Fired AP Vermont Bureau Chief Begins Job Search (E&P)
Since Chris Graff's dismissal, journalists and politicians throughout Vermont have expressed their opposition to the move, which they contend has removed one of Vermont's best news sources and most competent journalists.

Discovery Will Launch Broadband Channels (Mediaweek)
The company said it plans to launch two broadband video channels tied to two of its networks: Discovery Channel Beyond and Travel Channel Beyond. Both will be built around short-form programming tied to each networks' top shows as well as originals and user-generated content.

Original Shows Now Debuting on Web (CSM)
Video-clip websites such as youtube.com is a good example of what one designer calls the next, inevitable wave in entertainment. "What these new platforms do best is deliver quick, in-and-out, bite-size entertainment," says web entrepreneur Arik Czerniak. He calls them "media snacks."

Dateline Slammed for Planting Muslims at NASCAR Race (USAT)
After bringing Muslim men to Martinsville Speedway in Virginia to gauge the reaction of NASCAR fans, Dateline NBC defended its reporting. "There is nothing new about the technique of witnessing the experience of someone who might be discriminated against in a public setting."

CBS's Optimistic Sundays (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Sunday Morning has thrived for 27 years by blissfully standing apart in the TV news universe and, for the most part, ignoring bombshells, fads, trends, focus groups, research reports, Q ratings and whoever or whatever happens to be the flavor of the month.

Media Tune in to Ethnic Audiences (USAT)
A vast collection of mostly tiny broadcasters, cable channels, newspapers and magazines target Hispanics, Asians and other audience niches. Advertisers who once deemed ethnic audiences too small, too poor or too old to take seriously are looking at them anew as immigration rates soar.

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