Chechen Charged in Forbes Editor Killing (Guardian)
Russian prosecutors yesterday charged a Chechen with the murder of American journalist Paul Klebnikov, shot dead outside his Moscow offices last July.

Suede Dreams Dashed (AdAge)
Suede magazine, the highly touted multicultural fashion publication, was put on hiatus today by the Essence Communications Partners division of Time Inc. The April issue, its fourth, will be its last.

Martha Muddle (NYP)
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia posted another loss in the fourth quarter but said it is banking on a pickup in advertising at its flagship magazine after Martha herself is released from prison. NYDN: Martha hit with $7.3 million loss.

You're OK!, They're OK! (NYDN)
A legal challenge has thwarted a British publisher's choice of editors for new celebrity weekly OK!, but the company is still ramping up plans to launch a U.S. edition later this year.

Hollywood Bets on Rock Indecency (NYT)
Frank Rich: An awards show sanitized of vulgarity and encased in the prophylactic of tape delay is an oxymoron. This is why the Golden Globes lost 40 percent of its audience in January on NBC and the Grammys lost 28 percent of its audience this month on CBS. NYT: Ratings for awards shows tank.

More Gonzo Goodbyes (SFBG)
Tim Redmond: I can't tell if Hunter Thompson would be furious or just sickly amused to realize that he was going to have to share the obituary page with Gidget, but it's oddly appropriate. Guardian: Thompson's co-conspirator, the artist Ralph Steadman, recalls the barmiest of their barmy exploits. SF Weekly: Thompson's friends remember. LA Weekly: Gonzo gets gone. LA Weekly: Nikki Finke remembers how Thompson defied expectations during a pilgrimage to Woody Creek.

Terror TV (SFBG)
Camille Taiara: A San Francisco broadcaster is forced to drop Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV network after the State Department labels it "terrorist."

Africa Gets Its MTV (NYT)
MTV opened its first local music channel in Africa on Tuesday, bringing one of the world's best-known consumer brands to one of the few remaining untouched markets.

Miller Right This Time on Chalabi (E&P)
William E. Jackson Jr.: She may have gotten it wrong on WMDs, but Miller's surprising tip last month, holding that the disgraced Iraqi leader was headed for a U.S.-backed rebound, has proven true.

Experts: NY Ruling No Threat to Press (NYT)
A ruling this week that requires a television production company to turn over tapes of a police interrogation to a criminal defendant is relatively narrow and does not constitute a broad assault on journalistic privilege in New York State, according to legal experts.

Whither The Wall Street Journal? (Wired)
Adam Penenberg: The paper still carries a lot of weight in the business world, but some clumsy decisions about web content are making it insignificant in the online world.

Congress Gets Involved in 'Gannon' (E&P)
Two leaders of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee want the federal prosecutor investigating the Valerie Plame case to subpoena a personal journal of controversial White House reporter James Guckert (a.k.a. Jeff Gannon).

Media Takeover Battle in Japan (AP via Forbes)
The unfolding drama of a Japanese Internet startup's attempt to take control of one of the country's most prestigious television broadcasters moved up a notch with threats of a court injunction aimed at staving off the assault.

Top Jacko Fan Says Media Unfair (UPI via Washington Times)
The head of the Michael Jackson Fan Club claims the media has been unfair in its coverage of his sexual abuse charges.

Questions About Ads in Online News (NYT)
The practice of generating revenue by embedding keywords into online news articles to steer readers to advertisements is generating debate.

Bloggers Like Rappers? (Slate)
Josh Levin: Rap music and blogging are populist, low-cost-of-entry communication forms that reward self-obsessed types who love writing in first person.

FCC Rules May Shut Beloved Radio Station (LAT)
The future of Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 FM, hailed by Rolling Stone as "America's coolest commercial station," may be in jeopardy because of a shift in federal regulations.

Bloggers in Nepal Defy King's Media Crackdown (OJR)
Mark Glaser: After the Royal Takeover in Nepal, King Gyandendra censored the media, arrested journalists and cut communications. But tech-savvy journalists are using their blogs to get news out to the rest of the world.

—David S. Hirschman