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Behind Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand (NYT)
To the public, a group of retired military officers are presented on television and radio as "military analysts" whose long service has equipped them to give authoritative and unfettered judgments. Hidden behind that appearance of objectivity, though, is a Pentagon information apparatus that has used those analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration's wartime performance.

Selling Chat on Fox, and a Sex-Enhancing Potion on the Side (NYT)
By day, John C. Layfield is an investment banker and professional pontificator for Fox Business Network. By night, he peddles a love potion. Mamajuana Energy, a berry-flavored liquid that Mr. Layfield developed, sells for $4.99 or less. He bills the two-ounce shots as an all-natural "sexual endurance drink" for men.

Snippets of Debate Abounded Despite ABC's Ground Rules (NYT)
After spending months setting up its pivotal presidential candidate debate and securing two precious hours of prime time, ABC had to set some ground rules for its competitors. But the network's biggest restriction — a 30-second time limit on debate clips that other news outlets could use — was roundly ignored by cable channels after the forum on Wednesday night.

Best Of The Web Winners Advance To Web 2.5 (MIN)
Steve Smith: Writing Best of the Web special issue of min and min's b2b gave me the opportunity to revisit some of the content I have admired seeing this hard work recognized publicly. The downside of a real-time, highly targeted, always fresh medium is that so much good content flashes by too quickly, eludes wide notice, or sinks into an archive. Awards like ours help stop the real-time flow for a second and pull out the content that matters.

'WSJ' Loads Up on Opinion, Some of It Liberal (Portfolio)
Gordon Crovitz, the former Journal publisher who stepped down in December, is one of the new additions to the paper's A section. His column, "Information Age," about the impact of digital technology on business, will appear on Mondays. The other hire is Thomas Frank, the liberal writer best known for his book What's the Matter with Kansas?.

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