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Jailbird Judy Ready to Sing? (Reuters via Yahoo!)
Lawyers close to the CIA leak investigation say there are signs that the 20-month-long inquiry could be wrapped up within weeks in a final flurry of negotiations and legal maneuvering.

Newsweeklies React to Katrina Pix Ban (NYP)
"I understand the request, but to not take pictures of dead bodies is not something we can heed," said Jim Kelly, the managing editor of Time. WaPo: As rescue and recovery efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, reporters and press analysts are growing increasingly critical of restrictions on media access.

ABC to Offer Primetime Shows in Spanish (AP)
The network announced it will make all of its primetime entertainment programs available in Spanish starting this season, and it is hoping to gain something big in the translation.

Henry Luce III, Publisher of Time, Dies (NYT)
The elder son of the founder and editor-in-chief of Time Inc., who held prominent positions at the company and went on to be head of the Henry Luce Foundation, died Wednesday at the age of 80.

Binn Mag Set To Hit D.C. Today (USN&WR)
Capitol File, the highly anticipated Washington society and fashion magazine is a weighty 346 pages filled with stories by big shots like John Podesta, Ed Gillespie, and Madeleine Albright.

CBS News Readies 'Public Eye' Blog (Mediaweek)
The announcement of the new blog, which launches on Sept. 12, comes during a time when CBS has made a concerted effort to beef up its video news content online.

Katrina Telethon Won't Be Cut (BBC)
No special precautions will be taken to edit political statements out of a live TV benefit for Hurricane Katrina survivors, according to the show's producer, Joel Gallen.

Shareholders Appeal Disney Ruling (LAT)
Attorneys representing disgruntled Walt Disney Co. stockholders are appealing a ruling that board members acted properly throughout the hiring and firing of Michael Ovitz as president.

Building a Bigger Web Presence, Buy by Buy (NYT)
News Corp. has been giving new meaning to the term e-commerce: The company has been on an online buying spree, spending nearly $1.5 billion on three web companies in just the last seven weeks.

Rolling Stone Publishes HST Note (WaPo)
The magazine that was home for years to Hunter S. Thompson, has published a note written by the gonzo journalist days before he committed suicide in February.

Keeping the IHT Relevant (Marketwatch)
Editor Michael Oreskes talks as much about getting "analytical scoops" in the international paper as much as any objective.

Press Rediscovers the Less Fortunate (The Nation)
Eric Alterman: What was perhaps most unusual about the images from New Orleans was the return to American television screens and newspaper front pages of poor people in a manner that was neither condescending nor condemnatory.

Remapping the Blogosphere (BusinessWeek)
Jon Fine: Technorati's focus on making the blog world bite-sized for a more mainstream audience comes as it takes heat from bloggers complaining about spotty searches and sluggish technology.

Who's Less Than Zero Now, Katie? (Page Six)
Bret Easton Ellis was fuming after a recent appearance on the Today show. He says he wanted to tell Katie Couric, "you know nothing about publishing . . . I know about publishing. You're being very glib."

Circ Scandals Lead to Contested ABC Board Seat (Folio:)
In a move that reflects unrest over the recent circulation scandals, a seat on the Audit Bureau of Circulations board of directors is being contested in a vote to be held at the annual meeting on November 4.

Chinese 'Netizens' React to Yahoo! Betrayal (CSM)
The role of the web company in helping Chinese security officials to finger a journalist sentenced to 10 years for e-mailing "state secrets" is filtering into mainland China.

Maybe She Just Missed Brokaw (MSNBC)
Brian Williams: [The Police Officer] raised the muzzle of her weapon and aimed it at members of the media... obvious members of the media... armed only with notepads.

Conservative Pundits Reluctant to Criticize Bush Katrina Response (E&P)
The Bush administration has received a torrent of bi-partisan criticism for its initial response to Hurricane Katrina, but most conservative columnists have continued to go fairly easy on George W. Bush.

Wenner Staffer's Dishy Roman a Clef (Jossip)
The "fictional" Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves: The Memoirs of a South Beach Party Girl might cause the author to wave goodbye to her desk—and leave it a mess just to spite Jann.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

ABC Announces Sept. 20 Memorial Service For Peter Jennings [TVNewser]
"There will be a memorial service to celebrate the life of Peter Jennings on Tuesday, September 20th at 11:00am at Carnegie Hall in New York," ABC News announced this afternoon.

Gregory Pecks [FishBowlDC]
NBC's David Gregory has been making a strong run at the title of Most Aggressive White House Correspondent, and apparently his peskiness has only been emboldened by Katrina's Memo to the Media: Antagonism is SO hot right now.

Milan Panic: not just a hypothetical name for a soccer team [FishBowlLA]
Pharmaceutical executive Milan Panic and money manager Richard Blum, the husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), are among the investors in a new liberal radio program created by former CNN commentator Bill Press.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Tom Friedman but were afraid to ask [FishBowlNY]
Fortune's Justin Fox has an incredibly comprehensive profile of NYT pundit and world-flattener Thomas Friedman, the rock star of the Op-Ed world (and by the way I am so picturing MoDo in hot black leather a la Joan Jett right now).

Arthur & George Never Let Me Go A Long, Long Way [GalleyCat]
The Man Booker finalists have been announced. John Banville, Julian Barnes, Sebastian Barry, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ali Smith, and Zadie Smith will duke it out on BBC 2 October 10th.

The F Word [MBToolbox]
Without a doubt this is the most divisive topic I have encountered amongst freelance writers since I've begun at this blog. So rather than offer my unwanted two cents on writing for free and whether it's absolutely stupid or occasionally necessary, I offer Yuwanda Black's thoughts on three occasions when it may (or may not) be all right to give the milk away for free.

Radical Read-in Redux, Redux [Unbeige]
Ever since John Waters got on board with his red-hot poker, Printed Matter's just been rocking and rocking and rocking again. This weekend, the last radical read-in, hot on the proverbial heels of raunchy rabbits and queer quilting, is happening from 5-7 Saturday.