Media Minutiae: Victims, Subpoenas, Pissing Match Edition

  • How Soon is Too Soon to Offer a Victim a Book Deal?: The Observer chronicles the agent-chase for Jill Carroll’s book, and one, as Gawker points out, has changed his mind on what constitutes a compelling story.
  • Libby Subpoenas Opposed: NBC News, Time Inc. and the Times say a former White House aide threatened the integrity of news gathering operations by seeking access to a wide range of documents.
  • Olbermann-O’Reilly O’Nasty: The latest rumble evokes some of the nastiest pissing matches in journalistic history, says Slate.
  • Weblogs Inc.’s ‘Curated’ Model: Jason Calacanis debates blogs as commercially viable properties at the Online Journal.
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