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Sulzberger Considering Taking NYT Co. Private? (BusinessWeek)
Tom Lowry and Jon Fine: Even before restive shareholders began ramping up pressure on the New York Times Co. and insurance mogul Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg started buying shares, Chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. was thinking about taking the company private. In recent months, he has been quietly soliciting advice from trusted friend and financial adviser Steven Rattner. NYDN: Times Co. stock fell steeply after Greenberg rumor was shot down.

Katie Ratchets Down the 'Perky' in Jordan Visit (Baltimore Sun)
Keeping her charm in check, Katie Couric made her first foray overseas yesterday as anchor of the CBS Evening News, hosting the show from Amman, Jordan. With a backdrop of Amman minarets, Couric whipped through several earnest interviews with the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, and three of the network's correspondents.

Yahoo Building Network of Sites (Variety)
Yahoo is readying a new strategy to engage media's biggest brands online, with or without their participation. Netco has identified more than 100 properties that are the most popular, or fastest-growing, with its users and is building what it calls a "brand universe" Web site around each one. Launching 2007, they will bring content from throughout Yahoo's network into one destination.

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