Chicago Tribune Could Begin Charging For Content The Chicago Tribune will build a paywall around its online content and will consider a "creative way" of charging for access, according to editor Gerould Kern. Read more.
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Howard Stern Confirms Idol Talks (The Wrap)
Howard Stern told his satellite radio listeners on Monday that he is considering leaving Sirius -- and radio altogether -- to become a judge on American Idol. Stern confirmed a report that Fox is interested in hiring the Sirius shock jock to replace Simon Cowell on the reality show.
For New and Healthy Recipes, a Magazine Turns to Leftovers (NYT)
When Health magazine promoted "Your New Favorite Dinners" in its December issue, there was just one problem: the dinners weren't exactly new. Real Simple, which like Health is owned by Time Inc., had created and run essentially the same five recipes in its February 2009 issue.
Veteran Journalist Concedes Plagiarism in Daily Beast Article (Slate)
Veteran journalist Gerald Posner acknowledged Friday that he copied five sentences from a Miami Herald article for a piece he wrote for The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast appended an editor's note to the beginning of Posner's piece, explaining that the copying was "inadvertent" and that The Daily Beast had deleted the copied passages.
Greta Van Susteren and Glenn Beck Get the SNL Treatment Again (TVNewser)
A Saturday Night Live skit over the weekend made fun of Fox News. Cast members did a send-up of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren and her guests, Karl Rove, Ollie North, Glenn Beck and "Fox News correspondent, an attractive blonde lady."
Arbitrator Sides With Former News-Press Editor (AP)
An arbitrator has rejected the Santa Barbara News-Press' $25 million claim against its former editor, Jerry Roberts, and ordered the newspaper's owner to pay more than $900,000 in fees stemming from their dispute.
How MyYearbook Crowdsourced Its Relaunch (min)
In late January the very popular 20-million member social network myYearbook launched a new design that was created in collaboration with its own users. The company had asked members for suggestions and even design mock-ups for the redo, and this eventually led to their voting on the final shape of their network.
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