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Good Morning America Names New Executive Producers (TVNewser)
Here's the long-awaited official announcement: "Jim Murphy, the longtime news producer and former executive producer of the CBS Evening News, has been named senior executive producer of Good Morning America effective immediately. In addition, GMA senior broadcast producer, Tom Cibrowski, will become executive producer at the beginning of September."

Omnimedia Stock Surges on Mag Ads News (NYP)
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia took a giant step toward winning back the confidence of investors when it reported a surge in advertising dollars at its flagship magazine. The news sent the company's shares soaring 10.3 percent yesterday, to close at $16.99.

Stephen Colbert Slams Today Show, GMA (YouTube)
Responding to coverage of his interview last week in which he got a congressman to say that cocaine was "fun," the Colbert Report host slammed the two shows using their own clips to discredit their criticism of him.

Not Your Father's MTV (Guardian)
In an attempt to stem the flow of viewers away from television, MTV is expected to announce a new Web station called Flux. The channel will feature video clips sent in by the audience, let them vote on what programs they will see next and allow them to chat with each other live on national television.

O'Reilly: NYT Editorial Board 'Sitting ... Out' MidEast Conflict to Avoid Alienating 'Their Liberal Jewish Base' (MediaMatters)
Less than one week after falsely claiming that The New York Times' editorial writers are "sitting ... out" the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah because the paper fears alienating its purported liberal Jewish base, Bill O'Reilly appeared to modify his theory on his syndicated radio show. FishbowlNY: Israeli interviewees get the O'Reilly treatment from the Arab media. On the Media: Coverage of Israel-Lebanon conflict "scrupulously balanced' in U.S. media?

Google to Disclose Dishonest Ad Clicks (NYT)
The search engine company said yesterday that it would disclose to advertisers the number of clicks on ads that it deems are invalid in a bid to assuage concerns over "click fraud." A Google business product manager said advertisers could now see how many clicks on ads are excluded from their bills.

Boston Globe to Sell Ads on Section Fronts (BoGlo)
The paper plans to sell ads on the covers of its Business, Sunday Real Estate, Sports, and Food sections, Globe president and general manager Mary Jacobus said yesterday The front page of the Globe "is not under consideration," Jacobus said, nor is the cover of the City & Region section.

McGowan Named Publisher of T+L (Mediaweek)
American Express Publishing named Julie McGowan senior VP, publisher of Travel + Leisure. McGowan, who was previously senior VP, publisher at Food & Wine, replaces Ellen Asmodeo-Giglio, who exits after 17 years to focus on her "personal endeavors and professional next steps."

Could Friendster Patent Hurt Rivals? (WSJ)
The company may sue rival Web sites for alleged patent violations. The patent Friendster was granted last month covers "a method and apparatus for calculating, displaying and acting upon relationships in a social network" — in short, acting as a hub to connect Web users with common acquaintances.

Study: Low Starting Pay, Small Raises for Journalists (E&P)
On average, cub reporters at daily newspapers make less than $30,000 their first year, according to the most comprehensive industry report on salaries and compensation. The report also suggests that newsroom raises are slowing.

Perfect Timing for Yahoo's Barry Golson to Take Over Forbes Travel (MIN)
"It is the opportunity to launch a full-service travel Web site with the Forbes brand for affluent travelers looking and booking," Golson says. "All of us print guys who have found perches in the online world are happy, because that is where the future is."

Trump Mag Publisher to Make OTC Bid (NYP)
Premier Publishing Group, the private investors behind Trump Magazine and Poker Life, are rolling the dice with an over-the-counter stock play that is expected to go off imminently. The publisher so far has only buckets of red ink to show for its early efforts.

Did a Woman Write The Odyssey? (Salon)
For most of the past 2,500 years, scholars of what we would now call the Western literary tradition had little doubt about its point of origin: Homer's epic poems. But an independent scholar argues that Homer didn't write the great poems — and that their author was likely a woman.

Why Yahoo, eBay, Amazon And AOL Are Tanking (Slate)
Daniel Gross: Each company derives the lion's share of its revenues from a maturing U.S. market, each is finding profit margins slipping as it tries to diversify, and each has foolishly reached back to tried-and-failed ideas of the dot-com era for salvation.

Contempt Case Against SF Videographer Is Latest to Test Press Rights (SFBG)
If freelance journalist Josh Wolf goes to jail for refusing to turn over what federal prosecutors say is video evidence of a crime that allegedly took place during a demonstration in July 2005, he'll no doubt become a bigger cause célébre in the lefty blogosphere. But that doesn't exactly make the prospect of jail time tantalizing.