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Peacock Prez: I'm Out (NYT)
Neal Shapiro, who led NBC News through the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the conflict in Iraq, announced that he was resigning as president of the news division. NYO: One open question is whether NBC is searching for a replacement news chief or an "uber-czar" who would oversee CNBC as well as MSNBC and the broadcast-network news. Chicago Tribune: Effect of resignation is uncertain, writes Phil Rosenthal. WaPo: Shapiro has been negotiating his exit since about May—the same month Today show executive producer Tom Touchet got the hook.

Times-Pic Staff Leads Katrina Effort (NYO)
Battered by Katrina, the paper's staff had been among the first to watch the levees fail, and had distributed newspapers to places the National Guard claimed to be unable to reach. NYO: Reporters covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are ripping away the niceties that have attended most of the major news events since Bush took office. USAT: When disaster struck, TV's newscasters did what they do best: They showed us what was happening as it happened, a service we too often take for granted, writes Robert Bianco. BBC: Has Katrina saved the U.S. media, wonders Matt Wells. USAT: Staff and crew for The Oprah Winfrey Show and her Angel Network travel to Katrina-ravaged areas. SF Chron: The performances under duress by TV journalists have been dramatically uneven, writes Tim Goodman. B&C: TV tallies Katrina's cost. Marketwatch: MSNBC's Lester Holt lends dignity to Katrina coverage, writes Jon Friedman.

Saudi Billionaire Boosts News Corp. Holdings (Independent)
Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal holds a 5.5 percent voting stake in the media company, and is ready to raise his stake to shield Rupert Murdoch from any hostile takeover attempts. Guardian: The world's fifth richest man publicly aligned himself with the Murdoch dynasty last year after John Malone, the cable television pioneer, raised his stake in News Corp to 18 percent. FT: Murdoch calls new web summit.

Rumor: Google May Bid for Reuters (Guardian)
Analysts, however, believe Google is more likely to follow rival Yahoo! and use its cash resources to buy overseas, possibly in China.

OK!, Danks (NYP)
Melanie Danks has been dispatched by Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell group in London to take over as publisher of the U.S. version of OK! after the departure of Gabriel "Gaby" Fireman.

Times To Get Comic Strip (Gawker)
The paper has commissioned a six-month serial by graphic novelist Chris Ware. Other series, penned exclusively and originally for the Times, will follow.

Downie: I Didn't Press Woodward to Reveal 'Deep Throat' (E&P)
Leonard Downie Jr., executive editor of The Washington Post, says he never pressed Bob Woodward to reveal the identity of Deep Throat to him, as Carl Bernstein reportedly contends.

Seed Capital (WWD)
Seed, a four-year-old independent title about the impact of science on society, is back after nearly a year's hiatus, having scored $12 million in financing.

Hearst Exec VP Miller to Retire (Mediaweek)
Upon his departure, Mark Miller will continue to serve as trustee of the Hearst Family Trust and as a director of The Hearst Corporation and of The Hearst Foundation, Inc.

Celeb Mags' 'Stupidity' (Ad Age)
Simon Dumenco: I'm not saying that Richard Desmond and David Pecker are stupid men. But they've made some stupid recent hires, and now a stupidity domino effect threatens to mess everything the hell up.

Whither the Metro Columnist? (CJR)
Steve Twomey: Too often we get tepid yarns, or riffs on the columnist's cable bill, kids, or mail. Or lectures on wonky stuff better left to the editorial page. There's no energy.

Prosecutors Weigh Charges for Jim Defede (Wire Reports via Orlando Sentinel)
State prosecutors are deciding whether to bring criminal charges against the former Miami Herald columnist who tape-recorded conversations with politician Arthur E. Teele Jr.

Franken Involved in Air America Scandal? (NY Sun)
The Air America radio network's biggest star, Al Franken was among the signers of a confidential agreement that said the network would repay $875,000 to a Bronx nonprofit organization.

Olivia and Eliot Bump the Open (NYT)
The USA Network left some tennis fans confused Monday when it left the Robby Ginepri-Richard Gasquet U. S. Open match to join its regularly scheduled showing of Law & Order: SVU.

Men's Vogue Cynical? (NY Sun)
Myrna Blyth: In spirit, the title is like men's magazines of an earlier era, but the whole publication seems to be trying to prove a cynical cliché about men—that those who have the most toys win.

Book Blogs' Influence Grows (CSM)
Bloggers have become the new darlings of the publishing industry, getting free review copies, landing interviews with prestigious authors, and boosting obscure writers.

Did Yahoo! Help Chinese Police Jail Journo? (Web User)
The text of the verdict in Shi Tao's case shows that Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. provided China's state security authorities with details that helped to identify and convict him for "divulging state secrets abroad."

Katrina Reporter Shot in Baton Rouge (St. Pete Times)
St. Petersburg Times reporter Marcus Franklin was treated and released from Baton Rouge General Hospital today after doctors decided removing the bullet was too risky at this point.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

Aftermath: The Late Show With David Letterman Does Not Matter [TVNewser]
Anderson Cooper is looking at dead bodies in New Orleans. Shep Smith spent a week on an interstate above the flooding. So who cares which anchor appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday night? Apparently CNN does.

Fact or Talking Point [FishbowlDC]
Today's briefing was definitely not a robot exchange—the White House press hammered Scott McClellan on the failed response to Hurricane Katrina. As evidenced by the amount of "Crosstalk" in today's briefing, it's clear that people were antsy.

A Little Southern Comfort from Raines and Bragg [FishbowlNY]
The destruction and tragedy of Katrina has of course inspired writers to remember New Orleans, a unique American city with, yes, a unique American nightlife (I did wonder how Joe Francis had taken the news). But is it just me, or is it a bit unseemly just yet to wax so effusively about the lost earthly delights of the city?

Watching Them Watch Us [FishbowlLA]
It was one of those Sundays that finds the NYT positively LA-obsessed. In the Magazine, Lynn Hirschberg penned an adoring Les Moonves profile. Turns out he's really, really smart!

The Collected Letters of Dave Eggers (And Who Ostensibly Reps Them) [GalleyCat]
In a 994-word piece misleadingly labeled "Small Corrections," (which would seem to mistakenly imply brevity) to a recent Neal Pollack piece in the New York Times Book Review, Dave Eggers complained that Pollack mischaracterized his relationship with Andrew Wylie.

Designer/Bloggers To More Rescue [UnBeige]
We've been cobbling together resources for displaced designers and artists here and there but Design Observer's beaten us to the comprehensive punch with a fairly complete listing of designers and design firms offering to employ, donate, etc.

Freelancing with Kids: Part 1 [mbToolbox]
One reason to love freelancing is the workday flexibility, which means that many freelancers in two-parent households end up with the bulk of child-care responsibilities. For me, the answer was full-time day care and an occasional dose of bribery, as in "I'll give you extra TV time if you stay quiet while I do this interview."