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Kennedy Memoirs Said to Fetch $8 Million (NYT)
Senator Edward Kennedy, the most prominent surviving member of the Kennedy family, has agreed to sell his memoirs for an advance of more than $8 million, people with knowledge of the negotiations say. After a six-day auction that concluded Nov. 19, Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, bought world rights for the autobiography.

Regan on Regan (Harper's Bazaar)
Judith Regan: People keep saying to me, "Like a phoenix you will rise again." Rise to what? They took their punches, but they never knocked me down. I've tried with all my strength to stand tall and face it all. And now, I don't want more. I want less. I want my life to get smaller, not bigger. That is my way.

Democrats Honor Pickets Outside View, Debates (Reuters)
The writers strike is threatening to put on ice the December 10 Democratic presidential debate hosted by CBS News as the party's front-runners say that they won't cross a picket line. The strike also is cooling the ardor of the candidates and their spouses to appear on ABC's The View, as they are refusing to cross the picket line to make appearances on the talker. LAT: Writers and studios resumed talks Monday, with more on tap today.

Emeril Live! Done, Essence of Emeril to Continue Production
Even with Emeril Live!'s demise, Lagasse will be continuing work with the network. Here's the word from the Food Network: "Emeril is not leaving the network. Essence of Emeril will continue production and we will pursue specials and other opportunities in the future." FBNY: December 11 will be Emeril Live!'s last day of production.

Advertisers Take Wait-and-See Approach to Imus 2.0 (AdAge)
Steve Boerneman, president-general manager of WABC in New York, said Imus will premiere with "advertisers who are strong Imus supporters and ... stayed with him throughout the controversy." General Motors said it will evaluate the new show's format, content, and audience before returning as an advertiser. Verizon, a previous sponsor, said it has no plans to advertise on the program.

Will MySpace Become the Work-Friendly Social Network? (Wired)
It was only a matter of time before MySpace introduced its own version of Facebook's news feed. Now Fox Interactive Media chief Peter Levinsohn is saying that family and work-friendly versions of MySpace profiles will be next. At yesterday's Reuters Media Summit, Levinsohn described the forthcoming feature as a way for users to "express [themselves] in all those different segments."

Ex-WaPo EIC Ben Bradlee on JFK, Watergate, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, and Carl Bernstein's Strange Choice in Women (Radar)
The legendary Washington Post editor is 86 but he talks and moves like a man 25 years younger. A compulsive overachiever with unquenchable appetites, he has had five knees, four children, and three wives. He also had two very long affairs: with newspaper heiress Katharine Graham and her newspaper, the Washington Post — but those were only consummated in ink.

Drudge Gives Rare Interview (Sky News)
The man behind one of the world's most influential news Web sites says there's everything to play for in the battle to win the trust of TV viewers, newspaper readers, and Web users — and, he says, it won't all go the way of the big corporations. "If we are faced with corporations who don't want to report real news the Internet will play a very valuable role in the underground, catching real stories that are being spiked."

Wired Biz Editor on Flacks and the Mag Industry (PR Week)
"I think that a lot of other magazines are trying to make stories shorter and become adaptable to the Web, and essentially make the magazine product something that dovetails quite nicely immediately into the Web format," says Jason Tanz. "So why buy the magazine? Even though we do put all the content of our magazine online for free, people still do find a different experience in coming home and opening it up and spending time with it."

Oprah on the Campaign Trail With Obama (Variety)
After months of rumors that she would do so, Oprah Winfrey will campaign with Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, on Dec. 8 in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Obama's campaign announced on Monday. The next day, she will stump for the candidate in Manchester, N.H., and Columbia, S.C. Details of the events will be released in the next few days.

Ads as Entertainment? (LAT)
Now here's an idea: a 60-minute TV show with 60 minutes' worth of commercials. It's more than an idea. Firebrand, a media company based in New York, launched the all-commercials-all-the-time show on the ION network (in L.A. on KPXN-TV Channel 30) late Monday with hopes of getting young people to view advertising: as entertainment, not an annoyance.

Arbitron Postpones People Meter in Some Cities (NYT)
Radio rater Arbitron delayed a wider rollout of a contentious new system for measuring radio audiences yesterday, prompting sighs of relief from some New York radio stations but driving the company's stock price sharply lower in after-hours trading. Arbitron said it remained confident in the people meter ratings, but it wanted more time to address the issues raised by its clients.

Media Guy's Not-So-Frequently-Asked Questions (AdAge)
Simon Dumenco: As a service to real readers, every few months Media Guy fields imaginary questions from nonexistent readers. He does this out of deference to his very busy actual readers — saving them the trouble of writing in with questions they simply don't have time to ask. This batch includes queries about $3,000 tickets to Miley Cyrus shows, the Amazon Kindle, and the writer's strike.

You, Too, Can Be a Campaign Reporter! (Salon)
Michael Scherer: We, the campaign press corps, need help. We can't do it alone. The campaign season is just too long, too exhausting. ... So you must take this test, the second installment of the ACTAT — Advanced Campaign Trail Aptitude Test. You must score well. Our very democracy depends upon it. If you get a perfect score, you can quit your job and join the circus.

Online Comics Are Vivid, But Will They Lure Fans? (LAT)
Geoff Boucher: The most important comics in the archive may be the gentle superhero titles geared toward the very youngest readers, such as Spider-Man and Power Pack, which are a bit too new and tame to speak to anyone old enough to drive. Yet those kiddie titles are the ones that have the best chance of hypnotizing some new fan.