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CNN Works to Keep Its Political Winning Streak Going (LAT)
The ferocious battle for cable news viewers is moving into its own general election mode — and CNN is striving mightily to keep its primary winning streak going. The cable news network was the biggest beneficiary of the drawn-out Democratic primary, averaging 1.11 million prime-time viewers this year, a 50 percent boost over the same period last year. It's the best performance by the channel since the invasion of Iraq in early 2003.

Emeril Lagasse to Write Column for MSLO's Everyday Food (Mediaweek)
Emeril Lagasse will start penning a column in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's Everyday Food, the first example of MSLO leveraging the celeb chef since buying his business in April. Fittingly, Lagasse's column, called Kick it Up — Everyday with Emeril, will make its debut in the July/August issue, which carries a grilling theme. In his first column, Lagasse will share grilling ideas for summer barbecues.

In Remarks to College Leaders, NYT's Keller Describes Upheaval in News Biz (Chronicle of Higher Education)
With print circulation slipping and classified ads being diverted to free or cheap alternatives like craigslist, many newspapers are struggling to stay in business. The same can be said of some colleges with traditional campuses, which have lost enrollment to universities that emphasize online courses. "At least you have endowments. Why didn't we think of that?" Times executive editor Bill Keller quipped.

Are Google and Yahoo the Next Dinosaurs? (USAT)
Internet search engines are locked in a Darwinian drama. Depending how it turns out, desktop brands such as Google and Yahoo could become sturdier versions of themselves, ensuring survival as more people bolt for the mobile Web. Or they could become the Dodo birds of the Net — outclassed by a new generation of rivals.

NYP Equates Poop in Gym Pools With Olbermann (HuffPo)
The News Corp-MSNBC feud continues, as the New York Post has found another way to hit Keith Olbermann: including him in an infographic of common complaints at New York City gyms. Listed among "aggressive nakedness," "pooping in the pool," and "sex in the showers," is "TVs tuned to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann."

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