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A New Editor at the Forward (NYT)
Jane R. Eisner, former editorial page editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, was nominated Monday to become editor of The Forward, the Jewish newsweekly. The appointment is expected to become official at a meeting on Sunday of The Forward Association, the group that oversees the newspaper, said Samuel Norich, the paper's publisher.

A New Vision for Newsday (WSJ)
On Monday, Cablevision outlined ambitious plans for Newsday, including trying to boost circulation by marketing the newspaper to households it serves and giving advertisers a selection among media outlets that would allow for a more effective targeting of audiences. "We see this as a wonderful fit," Cablevision chief executive James Dolan said in a statement.

New Sites Make It Easier To Spy on Your Friends (WSJ)
If you are still relying on Google to snoop on your friends, you are behind the curve. Armed with new and established Web sites, people are uncovering surprising details about colleagues, lovers and strangers that often don't turn up in a simple Internet search. Though none of these sites can reveal anything that isn't already available publicly, they can make it much easier to find. And most of them are free.

Smashmouth Media Coverage of Politics (Portfolio)
Howell Raines: Reporters of my generation have a hard time being honest about the role of our major news institutions in creating "the game" — as Washingtonians, with a wink, call the capital's permanent industry. Consider the undertone of admiration in news stories about the Clintons' willingness to "do whatever it takes to win."

CBS Wants Piece of Worst Week (TV Week)
CBS likes its new comedy Worst Week so much, it's trying to take an ownership stake in the project. Shortly after CBS picked up Worst Week to series, executives at producer Universal Media Studios got a phone call from CBS Paramount Television. The CBS suits wanted to know if the NBC-owned studio would be interested in sharing production responsibilities for the show.

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