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Applying a Personal Touch to the Campaign in the Media (WaPo)
In posing for Us Weekly, Barack Obama is stealing a page from Bill Clinton, who appeared on People's cover with Hillary and Chelsea after clinching the 1992 nomination. Us Editor Janice Min says the Obama campaign immediately agreed to the request by her magazine, whose soft-focus profile dealt with such matters as Michelle Obama shopping at Target and enjoying Sex and the City.

ESPN SportsCenter Night Anchors to Handle Live Daytime Block (Mediweek)
The current ESPN SportsCenter anchors, Steve Berthiaume, Linda Cohn, Josh Elliott, Robert Flores, and Chris McKendry, will join previously announced new anchor Hannah Storm for the live daytime SportsCenters, which will premiere on Monday, August 11.

ABC Stations Challenge FCC Fine But Not Indecency Authority (B&C)
The ABC Television Affiliates Association told a federal court Friday that the FCC was wrong to levy indecency fines on 45 stations for airing a fleeting scene of an actress' backside in a 2003 episode of NYPD Blue. But they did not challenge the FCC's authority to regulate indecency under clearly defined rules applied with restraint.

The New Fight for Financial News (NYT)
For years, the Thomson Corporation was the information giant that rarely talked about its own business. But since its acquisition of Reuters, which closed this year, that reticence has softened. Thomas H. Glocer, the head of the combined company, is very candid about where he is aiming next. "For a long time, Bloomberg had it too easy," he said in a recent interview.

Mraz Becomes Men's Vogue ME (WWD)
Men's Vogue has promoted associate editor Michael Mraz to managing editor. He succeeds Owen Phillips, who will join The Wall Street Journal's new glossy magazine WSJ. as deputy editor. Mraz has been with the publication since December 2005, and edited stories on automotive, sports, and fitness.

Liberal Media a Myth (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: The notion of a liberal media is a myth. For decades, people (read: disgruntled and opportunistic conservatives) have charged that the media are biased to the left. Sorry, but I'm not buying it. Consider these recent examples.

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