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Embattled Former CPB Board Chair Kenneth Tomlinson Resigns (B&C)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors has been reviewing a report on Tomlinson's relationship with the board stemming from Tomlinson's attempts to add more conservative programming. NYT: The move strongly suggested that the inspector general discovered significant problems under Tomlinson. WaPo: It was Tomlinson's behind-the-scenes moves that apparently contributed to his departure. MediaCitizen: Tomlinson has left behind a coterie of GOP hacks who have occupied the offices of an agency that was put in place by Congress to act as a "heat shield"—protecting public broadcasting producers from the hot political winds of Washington.

Jay-Z Eying The Source? (WWD)
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter likely would team up in the bid with two top music executives, Warner Music Group's Lyor Cohen and Interscope's Steve Stoute, said two former employees of the magazine and a source at Def Jam records.

Amazon to Sell Online Books 'By the Page' (AP via Boston Herald)
With a new program, Amazon.com Inc. plans to let customers to buy portions of a book for online viewing. A second program, Amazon Upgrade, will offer full online access when a traditional text is purchased.

CBS Shells Out for CSTV (AP via Seattle P-I)
The network, which is about to split away from the Viacom Inc. media conglomerate, has already made its first acquisition deal, agreeing to pay $325 million for the two-year-old college sports network.

Court Won't Block Journos' Testimony in Wen Ho Lee Case (WaPo)
The appeal by news organizations failed on a 4 to 4 vote in which two of the dissenters warned that the ruling would all but destroy the principle that has generally protected reporters from being compelled to testify in such cases.

Mafia Infiltrate Rupe's Post? (NYDN)
A reputed mobster boasted of the Bonanno crime family's alleged hooks in the New York Post in a conversation secretly taped this year by a wire-wearing former Mafia boss.

Imus: MSNBC an 'Elephants' Graveyard' (Page Six)
Reacting to news that Aaron Brown had left CNN, Don Imus, whose radio show is simulcast on MSNBC remarked that it was likely Brown would now end up at his station. "Anybody at either Fox or CNN who can't get it done, they hire 'em here." Radar: News veteran says that Brown's failure at CNN was the network's fault for not using him correctly.

Bush Self-Medicating With West Wing? (LA Weekly)
Nikki Finke: Gossip Cindy Adams reports that President Bush is soothing his anxieties du jour by watching past seasons' reruns of the NBC White House drama. But what could, and should, Bush learn from West Wing?

Knight of the Living Dead? (Grade the News)
Lou Alexander: None of the scenarios that can reasonably be anticipated allow Knight Ridder and its newspapers to operate in the future as they have in the past. And I assure you there will be chaos and uncertainty. AP via LAT: Another major investor urges Knight Ridder to sell.

U.K. Newspaper Editor Freed After Assault Arrest (Evening Standard)
Sun newspaper editor Rebekah Wade has been released from custody following her arrest for allegedly assaulting her EastEnders star husband Ross Kemp. Guardian: How long will Wade remain as editor of the Sun?

Prince Charmed (Slate)
Jack Shafer: In 10 pieces totaling 11,500 words published during the last week, the Washington Post captures with precision the nonexcitement generated by the D.C. stopover of the newly legal Charles and Camilla.

W's Downfall and More Media Shame (The Nation)
William Greider: Heroic truth-tellers in the Watergate saga, the established media are now in disrepute, scandalized by unreliable "news" and over-intimate attachments to powerful court insiders.

Celeb Mags in Price War (NYP)
The celebrity magazine business remains cutthroat, but consumers seem to be benefiting. Because as fewer mags are leaving the racks, publishers are getting innovative and cutting prices.

Cooper and Rivera Get Their Cue (LAT)
Paul Brownfield: Is it still Geraldo's world and do we still just live in it? There are other honorary mayors now, like Nancy Grace. Still, you have to admire the longevity of his dogged career.

Viacom Looks to MTV for Growth (Reuters)
MTV Networks is bracing for a more visible role as an engine of growth inside its newly structured parent company, with plans to leverage its influential brands in new ways as young people shift the way they consume media.

GMA Celebrates Turns 30 (AP via USAT)
The ABC morning show hearkened back to its glory years for a 30th anniversary celebration, not so coincidentally marking the opening of the crucial November ratings sweeps period.

Cover Story (BusinessWeek)
Jon Fine: George Lois is exactly the kind of grumpy old man I aspire to be. So it is with regret that I point out that the core of his critique of modern magazine covers is dead wrong.

Rooney, Unplugged (Public Eye)
"I have never read the CBS Public Eye blog," says Andy Rooney in an interview for said blog. "I'm trying to find out what blog means. It seems vastly over-rated as a communications tool."

FT Readies for Shakeup (Guardian)
Incoming Financial Times editor Lionel Barber is likely to disband the paper's twin-helmed newsdesk. He is a known critic of the current newsgathering operation.

—David S. Hirschman

IN YESTERDAY'S MB BLOGS:

Brown Out: CNN Couldn't Find Any Room On A 24-Hour Schedule? [TVNewser]
The sad e-mails about the loss of Aaron Brown continue to pour in.

Baby Got Bee! A Fishbowl Daily Show Exclusive [FishbowlNY]
I was pleased as punch to be interviewing the fantabuloriffic Samantha Bee, Daily Show Correspondent and Canadienne extraordinaire.

CPB's Tomlinson Out [FishbowlDC]
Late breaking news tonight that Ken Tomlinson has resigned from the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

FishbowlLA would like to know... [FishbowlLA]
There's so much media chatter right now about the success of the Apple/Disney deal to sell video podcasts of Disney/ABC shows online. Which is why it's weird, maybe, that we haven't seen anyone watching anything on a video iPod ever.

A Brief History of Michael Korda [Galleycat]
The news that the publishing giant would be stepping down as editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster -- a post he's had for almost fifty years -- seems like a good time to reflect on who he is, what he's done and what he's written.

Chip Kidd's House Also Doesn't Suck [Unbeige]
It seems to be the week of Chip Kidd (hm, how very interesting) and this time we've got "The Book on a Graphics Superhero."

Essays in the Journalism World [MBToolbox]
If you're more of an essay writer than a reporter, where can you publish your first person pieces?