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Dwell Editor Resigns At Odds With 'Fundamental Change In Magazine's Mission' (FishbowlNY)
Dwell magazine editor Allison Arieff has resigned after what she called "a fundamental change in the magazine's mission and philosophy." Arieff, who had been at Dwell since 2000, alerted friends and colleagues at the award-winning shelter title in an e-mail late yesterday. FBNY: Dwell president Michela O'Connor Abrams announces "staff reorganization." UnBeige: In 2002, Karrie Jacobs, the founding editor of Dwell, also left the magazine, at odds with its philosophy.

U.S. Won't Negotiate With Fox News Kidnappers (Guardian)
The U.S. government has responded to yesterday's demands from the militant group holding Fox News reporter Steve Centanni and his cameraman Olaf Wiig hostage in Gaza by insisting it does "not make concessions to terrorists."

New York Times Names First Perfume Critic (AP via MSNBC)
A column by Chandler Burr, a magazine writer and author, will debut in Sunday's issue of the newspaper's style magazine. If Burr follows in the tradition of other opinionated Times critics, perfume makers beware: scents had better be up to snuff.

Boston Globe Union Attacks Times Co. Over Contract in Radio Ads (Boston Herald)
The Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents more than 1,200 of the paper's workers, is taking its fight with the Globe and its New York parent to the local airwaves with a fiery radio advertisement today that calls the New York Times Co. "greedy."

New Season of Survivor to Divide Teams by Race (WaPo)
The hit CBS reality television program will divide its teams — or tribes, as they are known on the show — along racial lines. For the first half of the series this fall, four teams of five members will be made up of blacks, Asian-Americans, Hispanics and whites.

'Upscale' Maxim? It's Coming In October (FishbowlNY)
Even before editor Jimmy Jellinek's recent shuffling of the editorial decks at Maxim, there were rumblings of the magazine's proposed shift to cater to its increasingly "upscale" audience — one the magazine believes it already has. A source now says that the transformation, however subtle, will be completed by the October issue.

CBS Touts New Shows in Video Clips Beamed From Billboards (WSJ)
The network, which already plans to promote some of its new shows by stamping their logos on eggs, will try to get some of the four million monthly travelers streaming through New York City's Grand Central Terminal to stream free clips of CBS' new prime-time lineup onto their mobile devices.

Men's Journal Sinking Under Jann in Post-Caruso Era (WWD)
Jann Wenner's decision to replace former Men's Journal editor Michael Caruso last fall doesn't seem to be paying off. According to numbers released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, newsstand sales for the magazine have gotten increasingly worse since Wenner took over as editor in chief last November. mediabistro: 2005 article on then Men's Journal editor Caruso and the magazine.

Dennis Publishing Axes Designer — En Route to Visit Dying Father (Jossip)
Just put through the chopping block was Andy Ryan, Blender's solo full-time designer. The 25-year-old received news of his axing at a most appropriate time: while on the way to the airport to catch a flight to be with his dying father. Dennis group creative director Andy Turnbull delivered the news.

Gordon McLeod Named President of Dow Jones Online (Marketwatch)
In this new position, Mr. McLeod will be responsible for the continued growth and success of Dow Jones' Internet businesses, which include The Wall Street Journal Online, MarketWatch.com and Barron's Online.

General Electric Executive Leaves to Become VNU Chief (LAT)
David L. Calhoun, a vice chairman at General Electric who led the unit that provides a quarter of G.E.'s sales, will become chairman and chief executive of the VNU Group, a privately held Dutch company whose properties include A. C. Nielson, Editor & Publisher and Billboard.

Some Interloper Magazines Get Fat on the September Fashion Feast (NYT)
If the magazine industry is like high school, then Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar were once the Mean Girls of September. This year, however, some distinctly uncool factions are stealing attention from the high-end fashion magazines.

Wolf Blitzed by JonBenet Phony (Lowdown)
Yesterday, the notorious prank caller and Howard Stern fan scammed his way onto CNN's The Situation Room. In a live 4 p.m. phone interview with Wolf Blitzer the man impersonated a woman who claims she had detailed chats about the death of JonBenet Ramsey with John Mark Karr. TVNewser: Watch the video.

What It Means for the Media to 'Myth' New Orleans (The Independent Weekly)
Katy Reckdahl: One of the Crescent City's biggest challenges is overcoming inaccurate reports and stereotypes that formed in the immediate wake of Katrina. The 'Katrina narrative' has kept the nation from getting a true picture of the city of New Orleans.

Dream TV Shows (Salon)
Some of the most creative minds Salon could think of were asked to imagine their fantasy program. The result? Boxing bloopers! Funny straight men! Zombies! And much, much more. Today's contributors are John Darnielle, Phil Rosenthal, Jill Soloway, Greg Gutfeld and Mike Albo.