NBC's Ann Curry Nabs High Newsstand Numbers for More (Eat The Press)
Curry's issue is More's biggest newsstand seller to date, with an expected 195,000 copies, when all the numbers roll in. The mag, which currently has a circulation of 1.1 million, sells an average of 157,000 copies per month on the newsstand.

London Free Newspaper War Breaks Out Early (Guardian)
London's free newspaper war will kick off earlier than expected with thousands of copies of Associated Newspapers' London Lite hitting the streets of the capital today. The company wanted to test production and distribution systems ahead of the official launch on Wednesday.

AP Forgets Men, and Context (CJR Daily)
Paul McLeary: We understand that wire reporters are expected to deliver quick turnaround times, but when the hunger for fresh copy outweighs adherence to the basic tenets of good journalism — such as providing context and honest data — we have to wonder about the logic of "publish or perish."

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