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Soused on Jesus Juice, Press Due for Hangover (Salon)
Heather Havrilesky: Live coverage of a dazed Michael Jackson and a crestfallen Tom Sneddon (and press corps) was thrilling. But what's the encore? WaPo: As verdict comes down, pundits' crystal balls go foggy. USAT: Decisions made on how to cover Jackson verdict. Guardian: Coverage of Jackson trial was O.J. all over again. Gawker: Helping the headline writers. Oddjack: Betting begins on who gets the first Jacko interview. Scotsman: Jackson may sue TV company over British reporter Martin Bashir's expose. LAT: In the fiercely competitive world of television news, there were just a few exclusives. Kansas City Star: One last time, media go wacko for Jacko.

Us Weekly Bans Pics Taken in 'Reckless Manner' (NYT)
The magazine, which is one of the largest markets for celebrity photographs, said that it would tighten policies on pictures taken by the often-aggressive paparazzi. NYP: The Wenner Media-owned title won't buy the photo if a photographer gets so much as a traffic ticket in the pursuit of it. NYT: For the average viewer in this celebrity-crazed culture, hype and buzz are part of the baggage we carry when interacting with media.

'Deep Throat' Hunted for 'Deep Throat' (The Nation)
According to originally confidential FBI documents, Felt was, at heated moments during the scandal, in charge of finding the source of Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate scoops.

Supremes Decline to Hear FCC Media Case (LAT)
The high court put the incendiary issue of expanded media ownership back in the lap of the Federal Communications Commission, forcing officials to take another crack at revamping their rules. E&P: Newspaper association undaunted by Supreme Court ruling. Newsday: Refusal is a setback for Viacom, News Corp., and Tribune Co.

40 Percent of U.S. Thinks O'Reilly Is a Journo (AP via Yahoo!)
Only 30 percent of those polled said Woodward was a journalist, while 53 percent said they didn't know, despite the fact that Woodward and Carl Bernstein broke the Watergate story. WaPo: 27 percent say Rush Limbaugh is a journalist, 55 percent say he's not and 18 percent don't know. Huffington Post: Alter responds after Ailes leaks "phony dirt" Guardian: Rupe the "man who saved Europe?" Business Week: News Corp. shares buyback may mean stalled talks.

Olbermann Returns to ESPN (USAT)
The network will announce today that Keith Olbermann, a SportsCenter anchor before leaving in 1997, will have an hour-long weekly show on ESPN Radio on Friday afternoons.

Fired Reporter to Sue ABC Over Iraq War (Al Jazeera)
Richard Gizbert, a London-based journalist for ABC News from 1993, is seeking $4 million in lost earnings at a British employment tribunal.

Couric Nabs Get on 'Runaway Bride' (NYDN)
Today host Katie Couric interviewed Jennifer Wilbanks, who just days before she was to marry, ran off without leaving word. Couric also speaks with Wilbanks' finance, John Mason.

Clear Channel Seeks New Ratings System (Bloomberg via LAT)
The largest U.S. radio broadcaster is seeking proposals for a new audience rating system to replace what it calls the antiquated use of personal diaries manually kept by listeners.

Andersen's Russian Undressing (Radar)
Russian party girl and professional mooch Inna De Silva boasts of being a "hustler by nature," and one of the sex kitten's most satisfying grifts was taking Kurt Andersen for several thousand dollars.

Media Reports and Polls Turn Negative on Iraq (E&P)
Pessimistic articles in major newspapers this weekend, calls by some in Congress for a timetable for withdrawal, and now a new Gallup poll suggest the public has reached a "tipping point" on Iraq.

Media No Longer Liberal? (Chicago Tribune)
Charles Madigan: Maybe media were liberal in some ways in the days of family newspaper ownership in some places. Not anymore. Conglomerates care about performance and returns, not politics.

Into the Fire (Chicago Sun-Times)
Author David Cowan helped heal survivors of a heartbreaking Chicago fire. Now, he faces charges of setting a fire at another Roman Catholic parish nearly half a century after the blaze he wrote about.

Hill Gets Presses Humming (USAT)
"Hillary [Clinton] is one of those rare people who ignites everyone's interest: the good, the bad, and the ugly," says Judith Regan, president and publisher of ReganBooks.

Should Plame Case Go to Supreme Court? (WSJ)
Theodore Olsen: The principal reason supporting intervention by the court at this time is that no one, whether journalist, lawyer, source or judge, can say with confidence what the law is.

Nepal Urged to Free Journos (Reuters)
A global media watchdog urged Nepal's royalist government to release journalists detained during a protest against media curbs imposed after King Gyanendra's power seizure.

Journalist Scott Young, Father of Neil, Dies (Globe and Mail)
Young, who died Sunday at the age of 87, was an icon in his own right as a journalist, author, colleague and spinner of big-league dreams for kids who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s.

Viacom Unloads Canadian Theaters (CBC)
Cineplex Galaxy is buying larger rival Famous Players from the New York-based media-conglomerate for $500 million.

—David S. Hirschman