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Newsweek Senior Editor Tom Masland Killed in Accident (Newsweek)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who spent decades covering Haiti, Africa and the Middle East, died in Manhattan Thursday of injuries suffered in an auto accident. Mediabistro: In 2003, MB interviewed Masland from an African hospital after he received shrapnel injuries covering the war in Liberia. "Getting killed in a car accident is still probably the biggest risk, the same way it is in the United States," he said of his job as a correspondent. LAT: An avid saxophonist, Masland had just finished playing at a jazz club and was crossing West 95th Street on Monday night when an SUV hit him.

Bob Novak Still Has Some Explaining to Do (Slate)
Jack Shafer: The pundit has only half-kept the vow he made not to talk about the Valerie Plame case until the investigation concludes. Seeing as that hour is upon us, I eagerly await his version of events. E&P: Carl Bernstein says we are witnessing the "implosion of a presidency" conjuring Watergate.

Primedia Actively Looking to Sell Its Parts (Folio:)
With the sale in August of the Primedia b-to-b group and the plan to split up the company, some industry observers were speculating this week that a final liquidation of Primedia is now imminent.

Womens' Mag Editors Debate Impact of Celebrity (WWD)
At a Mediabistro panel, Cosmopolitan's Kate White got an ovation when she inveighed against the late nights at the office that make life hard for editors who are also mothers. [Low on page.] Folio: Panel touched on the sparkling sleeper-hold celebrity has on the newsstand, its impact on editors' day-to-day jobs and the role publicists play in the process.

No Blaming the 'Liberal Media' for Miers (WaPo)
Howard Kurtz: What made the right's revolt all the more remarkable was that its opinion-mongering wing hit the trenches, attacked Miers as unqualified, ripped President Bush for cronyism, and in some cases raised money to defeat the nomination.

Deadbeat Mag (NYP)
The Source, the floundering bible of the hip-hop industry that has lost more than $11 million, has allegedly failed to file state and federal income tax for two years, and has skipped mailing issues of its magazine.

CNN to Start 24-Hour News Station in India (AJC)
CNN is pairing with a local partner, Global Broadcast News, to create a co-branded, 24-hour English language news channel called CNN-IBN.

Renewed Rumors of Dow Jones Takeover (Dow Jones Newswires via SmartMoney)
Warren Buffett was mentioned on an Internet posting as being a potential buyer. Shares have retreated in recent weeks amid lackluster advertising demand at the publisher's Wall Street Journal.

Publisher Abramson Exits Hachette (Mediaweek)
Ed Abramson, vp/publisher of Hachette Filipacchi Media's Automotive Group (comprised of Car and Driver and Road & Track magazines), retired yesterday.

They Threw a World Series and Nobody Watched (AP)
Chicago's four-game sweep of the Houston Astros averaged an 11.1 national rating with a 19 share on Fox. That's down about 7 percent from the previous low.

Men Drifting Away From Print (BusinessWeek)
Jon Fine: According to new research and top magazine executives, this much is clear: Their medium increasingly skews toward women as men spend less time reading magazines.

Good Night, and Good Humor (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: For my two cents, I think the evening news could attract more viewers if it closed each broadcast with a humorist, such as Andy Borowitz or someone from the Onion (since, presumably, Jon Stewart is unavailable).

Trick or Treat, Anna? (Page Six)
Vogue editor Anna Wintour might want to stay in for lunch today. Animal-rights advocates will be outside her office dressed as "Wintour witches" in Anna masks, witches' hats and black dresses, and carrying brooms.

Sure BET (USAT)
African-American icons of prior decades mixed it up with current superstars at Wednesday night's taping of 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration.

Fascism, Fascism Everywhere, and No One Stops to Think (CJR Daily)
Paul McLeary: When columnists who are normally on opposite sides of the partisan divide start coming to the same conclusions, you have to wonder what's going on.

Post-Katrina, Press Returns to (Bad) Form (Center for American Progress)
Eric Alterman: Without cascading waters and desperate people literally crying for attention, the cameras are gone and the next disaster awaits.

Media Protests Paralyze Kathmandu (Reuters)
Hundreds walked to work and most schools and businesses shut down in Kathmandu as a strike against a new law banning the media from criticizing Nepal's royal family hit the capital city.

Star Trek's 'Mr. Sulu' Comes Out (AP via MSNBC)
George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as gay in the current issue of Frontiers.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

New CBS News Prez: Talent Shopping Time [TVNewser]
Sean McManus's plan for success at CBS News includes luring big-name talent to the network, the Baltimore Sun says. He is taking one of Roone Arledge's lessons to heart: "Never underestimate the importance of on-air talent."

Bradley Taps Galloway As Atlantic Prez [FishbowlDC]
Atlantic Media Chairman David G. Bradley announced to the staff today that John Galloway will officially take over as president of the company, which includes the Atlantic Monthly, National Journal, The Hotline, and Government Executive magazine.

Esquire: Real men wear a size 40-42 [FishbowlNY]
Listen up, gents! If you're a REAL MAN of any ethnicity with "Iconic American Style," then Esquire wants YOU.

What a Tangled Web She's Weaved...but was it all Amy Pascal's Fault? [FishbowlLA]
Buried in a ho-hum Sony earnings story is perhaps central irony behind the movie business these days.

U. of GA Press Recalls Stories, Revokes Prize [Galleycat]
Brad Vice's short story collection, The Bear Bryant Funeral Train, earned a fairly complimentary review in last Sunday's SF Chronicle. It may well be the last review the book will get, as the University of Georgia Press has announced that it is withdrawing the collection from bookstores.

Apparently Common Objects Can Have Uncommon Lives [Unbeige]
Metropolis Magazine's editor-in-chief, Susan S. Szenasy (how's that for alliteration) sits down or talks on the phone or emails with Akiko Busch, Metropolis contributor and author of The Uncommon Life of Common Objects.

I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday to Be a Creative Director Today [MBToolbox]
Do women make 'wimpy' creative directors?