Deadline for Bids on Philly Newspapers Due Today (Inky)
Five would-be owners of The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News have until 5 p.m. today to deliver signed bids for the newspapers. A sixth potential buyer, MediaNews Group Inc., of Denver, is standing by a bid it submitted last month, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

Schoenman: Page Six Gets a Pass (Chicago Tribune)
Unlike Post gossip Jared Paul Stern — who made news recently for allegedly demanding protection money to keep businessman Ron Burkle's name out of the Page Six gossip column — Schoenman couldn't stomach the secretive, seamy underbelly of the gossip industry.

KR Washington Bureau Chief: 21st Century American Journalism 'in Crisis (Stanford Daily)
Clark Hoyt, the Washington, D.C. Bureau chief for the Knight Ridder newspaper chain, painted a dim picture of the state of American journalism during his talk last night, asserting that the mainstream media must be vigilant to remain relevant in the increasingly competitive industry of information.

Ex-Family Circle EIC for Renewed Success (MIN)
Gay Bryant will try to position the soon-to-be-revived mag stressing the "balance of work and life issues," which, typically, more women then men face. Ironically, the bimonthly's soon-to-release June premiere features survivalist/History Channel host Josh Bernstein.

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