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Ryan Seacrest in Talks to Replace Larry King (FishbowlLA)
Sources have confirmed that Ryan Seacrest is in talks with CNN to shimmy into Larry King's chair. Now "talks" can mean a lot of things, and our source also says, "I don't think it's going to happen." Why? Well, for one thing Ryan is currently the host of... everything. E! News, American Idol, a popular KIIS-FM radio show — not to mention a producer.

Microsoft Reportedly Disbands Yahoo Slate (LAT)
Microsoft Corp. continued to distance itself from Yahoo Corp. on Thursday, telling the people it had lined up to nominate to the board as part of a prospective hostile takeover battle that their services were no longer needed, according to a person familiar with the conversations. BusinessWeek: Inside Microsoft's war against Google.

Nina Garcia to Marie Claire? (P6)
Project Runway isn't alone in switching allegiance from Elle to Marie Claire. One of the show's three judges, Nina Garcia , who was fashion director at Elle until recently, is said to be going to Marie Claire, too. The show's winning models and designers will now be featured in the Hearst title rather than Elle. A Marie Claire rep said: "We have no personnel announcements at this time." FashionWeekDaily: Currently, Marie Claire's fashion department is directed by Tracy Taylor, but it appears that Taylor will be leaving the magazine. Portfolio: If Garcia does land at Marie Claire sooner than later, it presents quite a quandary for Elle, which has seen a revival in its circulation and advertising performance since the show became a hit.

Months of Talks End in New Contract for ABC's President (NYT)
The Walt Disney Company signed the president of ABC, Stephen McPherson, to a new contract, signaling confidence in the executive's ability to deliver new hits to succeed workhorses like Grey's Anatomy. The agreement, which was completed Thursday after months of negotiations, locks up one of Hollywood's most highly regarded creative developers for an unspecified number of years.

Study of Daily Show: It's a lot like O'Reilly (AP)
A journalism think tank studying The Daily Show doesn't believe many people get their news from Jon Stewart — because otherwise they wouldn't get the jokes. The Project for Excellence in Journalism also said it was surprised at how much the Comedy Central late-night program resembles The O'Reilly Factor, Hardball, and other cable news shows in content.

Hachette Cuts 15 From Digital (WWD)
Roughly 15 editorial jobs were cut from Hachette digital's staff of about 100, though a company spokeswoman claimed the positions would eventually be refilled with hires possessing a "new skill set." At least two of the cuts came from Ellegirl.com, which lived on after the magazine's demise in 2006: fashion editor Joyann King and senior editor Holly Siegel, according to sources.

Time Honors 100 Influentials (NYP)
The hottest spot in town on the media scene was the Time 100 party last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center to honor the 100 people that the mag deems the world's most influential. Somewhere between 30 and 40 honorees were expected to be on hand, which meant that the majority of those who were named didn't attend the black-tie bash. FishbowlNY: The Time 100 in real time.

Condé Shuffles Gourmet, Allure Publishers (Mediaweek)
In Condé Nast's second string of publisher changes this year, Tom Hartman, VP, publisher, Gourmet, will move to over the Condé Nast Media Group as VP, corporate sales, reporting to Lou Cona, senior VP at the Media Group. Nancy Berger, currently VP, publisher of Allure, will succeed Hartman as VP, publisher, Gourmet.

TV's New 'Money Honey' (USN&WR)
Washington's political and financial biggies are talking ABC's Bianna Golodryga up big time. "She's smoking," says an administration official. Golodryga used to be with CNBC, home to the original money honey, Maria Bartiromo. When Bartiromo outgrew the sexist title, others like Erin Burnett were set up as successors, but none have won the Washington kudos like Golodryga.

Washingtonpost.com to Syndicate TechCrunch (Portfolio)
You can't believe everything you read on TechCrunch... but would you believe it if you read the same thing in the Washington Post? The venerable D.C. daily, which led all newspapers with six Pulitzer Prizes this year, has made a deal to syndicate content from the tech-industry news site on WashingtonPost.com, becoming the first news site to do so.

Tax Gains Lift Tribune Co. to Q1 Profit (Chicago Tribune)
Tribune Co. reported a big first-quarter profit, thanks to a mammoth tax gain the Chicago media concern recorded in connection with the leveraged buyout by which it went private at the end of 2007. Without that artificial boost from the tax change, the company swung to a loss, as interest payments soared to service Tribune's heavy load of buyout-related debt.

Comedy Central to Revive Gong Show (Variety)
Comedy Central is reviving Chuck Barris' The Gong Show, with comedian Dave Attell as host. The cable network has ordered eight half-hour segments of the program, which is set to premiere July 17. The Gong Show will air weekly at 10:30 p.m. in tandem with new reality TV spoof Reality Bites Back at 10.

Can Craigslist Stay Oddball? (BusinessWeek)
Jon Fine: For years, I've been amused to watch craigslist — the stupefyingly successful, mostly free online classified ad site — leave many business types red-faced and exasperated. Here is a homely, text-heavy site that's among America's top 10 in monthly page views and time spent on it. Yet to a remarkable degree it staunchly refuses to turn on any moneymaking machinery.

When Bad Publishers Happen to Good Magazines (Folio:)
Mark Newman: There is nothing that will create a bond between art and editorial quicker than a meddling publisher. Granted, editors and artisans should already be thick as thieves, but when a publisher starts needlessly getting involved in the creative aspects of a magazine, there will be blood!

Danish Cartoon Editor Disillusioned With U.S. Press (NY Sun)
A Danish newspaper editor who received death threats and is facing criminal charges for commissioning cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad is accusing his American counterparts of undermining free speech by failing to republish the cartoons when the issue prompted riots in Muslim countries two years ago.