New Abu Ghraib Images Broadcast (BBC)
An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing apparent US abuse of prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail in 2003. The new images show "homicide, torture and sexual humiliation," SBS TV said.

Bias Study Finds More Righty Pundits on Sunday Talk Shows (MediaMatters)
In President Bush's first term, Republicans/ conservatives held a dramatic advantage, the study indicated, outnumbering Democrats/progressives by 58 percent to 42 percent. In 2005, the figures were an identical 58 percent to 42 percent.

Will We Let Jill Carroll Be Killed? (LAT)
Peter Singer: What the kidnappers want is for the United States to free the female prisoners it is holding in Iraq, and they have made it clear that if the U.S. does not do so, Carroll will be killed. Why then has there been so little discussion of whether we should meet the demands?

Mike Luckovitch Criticizes Danish Cartoons (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: The Pulitzer-winning cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said he relies on a combination of common sense and good taste in recognizing where to draw the line. He maintains that the Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad crossed a line of decency and professionalism. AP: Protests in Pakistan over cartoons are biggest yet.

TW News Outlet: Many Investors Resist TW Breakup (CNN)
It has been a week since Carl Icahn and investment bank Lazard proposed that media giant Time Warner be split into four companies. Yet so far, several big shareholders of Time Warner have said they are not impressed with Icahn's plan, reports Time Warner owned CNN.

Chinese Party Veterans Slam Media Censorship Push (China Post)
A group of Chinese Communist Party elders and scholars have issued a joint letter criticizing a government campaign to tighten media controls and expressed support for a newspaper supplement that was shut down after reporting on sensitive issues. NYT: China says web controls follow West's lead. NYT: Online firms facing questions about censoring Internet searches in China.

Canadian 'Guerilla Journalist' Slammed in Forum (Toronto Star)
Yesterday, the Vancouver Sun's Kim Bolan came under fire while speaking to students at Ryerson University's School of Journalism. She is best known for doggedly tracking, despite death threats and shots fired at her home, Canada's worst case of mass murder, the 1985 Air India bombing.

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