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Where's the Outrage? (B&C)
According to the FCC's quarterly report, indecency and obscenity complaints against broadcast TV and radio dropped dramatically from 157,016 in the first quarter of 2005 to 6,161 in the second.

Product Placements Pushing Into Print (CSM)
Revenue from product placements in magazine editorial copy is expected to rise 17.5 percent to $160.9 million this year, and in newspapers by 16.9 percent to $65 million.

Educated Opinions (LA Weekly)
Nikki Finke: The Los Angeles Times' new editorial-and-opinion editor, Andres Martinez, is the personification of a riddle wrapped in an enigma when it comes to the right-versus-left political maelstrom that's sucking subscribers out of the newspaper. NYO: Many locals in L.A. believe that by chasing The New York Times—trying to be a "national newspaper"—the L.A. Times has lost its way, writes Bruce Feirstein.

Publisher Hard to Read (LAT)
It's rumored that David C. Copley, the enigmatic heir to the Copley newspaper chain in San Diego may soon sell. But his mother's plans were misread too.

Star Struck (Page Six)
Star Jones didn't jump from E!—she was pushed. Jones, who grated on the nerves of viewers and execs by constantly promoting her wedding last year, is out as the cable channel's red carpet reporter.

In Britain, Majority Clueless About Blogs, Podcasts (Reuters)
A survey of British taxi drivers, pub landlords, and hairdressers found that nearly 90 percent had no idea what a podcast is and more than 70 percent had never heard of blogging.

Today, GMA Compete To Demonstrate TLC (AP via Yahoo!)
NBC's and ABC's morning shows are channeling their bitter competition into philanthropy for Hurricane Katrina victims, raising questions about the extent to which broadcast news divisions should get involved in stories they cover.

Current TV Tries Democratizing Ads (AdWeek via Yahoo!)
Tailored toward the network's media-savvy audience, the still-developing platform allows sponsors to lend their names to recurring program segments, so their products are connected with content.

White Out (Slate)
Timothy Noah: When I applied for a job at The New York Times, I was told that I wouldn't get a job because the paper was bent on hiring some minority candidates before it hired the next white male. So what?

Web Market for Used Books Thrives (NYT)
Online booksellers have grown to account for two-thirds of the market for general-interest used books, a trend that calls into question the future of brick-and-mortar stores devoted to used books.

ABC Radio Signs Raggaeton Star as Host (NYDN)
In a bid to expand its Hispanic audience, the network has signed a multi-year agreement with superstar Daddy Yankee.

The Blog Life (WWD)
"Blogging is ridiculously easy to do," Wonkette editor Ana Marie Cox told an audience of media big shots. "My cat could do it."

Newspapers Can't Cut Their Way Back Into Investors' Hearts (Grade the News)
Stephen Lacy: Twenty years of research have taught me that good journalism is good business, and that a company can produce good journalism while still producing profit margins much higher than 10 percent.

Carat's Verklin: Big Ad Shift Ahead (Mediaweek)
David Verklin, CEO of Aegis Group's Carat Americas, said he believes advertisers will shift $40 billion out of their TV budgets in the next three years for use in emerging channels of communications.

ABC's Jennings Wielded a 'Hugely Disproportionate' Amount of Power (Guardian)
A former ABC News London correspondent, who is suing the network for unfair dismissal, had traveled to New York after his contract was terminated because he hoped Peter Jennings would step in.

Best Gimmick to Sell Extra Ad Pages (New York Press)
As part of the paper's annual "Best of Manhattan" survey, the New York Post's V.A. Musetto wins "Best Use of Film Review Column as Thin Cover for Untamed Sex Fetishes."

Fear and Loathing at the Chron (SF Weekly)
The past three weeks have offered indication of what life will be like at the cost-cutting San Francisco Chronicle. That is, angry and confused, and ever more uneasy.

Marine Joining Al-Jaz in Spotlight (USAT)
John Rushing has taken a job reporting for the Qatar-based network that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said has "a pattern of playing propaganda over and over and over again" for its 50 million viewers, most of them in the Arab world.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

NYT/Geraldo: The "Egregious Gaffe" [TVNewser]
I hope this is the last post related to Geraldo Rivera and Alessandra Stanley: Phil Rosenthal's story has a comment from the network: FNC "was glad to see "the 'paper of record' finally recognized its mistake, albeit three weeks after the fact."

Chisel to Tablet Briefings [FishbowlDC]
We know that journalists love hanging on to the craft's trademark vocabulary, as if proper (and frequent) usage signified a level of accomplishment within the industry (phrases such as "ink-stained wretch," "on deadline" and "eleventh-hour decision"). But even the journalism business evolves.

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Geraldo? [FishbowlNY]
That's the (paraphrased) question that has come up again and again since Alessandra Stanley's contested "nudge" column on September 5th. Geraldo demanded a retraction, an apology. He said he would sue. The Times stood behind Stanley and would not be nudged.

Does This Make Them the Patricide Girls? [FishbowlLA]
Wired reports that around 30 models/journalists/muses from the extremely popular porn lifestyle site brand SuicideGirls.com-- based not only in LA but across the street from Joel Stein's house-- have left the company, on bad terms.

If You Don't Release My Movie, Then The Terrorists Have Won [FishbowlLA]
You have to give it up for Albert Brooks (in full costume and make up, below) Even if the old man isn't exactly on People magazine's Sexiest People Breathing Unassisted by Ventilators hot list, he still knows how to whip up some press on the cheap.

Talk About Your Scared Straight Experiences [GalleyCat]
I caught up on my New Yorker backlog while I was on vacation last week, including the Malcolm Gladwell feature on Rick Warren (which isn't available online yet, but gets talked about here and here).

It's Pretty Sweet That The IPod Won An Award But Now They Don't Know Who To Give It To [UnBeige]
We told you about the INDEX 2005 Awards, with just a quick run- through of the winners. We were rushed, hurried, painting our toes. But now that we have a languid Wednesday afternoon to spend contemplating various design matters, we've noticed something interesting. The INDEX people do not know to whom (we are WASPS, forgive us) they should be giving the cash prize for the iPod win.

Mm Mm Good! [mbToolbox]
If you cook and you write, you could write your own cookbook. How? Well, it could help to take the course Writing (and Selling) the Cookbook Only You Could Write, taught by MB's Norman Kolpas, who has written more than 40 books on food, including the recently published The Quick Grill Artist and Practically Useless Information: Food & Drink; Pottery Barn's Style Recipes: Cocktails. Here are a few tips from Norman to get you going...