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Geraldo Unwelcome on CNN (Page Six)
The folks at Fox News Channel has been known to put their rivals from CNN on air, but CNN won't favor. Geraldo Rivera — who has a new book coming out, His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S. — was booked to appear on Nancy Grace's CNN show on Feb. 28. But then he was disinvited and told CNN had "a blanket boycott" against anyone from Fox.

Ferguson: Replace Letterman With Stewart (B&C)
Brand-new U.S. citizen Craig Ferguson's American dream is to follow David Letterman on CBS for years to come. And if Letterman steps aside when his deal ends in 2010, Ferguson thinks the Late Show seat should go to — Jon Stewart. "I think Jon should replace Dave if Dave decides to go," Ferguson said. "I think Dave should stay, I think he ain't done. But if Dave is finished, I think Jon has earned the job."

How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free (NYT)
Are you a member of Facebook.com? You may have a lifetime contract. Some users have discovered that it is nearly impossible to remove themselves entirely from Facebook, setting off a fresh round of concern over the popular social network's use of personal data. While the Web site offers users the option to deactivate their accounts, Facebook servers keep copies of the information in those accounts indefinitely.

New Luxe Mag Coming From Martha (AdAge)
You might think that all the depressing financial news would be enough to make publishers bring back Budget Living, but Martha Stewart has the opposite idea. A prototype concept for a title targeting those in the luxe life envisions the magazine taking on the outsize look-at-me format of W. But media buyers said it could work — and augur more to come.

Faith & Values Media Goes Online to Sell its Fare (B&C)
Faith & Values Media is forging a new path with family-friendly content based on spiritual tenets that it's producing for networks and stations, as well as for Web sites where local congregations can access it

WSJ Trading Pinstripes for Politics (NYT)
David Carr: When Rupert Murdoch closed his deal for The Wall Street Journal at the end of 2007, there was speculation that the paper's news columns would take on an ideological tilt. Nothing of that sort has occurred, which raises the question of what Murdoch is going to do with the paper. And the answer after a week of wall-to-wall politics on the front page? You're looking at it.

PR-Savvy Jolie Making the Media Look Foolish (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie parachuted into Iraq long enough to burnish her image and remind David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, and Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that they need to forge a plan to assist the 2 million displaced Iraqis. Why do I need to know about this in such detail as the media provided last week?

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