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Supreme Court Won't Hear Plame Case (WaPo)
The court's order leaves New York Times reporter Judith Miller and Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper facing jail time. They may have to surrender to authorities within weeks. NYT: Miller has said she will go to jail rather than testify, while Cooper has been less categorical. E&P: The hearing before Judge Thomas Hogan to consider the next step in the case will now be held on Wednesday. NYT: Courts grow increasingly skeptical of any special protections for the press. Salon: The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Cooper-Miller case will do more than hurt two reporters—it will erode the press's ability to cover sensitive stories, writes Farhad Manjoo. Folio: Media unite to voice displeasure at decision. USAT: Sourcing debate intensifies as reporters face jail. NYT Editorial: The reporters did nothing wrong, and yet somehow the case has evolved to focus on them. WaPo: The Plame case remains a tough sell to the public, PR-wise, even though neither of the reporters would be in this situation had Robert Novak not published the leak, writes Howard Kurtz. LAT: Court filings indicate that lawyers for the journalists want to raise new arguments that might forestall the possibility of jail. LAT Editorial: If journalists have the right not to supply evidence, a crime cannot be punished, and might as well not be a crime. AP via SFC: Journalists and their sources have become a major issue in the courts. Baltimore Sun: Reacting to the decision, other journos said they hope the case shows the public how seriously reporters take their jobs and their promises of confidentiality to sources.

More Public Broadcasting Shows Were Monitored (LAT)
A consultant hired by the CPB to monitor political leanings of guests on NOW with Bill Moyers also tracked the content of programs hosted by Diane Rehm and Tavis Smiley. NYT: The intent is not to kill off PBS and NPR but to castrate them by quietly annexing their news and public affairs operations to the larger state propaganda machine, writes Frank Rich.

Mansueto Biz Mags Buy: Hobby or Midlife Crisis? (Crain's Chicago Business)
It's a strange time for Morningstar's chairman and CEO to branch out into magazines. Besides going public eight weeks ago, Morningstar is in the midst of radically transforming itself. Folio: While Fast Company and Inc. staffers rejoice, the fate of G+J execs not tied to the magazines remains woefully uncertain.

Village Voicers Set to Strike (Gawker)
Apparently, the paper's management has a proposed a new contract which essentially rolls back benefits and compensates with a whopping wage increase of $15 per week.

Over 1 Million Advance Orders for Harry Potter (BBC)
Barnes and Noble said advance orders had topped 750,000 and were expected to exceed a million, and the company's CEO predicted that early sales of the 672-page tome will "shatter all records." CBC: British man pleads not guilty in Harry Potter theft.

Arab Press Grows Bolder (CSM)
Amid mounting global pressure on Arab governments to democratize, journalists across the region are criticizing their leaders, attacking corruption, and demanding more freedom and transparency. Beirut Daily Star: The real loser in the Iran election was the Western media, writes Gordon Robison. Al Jazeera: In 2003, CIA analysts mistakenly thought they had found secret Al Qaeda messages embedded in the crawl on Al Jazeera, but the analysis turned out to be wrong, NBC reported.

Bee Afraid, Bee Very Afraid (E&P)
A newspaper investigation of a former columnist for The Sacramento Bee could not verify 43 sources she used in a sampling of 12 years of her work.

Cable TV Rules Left Intact (SFC)
The Supreme Court ruled that cable television operators such as Comcast Corp. do not have to let rivals use their networks to offer high-speed Internet service, effectively preserving the status quo.

Miss America, Abandoned by Nets, Finds New Suitor (USAT)
Eight months after being spurned by ABC, the pageant is moving to cable network CMT, which will air its first pageant in January 2006, in a two-year deal with renewal options through 2011.

Disney Expected to Name Miramax Chief (LAT)
Daniel Battsek, who runs the British arm of its international movie operation, has been the favorite to take over the specialty film company from founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

Your Logo on Logo (Mediaweek)
MTV Networks' gay-themed Logo has signed on a raft of new charter advertisers in advance of its launch, including Miller Lite, Motorola, Tylenol PM, and gay-friendly Florida destination Key West. NYT: The channel's debut offering will be The Evolution Will Be Televised, a 90-minute documentary about the emerging visibility of gay Americans beginning in the late 1960's.

TiVo Names New CEO (Reuters)
New top exec Tom Rogers is charged with transforming the company into a money-maker for media owners fearful that its technology could wipe out billions of dollars in advertising.

Times Cheap-Shot (Slate)
Jack Shafer: A Times article violates the company's policy against giving a partisan source the cover of anonymity to call the plaintiff in a case against his client "piggish."

Sharks Attack, Media Smell Blood (Miami Herald)
Jim Defede: For the second time in three days, a shark attacked a teenager along Florida's Panhandle, prompting All Shark, All the Time news coverage on the cable stations.

Times Discovers Poker (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: There is no stronger certifiable signal that a fad has reached its zenith than when a national media organization tries to exploit it.

Dumenco's Ground Rules (Ad Age)
The magazine's new media columnist, Simon Dumenco, outlines his policies on anonymous sources, product placement, conflicts-of-interest, and TomKat/Brangelina.

You Might Be Underpaid for Providing Media Links If... (Mediacrity)
In 2003, the most recent year for which IRS Form 990 figures are available for the Poynter Institute, Jim Romenesko was paid $152,163, plus $17,024 in benefits and deferred compensation.

Conde Nast to Produce Mag for Harrods (Brand Republic)
The British retailer has appointed Conde Nast Contract Publishing to publish its Truly British magazine, which will be mailed to all of the store's account holders.

—David S. Hirschman