Pennsylvania Gov. Went to Bat for Burkle Bid (Inky)
Gov. Edward G. Rendell contacted a McClatchy Co. board member this month to urge the newspaper chain to sell the Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News to an investor group headed by prominent Democratic donor Ron Burkle.

Media Is the Mensaje (The Nation)
The sudden emergence of the immigrants' rights issue has surprised many Anglophones, but for consumers of Spanish-language radio, TV and newspapers, it was the crescendo of a media message that was a long time evolving.

Bloggers Need Reality Check? (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: So we're supposed to assume that the first priority for Tony Snow, the journalist-turned-Bush spokesman, will be to impress and please and placate and assuage and coddle and schmooze the blogging community — and not, say, Helen Thomas or David Gregory.

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