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Vargas Pregnancy Adds Complications for ABC News (Inky)
Gail Shister: With the network already holding its breath over the fate of seriously injured anchor Bob Woodruff, Elizabeth Vargas' just-announced pregnancy has added yet another complication.

MTV Networks' Divney to Step Down (Mediaweek)
In April Larry Divney will step down from his perch as MTV Networks president of ad sales, transitioning from his day-to-day role at the company to a somewhat less labor-intensive role as an exclusive consultant.

The Remnick Formula (Haaretz)
David Remnick says that writers on The New Yorker staff may at times work on a single article for six months. And they earn very handsome salaries. "But I expect good in-depth work for the good pay," he notes.

How Blogs Have Reshaped Sportswriting (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Sportswriters have always had to contend with know-it-all fans. But their work is especially challenging in this age of blogs. Life is more pressure-packed than ever because fans' interest in Major League Baseball extends year-round.

Les Tries to Shoot the Moon (Newsweek)
CBS CEO Les Moonves, a former actor, has come out of the gate with digital-distribution deals, an acquisition of cable net College Sports TV and the merger of his UPN TV network with the WB network. Moonves talks about his stretegy for the future of his company — and the industry.

Publishers Find Growth in Comics (NYT)
After being sold mainly in comic-book shops, manga now has shelf space dedicated to it in most large bookstores, including all the national chains. The genre has become so popular that last month, a syndicated manga strip began running in the Sunday funny pages of about 30 American newspapers.

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