CNBC Shuffle (Ad Age)
NBC Universal has replaced the president of its business channel CNBC, which has had declining viewership since 2001 and faces competition from a potential spin-off of News Corp's Fox. NYP: CNBC's defenders at NBC say the cable network brings in more than $250 million in annual profit and gets top dollar for ads because of its audience of wealthy Wall Streeters.

Soldier of Fortune Out (NYP)
The top editor at Fortune magazine, Rik Kirkland, who spent 26 years at the magazine including the last four as managing editor, is stepping down, insisting that the move is voluntary. NYT: Eric Pooley, managing editor for Time in Europe, is expected to be appointed to the post today.

Conflicting Reports on Kidnapped Italian Journalist (Times U.K.)
A militant group in Iraq claimed in an Internet statement today that it has executed Giuliana Sgrena, who works for the left-wing daily Il Manifesto for spying on "holy fighters". Jerusalem Post: Internet statement by another militant group claims Sgrena will be released in the next couple of days.

Bowl Scores Big for Fox (Reuters)
Super Bowl viewership numbers dropped from recent highs, but the football championship propelled broadcaster Fox to its most-watched night ever on Sunday. Guardian: Fox facing lawsuit after axing rerun of controversial ad during game.

Talking Head Booked (Bloomberg News via NYT)
A commentator who appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg Television was arrested yesterday for not disclosing that he improperly received more than $1 million in cash and stock from a marketing company.

Err Jordan? (WaPo)
Howard Kurtz: What CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan said, or didn't say, in Davos, Switzerland, last month has become a burgeoning controversy among bloggers and media critics.

Rumsfeld Rips Media (E&P)
The Pentagon chief now says the press was totally "unfair" in quoting from his now-famous exchange with a U.S. soldier in December.

Former Freep Editor Daniels Dies (Freep)
Derick Daniels, a former executive editor of the Detroit Free Press who oversaw its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the 1967 riot in Detroit, died of lung cancer Saturday at his home in Miami.

Regan Wrangles With Writer (Page Six)
Publisher Judith Regan is trashing one of her own authors just because he had the temerity to ask for credit on Essie May Washington-Williams' book, Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond.

Torture TV (Guardian)
Dominic Timms: A Guantanamo Bay-style reality show subjecting seven men to sleep deprivation and sexual humiliation is coming to British television.

Sly Hits the Newsstands (Mediaweek)
American Media's new Sylvester Stallone-themed mag Sly, whose motto is "Stay in the Game Past 40," is set to hit the streets on Feb. 14.

Yahoo Seeking Hollywood Spotlight (LAT)
Media portal Yahoo Inc. is getting serious about muscling in on the entertainment business, signing a huge lease to take over most of the former headquarters of MGM in Santa Monica, which will soon be known as Yahoo Center.

Time for Change (Newsday)
Magazine publisher Time Inc. said it has stopped dealing with some independent agents hired to sell subscriptions because their practices are "too difficult to monitor."

Trials of a Student Journalist (LAT)
David Shaw: Censorship of high school papers and disciplining of their editors and reporters are at an all-time high, triggered by a growing disdain for the media in general.

Fresh Ideas From New Tribune Chief (E&P)
Scott Smith, the newly installed president of Tribune Publishing, faces a welcome wagon that is practically hell on wheels. But his first initiative sticks close to home, at a paper that is successful and scandal-free: The Chicago Tribune.

Perils of a Part-Time Blogger (CSM)
While working as a features writer for a North Carolina newspaper, Rachel Mosteller began keeping an online journal about the people at her job. When her bosses found out last year, she was sacked.

Hot for Girls in Pants (NYDN)
The new novel from Ann Brashares hasn't hit the heights reached by Harry Potter and A Series of Unfortunate Events, but it is another phenomenon for young readers.

CJR Facing New World (Washington Examiner)
Laura Vanderkam: How blogs are shattering the arrogance of the Columbia Journalism Review and why that's good for journalism.

—David S. Hirschman