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Atlantic Quits Boston for Beltway (NYP)
The owner of Atlantic Media, who paid an estimated $10 million to take the title off Mort Zuckerman's hands in 1999, said moving the title to Washington, D.C., is the only way to save it. Cullen Murphy, the mag's managing editor, has decided to step down rather than make the move. NYT: The magazine has been losing $4 million to $8 million annually. WaPo: Bradley isn't unaware of the gravity of his decision to leave Boston. Boston Globe: Move called "big loss" for Boston's literary community. Mediaweek: The magazine saw its circulation fall 14 percent in the second half of 2004.

Weakened Journal, Tough Times (NYP)
Earnings plunged by 54 percent at Dow Jones & Co., with its fledgling online operations earning more money for the first time than the flagship Wall Street Journal and the weekly Barron's. NYP: Profit at NYT newspaper unit falls 21 percent. NYT: Times Co. and Dow Jones & Co. were hurt by sluggish circulation and weakness in advertising by technology and financial firms during the first quarter.

TiVo Trauma (Ad Age)
Ad skipping and on-demand viewing could cost the TV industry $27 billion in lost ad revenue over the next five years, according to new research released by Accenture.

Prez Weighs in on Plame Case, Access (E&P)
President Bush defended his administration's tight leash on public-information access during an appearance today before newspaper editors, who grilled him about why restrictions remain so tight on many government documents and departments. E&P: Less-than-friendly ASNE intro for Bush.

Debate Rekindles Over Gov't-Produced 'News' (NYT)
The Federal Communications Commission and the Senate stepped into a second controversy over the public relations policies of the Bush administration.

Big Circ Drop at Boston Globe (E&P)
The paper is expecting steep overall circulation declines for the six-month period ending March 2005 while The New York Times and the McClatchy chain experienced slight gains.

Blaming the Times (Slate)
Jack Shafer: The crimes committed against humanity and journalism by The New York Times in the 20th century are so huge and numerous they fill three new volumes from Cambridge University Press, Common Courage Press, and Verso.

Hollinger HQ: Black Out (Guardian)
First they forced him to sell the Telegraph. Now they want the keys to one of his most prestigious buildings. Lord Conrad Black is being evicted from his fashionable downtown offices in Toronto.

Arrested Development for Arrested Development? (USAT)
Robert Bianco: These are strange TV days for sure when That '70s Show gets an early pickup and TV's current Emmy champion and hands-down best sitcom is left on the bubble.

Kulcha for La La Land (WSJ)
Catherine Seipp: Many people felt a slight confusion upon reading that Judith Regan—known for publishing trashy and immensely profitable books—hoped to "create a cultural center" in Los Angeles.

Israel Clears Officer in Journo Shooting (Independent)
The British government formally protested to Israel yesterday after the army officer who opened fire when filmmaker James Miller was shot dead in Gaza two years ago was acquitted of disciplinary charges.

Dogma Meets Drama on TV (CSM)
Gloria Goodale: Soft-focus spirituality on TV gives way to programs with a more explicit religious viewpoint. Will audiences accept it? Reuters: NBC ratings at six-month high for Revelations.

NPR a Model for Nets (Boston Phoenix)
Dan Kennedy: There seems to be little question that NPR is now the second-largest broadcast news source in the United States, still trailing the network newscasts, but catching up rapidly—and far ahead of the cable news shows upon which media critics regularly dump barrels of ink.

Ladies (and Gents) Who Lunch (E&P)
Jesse Oxfeld: At The Week magazine's regular lunchtime "Conversations" at Grand Central Terminal, the real fun is in watching the audience.

Albom Explosion Atomic for Journalism? (Philly Inky)
Don Steinberg: The Mitch Albom situation is, in many ways, sports journalism's own steroids mess. That's not hyperbole; the infraction Albom committed is as much a blow to the credibility of sportswriting as steroids have been to the credibility of baseball.

Beeb's Dental Damn (Guardian)
Those in pursuit of a set of pearly whites should consult their dentist, and not the BBC, which has been forced to apologize on air for telling viewers to rub their gnashers with lemons.

Fox Blocker (Boston Globe)
A pair of entrepreneurs are marketing a metal device about the size of a C battery that screws into the back of the TV set and that can filter out the Fox News Channel.

Reilly's Populist Style (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: What appeals to me about Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly is that he exhibits a journalist's two most heartwarming traits: a wry wit and a penchant for finding the most unexpected angle in a story.

—David S. Hirschman