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China: 'Healthy and Civilized' News Only (AP via Yahoo!)
China is imposing new regulations to control content on its news websites and will allow the posting of only "healthy and civilized" news as part of efforts to police the country's Internet population.

Nightline Weighs New Format (WaPo)
Gone will be the single-topic examination and the single-anchor format. And some of the correspondents and producers who built the program will likely be gone, too.

Katrina May Change Storm Coverage Forever (USAT)
Before Katrina, "the thinking had always been, 'It's no longer a story once it's no longer a hurricane. Be there when it hits, get out by the time it's downgraded to a tropical storm,'" CNN chief Jon Klein said. NYT: The New Orleans story needed the big muscles of print journalism to gain custody of facts that seemed beyond comprehension, writes David Carr.

Al-Jazeera Spooked? (Guardian)
The military told an al-Jazeera cameraman being held at Guantanamo Bay that he would be released as long as he agreed to spy on journalists at the Arabic news channel.

52 Newsroom Cuts at San Jose Mercury-News (Grade the News)
A particularly disappointing third-quarter earnings statement from Knight Ridder, the paper's parent company, made swift reductions (of 16 percent) necessary.

Eisner Due for a Quiet Sendoff Friday (NYT)
The chief executive of Disney for more than two decades has agreed only to a one-page retrospective in the company newsletter, and will have no grand congratulatory party. Time: Can Mickey get his groove back?

Moss Tangled With the Wrong Tabloid (IHT)
The Daily Mirror and Kate Moss have been exchanging blows for a long time—long before the paper struck a direct hit with pictures of her snorting cocaine.

Fistfighting Posties (Rush and Molloy)
Soho House is still abuzz at the fisticuffs involving editor-in-chief Col Allan, his No. 2, Colin Myler, and another Aussie hack from a News Corp. newspaper.

Conan on Top (New York Mag)
Conan O'Brien talks constantly about how no one cares about his show because it's on too late. But when he takes over for Jay Leno, he'll no longer have that excuse.

Yahoo! Expanding News Operation (NYT)
Lloyd Braun, the television impresario hired last year to oversee Yahoo's media operation, aims to build the studio of the future. WSJ: Yahoo! enlists finance writers for native content.

Weekend Protests Juxtaposed With Book Fest (IHT)
At the Washington Metro's Smithsonian stop this weekend, volunteers pointed the crowd in opposite directions. "The book festival is to your left and the march is to your right," the volunteers chanted.

K-Rock Reaping the Benefits of Last Days of Howard (Page Six)
The station's ad department has been doing boffo business in the months before the King of All Media bolts for Sirius Satellite Radio, as many sponsors see it as their last chance to reach Stern's young male audience.

Media's Fall Season (AdAge)
Part 2 of "Media Guy" Simon Dumenco's fall media roundup, including prospects for TimesSelect, Martha's Apprentice, and the Saturday Journal.

Rushdie, 15 Years After the Fatwa (WaPo)
"The art of the novel, I think, is to open worlds to you," says Salman Rushdie. "And it seems to me we live in a time when that's of desperate importance. So why would that be the time when you declared the novel dead?"

The Prodigal Pornographer (NYT)
Christie A. Hefner, chief executive of Playboy Enterprises, and daughter of founder Hugh Hefner, wants to parlay the men's magazine brand into a multiplatform entertainment company.

Goodnight, News (Yahoo!)
Richard Reeves: The power and the glory now belong to the kingdom of the suits talking entertainment, profits, and shareholder return.

Copyright Suit Challenges Google's 'Digital Library' (CSM)
A lawsuit filed against Google and its Google Print Project seeks damages and an injunction to halt the project, claiming it violates copyright because authors have not given their permission.

Tru Story: Journalist as Predator (New York Mag)
Capote, the new movie about the writer's investigation for In Cold Blood, is a morality play, a kind of companion piece to Janet Malcolm's The Journalist and the Murderer.

Condé Chatter Over Men's Vogue (WWD)
The company has begun to consider candidates for a full-time publisher, who would report either to president and chief executive officer Chuck Townsend, or to Vogue publisher Tom Florio.

Just What We Need, More Fake News (Seriously) (NYT)
Q&A: Stephen Colbert, who is set to debut The Colbert Report, will use the same character that he has at The Daily Show: a well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot.

Many New Mags Launch via Newspapers (Mediaweek)
Publishers are increasingly taking a page from the likes of Gannett's USA Weekend, opting to enter the marketplace via newspapers instead of traditional, costly stand-alone titles.

CBS Web Honcho Grabbing a Piece of the Pie (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Larry Kramer has accepted the Herculean task of wooing television viewers to his company's news, sports, and entertainment web sites—while, naturally, selling a pile of advertisements.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

Shep Smith Hosting Nightly Newscast On Fox Broadcast?: "It Would Be So Cool" [TVNewser]
"Much like a youthful Dan Rather made a name for himself with stellar coverage of a Gulf Coast hurricane two generations ago, Fox News Channel's Shepard Smith opened some eyes with his work" during Katrina, the AP's David Bauder ledes on the wire today.

Post Prepares Shake-up [FishbowlDC]
The Washington Post is preparing some major shake-ups, we're learning. Most ominously, there's an all-staff meeting scheduled for next week that may or may not involve another round of "buy-outs."

Jay Rosen PressThinks on TimesSelect [FishbowlNY]
There has been a lot of ink spilled (mostly digitally) on TimesSelect, launched Monday and thrown into relief as essential revenue-generator with the announcement of job cuts at the NYT Co. Tuesday. But for batting cleanup, there's no one like PressThink's Jay Rosen to ponder the issues and distill the important points.

Susan Estrich throws party for ABC (shh, don't tell Fox) [FishbowlLA]
Here's an email recently sent out by Susan Estrich, who, once again, demonstrates her interesting approach to the art of capitalization. (I've removed the cc: addresses to protect peoples' privacy, but I will say it warms my heart to see Nikki Finke and Morgan Fairchild getting invited to the same party.)

Lesbiand To The Rescue At A Block Party [UnBeige]
There's a lot of fun stuff going on this weekend, kids, if by fun we mean related to the design and art worlds. We were obviously just being the most redundant. Our friends at Printed Matter are throwing a block party tomorrow afternoon...

Pop Quiz: Lizzie Skurnick [mbToolbox]
Today's interviewee is a very busy person. She is the Associate Editor at Girls Life magazine, writes book reviews for various publications including the New York Times,, maintains the literature blog Old Hag, and writes several Young Adult books, in addition to releasing a new book of poetry.