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Russia Blames Chechen Rebels for Klebnikov Slay (NYT)
Russia's prosecutor general declared that rebel leader Khozh-Akhmed Nukhayev paid assassins to gun down Forbes editor Paul Klebnikov in Moscow last year. Guardian: Klebnikov's book Conversations with a Barbarian was largely based on interviews in 2000 with Nukhayev.

Circ Scandal 'Saddens' Staff (Newsday)
Editorial: Newsday is working to fix the systems that allowed these intolerable business practices and to settle financially with aggrieved advertisers.

Plan Cuts Public Broadcasting Funds 25 Percent (NYT)
Public television stations and National Public Radio would lose 25 percent of their funding next year under a bill cleared by a House committee, although some funding for future years would be restored.

Viacom Split a Threat to CBS News? (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: The worst-case scenario for CBS News is that its parent company's hunger for profits and insistence on cutting costs will compromise its best efforts. Economist: Old and new media part ways.

The Message Is [Deep Within] the Media (Business Week)
Jon Fine: Magazine readers have thus far been spared the print equivalent of TV's product placement. But now some companies, including Toyota, have begun approaching publishers with such proposals.

Nielsen Sued in Antitrust Case (New York Business)
The ratings service provider has been the target of a suit by television ratings provider erinMedia and production firm ReacTV for alleged anti-competitive practices.

New York Times Co. Warns of 'Uneven' Ad Sales (Guardian)
The company lowered its forecast for revenue growth in the current quarter, and said second-quarter profits would be lower than last year's after the 190 job cuts announced last month.

Primedia Biz Deal in Trouble? (Folio)
The sale of Primedia Business has hit a rough patch and may ultimately not happen, sources familiar with the thinking of potential buyers said this week. Primedia execs dismiss talk as posturing.

Husband Shops Schiavo Book (NYP)
A book about Terri Schiavo's life by husband Michael Schiavo is in the works. A player in the years-long right-to-die battle, he is in New York City, shopping his book proposal among publishers. USAT: Hitting the newsmaker jackpot.

ABC to Air 'Killed' Robert Kennedy Interview (Huffington Post)
According for a statement, the network is "hard at work" on the report. Previously, corporate executives ordered three interviews with Robert Kennedy Jr. pulled from ABC News programming.

After the Bomb (E&P)
One of the great mysteries of the Nuclear Age has been solved: What was in the censored—and then lost to the ages—articles filed by the first reporter to reach Nagasaki following the atomic attack.

Church and State 2005 (Folio)
Keeping print and online content separate is critical to the future of magazines, says Steve Forbes. The next challenge for mags is to get marketers to believe print circulation "is for real." Economist: Newspapers struggle online. Reuters: Nielsen finds 21 percent of newspaper readers transfer preference to online.

Fast Tucker (Newsday)
Verne Gay: The Situation With Tucker Carlson, which debuted Monday, is neither souffle nor red meat, though the setup promises the latter. It's fast food.

Pot: Kettle Black (Huffington Post)
Bill O'Reilly said on his recent show that both The New York Times and organized crime routinely engage assassins. In the case of the newspaper, they are propping up character assassins.

Dopey for Opie (NYDN)
Richard Huff: Don't pick on Opie & Anthony listeners. Last week I got a big response after I slammed the radio show's fans who disrupted newscasts by holding up signs behind correspondents.

Anew Pornographer (NYP)
Ugly George, the legendary 1970s New York underground pornographer, may be back on television screens soon, with new material he's collected from the streets of New York.

In the Belly of the Beast (Milwaukee Mag)
Bruce Murphy: How the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel decides to cover—and not cover—the news. After three years on the inside, a reporter tells the real story.

Money Metamorphosis (Chicago Reader)
Michael Miner: With funds dwindling, and the major media no longer interested in the Chicago Reporter's findings, the paper has taken some drastic measures.

One Nation, Under Propaganda (CSM)
North Korean news offer headlines this week about rice yields and glass jewelry, but sources in Pyongyang say foreign events are unknown and public opinion doesn't exist.

The Press and Bill Clinton's Legacy (The Nation)
Eric Alterman: In his new book, John Harris ignores the de facto alliance forged by the far right's sliming machine, talk-radio, the cable news networks and an irresponsible mainstream media. Boston Phoenix: Conservative media rev up anti-Hillary campaign.

Paste to Buy Tracks Readers (Mediaweek)
Atlanta-based music magazine Paste has announced it will acquire the subscriber base of the defunct Tracks. The move will triple the mag's subscriptions from 15,000 to 50,000.

—David S. Hirschman