Timesman Got $2K in Comped Computer Repair for Story (SF Weekly)
Matt Smith: New York Times columnist David Pogue, who is also a contributor to CBS News and National Public Radio, received free personal-data-recovery services from DriveSavers in connection with pieces he did for all three news organizations.

Hardball Ethics Problem? (HuffPo)
Matt Stoller: Chris Matthews is violating NBC's ethics policy by accepting money for outside speaking appearances, including appearances before several lobbying groups. Matthews received $35,000 for one appearance (among possibly many), in front of an interest group that lobbies and gives political contributions.

Times Co. Blogger Caught Stealing Content (AAN)
Matt Mahoney, a Burlington, Vt. resident who had been hired to write a Vermont blog for Explore New England (managed by the Boston Globe), was fired for posting text and images snatched directly from Seven Days' Web site.

Meredith's Running Man (Forbes)
Jim Brady: As head of one of Meredith's biggest profit centers (the publishing group contributes 75% of the parent's total revenue), Jack Griffin is more than just another cookie-cutter New York suit. He plays hockey in Connecticut, competes in marathons and runs around Manhattan. I mean that literally.

McClatchy CEO: Newspaper Industry Isn't Dying (WSJ)
Gary Pruitt: Even the biggest bears among newspaper analysts acknowledge that the companies still make good money. Their rap is that we're losing readers so fast that the good times can't last. But are we in a precipitous decline? The answer is no. CSM Editorial: The newspaper industry experienced a Mark Twain moment this week.

CBS News Staff Split on Couric as Anchor (Drudge Report)
CBS President Les Moonves is convinced Katie Couric is the right person for the job of CBS Evening News anchor — despite warnings from top management that the move could have lackluster results.

Men's Mags Lose Ad Pages (MediaLife)
Overall ad pages for the men's magazine category were down 15.1 percent for the the first two months of 2006, to 791 pages, compared to the same period last year, according to Publishers Information Bureau numbers. FHM was down 44 percent and Maxim 39 percent.

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