iTunes Offering Daily Show Subscriptions (NYP)
Apple Computer Inc., maker of iPod music players, has created a monthly download option on iTunes for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report from the Comedy Central cable television network. The new feature lets customers buy 16 episodes for $9.99 a month.

Seattle Paper Marked for Death (The Stranger)
Eli Sanders: What if there were a funeral for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and nobody came? It seems a real possibility these days, with a swirl of credible rumors suggesting that the P-I's legal death match with the larger Seattle Times has reached its endgame. And that's not a bad thing in the internet age.

Economist Finding Success in U.S. (NPR)
The magazine's readership is up 13 percent from last year. That's on a par with some of the nation's hottest magazines: celebrity-fueled glossies such as US Weekly and Star.

The Military's Dysfunctional Relationship With the Media (Public Eye)
Brian Montopoli: The U.S. military has come under fire in recent years for misleading or withholding information from the press and public. I spoke to reporters and military analysts about the relationship between the military and the press, and how each party views the other.

The New Media Monopoly (MediaCitizen)
Timothy Karr: The race is on to control the future of American media. Unfortunately, those vying for the prize are a limited cadre of corporations hostile to the public interest.

Can South Dakota Handle the Return of the Wikitorial? (E&P)
Just because it flopped at the Los Angeles Times, doesn't mean it won't work at The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, S.D. At least that's the hope of Chuck Baldwin, editorial page editor of the paper.

Publishers Give Props to GMA (USAT)
TV can do wonders for authors and publishers. "Look at Oprah (Winfrey)," says Pat Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers. The group will present its annual award to ABC's Good Morning America for "outstanding work in promoting American books and authors."

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