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As Dykstra and Doubledown Wage War, Overtime Watches From the Sidelines (Folio:)
As the bitter legal dispute between Lenny Dykstra and Doubledown Media plays out in a federal court, a publishing company with its own legal troubles may eventually insert itself into the narrative. Watching this case with a keen interest is Maven Media Group, publisher of its own financially-challenged magazine for professional athletes, the 35,000-circ Overtime.

Vibe to Cut Rate Base, Hike Cover Price (Mediaweek)
Vibe, which along with other music titles has seen its ad pages plummet in recent months, will cut its rate base to 800,000 from 850,000 while raising its cover price to $4.99 from $3.99 in the second half of '08. Steve Aaron, CEO of parent company Vibe Media Group, said Vibe tested the higher price this past winter and saw no sales falloff.

'Deafening' Silence in on Military Analyst Story (Politico)
Even with countless media outlets available, a Sunday New York Times cover story could always be counted on to send a jolt through the TV news cycle. But apparently that's no longer the case. David Barstow's 7,600-word investigation of the Pentagon's military analyst program — whereby ex-military talking heads parroted Defense Department talking points on the air — has been noticeably absent from the airwaves.

MySpace: Going Places (BusinessWeek)
MySpace is moving into your space. Users of the social network will soon be able to transport their MySpace profile pages to sites across the Web, including the portal Yahoo, global shopping site eBay, and microblogging service Twitter. "Today, MySpace no longer operates as an autonomous island on the Internet," company co-founder Chris DeWolfe said on a conference call May 8.

Wall Street Vet Alexis Glick Is Exactly What Fox Business Needs (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Glick's high-octane approach is exactly what the seven-month-old Fox Business Network, now available in 35 million homes, needs. That's why Fox Business assigned her to cover events as different as the Davos conference in Switzerland and the Super Bowl. Her appeal is a big part of Fox Business' long-term strategy to convince viewers and advertisers that it's superior to rivals.

Since When Does Tim Russert Get to Tell Us the Election Is Over? (Slate)
Jack Shafer: Were the latest election returns so conclusive that the TV correspondents couldn't have arrived at the same conclusion days or weeks ago? It's not as if Obama's landslide in North Carolina and Clinton's Indiana squeaker sent a flood of superdelegates to the game-ending, presumptive, and indisputably victorious Obama.

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