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Otto Fuerbringer, Former Time Editor, Dies at 97 (NYT)
Otto Fuerbringer, the hard-driving, conservative-leaning managing editor of Time during the political and social upheavals of the 1960s -- a time of change for the magazine, too -- died Monday. Fuerbringer brought a vibrancy, and a degree of controversy, to what had long been a rather taut, tartly written publication.

Fortune Denies NYP Report That AmEx Has Final Say Over FSB Copy (HuffPo)
A spokesperson for the Fortune Money Group has denied Keith Kelly's report that American Express will get final say over the editorial content of Fortune Small Business, saying "Time Inc. has complete editorial control over all of its 120 magazines and 40 websites." The spokesperson also pointed out that Kelly erred in labeling Dan Goodgame "a 10-year veteran of Time Inc."

Viacom Facing Soft Ad Sales (Hollywood Reporter)
The hot phase of entertainment earnings season kicked off Tuesday with more signs of a U.S. advertising recession. Viacom Inc. has been hit by an "increasingly challenging" economy that hurt its ad sales in the second quarter more than feared, president and CEO Philippe Dauman said, adding that scatter market sales remain soft in the current third quarter.

FTC Tightens Food-Ad Focus (WSJ)
Stepping up its scrutiny of marketing to children, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday called on food and beverage companies to do more self regulation, with one commissioner saying the government could intervene if the companies don't. The agency issued its statement as it released the most comprehensive study yet of food and beverage marketing to people between the ages of 2 and 17.

Conde Nast Femme-Blogs Languish in Cyberspace (NYO)
As magazine publishers continue to try and refine their confused, semi-committed approach to the Internet, Conde's little-known sites are a company trial of sorts, a slick repackaging of "girl"-illa blogs edited by Susan Kaplow, previously a director of development at the teen-marketing site alloy.com.

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