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Tony Snow's Cancer Spreads To Liver (AP)
White House press secretary Tony Snow told the White House Tuesday that a growth discovered in his lower abdomen is cancerous. Snow reported that the cancer has spread to the liver, according to deputy press secretary Dana Perino. He is consulting with doctors on chemotherapy, Perino said, adding that Snow spoke with the president. Perino said Snow is feeling "pretty good."

America's Next Top Model Features 'Murdered' Models (ETP)
Here's an item to make even the most hardened feminist weep in her latte: Last week's episode of America's Next Top Model featured a photoshoot in which the perennially waifish contestants were made up and posed to look like blood-spattered and mangled corpses. The causes of the graphic-but-always-photogenic deaths ranged from stabbing to strangulation to shooting to semi-decapitation.

Catching Google's YouTube Won't Be Easy (Fortune)
Adam Lashinsky: The likelihood of success of the latest YouTube killer, the hydra-headed industry joint venture led by News Corp. and NBC Universal, can probably best be ascertained by counting the number of companies in the release. I get five — News Corp., NBC, MSN, AOL and Yahoo — or six with MySpace. It's difficult enough for an incumbent to take on a scrappy pioneer. But six? Not likely.

Why Print Journalism Will Never Really Die (Seeking Alpha)
Carl Howe: Yes, traditional newspapers are struggling. There's too much supply and not enough demand in many markets, and that's part of a larger cycle of media expansion and contraction, as I've written before. But to say all newspapers are going to be out of business in the next 10 or 20 years is just silly. Like it or not, communities will need simple ways to distribute basic news and advertising.

World Editors' Survey: Papers Are Alive and Kicking (Guardian)
Roy Greenslade: Far from being discouraged by the evolution of technology, 85% of senior news executives see a rosy future for their newspaper. They accept competition from online sources and free papers, and in turn are making efforts to adapt. And editors now realize that content matters more than marketing.

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