The Author Who Wasn't There [Galleycat]
"JT Leroy"'s agent, Ira Silverberg: "People were deceived in a brutal way: playing the AIDS card to elicit support, money, connections. That is simply unacceptable. It is morally reprehensible."

NYT Editor Killed In D.C. Robbery [FishbowlDC]
David E. Rosenbaum, a longtime Washington editor and reporter for the New York Times died yesterday after being beaten and robbed Friday night near Fort Reno Park in Van Ness/Tenleytown. He was 63.

Alex Wallace Becomes NBC VP, Overseeing Nightly News, Specials & Newsgathering [TVNewser]
TVNewser broke the news seven days ago, and now NBC has confirmed it: Alex Wallace has been named Vice President of NBC News, effective immediately.

New York vs. NYT: Who outed JT Leroy First? [FishbowlNY]
What's in a name? Is that what's required for an official outing or is it enough to virtually prove that an outing's in the offing?

"It's 'Die Hard' in a bath-house:" Will 'Brokeback' pave the way for gay? [FishbowlLA]
As far as we know, nobody's asking if Brokeback Mountain will revitalize the cowboy movie genre or the genre of movies in which actors wear unconvincing facial hair to signify the passing of time.

PR Men to Women: Go Back to the Kitchen! [MBToolbox]
Well, maybe not as such. Blogger Sunny Shim reports that about 70 percent of today's PR practitioners are women.