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NYT Dominates Pulitzers (Reuters)
The New York Times dominated the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes, winning awards for investigative, breaking news, and international reporting, feature photography and criticism. The strength of the prize winners' work shows the power and significance of print journalism, said Pulitzer administrator Sig Gissler. AP: Information about the prize winners and their work. Mixed Media: Layoff victims among Pulitzer honorees. Daily Beast: Read the Pulitzer-winning stories. Business Insider: Financial journalists shut out.

Five Million Copies of New Dan Brown Book Coming in September (GalleyCat)
After years of delay and anticipation, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group will release Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol this September with an initial print run of five million copies. The new novel is a follow-up to the The Da Vinci Code, the bestselling adventure that sold 81 million copies worldwide.

Oprah Winfrey Network President Resigns (LAT)
One of the first executives hired at OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is out. The network announced that Robin Schwartz, president of OWN, resigned Monday. Schwartz joined OWN in July as programming chief after wowing the media maven/taste-maker during her job interview.

Congress to Hold Hearings on How to Help Newspapers (The Hill)
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) will hold hearings this week intended to find ways to help the struggling newspaper industry. A press release from Kerry's office said a Commerce Subcommittee hearing "will address the economic recession's impact on media."

Gawker Alumni Start New Site (FishbowlNY)
Rumors that former Gawker-ers (and RadarOnline-ers) Alex Balk and Choire Sicha had some sort of secret project in the works have been flying around for a while now. Turns out the rumors were true. The Awl went live yesterday.

Esquire to Disappear Next Year? (24/7 Wall Street)
24/7 Wall St. examined 100 large brands facing troubled futures and compiled a list of 12 brands that they we believe will not survive until the end of next year. Among them are Esquire magazine and Architectural Digest, as well as Borders bookstores.

Clear Channel Planning to Revamp Its Debt Load (NYT)
Clear Channel Communications, the embattled radio and outdoor advertising giant, is seeking to reorganize its debt load by exchanging $2.3 billion worth of bonds, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire (WSJ)
Mark Penn: In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers. Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working as computer programmers, firefighters, or even bartenders.

Writers Sue Gotham Books (WWD)
Shelly Branch, a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal, and Sue Callaway, a contributing editor at Fortune, are suing Penguin's Gotham Books and writer Pamela Keogh alleging breach of contract, misappropriation of idea, and unfair competition, demanding damages of $1 million each.

While Others Pare, Food Network Magazine Doubles Circ (AdAge)
Hearst Magazines is hiking paid circulation at Food Network Magazine from 400,000 now to 900,000 this fall and then 1.1 million next summer. Media buyers said they thought the magazine, introduced as a newsstand-only test last October, was simply growing on demand from readers.

Slate's John Dickerson Joins CBS News (TVNewser)
Slate magazine's chief political correspondent John Dickerson has been named a CBS News political analyst and contributor. Dickerson will provide on-air analysis to all CBS News broadcasts, effective immediately.

Why Time and Newsweek Will Never Be The Economist (Vanity Fair)
Matt Pressman: While raising subscription and newsstand prices might not be a bad idea, trying to imitate The Economist in other ways is a fool's errand. The news weeklies can never be like The Economist, no matter how hard they try. Here are the four main reasons why.

John Koten's Unusual Departure From Mansueto (Folio:)
It's a tough lesson others have learned before: Company-wide e-mails can be a career killer. The news that John Koten had stepped down as Mansueto Ventures CEO was confirmed Monday. But eyebrows were raised late last week when Gawker posted a pair of bizarre memos he sent to staffers.

Local TV News and Twitter (B&C)
If Oprah can use Twitter, so can TV stations. Three local television news chiefs said Twitter can be used like a police scanner to ferret out tips, offer transparency about the newsgathering process, and make for a tighter bond with viewers.

Fred Segal Store Set for Reality Series (THR)
On the heels of announcing its biggest programming slate ever, Bravo has one more new project adding to its fashion-savvy lineup -- a reality series set in a Fred Segal store. The show in development will document the daily drama at the high-end retail outlet's Santa Monica location.