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CurtCo on the Block (NYT)
The publisher of The Robb Report and 15 other magazines for the very wealthy is putting its catalog of titles up for sale. The company may be sold for more than $500 million, perhaps to a rival publisher like Condé Nast or American Express Publishing, or to a private equity firm. NYP: One insider said the demographic target of the CurtCo reader is "an individual who could write a check for $5 million without having to sell his home."

Nightline Tries to Slow Down the Pace (AP)
The new Nightline marks its five-month anniversary Friday. It's a work in progress, still to be tested by a huge news event. Ratings indicate neither success nor failure, although it has shown signs of attracting a younger audience.

New Martha Title Targets Young Women (NYP)
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia hopes Blueprint, which will try to combine home and design stories with fashion and beauty coverage, will appeal to women in the 25- to 34-year-old age bracket. Testing the new glossy will cost Martha Stewart's firm roughly $5 million. Mediaweek: Blueprint lands 48 ads.

More Change to Come at Hearst? (WWD)
Sources said the company has been conducting a search for a new editor-in-chief to take over Good Housekeeping, where Ellen Levine has reigned since 1994. Peggy Northrop of More and Rosemary Ellis of Prevention are said to be among those who have been approached about the job.

$100M for Daily Candy? (New York Mag)
The selling of Daily Candy has been watched by many anxious eyes. To some, its successful handover to a big-time buyer would herald nothing less than the second coming of the dot-com boom and the rebirth of Silicon Alley. New York Mag: How will New York's second Web boom end, wonders Kurt Andersen.

CIA Officer Fired After Admitting Leak to WaPo Reporter (MSNBC)
The CIA has fired an officer who acknowledged giving classified information to a reporter. Intelligence sources say the accused officer, Mary McCarthy, worked in the CIA inspector general's office and had worked for the National Security Council under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.

Columnist Hasn't Been Himself Lately (WaPo)
Howard Kurtz: It's unclear why LAT columnist Michael Hiltzik would take the risk of posting comments under pseudonyms, but Mediabistro's Claude Brodesser writes that anonymous posting is part of the Internet culture and that even reporters should enjoy that freedom. NYT: "I'm all for ethics," said Jack Shafer, "but the newspaper wants its writers to always identify themselves when operating in the public sphere. I can understand that, but good luck enforcing a policy like that in the Internet era. There are just too many places to hide now."

Push For iPod-Like E-Newspapers Has Begun (NYT)
This month, De Tijd, a Belgian financial newspaper, started testing versions of electronic paper, a device with low-power digital screens embedded with digital ink. This is only one test of new e-paper devices competing to become the iPod of the newspaper business.

Public Broadcasters Using Web to Make Their Case (NYT)
With the federal budget dance getting under way in Washington, public broadcasters are not waiting until the last minute to line up listener and viewer support for their share of the money. They have introduced a promotional Web site to generate grass-roots messages to members of Congress.

TV's Path to Web Remains Unclear (LAT)
The recent do-it-yourself online video trend may be a temporary shift as content owners experiment with new business and distribution models. Internet portals, they point out, are still winning deals, as evidenced by CBS' decision in March to create a site with Yahoo! to put 60 Minutes content online.

Columnists Suffer From Writers' Bloc (Guardian)
The trend of editors buying up big-name columnists underscores the fact that in an age when news no longer sells newspapers, columnists are the miracle ingredient that can win you readers.

Sites Making His Mark Reporting for the Web (USAT)
Now on the road pretty much 24/7, Kevin Sites produces a story each day, illustrated with pictures and a short video using equipment that he carries with him. At the end of each week, the video expands into a longer piece with help from three Yahoo! colleagues back in Los Angeles.

Will the Real Brian Williams Please Stand Up? (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Who is the real Brian Williams — the rather formal NBC Nightly News anchor or the witty, wisecracking pundit, who deftly presided over the annual Overseas Press Club dinner on April 20? I'd prefer to believe that it's the latter.

Has the New York Times Gone Tabloid? (Slate)
Jack Shafer: A year and half ago, the "Paper of Record" acknowledged that excessive reliance on anonymous sources could be injurious to the paper's credibility and formed a committee charged with exploring ways to reduce them. I believe that the anonymice have eaten the committee alive.

Celebrity Blogging Goes Wireless (Reuters)
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson are back together — in the wireless world, anyway. Both are participating in a new mobile blogging service offered by Sprint called BlogStar, which also counts Wesley Snipes, the Game and Bam Margera as contributors.