Weinsteins May Stay in Book Biz (NYP)
Miramax Books is expected to be absorbed into Disney's Hyperion, but the brothers are planning a publishing arm to their new independent film company.

DA Helped Dimond Out of Rough (NYDN)
Lloyd Grove: Court TV reporter Diane Dimond would seem to owe Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon big time for killing a slander suit Michael Jackson filed against her a decade ago.

Justice Dept.: Propaganda OK (Salon)
Eric Boehlert: Must the U.S. government reveal when it has produced "news" broadcasts? In a stunning rebuke of the GAO, the Justice Department says no. WaPo Editorial: Although this administration apparently isn't the first to use video news releases, it seems more enamored of them than its predecessors. NYT Editorial: TV orgs have helped the administration fool the public.

Ed: Off With My Head! (AP via Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
The top editor of The Free Press in Mankato, Minn., announced she would resign rather than cut newsroom jobs to meet budget targets.

Hot 97 on the Hot Seat (NYT)
Recent events involving the radio station have critics contending that it has tilted from credible arbiter of rap trends to ratings-hungry promoter of violence and racism.

Newsday Circ Downward Spiral (NYP)
After stopping shady sales practices, Long Island's Newsday shows little sign of reversing a troubling circulation decline.

Estrich Responds to Dowd Barb (NYDN)
After having her head handed to her by Maureen Dowd in a Sunday column, Susan Estrich says her fight with Michael Kinsley isn't about her or her writing. [Third item.] E&P: Study reveals that the percentage of female pundits is barely up since 1999.

Rumors Swirl Over Idol Exit (USAT)
Mario Vazquez, 27, who left for "personal reasons" is not free to sign a recording deal for three months after American Idol is finished.

A&E Prez Steps Down (Mediaweek)
A&E Television Networks president and CEO Nickolas Davatzes will step down effective April 1 and Abbe Raven, currently president of A&E Network-USA, will succeed him to become the second president and CEO in the company's history.

Newsman's Suicide Planned With Precision (LAT)
The suicide of former San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb has left friends and loved ones trying to sort through tangled feelings about a man who was known not so much for the triumphs of a high-impact journalism career as for what he is accused of getting wrong.

The New New Journalism (CJR)
A generation removed from the "new journalism," the best journalistic writing today is reportorially based, narrative-driven, long-form nonfiction that likes a point of view, according to a new book of interviews compiled by Robert S. Boynton.

Press Miss U.S. Bombings in Iraq? (VV)
Jarrett Murphy: Well after the big blasts of the war's first nights two years ago, the U.S. bombing of Iraq has gone on with relatively little attention from the media (and other observations).

Fox-y Lady's True Confessions (NYO)
Kimberly Auerbach has a five-year plan to broadcast a message of honesty, empowerment, and self-esteem to fearful, weepy women everywhere. But right now, she said, her offstage confession—that she works at Fox News—is making her double life all the more painful.

Gossip Queen's Secrets (Vanity Fair)
As she made her name dishing celebrity dirt at New York and MSNBC.com, Jeannette Walls was keeping a big secret of her own. In a new memoir, she comes clean about her past.

Indian Media Blog Folds Under Threats (OJR)
Mark Glaser: The Mediaah Weblog is shuttered after the Times of India threatens libel lawsuits, causing an uproar and petition in the Indian blogosphere. Can media criticism gain a foothold in the subcontinent?

Disney Plans Life After Pixar (LAT)
Disney has recently transformed a nondescript white warehouse in Glendale into a factory to produce sequels to Pixar movies, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc., but animators have dubbed it "Pixaren't."

For Arab Writers, New Lines in the Sand (WaPo)
Many in a new generation of rising Arab fiction writers are taking on some of the most divisive subjects in their world. The work is drawing attention, both in their own societies and abroad.

Frank Rich Returns From his Times Elba (NYO)
Tom Scocca: At the end of this month, Mr. Rich will go from writing a showpiece Sunday column in the Arts section to writing a showpiece Sunday column in the Op-Ed Section.

—David S. Hirschman