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Rosie O'Donnell Joining The View as New Co-Host (AP via WaPo)
O'Donnell reportedly will be named today as the newest co-host of The View. She replaces Meredith Vieira, who is leaving to replace the departing Katie Couric on NBC's Today.

Plagiarizing Harvard Author's Book Yanked From Shelves (AP)
Publisher Little, Brown and Company, which had signed Kaavya Viswanathan to a reported six-figure deal, said in a statement that it had notified retail and wholesale outlets to stop selling copies of the book, and to return unsold copies to the publisher.

NBC Renews Law & Order Trio (AP via USAT)
Television's second longest-running drama will be back for its 17th season in the fall, NBC announced. The network said it has renewed all three series in the franchise from creator and executive producer Dick Wolf.

Air America to Lose NYC Flagship Station (Mediaweek)
Air America Radio will lose its New York flagship station, WLIB-AM, on Aug. 31. While the left-leaning radio network's original lease for the Inner City station ran out March 31, AAR managed to get an extension which only lasts until Aug. 31, according to an informed source.

Televisa Readying Bid for Univision (LAT)
The board of Mexico's broadcasting giant, Grupo Televisa, has authorized senior executives to put together a bid to increase its ownership stake in the Spanish-language broadcaster. The company produces the popular telenovelas that generate about 40% of Univision's revenue.

Conspicuous Spending at Time Inc. Despite Company's Belt Tightening (WWD)
Several longtime employees were surprised to learn this week that the entire editorial staff of Real Simple was staying at the posh Montage Spa and Resort in Laguna Beach, California, for an offsite.

Fitness Grabs Shape Editor (NYP)
Denise Brodey is getting the top job at Fitness, but it seems Shape's parent company, American Media, had inserted a non-compete clause into her contract. So Meredith Editorial Director Michael Lafavore has decided it best to park Brodey for the next three months at More.

New Condé Site Will Let Teens Create Their Own Content (BusinessWeek)
Jon Fine: This embrace by Condé Nast, which publishes Teen Vogue, of "user-generated content" — the toothache-inducing term for the stuff a media outlet's consumers create, which I'll call citizens' media — comes at a critical juncture.

Buyout Could Cost WaPo Some Big-Name Bylines (Washingtonian)
Harry Jaffe: The Washington Post stands to lose some of its signature writers in a new round of buyouts. Among those considering the Post’s latest staff-reduction offer is chief political writer Dan Balz.

'Is There A White House Policy That All Govt. TV's Have To Be Tuned To Fox?' (TVNewser)
"The controversy du jour aboard Air Force One today was one near and dear to the hearts of many otherwise happy couples: Command and control of the TV tuner: 'It's come to my attention that there's been requests — this is a serious question — to turn these TVs on to a station other than Fox, and that those have been denied,' Washington Post reporter Jim VandeHei told Press Secretary Scott McClellan. 'My question would be, is there a White House policy that all government TVs have to be tuned to Fox?'"

Editors at ASNE: Investigative Reporting Is Our Duty (E&P)
"Watchdog reporting is hard, it costs money and takes energy," longtime IRE leader David Boardman told a roomful of editors at the American Society of Newspaper Editors conference. "Why should we do investigative reporting? First of all, it is our responsibility."

Time to Hand Over the Reins (NYDN)
Time managing editor Jim Kelly will give up his post sometime after next month's black-tie Time 100 dinner celebrating the most influential people in America. Word is that Kelly, the mag's 16th managing editor since Time's founding in 1923, will be leaving the job as early as June.

'A Blend of Journalism and Acupuncture' (Guardian)
White House press room doyenne Helen Thomas was on duty in Washington the day JFK was shot. She was standing in the doorway of the Oval Office when Lyndon Johnson announced he would not stand for re-election, and she accompanied Richard Nixon on his historic trip to China in 1972.

Court Makes Seattle JOA Arbitration Plan More Difficult (Seattle Times)
A judge rejected a bid by The Seattle Times Co. and The Hearst Corp., owner of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, to put all court proceedings on hold until arbitration concludes.

What About Bill O'Reilly as Press Secretary? (Slate)
Satire: "'The president has looked back before 9/11 for what mistakes might have been made. After 9/11, what would his biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons has he learned from it?' 'Hey, Mr. Dickerson, we're running out of time so I have just two words for you: Shut up.'"