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Sudanese Officials Rough Up Press Traveling With Condi (AP via Yahoo!)
NBC's Andrea Mitchell said she felt angry and humiliated after Sudanese bodyguards dragged her away for questioning President Omar el-Bashir about his involvement in the country's violence. WaPo via Chicago Tribune: Sudanese security forces forcefully pushed the foreign journalists out of the way, permitting only Sudanese journalists to enter. UPI via Washington Times: Sudan apologizes to Mitchell.

NY1 to Launch Viewer-Programmed News (NY1)
The Call will be the first television newscast to be programmed exclusively by viewers, using a special computer-generated rundown of all the stories available for that night's broadcast.

Rove, Libby Testimony Differs From Reporters' (Bloomberg)
The top White House aides have given accounts to a special prosecutor about how reporters first told them the identity of a CIA agent that are at odds with what the reporters have said. NYT: In July 2003, Rove and Libby were working closely together to ascertain the truth of an Iraq-Africa tie. TomPaine: Times editors owe the rest of the country's journalists a far greater sense of what Judith Miller's role was in the affair, writes Russ Baker.

AP Approves New Licensing Policy, Fee Hike (AP via E&P)
The board of directors of The Associated Press approved a new licensing policy governing online use of AP content by its member news organizations, but will not charge a separate fee for such use.

Another Veteran NYDN Editor Canned (NYP)
Louis Parajos, a managing editor/news, was given the heave ho this week in the latest sign that the British team now running New York's Hometown paper is not done tightening the belt.

Profits Down at Times Co., Dow Jones (NYT)
The newspaper companies blamed declines in second-quarter profit on sluggishness in the advertising market.

Agreement to Buy Primedia Business? (Folio:)
Unofficial word was that final bids for the sale of Primedia Business came in and that a letter of intent to buy the company had been agreed to by buyer and seller. The buyer could not be confirmed. Folio: Primedia brass will meet to discuss the company's consumer guides segment, and industry onlookers wonder if it is a quiet signal of the unit's sale.

Beauty Blogger Booted (NYP)
Nadine Haobsh became the poster girl for the blogger generation yesterday. The formerly anonymous wit behind Jolie in NYC lost two enviable publishing jobs because of her online journal.

Mazda, NBC Team Up for Promo (NYT)
A multi-million-dollar campaign involving Mazda represents NBC's most extensive effort to use the firepower of branded entertainment in promoting a new-season lineup.

TV Guide Mulls Fleeting Relevance (Folio:)
Dylan Stableford: TV Guide is considering cutting its rate base by as much as a third. But the magazine is not focusing on 'rate base alone—it's an overall strategy.'

Editor Karp Lands Own Imprint (LAT)
Jonathan Karp, who left Random House in June, has been named publisher and editor-in-chief of Warner Twelve, which will release 12 books a year.

Synergy in Action (Mediaweek)
Viacom sister network CBS will air four episodes of UPN drama Veronica Mars in an attempt to expose the show to a broader audience.

Where Old Scoops Go to Die (NYT)
The files of the Queens courthouse press room are filled with old newspaper clippings and court transcripts that provide a historical take on the last half-century of Queens County.

Ombud on a Tear (Marketwatch)
Kate Parry uses the Star Tribune as her personal beat. And by reporting so aggressively on the paper's shortcomings, she performs a valuable service to her readers and bosses as well as to the industry.

Scrubbing the Airwaves (Economist)
More than any other industry, America's multi-billion-dollar entertainment business is caught in the crossfire of the country's culture war, and are struggling to contain Congress's anger about indecency.

Hearst Rushing Out Brit-Style Lad Weekly (WWD)
The new mag, called Bullet, will have photos of scantily clad women, real-life action stories, sports news, and TV listings. The project is being headed up by former Maxim EIC Keith Blanchard.

Clip and Save for Free Love (Ananova)
A recent issue of the German magazine Freizeit included a full-page ad for a brothel, promising readers "half an hour free sex with a lady of your choice" for anyone who cut out the coupon and brought it with them.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

Andrea Mitchell Blogs: Two Sudanese Security Guards Grabbed Me [TVNewser]
Andrea Mitchell: "So by the time we finally did get in, there were Sudanese officials saying, "Don't ask any questions," and American officials saying, "No agreements. No deals."

Hotline Goes Hollywood [FishbowlDC]
Hotline formally announced today, after word appeared in the Washington Post, that its staff will be serving as technical consultants to a new reality show attempting to find the next Karl Rove or James Carville.

Rita and Rachel: On the News and Making It [FishbowlNY]
Last night was a first for Tucker Carlson: his guests were two women, the reliably awesome Rachel Maddow and MSNBC's new thoroughbred Rita Cosby of the upcoming "Rita Cosby: Live & Direct" (or, as I like to call it "Rita Cosby: Between O'Reilly and The Daily Show, Good Luck Finding An Audience"). PLUS: Lunch at Michael's: Special Thursday Edition

Carroll, Baquet: The Day After [FishbowlLA]
Not surprisingly, the change in leadership at the LAT is a big story in today's papers. Themes recur: Carroll is widely-respected and well-liked, Baquet is well-liked and widely-respected, Baquet almost left along with Carroll, and of course, budget cuts! Budget cuts! Budget cuts!

When Marketing Goes Terribly Awry [UnBeige]
An anonymous Unbeige reader tips us off to the ad that ate Billboard magazine's website.

Warner Twelve Little Indians[Galleycat]
Jon Karp has landed at Warner, PW (sub req'd) reports.

Dispatch: Living and Working in China [mbToolbox]
Yesterday you may have read Richard Baimbridge's account of living and working in China. Today he tell us more about how he ended up there and what life is like for him.