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Time Inc. Considers Revealing Plame Source (E&P)
Time Inc. may hand over documents that would reveal the source of the Valerie Plame leak in order to keep reporter Matthew Cooper from being imprisoned for as much as two years. NYT: Robert Novak should finally write a column explaining how his two sources managed to get the prosecutor off his back, writes William Safire. E&P: Judith Miller launches a website to help publicize the case. USAT: At this point, just about no one involved in the Plame affair looks good, except for Cooper and Miller, who are refusing to break their word. Slate: Bloggers weigh in on Miller/Cooper.

Reporters Ordered to Reveal Sources in Wen Ho Lee Case (NY Sun)
A federal appeals court upheld contempt citations against four reporters for refusing to divulge their sources for stories about the Los Alamos nuclear scientist once suspected of espionage. WaPo: The back-to-back decisions against journalists' use of confidential sources have alarmed press advocates and First Amendment specialists.

New Twist on CPB and Political Balance (NYT)
After granting funds to make a positive film on neoconservatism, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting asked six filmmakers for proposals for a film critical of White House foreign policy.

Gun-Shy Nets Build Drama Before Bush Speech (WaPo)
Tom Shales: In a time when polls show the news media to be even less popular than Bush's conduct of the war, the broadcast networks may have feared hostile reaction if they didn't air the President's speech live. U.S. Dept. of Defense: Rumsfeld says media misinforms public about the war in Iraq by only carrying the negative. UPI via Washington Times: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari lashes out at the Arab media, accusing them of being biased and hostile to his country.

Yet Another Newsday-Related Scandal (Newsday)
Robert M. Johnson, a former Newsday publisher and a top state education official, was indicted on charges that he downloaded two Internet movie files containing child pornography. Newsday: Former collegues shocked at allegations.

Minneapolis Paper Sued for Alleged Circ Inflation (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Four advertisers are accusing the Minneapolis Star Tribune of inflating its circulation numbers by as much as 15 percent since 1999, and overcharging along the way.

Saddam May Sue Over 'Tyrant in His Pants' Pics (Guardian)
A London media lawyer will advise on Saddam Hussein's prospects of success in a human rights claim over the controversial photographs that appeared on the front page of the Sun. Al Jazeera: Saddam's Get Out, You Damned novel due out next week.

TV Stations Are Biggest Buyers of TV Ads (NYP)
TV networks and stations run more ads promoting themselves and their own programming than any other advertiser, according to new research.

Pax Rename (Mediaweek)
Paxson Communications will change the name of its TV network from Pax TV to "i," reflecting what the company says is "a new programming strategy."

Life of Kurtz (Washingtonian)
FishbowlDC's Garrett Graff: Howard Kurtz has come a long way. After three decades of scoops, he still works as hard as ever. But people are asking: Can you serve too many media masters?

iPod to Become TiVo of Radio? (AP via Seattle Times)
New software released by Apple will allow owners to download radio programs and listen to them at any time without seperate podcasting technology.

U.S. Accused in Death of Iraqi Journo (AP via Seattle P-I)
American troops allegedly killed an Iraqi television director when he drove near a U.S. convoy, colleagues and a hospital official said. The U.S. military said it had no reports of the incident.

MSNBC Hangs Tough (OJR)
Mark Glaser: As Microsoft and NBC try to ditch their 99-year MSNBC cable deal, the bright spot is their joint Web venture, which tops the charts and sports a user-oriented redesign.

Vanity Press (NYP)
Conde Nast's Vanity Fair has been scoring major publicity coups in recent months, but the national and international buzz has had little or no effect on the mag's slumping newsstand sales.

Us Quarterly to Explore Celeb Issues in More Depth (The Onion)
Parody: Describing it as a "discerning and literary companion" to the entertainment-news magazine, Janice Min announced the creation of a scholarly journal dedicated to sizzling-hot celebrity gossip.

Softball Coach Defends Gopnik (Gawker)
After an anonymous writer impugns Adam Gopnik's softball prowess, New Yorker editorial projects manager (and softball team coach) Matt Dellinger disputes the characterization.

Extinguished Journalist (VV)
Sydney Schanberg: Edward Klein and his new gossip book The Truth About Hillary show us how mangled the definition of "journalism" has become.

CurtCo Buys San Diego Mag Parent (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Luxury publisher CurtCo acquired San Diego Magazine Publishing Co., which publishes several small publications as well as the 53,000-circ. San Diego Magazine, for an undisclosed amount.

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