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Dead Wrong (NYT)
After criticism from the Bush administration and others, Newsweek yesterday retracted an article blamed for inciting protests and riots in the Muslim world that killed 17. AP: "People need to be very careful about what they say, just as they need to be careful about what they do," said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. USAT: Newsweek tied to the whipping post, writes Peter Johnson. Slate: Newsweek let its anonymous source predict the contents of a future government document, a journalistic no-no as far as Jack Shafer is concerned. Slate: The blogs go nuts over Koran-flushing story, writes David Wallace-Wells. AFP via Yahoo!: U.S. media in the center of a new credibility storm. Huffington Post: It's not as if one's basic human rights have been transgressed, writes Irshad Manji. WaPo: The magazine will examine who approved the story for publication and will review its standards for dealing with unnamed sources. AP via LAT: Newsweek urged to do more to repair damage. LAT Editorial: The "Newsweek effect" is exaggerated. NYP Editorial: Newsweek malfeasance more than "an honest mistake." Marketwatch: Newsweek may have committed the most costly mistake in modern journalistic times, writes Jon Friedman. Drudge Report: Isikoff told resignation will not be accepted.

Nets Gear Up, Retool for Fall (USAT)
ABC has this season's top three new shows so it's no surprise the network is plotting an aggressive 2005-06 season, with six new dramas and a shifted emphasis from family to adult comedies. WaPo: NBC to gut its 8 p.m. slate on five nights next fall. LAT: NBC's "upfront" presentation at Radio City Music Hall was a rather mundane corporate affair, despite the occasional unshaven actor, writes Paul Brownfield. NYDN: David Bianculli on NBC's youth movement.

Rather, Mapes Reunited at Peabody Awards (B&C)
Neither Mary Mapes, the producer of 60 Minutes II's Abuse At Abu Ghraib, or Dan Rather publicly mentioned the elephant in the room at the 64th Annual Peabody Awards luncheon in New York. WaPo: Stewart, Rather honored at ceremony.

Albom Squad Uncovers More Errors (AP via Freep)
A review of more than 600 columns by Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom found the best-selling author sometimes used quotes from other news outlets without giving proper credit. E&P: The president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists says it's time to go easier on Mitch Albom. E&P: Freep editor takes blame for lack of attribution.

Time Warner Books Chief to Step Down (NYT)
Laurence J. Kirshbaum, the chairman and chief executive of the Time Warner Book Group, announced his resignation, surprising employees who have seen the publisher's recent rebound.

Study: Blogs Haven't Displaced Media (Reuters)
The Pew Internet & American Life Project and consultants BuzzMetrics found political blogs played a similar, but not greater role, as did the mainstream media and the candidates' campaigns in creating "buzz." Forbes: FEC takes on political blogs.

Pecuniary Punditry (AP via BusinessWeek)
The New York Times Co. said that starting in September, its flagship newspaper will charge for online access to items written by its op-ed columnists. Salon: Is the "paper of record" undercutting its influence by charging people who want to read its popular columnists online, asks Farhad Manjoo. E&P: Home-delivery subscribers will automatically receive TimesSelect membership.

Smaller Print (IHT)
Newspapers are taking a page from the electronics industry, pursuing a quest for smallness and convenience in an effort to retain an increasingly scarce commodity: readers. Time Europe: Giveaway papers are booming. Can traditional outlets—and good journalism—survive? IBD: Newspapers need to evolve quickly, analysts say.

Arrested Back in Development (NYDN)
After much speculation, Fox officials have given the comedy Arrested Development, widely considered one of the best sitcoms on the air, an order for next season.

Famous Original Raymond's See-Ya (Boston Globe)
America's most popular comedy finished its nine-year CBS run without resorting to any brash attention-getting gimmickry.

Reuters Union Protests Outsourcing of News (Newsday)
Union employees at Reuters are stepping up their campaign against the wire service's outsourcing of U.S. jobs.

Rolling Stone's Dana Upped to M.E. (Mediaweek)
Will Dana, who had previously been deputy managing editor of the magazine, was promoted to managing editor by the Wenner Media title.

Terror and the Times (Slate)
Christopher Hitchens: The paper's use of "insurgent" instead of "terrorist" confers upon the band headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi some manner of revolutionary or rebellious legitimacy.

Fox-Style 'Fair and Balanced' at PBS? (Salon)
Eric Boehlert: Critics blast the CPB's unprecedented move to hire competing, Crossfire-style ombudsmen, saying the move is intended to make public broadcasting toe a right-wing line. Salon: Bill Moyers blasts flag-wearing phonies, reporters who parrot the government line, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's "dangerous" campaign to silence dissenting voices.

Hemmer Jammer (WaPo)
The co-anchor of CNN's American Morning, Bill Hemmer, may leave the cable news network after being told that executives want to shift him to the post of senior White House correspondent.

The 'Brutal' World of Poetry (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Poetry contests—particularly the prestigious ones—do more than boost the egos of the winners: They often make a poet's career.

Remembering Elizabeth Neuffer (Miami Herald)
Eileen McNamara: The irrepressible foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe would have liked the forum on human rights held in her name at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.

Chappelle 'Stress' a Stretch? (Boston Globe)
Renee Graham: Now that Dave Chappelle has officially declared himself "not crazy" and "not smoking crack," he needs to finish the third season of Chappelle's Show.

In Search of the Perfect Small Magazine (NY Sun)
At a Princeton symposium last week called "The Perfect Little Magazine," panelists took up the word "perfect" in the program's title.

—David S. Hirschman