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Min Is In (NYP)
Jann Wenner is in Paris, but back in New York his lieutenants claim they have hammered out an agreement that will keep star editor Janice Min at Us Weekly for two more years.

Partisan Broadcasting Swindle? (WaPo)
The battle lines over public broadcasting have been drawn in sharply partisan fashion with Democrats emerging as its most vocal supporters, while Republicans have stayed mostly silent. NYT: Public broadcasters walk tightrope on funds issue. LAT: Measure before the House today would strip more than $200 million in federal funding. Birmingham Weekly: Pledge Week in 2006 could turn into Pledge Year for our local public stations, writes Courtney Haden. Seattle Weekly: It's time to defend public television again, but let's demand something better in return, writes Knute Berger.

Zucker Punch (Mediaweek)
After NBC wrapped an upfront that was down nearly $1 billion from a year ago, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker said that the network expected a hit but not as much as it took. AP via Newsday: Hit on ad sales no cause for panic, says Zucker.

Newsday Circ Payouts Expected (Bloomberg via NYP)
Tribune Co. expects to reach settlements with most advertisers affected by circulation misstatements by the end of the month. Newsday: Tribune ad rates will not go down despite circ decline.

Klein-Mock Musik (WaPo)
Tina Brown: In New York, Ed Klein's The Truth About Hillary is inspiring female solidarity. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that misogyny is a sure boomerang. Slate: A reader's guide to the salacious new book. WSJ: Even conservative Peggy Noonan doesn't like Ed Klein's Hillary-slime tome.

Times Bets on Poker Column (E&P)
The New York Times is launching a weekly column on poker written by James McManus, the novelist who won $250,000 at the 2000 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Stern Out at E! (AP via USAT)
Having taped more than 2,000 episodes of his daily radio broadcast for the cable network over 11 years, nationally syndicated radio shock-jock Howard Stern is looking for a new television home.

Binn Admits Stealing Ad Names (Boston Herald)
Glossy mag publisher Jason Binn conceded that Niche Media LLC used a list of ad contacts belonging to rival Boston magazine, according to a statement issued by the magazine.

DVR Could Leave 10 Percent of Ads Unwatched by 2009 (WSJ)
About 10 percent of U.S. television advertisements could be fast-forwarded over by 2009 because of the growth of digital-video-recorder technology, according to research published by Accenture.

Michel Houellebecq's Weekend in La-La Land (LA Weekly)
The ultracontroversial French novelist has been accused of being a Stalinist and a Nazi, not to mention a sex maniac and a drunk. He also managed to fall asleep while being interviewed on television.

His Prerogative (NYT)
The beleaguered R&B singer Bobby Brown is serious about using his new reality series, Being Bobby Brown, to set the record straight about his life. NYDN: The 2005-06 television season will bring more reality series that find worthy people to bestow good fortune upon.

Yahoo! Cuts Some Chat Rooms (Bloomberg via LAT)
Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Georgia-Pacific Corp. pulled advertising from the chat rooms, citing concerns that the sites were being used by adults to lure young children.

Conservatives Slam Durbin Apology Coverage (Washington Times)
Conservative media watchdogs are criticizing the coverage of Sen. Richard J. Durbin's controversial remarks, saying most outlets got to the story late and gave it light importance.

Beeb Unveils New Ethics Code (Guardian)
BBC staff are to be told that "accuracy is more important than speed" in breaking news, as the corporation publishes the first major overhaul of its editorial guidelines since the Hutton report.

Web Changing Reading Habits (CSM)
Search engines and hyperlinks have turned the online literary voyage into a kind of U-pick island-hop. Far more is in store.

Daydream Believer (NYT)
The latest issue of the smart, ironic magazine from the McSweeney's crew is devoted to music, but contains almost nothing outside the alt-rock world.

Communities Press for Public Internet (Free Press)
The fight over Community Internet has reached Capitol Hill. A bill in the House would prevent cities and towns anywhere from providing high-speed Internet access.

Florida Uni Journalism Flap (Miami New Times)
A student journalist at Florida Atlantic University's University Press was sent to the woodshed for using too much of a press release. Then some really weird things happened. [Third item.]

—David S. Hirschman