It was one year ago last week that R.W. Apple passed away.
An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, September 30 in all categories across the country and in Washington, D.C."
We reported that Brian Dufffy left USNews. As of October 1, Duffy joined join NPR News as Managing Editor.
Ouch. O'Reilly on Scarborough: "Nobody watches Scarborough. He's like a test pattern."
"Robert Novak, Washington Post Chairman Donald Graham, and other jurors and judges give their perspectives on jury duty, October 18, 6 p.m. at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. This public forum is produced by Council for Court Excellence."
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is continuing its series with Presidential candidates. Last week, Dennis Kucinich was featured. Coming up this week, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul and John McCain.
The Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute (CBC Institute) announced that "a date has been set for a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, SC. The debate will be held on the evening of January 17, 2008 and will be produced and broadcast by CNN."
In a release, the American Civil Liberties Union "applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's passage of S. 2035, a bill that would give stronger legal protection to journalists and their sources by lessening the chance that they will be arrested or intimidated for their reporting, particularly when using government sources. The legislation shifts authority from the Department of Justice to the federal courts to decide when journalists must disclose information to the government."
Press Gazzette reports, "AOL UK is planning to outsource some editorial operations to India as part of cutbacks that could halve the number of editorial staff at the web portal’s London newsroom, according to insiders."
Bloomberg reports, "The National Association of Broadcasters, seeking to prevent legislation requiring payment of new music royalties by radio stations, asked Congress to investigate the relationship between artists and labels."
Media Week reports, "U.S.News & World Report has launched a new companion Web site that leverages the magazine's America's Best franchise. The new site, RankingsandReviews.com, is geared for consumers looking for information prior to making major purchase decisions, such as buying a new car or a digital camera."
AP reports, "Luring new readers means connecting with them on the Internet through blogs, live online chats and interactive databases, industry leaders told newspapers editors Thursday."
E&P reports, "Even as the Olympics pushes ad spending worldwide next year, newspapers' share of the global advertising market by 2009 will decline to 26.2% from 29.0% in 2006, according to a study released Thursday by the international ad agency ZenithOptimedia."
Mediabistro got NPR's Adam Davidson "to describe the behind-the-scenes challenges and rewards of chasing international stories for radio."
Mediabistro also spoke to Ken Sunshine's "about how he's forged his business by fusing celebrity representation with political interests, and why he doesn't shy away from tangling with the tabloids."
Where does your favorite pub fall in the Newsprism?
Variety reports, "Don Imus' long-rumored return to the radio dial seems to be quickly coming to fruition. The impending deal appears to rule out any potential move to satellite radio. Sirius Satellite Radio chief Mel Karmazin indicated over the summer that he, too, would be interested in doing a deal with Imus."
FT.com reports, "Peter Chernin has been Rupert Murdoch's right-hand man for more than a decade. ... In a video interview with FT.com, Mr Chernin talks about the threat from Facebook, News Corp's $5bn acquisition of Dow Jones and its Wall Street Journal newspaper and the outlook for the US economy." For highlights, click here.
Bloomberg reports, "Google Inc. shares will reach $700 by the end of next year as the company lures more users to its YouTube video site and companies shift advertising spending to the Web, Bear Stearns & Co. said."
Ken Paulson, editor of USA TODAY, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists; "this is the highest honor SPJ bestows upon a journalist for extraordinary contributions to the profession. Also named are Carl Bernstein, Muriel Dobbin, and John Markoff."
Public Eye reports, "Okay, first things first: This space is going to be a 'cackle'-free zone. No poking fun at irrelevant personal characteristics or foibles. At least not this week. That's why this writer didn't pick up on the 'Chucklegate' story yesterday, which referenced 'The Daily Show' and Jon Stewart. I'm just not going there."
The AP reports, "Five journalists who covered the most tumultuous of 20th Century times are being honored by the Postal Service. These distinguished journalists risked their lives to report the events that shaped the modern world," said Postmaster General Jack Potter, who announced the stamp series at the Associated Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington Friday. The stamps are due out next year"
MarketWatch's Jon Friedman writes, "The Cleveland Plain Dealer is bemused -- and frustrated -- that presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich seems to be freezing out his own hometown newspaper."
National Journal's William Powerswrites, "what's amazing is how little effect the original O.J. story and its spawn -- Anna Nicole Smith being the latest -- have had on the serious business of serious news."
RTNDA reports, "The young journalists are bringing a great deal of skill to the newsroom but often give the impression they think a diploma proves they’ve learned all they need to know about the craft."
TVNewser reports, "Today's Hardball news had us wondering about the show's EP-less status. Sources tell TVNewser the search continues with a candidate identified, but no announcement is imminent."
Slate's Jack Shaferwrites, "'The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers' was Thomas Jefferson's motto. Drew Curtis shares the sentiment to the extreme in his splenetic takedown of the press, It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries To Pass Off Crap As News, which came out late last spring."
Public Eye reports, "You ever have a conversation where you thought afterwards, 'I wish that had gone a bit better.' Maybe after a date, or a job interview? According to Matt Elzweig’s new piece for the New York Press, New York Times Magazine writer Deborah Solomon has had that thought. And she decided -- on at least two occasions -- to change her weekly Q-and-A to be the conversation she wished she'd had."
USA Today reports, "As channel choices and technological options have expanded, fewer of us are watching the same shows at the same time on the same day. And it's increasingly affecting the national conversation."
Reuters reports, "Yahoo Inc would be worth far more to shareholders if it broke up its Internet businesses or embarked on a major overhaul, including a departure from Web search, but management is unlikely to do either, according to an analyst note issued on Friday."
Chris Matthews "talks about his fascination with politics and his trademark style of rapid-fire questioning" on NPR.
Bloomberg reports, "U.S. online advertising spending topped $5 billion in the second quarter, a record for a three- month period, signaling that more advertisers are abandoning newspapers and television."
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