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Public Increasingly Question Media Fairness (AP via MSNBC)
While the public views much of the media favorably, they are less inclined to consider those sources of news believable, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. E&P: Sixty percent of respondents said news organizations were politically biased, up from 53 percent two years ago.

Mansueto Wraps Up Biz Mags Buy (NYP)
Chicago-based billionaire Joe Mansueto, the founder of Morningstar, has reached a definitive deal with German media giant Bertlesmann to purchase Inc. and Fast Company magazines. Business Week: G+J sells its last American magazines for a fraction of what it paid in 2000.

Spook Spooked (WaPo)
Former acting FBI chief L. Patrick Gray III said his former deputy, W. Mark Felt, became the mysterious Watergate source known as "Deep Throat" out of personal revenge and "a desire to get rid of me." FoxNews: Experts sat Watergate story likely couldn't be broken today because of new journalism rules.

What's OK! and What's Not (USAT)
Critics say that, unlike in England, where checkbook journalism is common, American fans of celebrity mags know the difference between a reported story and a manufactured one—and they prefer the former.

Florio Won't Write Tell-All? (NYT)
Steven Florio said he was horrified when coverage suggested that he was writing a tell-all about his days of running Conde Nast.

Media Execs Top High Earners in NYC (Newsday)
Entertainment magnates—led by Mel Karmazin, now CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio—top the list of highest earners at New York's public companies.

Gay TV Network to Debut (AP via Yahoo!)
Logo will initially be seen in about 10 million homes. Unlike Here and Q, two pay-per-view, gay-oriented networks already operating, Logo will be available in homes that do not specifically order it.

Ebony at 60 (NYDN)
The magazine dedicated to African-American-centric content is now looking to lend its brand name to T-shirts, baseball caps, financial services, ringtones, and perhaps even inspirational stage plays.

Getting on the Radar (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Maer Roshan, the editor-in-chief and founder of the recently launched magazine, is learning all about the rewards and pitfalls of publishing a new title.

BBC Sells Off Broadcast Arm (Reuters)
An Australian consortium has agreed to buy BBC Broadcast, the public broadcaster's digital media distributor, for 166 million pounds and will honor a one-year moratorium on compulsory job cuts. Press Gazette: BBC to double spending on journalism education.

Cable Upfront Winds Down (Mediaweek)
As the cable upfront market limps into the final lap before Independence Day, a few networks are emerging as clear winners in a race that has been marred by false starts and unsteady footwork.

War of the Worlds: PR vs. Media (Variety)
Media around the globe have been up in arms about over the restrictions imposed by Paramount and DreamWorks as War of the Worlds opened in many major cities. USAT: Cruise flirting with media saturation? WaPo: Actor lambastes psychiatry, disses Lauer, on Today.

Doubleday Borrows a Page From Hollywood (NYT)
The publisher is using tactics more common to a Hollywood blockbuster movie to market The Traveler, a story set in a futuristic society.

Chi-Chi QVC? (NYP)
A growing list of designers have recently begun selling their clothes, often at gentler prices, on the cable shopping network, joining other high-end labels that would have once shunned it.

In Praise of Nepotism (NYT)
When an heir took control at the venerable McGraw-Hill, many were skeptical. But in the 12 years since he took over as chief executive, the company's stock has risen 437 percent.

Grace Under Fire (WaPo)
Media critics have suggested that Nancy Grace, who anchors daily shows on CNN Headline News and Court TV, believes all suspects are guilty until proven innocent. She says that's ridiculous.

Burn This (LAT)
Tim Rutten: Every once in a while, something makes you wonder whether there really isn't an argument to be made for book burning. Edward Klein's new book is precisely that sort of something.

What if Buy Turns to Sell? (Guardian)
The great newspaper chains of Britain and America have grown by buying up small family groups. But what happens when the music of easy acquisition stops?

Is Stella Too Weird to Replace Chappelle? (Slate)
Dana Stevens: You can't help but wonder whether the viral marketing campaign promoting the new half-hour Comedy Central series Stella isn't the network's way of making lemons into lemonade.

What Kind of Lame Mag Has Paris Hilton on the Cover? (Radar)
Vanity Fair staffers under the impression that they work for a high-minded publication are steamed over editor Graydon Carter's reported choice of Paris Hilton for the September issue's cover.

Men's Vogue Readies for Catwalk (Mediaweek)
The latest franchise of fashion giant Vogue, Men's Vogue fills out Conde Nast's stable of manly magazines that includes GQ and shopper Cargo.

Should WSJ's Sixth-Day 'Stars' Get Overtime? (NY Mag)
Reporters are eligible for overtime for weekends, says Journal union rep Theo Francis, but "there's an immense amount of institutional resistance to paying for it."

The Newspaper of the Future (NYT)
At a time when newspapers are facing financial and journalistic crossroads, media analysts say The Lawrence Journal-World, with a circulation of just 20,000, offers guidelines for moving forward.

—David S. Hirschman