howard Dean."
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NEWS NOTES
Media Matters' Eric Boehlert writes, "Campaign aides for Sen. John McCain want very much to sell the American public on the "McCain brand" and to pitch the Republican candidate as a sort of stand-alone, untarnished political entity, according to a recent Washington Post article. ... So guess what members of the press, including those at MSNBC, CNN, NBC, The Washington Post, Newsweek, the Politico, and The Boston Globe, have been doing incessantly in recent weeks. They've been making glowing references to the durability and appeal of the 'McCain brand.' I mean, how lucky can the Republicans get? The press is echoing precisely the message that the candidate's advisers want repeated again and again. What are the odds?"
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JOBS
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is looking for a Director of Public Affairs and a Business Writer/Editor.
McKee Nelson LLP is looking for a Marketing Assistant.
Education Writers Association is looking for a Seminar Program Coordinator.
Access Intelligence, LLC is looking for a News Editor/Reporter, Web and Print and an Associate Editor
Patuxent Publishing Co. is looking for a General Assignment Reporter.
Center for American Progress is looking for a Design/Production Artist
MarketWatch is looking for a Financial Services & Housing Regulation Reporter
The Associated Press is looking for a Chief of Bureau -- Washington, D.C.
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Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext Wednesday May 14, 2008
Good morning Washington. Congrats to Wash Times photographer Michael Connor and his wife Nicole, who had their first child on 5/1. Grace Connor weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. and everyone is healthy and resting at their home in Annapolis.
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Leading the photo caption contest is, "Barack told me I had to stay in the basement during his speech announcing his decision to run for President, but I climbed up the walls like this to get a better view" Don't forget to vote!
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "A bad newspaper isn't any better online. Why is this such a hard concept for the corporate people to understand? No wonder people have given up on us."
NEWSPAPERS
"The May 6 primaries in North Carolina and Indiana may well have put an end to the contentious fight for the Democratic nomination in the eyes of the media, according to a Project for Excellence in Journalism study of campaign coverage."
Reuters reports, "The fight to buy Tribune Co's Newsday surprised many in the media world -- not because of its high-profile combatants, but because of the price they were willing to pay to buy a newspaper."
In the Red State vs. Politico face off, FamousDC declares, "Round 1 of Erickson vs. Bres looks to go to the gentleman from Georgia. We'll pay attention and let you know if either side jumps up for Round 2."
Media Matters reports, "Military analysts named in Times exposé appeared or were quoted more than 4,500 times on broadcast nets, cables, NPR"
Secretary of Treasury Paulson is going to keynote the Post 200 event on Friday at the JW Marriott. This event is tied to The Washington Post's Post 200 list. The event is open to the public. For more info, click here.
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TV
An ABC release announced, "'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households, and Adults 25-54 for the week of May 5-9. The ABC News broadcast averaged 8.01 million Total Viewers, and a 1.9/8 among Adults 25-54, outperforming NBC's 'Nightly News' by 210,000 Total Viewers and 100,000 key demo viewers. This marks ABC's largest Total Viewing advantage over NBC in more than 6 months (week of October 29, 2007). Additionally, this is the 17th time this season 'World News' has ranked first among Adults 25-54 and the 10th time this season the broadcast has ranked first among total viewers."
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ONLINE MEDIA
TechCrunch reports, "The internet is littered with people who don’t know what they’re talking about. Common sense is usually enough to separate the junk from legitimate articles, but even the most highly-regarded publications have been infiltrated by reporters who like to make things up. NewsCred, an international startup based out of Geneva and Stockholm, is trying to address this problem by assigning a credibility rating to every big-name publisher, author, and story."
FT.com reports, "Eric Schmidt was doing his level best late last week not to gloat. With Microsoft dropping its attempted takeover of Yahoo, the Google chief executive had just seen his arch-rival abandon its most direct attack yet on Google's growing dominance of online search and advertising."
The Boston Globe reports, "Nearly two decades after the federal government required television networks to provide text captions for hearing-impaired viewers, there's a move afoot to set the same standard for Internet video. Democratic US Representative Ed Markey of Malden is backing a bill that would require major producers of Internet videos to add captions as well as 'video description' soundtracks that describe the on-screen action for blind people."
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MAGAZINES
Media Daily News reports, "Most big magazine publishers saw total ad pages decline in the first four months of 2008 compared to the same period last year, according to the most recent Group Publisher's Report from TNS Media Intelligence. While some losses can be attributed to the closing of various titles since last year, the broad nature of the declines, cutting across a number of categories, looks ominous for the magazine industry."
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RADIO
Radio Ink reports, "Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin said during today's first-quarter earnings call that if the FCC ultimately approves his company's merger with XM Satellite Radio with conditions that are 'so egregious that they're not in shareholders' or subscribers' best interest, then we won't do it.'"
DCRTV reports, "American University's WAMU (88.5 FM) is touting its fifth place overall finish in the DC radio ratings. Usually, public radio outlets, like WAMU, are not included in the commercial radio ratings. WAMU says its broadcast of NPR's 'Morning Edition' ranks third, with 353,000 weekly listeners. The evening drive, anchored by NPR's 'All Things Considered,' placed second, with more than 214,000 weekly listeners, according to WAMU. The station, which programs news and talk on weekday, and some music programs on weekends, also touts its top-rated Saturday morning and Sunday lineups. When compared with public radio stations in other markets, WAMU says it ranks third nationwide, with 534,100 DC metro listeners, and a weekly total audience of 621,600, including the Baltimore metro. This places WAMU behind only San Francisco's KQED-FM and NYC's WNYC-FM in public radio listenership. Also, WAMU has signed a new contract with the Radio Reseach Consortium, which allows it to use Arbitron ratings data."
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WEST WING REPORTAGE
Wonkette invites you to "Buy Helen Thomas' Crazy Art"
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JOBS
Archaeology publisher is looking for an Assistant Editor.
Stars and Stripes is looking for an Editor for Newspaper Copy and Editor for Newspaper Web Assistant.
Biblical Archaeology Society is looking for an Editor.
Tax Analysts is looking for an Editor.
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive is looking for a Producer; Jobs, Cars, and Real Estate
Times Community Newspapers is looking for a News Editor
USA TODAY seeks a Senior Video Editor with solid news judgment
FierceMarkets, Inc. is seeking a Web-savvy Senior IT Editor.
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Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext Tuesday May 13, 2008
Good morning Washington. Check out Mike Huckabee on MSNBC today. "Bloomberg L.P. Names Norman Pearlstine Chief Content Officer." And do you know your MoDo? And are you one of D.C.'s Go-To Guests?
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Most of you will be sitting on a beach sometime this summer. A reader has this to say about the poll, "As of right now, 13% of MB readers are not beachbound this summer... because of the frothy Hill activity that's going to be happening? Unless you've had the gambling sense to tether yourself to the Obama or McCain teams, you've got no excuse not to saddle up, drive 2.5 hours East and catch some serious rays... come on DC!"
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "i am angry that so many news sources are opening :bureaus” on college compuses or college blogs. All they are doing is firing people like us and replacing them with free labor from college students."
REVOLVING DOOR
A release announced, "Bloomberg today announced that it has named Norman Pearlstine its Chief Content Officer, a newly-created position. In this role Pearlstine will partner with Bloomberg News Founder and Editor-in-Chief Matthew Winkler to seek growth opportunities for its television, radio, magazine and online products and to make the most of the existing Bloomberg News operations."
Redding News Review reports, "Two top executives are leaving black media giant Radio One, as the company continues to struggle. Alejandro A. Clabiorne, vice president of marketing for the company, has given his notice and Lee Michaels, national program director for Syndication One News/Talk, has already left, three sources tell Redding News Review."
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NEWSPAPERS
Media Matters reports, "Wash. Times issues correction for uncritically quoting Indiana man calling Obama a Muslim"
The Boston Globe reports, "As The Christian Science Monitor marks its 100th anniversary this year, the Boston-based newspaper is weighing changes with an eye toward remaining viable in an uncertain media environment. In an e-mailed response to questions from the Globe, Jonathan Wells, the managing publisher of the Monitor, acknowledged that the paper is considering a 'weekly product,' along with 'the staffing requirements to produce it.'"
The New York Times reports, "Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of The New York Times Company, and his wife, Gail Gregg, a painter and writer, said the decision to end their marriage was amicable."
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TV
Jack Shafer calls the WSJ's "Editorial Report" the worst show on a cable news network.
Robert Schlesinger: "Karl Rove and the Media-Politico Revolving Door: It Goes Further Back than Stephanopoulos"
The New York Times reports, "The missing six million viewers who were watching prime television last May and have disappeared this year are still watching, but on their own terms."
Joe Klein: "How Actual Journalism Works"
Televisionpoint.com reports, "A Media Brand Values survey, conducted in three continents, has revealed high levels of trust and influence for BBC World News and its associated website BBCWorld.com among some of the world's most influential business professionals."
"'Daily Show' crew can't pierce HRC bubble"
ars technica reports, "Rarely has one Federal Communications Commission filing provoked as much ire as this. Thirteen major broadcast and newspaper groups have filed lengthy denunciations of a public interest group's appeal to redo the FCC's recent relaxation of its TV station/newspaper cross-ownership ban. Their comments once again expose the enormous divide between public opinion and big media on this issue."
Newsday reports, "Cablevision Systems Corp. announced Monday morning an agreement to acquire Newsday from Tribune Co. in a $650-million deal that would create a regional news and advertising giant with a powerful grip on Long Island."
Crain's New York reports, "The 2007-2008 television season still has a few weeks to go, but the cable networks are already claiming victory over the broadcast networks. According to an analysis by Turner Research, part of Time Warner's cable networks division, the big four networks suffered declines in viewing this season that started before the writers strike's effects were felt, and continued after new shows came back on the air. Those losses became cable's gains."
MediaBloodhound reports, "John King, chief national correspondent for CNN, broke off his engagement to colleague Dana Bash Thursday after revealing a months-long affair with his interactive election map."
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ONLINE MEDIA
The Financial Post reports, "It may not employ any reporters or produce any stories, but Google Inc. is playing an increasingly pivotal role in the business of newspapers. The Internet giant accounted for almost two-thirds of search traffic going to U. S. newspaper Web sites last March, according to the latest figures from Hitwise. Numbers like that made Josh Cohen a popular man at the Canadian Newspaper Association conference in Toronto last week."
FT.com reports, "Jim Buckmaster has a cheerful disregard for the conventional yardsticks of business success. 'I don't have a yacht or a Gulfstream,' the chief executive of online classified advertising company Craigslist says. 'I rent a house. I don't own a car, I have a bike.' That self-consciously anti-establishment stance has become a hallmark of Craigslist, much as it once fed the counter-culture brand of Ben & Jerry's. But while the ice cream maker eventually sold out to Unilever, Craigslist seems bent on a bloody fight for its independence."
The Economist announced, "Today we launch a redesigned home-page for Economist.com. Those of you who were familiar with (and even fond of) the previous version will naturally wonder: why the change? We wanted to do three main things—make the page simpler, deeper and more enjoyable for the reader."
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MAGAZINES
The Deal reports, "Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, who just shut down two of the company's film studios, is expected to turn to the Time Inc. publishing unit for more cost cutting. A sale of the slow-growth Southern Progress division, which publishes Sunset and other magazines, is seen as a 'no-brainer.'"
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RADIO
A release announced, "XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) today announced earnings for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. Revenue for the first quarter 2008 rose to $308 million, a nearly 17 percent increase over first quarter 2007 revenue of $264 million."
A release announced, "Winter ratings are in, and public radio station WAMU 88.5 is #5 in the Washington, D.C., market overall. The station's broadcast of NPR's Morning Edition from 6-10 a.m., weekdays, ranked #3 in the market, with more than 353,000 weekly listeners. The evening drive, anchored by NPR's All Things Considered from 6-8 p.m., weekdays, ranked #2 in the market, with more than 214,000 weekly listeners."
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JOBS
Hanley Wood, LLC is looking for a Design Director.
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Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext Monday May 12, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Jonathan Kaplan's birthday. Forty years ago, Rev. Abernathy led the March of Poor to Washington, D.C. Tony Hawk, Katherine Hepburn and Yogi Berra celebrate birthdays (Hat Tip: MicCheckRadio). As TVNewser tells us, you may have seen Chris Matthews delivering a commencement address this weekend at Old Dominion or Cokie Roberts at Miami of Ohio.
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You do not try to watch Saturday Night Live each week.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "I'm not angry, but I am done. All my journalism friends commend me for getting out of the print side and finding good footing on the Web side. But I realized this week that, I am no longer a journalist. What I do now is not journalism. It's not. So newspapers are dying and what's left is…what? Sigh."
This week's mediabistro.com classes include Intro to Travel Writing, The Whole Freelancer, Intro to Fashion Careers and Copywriting: Mastering Ad Writing.
NEWSPAPERS
The Chicago Tribune reports, "Tribune Co. reported a big first-quarter profit, thanks to a mammoth tax gain the Chicago media concern recorded in connection with the leveraged buyout by which it went private at the end of 2007. Without that artificial boost from the tax change, the company swung to a loss, as interest payments soared to service Tribune's heavy load of buyout-related debt."
Media Daily News reports, "Amid all the dire talk of falling revenues at big newspaper publishers, some good news gets lost: Many smaller operations are doing quite nicely -- even during an economic downturn. Above all, smaller newspapers are benefiting from their still-unchallenged ability to deliver local audiences for local advertisers."
BET's Debra Lee disses the WaPo.
More details on Yahoo/Politico's online interview with President Bush tomorrow.
TNR's Gabriel Sherman asks, "Does Murdoch know what he's doing to the 'Journal'?"
USAToday reports, "A federal appeals court on Friday seemed open to allowing a former USA TODAY reporter to protect the identities of sources who named former Army scientist Steven Hatfill as a possible suspect in the 2001 terrorist attacks that killed five people."
Deb Howell on "A Shaky Performance on Corrections."
Poynter Online has the release that announced, "David Bradley, chairman of Atlantic Media Company, announced Loretta Tofani the 2008 recipient of the Michael Kelly Award at a ceremony Thursday night in Washington. She was honored for her series on unsafe working conditions in China written for The Salt Lake Tribune."
In a speech to Northwest International Circulation Executives, Tim J. McGuire says, "Newspaper circulation leaders need to make their own sandwiches"
Clark Hoyt on "Information That Doesn't Come Freely."
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TV
"McAuliffe says Russert's dad is dead"
TVNewser's Chris Ariens reports, "A 24-year-old Fox News Channel production assistant was fired this morning for something she said during the red carpet arrivals at the Time 100 Gala last night. Insiders tell us the assistant, identified as Jennifer Locke, was on assignment with a camera crew to cover the entertainment angle of the event. When Sen. John McCain walked by, the assistant said, 'I voted for you in the primary, you're going to win.'"
B&C reports, "CBS News almost had its own “Dewey Beats Truman” moment during the Indiana primary Tuesday night. The network went out on a considerable limb, calling Indiana for Hillary Clinton a few minutes after 8 p.m. Evening News anchor Katie Couric delivered the prediction during the opening minutes of NCIS. But as the night wore on and more precincts reported in Barack Obama's favor, Clinton's lead became decidedly thin. The on-screen graphics at CNN, MSNBC and Fox News declared the contest 'too close to call.'"
Dallas News reported on Friday, "Veteran CBS newsman Bob Schieffer has left the University of Texas at Arlington administration thunderstruck. Tonight, the broadcaster will give the keynote address at the graduation celebration in Maverick Stadium. And he'll do it for free."
On pundits' declaration that the race for the Democratic nominee is over, Slate's Jack Shafer writes, "Were the latest election returns so conclusive that the TV correspondents couldn't have arrived at the same conclusion days or weeks ago? It's not as if Obama's landslide in North Carolina and Clinton's Indiana squeaker sent a flood of superdelegates to the game-ending, presumptive, and indisputably victorious Obama."
TVNewser's Steve Krakauer answers the questions, "NYT on the Tube: How'd it Go?"
PBS's Michael Getler writes, "If you are a devoted viewer of PBS, it was hard to miss endless shots of Navy jets taking off and landing on the deck of the USS Nimitz last week, part of a highly-promoted and, indeed, tantalizing series called "Carrier." It filled 10 prime-time hours; two hours a night from Sunday through Thursday. It stirred lots of viewers to write to our office with their reactions."
Huffington Post reports, "NBC Universal President & CEO Jeff Zucker leaving the Upper East Side apartment of his once -- and future? -- network star, Katie Couric."
Politico's Michael Calderone reports, "Lanny Davis on CNN primary night: 'Worst experience I ever had on television'"
Media Matters reports, "In an audio recording of an April 18, 2006, Pentagon meeting attended by several media military analysts, one of the attendees tells then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that he would 'personally love' for Rumsfeld 'to take the offensive, to just go out there and just crush these people so that when we go on, we're -- forgive me -- we're parroting, but it's what has to be said. It's what we believe in, or we would not be saying it.' He adds: 'And we'd love to be following our leader, as indeed you are. You are the leader. You are our guy.' Will media outlets try to determine if they have hosted the speaker?"
"That Pundit on Fox News? An Upstart Named Rove"
Variety reports, "Al Gore launches Italian Current TV"
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ONLINE MEDIA
Red Herring reports, "Old media is still having trouble dealing with the new era. That was the strongest message at the Argyle Executive Forum on Leadership in Media in New York Wednesday. A stellar group of media executives mostly associated with 'old media' lamented the end of the days of fat profits and the lack of a clear new business model in the age of the Internet."
Wall Street Journal's Buzzwatch reports, "If you want to understand how citizen journalists armed with cellphones are going to change the world -- and create challenges and opportunities for businesses -- spend a few minutes at Twisney.com. What you'll find there: Live updates from ordinary people walking around Disney World, using their cellphones to share their experiences with anyone who cares to take notice. As journalism goes, it's not the Watergate break-in, or even liveblogging from a campaign event. But for some people it is, as the saying goes, news you can use -- and that makes it an idea worth understanding."
wowowow.com features, "Everything I Hate About Myself I See in Hillary," by Judy Bachrach
NewsBusters reports, "CNN's Blitzer to Huffington: 'I Read Your Blog on HuffPost All the Time'"
Reuters reports, "Google Inc expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday."
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BOOKS
The New York Observer reports, "Media Mob got an e-mail a few minutes ago from a publicist at Simon & Schuster informing us, in the subject line, that 'Facebook is subject of new S&S acquisition.' Holy cow, we thought! Mark Zuckerburg finally agreed to sell? To Simon & Schuster? They've had a pretty good year, sure, but what would a publishing house want with Facebook? Maybe someone up high thought they were really buying a book? Turns out Simon actually just acquired a book about Facebook. Not nearly as exciting but still: David Kirkpatrick from Fortune is writing it, it's called The Facebook Effect, and Zuckerburg has agreed to cooperate."
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MAGAZINES
The New York Post reports, "The hottest spot in town on the media scene was the Time 100 party last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center to honor the 100 people that the weekly magazine deems to be the world's most influential. Somewhere between 30 and 40 honorees were expected to be on hand for last night's event, which meant that the majority of those who were named the world's most influential -- such as Mayor Bloomberg -- didn't attend the black-tie bash."
FishbowlNY has "The Time 100: The Photo Evidence" and "The Time 100: A Whole Lot of Celebrities Packed Into One Room"
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JOBS
American Lung Association is looking for a Director, Media Relations.
Congressional Quarterly is looking for a Vice President, Advertising.
FOX Business Network is looking for an Assignment Editor/Producer-Fox Business Network.
KaBOOM! is looking for a Marketing Manager.
RTC Relationship Marketing is looking for a Quality Control Manager -- Direct Marketing Agency.
Hanley Wood, LLC is looking for a Managing Editor.
Martinsville Bulletin is looking for a Copy Editor and a Reporter.
The Gazette/Comprint Military is looking for a Reporter.
Virginian-Pilot Interactive Media is looking for an Online News Producer.
Army Times Publishing Company is looking for a Reporter to cover Federal Government and a hard-nosed staff writer to cover variety of Air Force Operations.
Hampton Roads Magazine is seeking an Assistant Editor for Regional Lifestyle Magazine.
Chronicle of Higher Education is looking for an Editorial intern.
A Premier Luxury Magazine is looking for Sales Executives.
Jesuit Conference USA is looking for a Media Relations Manager.
Science Magazine, published by AAAS, is looking for Science Online Site Licensing Sales, East Coast.
A Premier Luxury Magazine is looking for a Graphic Designer.
A Premier Luxury Magazine is looking for an Editorial Assistant.
AAAS is looking for an Art Director.
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research is looking for a
Policy and Communications Associate.
Congressional Quarterly is looking for an Assistant Documents Editor.
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Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Ezra Klein (have you seen him on "Hardball" lately?!?) and Mark Leibovich. Oh, and Ghostface Killah, too. (UPDATE: Mike Allen's Playbook tells us that it's Dana Perino's birthday)
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You think Hillary will drop out of the race in a matter of weeks.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "As an editor, I am sorry if I don't jump for joy every time you turn in a 400 word piece of crap that we will have to use to fill space but we might not need it. If you wanted to impress me you would get off of Youtube, Facebook, Myspace, ESPN, and Drudge and start putting in work to hone your chops. So either wait your turn to get cover something interesting or writing something extraordinary. Either way it is up to you."
REVOLVING DOOR
A release announced, "ALM today announced that David L. Brown, editor in chief of Legal Times, will expand his responsibilities to also serve as publisher of the newspaper and Web site, Washington's leading sources of legal news. In this new position, Brown will oversee all business affairs at the paper, as well as coverage of the region's legal business, lobbying, and Capitol Hill. Brown replaces Ann Pelham, publisher of the newspaper since 1998, who is retiring from Legal Times and taking a sabbatical from journalism."
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NEWSPAPERS
MediaBloodhound reports, "Media Matters posted a piece this afternoon about how the right-wing Washington Times today 'quoted [an] Indiana man saying Obama is 'a Muslim' without noting the assertion is false.' ... An additional search, however, reveals the decidedly more credible Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Baltimore Sun also reported the same scene without pointing out the man's claim was false."
The Pew Weekly News Interest Index shows, "The latest round of news about Barack Obama and his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright dominated campaign news coverage last week. Wright's comments are by far the biggest political event of the campaign to date: fully 62% say they have heard a lot or a little about Rev. Wright's recent speeches. Most Americans (59%) think that news organizations have overcovered the Wright controversy. About two-thirds of Democrats (66%) and nearly as many independents (59%) say that news organizations have devoted too much coverage to Wright’s recent speeches. But as many as half of Republicans agree that Wright's comments have received too much coverage."
Mixed Media reports, "Rupert Murdoch must be as confident of winning Newsday as he claims to be. Why else would he be ceding the New York tabloid circulation war when victory is so tantalizingly close? In yesterday's News Corp. earnings call, Murdoch made a surprise announcement that the New York Post will increase its cover price from 25 cents to 50 cents."
Boston Globe's Kevin Cullen writes, "Some years ago, when Toni Locy was a reporter for this newspaper, she wrote stories documenting that some members of the Boston Police Department weren't doing their jobs very well. The cops were furious and some put a picket line up outside the Globe. In our business, that's a compliment. And for all their huffing and puffing, the department ended up adopting reforms that Locy suggested were needed. Locy was always a good, tough-nosed journalist, always in high heels and high spirits. She is now in danger of becoming a very broke and incarcerated journalist. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., named Reggie Walton wants to bankrupt her and throw her in jail because she won't give up her sources."
Gawker writes, "Why The Times Should Abandon The News-Opinion Divide"
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TV
An ABC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research for Sunday, May 4, 2008, ABC News' 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' outperformed CBS' 'Face the Nation' among total viewers. This is the tenth week in a row and 22nd time this season 'This Week' beat 'Face' in total viewers. Compared to the same week last year “This Week” grew a significant 20% among total viewers and 17% among the key Adults 25-54 demographic. Season to date, 'This Week' grew among Adults 25-54 and experienced the greatest growth among total viewers compared to the other Sunday discussion programs. Week to week, 'This Week' increased 15% among total viewers and 14% among A25-54."
A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, May 4, 2008 in all categories. On Sunday, the Russert-moderated program was No. 1, averaging 4.346 million total viewers"
"Discovery's Quarterly Revenue Rises 12 Percent"
Washington Post reports, "The switch to digital broadcasting, the biggest change for the television industry since color TV, will get a trial run in September in Wilmington, N.C. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin plans to announce today that the agency will run the test of the transition to digital to work out the kinks before most of the country's broadcasters stop transmitting traditional analog signals and upgrade to digital-only programming."
The New York Observer reports, "On Monday, MSNBC kicked off The New York Times Special Primary Edition, a new irregularly recurring daytime political show hosted by John Harwood in which Times scribes chew over news from the campaign trail. So how did the show's premier do? Not great! According to Nielsen data, 'The New York Times Special Primary Edition,' finished fourth among cable news networks in the 2 P.M. time slot."
Eat The Press reports, "SNL Launches 'SNL Politics'"
The Philadelphia Inquirer has Gwen Ifill, "Journalism pioneer talks about politics, race, herself"
"Is 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' a news program? Stewart and his producers say that answer is no, but in a survey last year the comedian showed up as one the most admired journalists in America. To offer some light on what exactly viewers get from the program, a new Project for Excellence in Journalism study analyzes a year of content of The Daily Show and compares what it finds to what appeared in the mainstream media during the same time period."
AdAge.com reports, "Adults Spend Slightly More Than Half Their Media Hours With TV"
PBS reports, "This year, media analysts have viewed much of the 2008 primary season through the prism of race. A panel of experts discusses the way the media have covered the issue of race so far this election season." Check out the transcript here.
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ONLINE MEDIA
TechCrunch and The Washington Post have teamed up. Check it out here.
Reuters reports, "Rupert Murdoch said on Wednesday stress in the U.S. economy is squeezing advertising budgets, adding that News Corp's Fox Interactive Media would miss an ambitious $1 billion annual revenue goal by 10 percent."
Beet.TV reports, "YouTube in "HD" is Coming to Your Living Room Soon"
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MAGAZINES
TNR has compiled the full archives for Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.
The New York Times reports, "A former editor of People magazine had some hard-and-fast rules: young is better than old, pretty is better than ugly, television is better than music, music is better than movies, movies are better than sports. And anything is better than politics. Apparently that rule does not apply to the high-drama presidential campaign of 2008, judging by the unprecedented number of pages in People and other celebrity magazines devoted to coverage of the presidential candidates, along with their spouses, children, BlackBerries, wardrobes, iPods and travel Bibles."
The Deal.com reports, "Norman Pearlstine, a senior advisor at the Carlyle Group and former editor in chief of Time Inc., spoke at the 2008 Leadership in Media Forum on Wednesday morning about the future of newspapers and magazines. 'There are still plenty of reasons for owning a newspaper,' Pearlstine said. 'They remain viable business; they can be profitable; but they won't have the kinds of margins that they [had before the Internet].' However the industry is no longer for everyone: 'Owning a newspaper is for the rich guy that didn't get a football team,' he joked."
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RADIO
"Losses and Static for Radio One"
Business Week reports, "The FCC is under pressure to force stiffer restrictions on the satellite radio providers but Sirius and XM have very little leeway"
A release announced, "BlogTalkRadio (www.blogtalkradio.com), the first citizen broadcasting network, and AOL News (news.aol.com), have created a daily online talk radio show focusing on AOL News' Hot Seat question of the day. The show, called AOL Hot Seat Question of the Day, will be available to listeners on BlogTalkRadio, (www.blogtalkradio.com/AOL-Hot-Seat), and AOL's Political Machine blog, (news.aol.com/political-machine). BlogTalkRadio's Media Lizzy will host the daily program along with a Political Machine Hot Seat blogger of the day. Listeners can call in and join the conversation."
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NEWS NOTES
Mark your calendars for "I Want Media's first-ever discussion forum, The Future of Media, at New York University on June 4." For more details, click here.
BtoB reports, "CEOs of business media companies discussed challenges facing the industry and how they are adapting their business models during a roundtable discussion Tuesday at American Business Media's 2008 Spring Meeting."
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JOBS
Northern Virginia Daily is looking for a Copy editor/page designer.
Politico is looking for a Web Producer.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is looking for an Assistant Web Editor.
Spitfire Strategies is looking for an Account Executive.
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Good morning Washington.
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Most of you watched MSNBC last night for election returns.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "I get here two hours earlier, stay an hour later and get paid several thousands less per year than the people I have to assist to keep my foot in the door. And they make me do all kinds of stupid crap that I would NEVER make an assistant do. Hell, I don't even NEED an assistant, so I should be my newsroom's favorite employee."
REVOLVING DOOR
A release announced, "The recently redesigned Science News has named Regan Pickett sales account executive. The position is based in Washington, D.C., the magazine's headquarters. The announcement was made by Elizabeth Marincola, president of Society for Science & the Public and publisher of Science News."
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NEWSPAPERS
B&C reports, "A pair of powerful legislators want to know whether news networks bear any culpability related to a Department of Defense program to recruit ex-military officers to talk up Iraq and other policies on TV, online and elsewhere. Following a story in the New York Times about the program, House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have asked FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to investigate whether the program may have violated requirements of sponsorship identification."
Media Matters reports, "Wash. Times quoted Indiana man saying Obama is 'a Muslim' without noting the assertion is false"
Check out the latest "Talk to the Newsroom" with Assistant Managing Editor Susan Edgerley.
Romenesko has a memo from New York Times' Bill Keller in which he says, "We hope that the worst is now behind us. As I told you when we met in the Times Center in February, our plan from the outset was to move through this difficult process as quickly as possible so we do not spend a year bleeding from serial cuts. There are, of course, no guarantees, but so far nothing in the company's performance or in the forecasts for the economy at large suggests we will be going through this again anytime soon. Moreover, we remain in a far better position than most competitors, thanks to a large base of extremely loyal paid subscribers, a digital news operation that is outpacing our rivals in readership and revenue, and the backing of a family that sees our work as both a civic trust and a durable business. Most important, we retain the strongest team of talented journalists in the business, and they -- you -- remain the key to all of our ambitions."
Variety's Brian Lowry writes, "As downsizing news outlets endeavor to 'do more with less,' one might think old-fashioned reporting and analysis would be enough to keep them occupied. But no, the prevailing trend extends beyond that into Carnac the Magnificent territory, prodding pundits to forecast what's to come. Welcome to the age of all the news that's fit to predict."
MarketWatch's Jon Friedman explores, "Media ethics since the Jayson Blair bombshell"
Poynter Online reports, "John S. Carroll, former editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times, gave the annual Creason Lecture at the University of Kentucky on April 1, 2008. He spoke from notes, from which he adapted" this text.
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TV
THR reports, "Dan Rather fired another round against his former network Tuesday, charging in an amended lawsuit that CBS News labeled the anchor "too hot to handle" and prevented him from being hired by other networks following his acrimonious departure."
MSNBC's Courtney Hazlett reports, "Ryan Seacrest might be adding hosting duties of another kind to his schedule in 2009. A source from within CNN says that Seacrest, who has filled in for his friend Larry King in the past, is involved in "serious negotiations" to take over 'Larry King Live' around year’s end. King told The New York Times in April 2007 that Seacrest would be his first choice to take over the show when the time came."
Media Matters' Eric Boehlert writes, "By so obviously snubbing Huffington, NBC looked petty. By stubbornly refusing to acknowledge its role in the Pentagon propaganda program, NBC looked weak. Behold your so-called liberal media at work. Of the two sad tales last week, one seemed petty; the other rather profound. In both cases, NBC News appeared more interested in protecting egos and holding off honest critiques than it did being held accountable."
Rachel Sklar explores, "John King, Virtuoso"
Bloomberg reports, "News Corp., the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, may report higher third-quarter sales today on increased advertising revenue from Fox Broadcasting's 'American Idol' and February's Super Bowl."
TVNewser's Steve Krakauer reports, "ABC News will open several mini-bureaus in September 2008 in an effort to expand their news-gathering resources while training future journalists. The 'ABC News On Campus' program will open bureaus within the journalism departments at several top American universities allowing students to participate directly in ABC News programming. Campuses participating in the program include Syracuse University, the University of Florida and Arizona State University. ABC News on Campus will be unlike one of the education initiatives in which NBC News is involved: the partnership with the New York Film Academy in that students will work as staffers in each of the bureaus, contributing story ideas and using equipment provided by ABC."
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ONLINE MEDIA
Mark your calendar for The Washington Blogger May Meeting on Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00PM at Regional Food and Drink.
TVNewser's Chris Ariens
reports, "With the Democratic primary still on, The NYObserver's Felix Gillette looks ahead to the general election and the Google/YouTube presidential forum announced last month and planned for New Orleans Sept. 18."
WebProNews reports, "If MySpace were to lose its top spot among social networks, it'd have a long way to fall. Though US visits to the powerhouse were down five percent since last year, MySpace still commanded nearly 74% of the social networking market, according to Hitwise."
Wired reports, "Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor helped you find a job, and helped ease you into middle age. Now he wants to help you build the last web page you'll ever need. Tributes.com is scheduled for a soft launch in June. It aims to provide a central location to house online memorials for those who have passed on. It's starting with $4.3 million in funding, with The Wall Street Journal as a lead investor."
Poynter Online's Amy Gahran answers the question, "If you were to advise The Day's editors about how to handle blog comments, what would you say?"
"This Thursday Paul Waldman and David Brock will be releasing a new chapter to their book, 'Free Ride: John McCain and the Media.' The new chapter is an update to the media coverage of McCain since the book was published and will be available at www.mccainsfreeride.com"
Regarding this, a reader writes, "Nothing should be changed regarding comments. Many folks are laughing because they feel certain reporters are just getting upset because people are calling them on the inaccuracies, amateurishness, bias and slant in their stories! The current spirit of the Internet should remain 100 percent exactly as it is. This is, by the way, the United States--we practice freedom of speech here. For a newspaper person to get upseat about freedom of speech is one huge stinking piece of eliteism, divaness and hypocrisy. Hypocrisy."
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MAGAZINES
Reuters reports, "Barnes & Noble Inc, the world's largest bookseller, said on Tuesday it will sell digital and print magazine subscriptions though its online segment, BN.com. The retailer said the site will sell subscriptions to more than 1,000 magazines at up to 90 percent off newsstand prices. More than 12,000 back issues of different magazines will also be available digitally, the company added."
Huffington Post's Rachel Sklar writes, "Pre-Gaming The Time 100: Who Will Be There? And Will Any Of Them Be Named 'Clooney?'"
PR Week reports, "Magazine awards reflect industry changes"
The New York Post reports, "Newsweek will move to 395 Hudson St., the west SoHo office building known to the public as the home of radio station Hot 97 -- and once the scene of numerous rap-related shootings and beatings. Newsweek signed a lease yesterday for around 165,000 square feet. The move dismayed downtown advocates who had long expected the magazine to move to 100 Church St., close to Ground Zero"
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RADIO
Crain's New York reports, "Starting June, 140 CBS stations, as well as the AOL Radio network will be available on the Web through a single media player. Plans call for social radio widget too."
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NEWS NOTES
A release announced, "Ten Knight-Bagehot Fellows in economics and business journalism have been named by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for the 2008-2009 academic year. They include journalists from The Miami Herald, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Associated Press and Dow Jones Newswires. This year's fellows include local Thomas M. Anderson of Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Other fellows are: Elizabeth Harris of Worth Magazine; Brian Hindo of BusinessWeek; Megan Johnston of Financial Week; Richard G. Jones of The New York Times; Natalie Obiko Pearson of Dow Jones Newswires; Daniel Sorid of The Associated Press; Kyle Stock of The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C.; Stuart Washington of The Sydney Morning Herald; and Jim Wyss of The Miami Herald."
Reuters reports, "Pope Benedict will text message thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones during World Youth Day in Sydney in July, hoping going digital will help him connect better with a younger audience."
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JOBS
Consumers Union is looking for a Associate Editor, Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs.
National Journal Group is looking for a Director of Events & Communications.
American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science is looking for a Production Specialist.
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Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Tim Russert!
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You have, or will, attend a Nationals game this year.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "Why are we adding more ad people to boost revenue when we don’t have enough reporters to create an effective product for them to sell?"
NEWSPAPERS
"For the second time this primary season, the words of Reverend Jeremiah Wright thoroughly dominated a weekly campaign narrative, with his relationship with Barack Obama accounting for 42% of campaign stories for April 28-May 4, according to a Project for Excellence in Journalism study."
The Guardian reports, "The Financial Times has admitted that its female journalists are paid less than men in equivalent jobs -- but has defended its employment practices, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. In a confidential internal memo obtained by MediaGuardian.co.uk, the managing editor, Dan Bogler, acknowledged that 'the bald statistics show that women are paid less than men for equivalent jobs at the FT' but then said the problem was largely down to length of service."
New York Magazine reports, "Erstwhile Timesman Gay Talese, whose 1969 The Kingdom and the Power is a classic study of the paper, is back on the beat, working with fellow Times alum Arthur Gelb on a documentary about the paper's struggles in the digital age."
The AP reports, "The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other mobile devices. AP had announced the Mobile News Network at its annual meeting April 14 in Washington. AP's president and chief executive, Tom Curley, said then that six newspaper companies were working to help develop the new service."
A Pew release announced, "During U.S. Papal Visit, Media Focused on the Shepherd and His Flock -- More than One-Third of Coverage Focused on Sex Abuse Scandal; Few Mentions of 2008 Campaign"
23/6 reports, "In January of this year, Iraq war co-founder William Kristol began writing a column for the allegedly liberal New York Times. Some have faulted Kristol for his sloppy fact checking, while completely overlooking his god-awful writing style and predictable talking points. In fact, the point at which a person stops reading a Bill Kristol column reveals much about his character. The sentence that makes one mutter, 'Jesus Christ!' and crumple the Times' op-ed section in disgust is as revelatory a Rorschach test. Take the Bill Kristol challenge, and learn a little something about yourself in the process."
The Guardian reports, "The Economist's bid to appeal to more youthful readers seems to be paying off after two 17-year-olds created a rap about the business title, while a Facebook fan group created by a teenage schoolgirl has enjoyed a surge in popularity."
HPR reports, "New York Times Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for a series of pieces on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. She has written for the Times since 1983 and is also the author of two books. During a recent visit to Harvard Ms. Dowd sat down with the HPR and several other campus publications to discuss the changing world of print and broadcast media." Check out the interview here.
The Washington City Paper reports, "The Washington Post's Style section may be saying goodbye to its top editor, Deborah Heard, who has plowed 20-plus years of service into the paper. She is weighing an early retirement package."
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TV
ABC announced, "According to Household and Adults metered market data, 'This Week' ranked #1 in 4 of the top 10 markets: Philly, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta. 'This Week' was also #1 in Charlotte, NC's biggest market"
An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams' was the most-watched network evening newscast, winning the week of April 28, 2008 in total viewers, adults 25-54, and homes. The Williams-led newscast averaged 8.183 million total viewers ... Season-to-date 'Nightly' leads ABC by +227K viewers."
ABC also announced, "For the week of April 28-May 2, 'ABC's World News with Charles Gibson' averaged 7.96 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/8 among Adults 25-54, placing second. The ABC broadcast outperformed NBC's 'Nightly News' on Wednesday and Friday evenings among Total Viewers. 'World News' posted week-to-week gains for the second consecutive week, increasing 2% among Total Viewers and 3% among key demo viewers compared to the prior week. Year-to-year, 'World News' also posted gains among Adults 25-54, increasing 1%."
TVNewser's Chris Ariens reports, "Dan Rather's lawyers have served CBS with an amended complaint related to Rather's fraud case against his former employer. The complaint will be filed with the court tomorrow morning. TVNewser has learned the amended complaint contains details about Rather's last days at CBS including, we hear, particulars about that flawed National Guard Story."
A release announced, "The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced today that renowned journalist Brit Hume will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the 2008 Bradley Prizes. The fifth annual awards gala ceremony will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. The 2008 Bradley Prize recipients are: Gary S. Becker, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago; Victor Davis Hanson, Martin and Illie Anderson Fellow, The Hoover Institution; Alan Charles Kors, Professor of History, the University of Pennsylvania; and Robert L. Woodson, Sr., President, Center for Neighborhood Enterprise. Each award carries a stipend of $250,000."
MediaBloodHound writes, "Bob Schieffer's coverage during the George W. Bush years, weighed against his hushed compromising relationship with the president, belies the CBS newsman's projected image as an unimpeachably principled journalist and typifies the way our media class operates."
"TVNewser has learned ABC News is set to make a major announcement tomorrow morning regarding a partnership with several universities and their journalism programs. We'll have more details as we get them. Over the last year, NBC News has also also gotten into the education initiative game launching programs for students ranging from middle school to post-graduate status."
Check out Huffington Post's "Russert Watch: Sunday, 5-4-08: In Which we Propose a New Name for Meet the Press"
TVNewser's Steve Krakauer reports, "The O'Reilly Factor from Wednesday night cracked the top 20 most watched cable programs of last week (total viewers, live+SD). "Hillary (Clinton) did wonders for Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, and last Wednesday's airing made the top 20 at #19," writes Robert Seidman of TVByTheNumbers. The program ranked 12th in households in live+SD data."
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ONLINE MEDIA
Media Daily News reports, "Your new digital media business shouldn't wait to be bought up by Google. 'Google is great, if they are going to buy you,' said Clark Hallren, managing director of J.P. Morgan Securities, speaking at a panel on media and financing at the Digital Hollywood conference in Hollywood, Calif. 'It's not logical to think you are going to sell to just one company.' Hallren, and other financial experts, discussed a number of issues concerning the financing of new media properties during the panel called "Media & Entertainment Valuation Symposium."
Slate's Jack Shafer writes, "Entering your Web site in the Webby Awards is a little like buying a box of Cracker Jack—everybody wins a prize. That's only a slight exaggeration. The 2008 contest -- the 12th annual -- will dispense awards in 119 categories next month, honoring Web sites, interactive advertising, film and video sites and teams, and mobile Web sites. The organization will announce winners May 6, but it has already designated 'honorees' in each category, more than a dozen in some cases."
Huffington Post's Al Giordano looks at the "Primary Day Ritual."
The AP reports, "Stephen Colbert's use of the Internet to connect with fans earned the Comedy Central host special recognition as recipients of the annual Webby awards for Web sites and online achievements were announced Tuesday."
Poynter Online reports, "Many media organizations are developing strategies for 'serious games'. For example, bracketology (the process of predicting the field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament) is spreading into social networking sites and beyond March Madness."
A release announced, "The Daily Source, an independent nonprofit
organization dedicated to serving the public, has launched the beta of a news Web site that brings high-quality news and information from around the Internet to the public daily in a single place. ... Editors at DailySource.org scan over one thousand publications including
daily newspapers, television network sites, news magazines, journals, blogs and others. DailySource.org also gives readers easy access to establish links to other news sources, including local papers, a favorite sports site, or any sites of their choosing. The site allows seamless contact with members of the media and elected officials, and information on over 850,000 non-profits one can donate to or volunteer for."
Regarding this, a reader says, "It's not so much a question of civility. In order to maintain quality and protect the brand, newspapers and other news organizations have to do a better job policing the racist, sexist, violent and other crap people want to post on their sites." And, another reader has this to say, "No additional 'technology' is necessary. The postings could be moderated by live people who exercise 'judgment.'"
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RADIO
CRJ asks, "On Imus in the Morning yesterday, Tim Russert supplied an answer to that question -- bubbling online and, yesterday, on the New York Times' op-ed page -- given WrightGate, where is HageeGate? You know, not that it's an apples-to-apples comparison (Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright and McCain's relationship with Rev. John Hagee) but why have Wright’s way-out words received wall-to-wall coverage while Hagee's hateful homilies have hardly been mentioned?"
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NEWS NOTES
A release announced, "On June 6-8, a broad array of policymakers, scholars, media producers, grassroots activists and concerned citizens will gather in Minneapolis for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform. This landmark event -- hosted by Free Press at the Minneapolis Convention Center -- is the central destination for the growing movement to create a more accountable, democratic and diverse media. The full preliminary schedule of events -- including more than 75 panels and workshops -- is available" here.
A release announced, "On May 17, the National First Ladies' Library will host an array of esteemed historians and journalists, including keynote speaker Eleanor Clift of Newsweek, for a symposium focused on the importance of spouses on the campaign trail in past and current U.S. presidential elections."
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JOBS
FDAnews is looking for an Editor.
The News Leader is looking for a Sports Copy Editor/Page Designer and a Supervisory Copy/Design Desk Editor.
The BOSS Group is looking for a Managing Editor and a Traffic Manager.
The Advisory Board Company is looking for an Online Daily Writer Position.
The Montgomery Sentinel is looking for an Entry Level Reporter.
Herald-Mail Company is looking for an Assistant Lifestyle Editor.
Daily News-Record is looking for a Sports Copy Editor/Writer.
Strauss Radio Strategies, Inc. is looking for a PR Pros Specializing in Broadcast.
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Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext Tuesday May 06, 2008
Good morning Washington. Birthday Rememberer Mike Allen told us yesterday that it was Dan Balz's birthday and, today, it's David Rogers' birthday.
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It is close, but you think Sen. Hillary Clinton will win Indiana.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "How the hell do you expect the newsroom to 'integrate' when the people working on your website don't bother to get around to posting a breaking story until over an hour after copy was provided? This isn't print. That said, what's the point in putting any work into it -- finding out more details & getting quotes -- when your story is then duplicated or replaced with wire copy that's a reproduction of the press release? Your ineptitude can only beat us down for so long."
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"Bill Ringle picks up stakes"
"'Zen Master' of Times newsroom retires". That's The Seattle Times.
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NEWSPAPERS
The Onion writes, "Dying Newspaper Trend Buys Nation's Newspapers Three More Weeks"
Reporters Without Borders publishes an updated list of its "predators of press freedom". Check out the full list here.
Newspapers will eventually be free.
Variety reports, "As the beleaguered newspaper biz struggles to sustain market share, some of its new, cross-platform approaches to movie-section advertising are being embraced by studios and readers alike"
Legal Times is the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association's “Newspaper of the Year” in its circulation division. The paper won 12 awards for editorial excellence from the MDDC April 18.
The Economist reports, "Some of America's most venerable newspapers face extinction, unless they evolve"
Wall Street Journal reports, "Psychologists, journalists and celebrity chief executives crowd the top of a ranking of influential business thinkers compiled for The Wall Street Journal." Number two on the list is New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.
Poynter Online's Jerry Ceppo reports, "When Competition Isn't Healthy: Time for APME and ASNE to Merge"
Washingtonian's Harry Jaffe takes a look at, "Michelle Singletary, the Washington Post's chief personal-finance columnist"
E&P reports, "Five Years After Blair Scandal, Howell Raines Has Few Regrets"
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TV
"Roberts declares 'Wright-free zone' for Obama interview"
"ABC's Bob Woodruff to anchor 'eco-newscast' on cable network"
A CNN release announced, "CNN's political team will report live from the CNN Election Center and across Indiana and North Carolina when Democratic voters there go to the polls for these critical primaries on Tuesday, May 6. CNN journalists and analysts will be on-hand throughout the day to report the results and what it means for the presidential campaigns. CNN's special prime-time programming will begin at 7 p.m., following wall-to-wall politics on The Situation Room, and will run late into the night."
A release announced, "CN8, The Comcast Network continues its coverage of 'America's Next President' spotlighting the Indiana and North Carolina presidential primaries, Tuesday, May 6 beginning at 8 p.m. Lynn Doyle, CN8 Political Director, hosts this live extended edition of 'It's Your Call' featuring regional political analysts and commentary from CN8's Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Robert Traynham. To enhance the network's interactive political programming, Doyle invites CN8 viewers from Maine to Virginia to call-in live to join in the debate and voice their opinions as the primaries unfold."
TVNewser's Steve Krakauer reports, "That Tim Russert, Meet the Press interview from yesterday must have left quite the impression on Sen. Barack Obama. This morning on NBC's Today show, Obama repeatedly referred to anchor Matt Lauer as 'Tim,' prompting Lauer to eventually correct him midway through the interview."
B&C reports, "The Federal Communications Commission ruled that Telepictures Productions' syndicated magazine show, TMZ, can feature candidates for public office without automatically invoking the FCC rule that requires stations to offer up airtime to ot |
