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Radar Over and Out (Folio:)
The pop-politics-gossip-glamour mash-up that had relaunched earlier this year with the $25 million backing of financiers Mort Zuckerman and Jeffrey Epstein, is set to fold. BizWeek: Radar was the subject of so much chatter and coverage within the hothouse of New York media that it risked being the kind of pop-culture artifact you become sick of before you actually see it, writes Jon Fine, who broke the news yesterday. NYT: Zuckerman said that the mag had failed to attract enough advertising to keep it afloat. Mediaweek: Radar may yet have a third life. A source said that at least two investors have come forward to purchase the magazine after Roshan was notified by Zuckerman last month that he was going to pull the plug.

Ford's Gay Ad Ban Over and Out (NYT)
In a letter to some gay, lesbian and human rights groups, Ford Motor Company said it has decided to run corporate ads for all its eight brands, including its Jaguar and Land Rover luxury brands, in the gay-targeted publications.

Stern on FM Nearly Over and Out (WSJ)
Amid a crucial holiday season for Sirius, the fledgling satellite-radio provider faces a problem: Despite the hoopla surrounding Stern, rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. still has a 70 percent market share in satellite radio and is continuing to sign up far more customers. USAT: Stern to leave radio with parade. AFP: Yahoo! to webcast Stern's exit from FM.

Dunn Takes Helm as NYDN EIC, Brings Back Healy (Gawker)
A memo from Martin Dunn reveals that he is going to act as both editorial director and editor-in-chief of the tabloid and that Orla Healy's back from the New York Post—a quick turnaround, considering she's still been writing for Murdoch this week.

WGA Announces Award Nominees (LAT)
The Writers Guilds announced nominations yesterday for outstanding television writing during 2005, including three new award categories for excellence in episodic writing.

Nancy Grace Gets Restraining Order on Fan (AP)
CNN host Nancy Grace has obtained a court order that directs a mental patient, Joseph Raymond Loegering, she accused of stalking her to leave her alone. The man is "apparently obsessed with Ms. Grace, believes that he loves her, insists that she can solve all of his problems and will help him to meet with Osama bin Laden." NYDN: Loegering allegedly left Grace a message saying: "I love you Nancy and I always will."

Novak: Bush Knows Plamegate Source (The News and Observer)
Newspaper columnist Robert Novak is still not naming his source in the Valerie Plame affair, but he says he is pretty sure the name is no mystery to President Bush. Slate: Karl Rove's story doesn't make sense, writes John Dickerson.

CBS Chief Stalked (Radar)
A mentally unstable former bra model who once had a one-night encounter with CBS head Sean McManus—and whom the exec had arrested after she threatened to tell the press—recently went on a rampage after hearing about his promotion.

Judy Miller, Interrogator? (Slate)
Jack Shafer: Should reporters witness the interrogation of prisoners? Having raised the question in her book, former Times reporter Judith Miller doesn't answer it—unless you regard her participation as some sort of answer. E&P: Miller embarks on cruise-ship lecture tour circuit.

On the Inky Exits (E&P)
A behind-the-scenes look at how Amanda Bennett managed the latest wave of buyouts at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Plus: How and why senior reporters decided to take the money and run.

Does Wal-Mart's Ad Money Influence Editorial? (FAIR)
Peter Hart and Janine Jackson: Just how tough has media scrutiny of the company really been? How much have most people really heard about criticism on wages, benefits, union-busting, locking employees in, and making them work overtime without paying them for it. Public Eye: Michael Sims, CBSNews.com's director of News and Operations, says Wal-Mart's advertising has absolutely no impact on the site's editorial policy.

TV Station Reinventing News With Home-Video Tech (Grade the News)
San Francisco's KRON Channel 4 station is the first major-market TV newsroom in the country to supply nearly everyone with hand-held digital video cameras and laptop computers, allowing them to produce stories all by themselves. Boston Phoenix: Video blogging is ready for its close-up.

She Wants a Blogger With a Slow Hand... (Esquire)
Arianna Huffington: The qualities I look for in a man are the qualities I look for in a blogger: passion, relentlessness, risk taking, and a light touch.

New Nightline More Style Than Substance (WaPo)
Tom Shales: It should please Ted Koppel that it's taken three people to replace him since he left the show last month and even then, the roster seems deficient. Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran do good anchor work, but the team's third member, Martin Bashir, might as well be from south Pluto.

Remaking Katie (WWD)
In the past 14 months, Katie Couric has received a personal makeover from Vogue, a home office makeover from Real Simple and now her daughters' bedrooms have gotten the treatment in the January issue of House Beautiful. [Second item.]

Ahmed Chalabi's Daughter Invades U.S. Press (Salon)
Farhad Manjoo: Now that some of the former Iraqi exile's best friends are no longer as powerful as they once were—Judy Miller, we mean you—he may soon have another media insider to help rehabilitate his image in this country: America, meet Tamara Chalabi!

The Best of the Haters (SF Weekly)
Harmon Leon: Hate mail, I've been told, is a badge of honor ("Your story made me sooooo angry I had to write a letter!"). Throughout the year, I have received many badges of honor.

Mags on What to Give, Get (Slate)
Bryan Curtis: The most trying of annual holiday season tasks is gift-buying. Finding the time to comb the stores, both online and off, is tricky enough. We dug into the 2005 glut of magazine gift guides, separating the naughty from the nice.

CBS Borrows Some Sitcom Moves From NBC (LA Weekly)
Robert Abele: Only a handful of sitcoms in television history can tie an aspect of their greatness to a clever premise but for the most part it's like this: The bar is just the bar, but when you assemble the right cast, sharp writers and likable characters, you get Cheers.

Getting Spotted in the Blogosphere (Denver Post)
As an online arbiter of cool, a young Colorodo blogger suddenly finds himself coveted by companies, consumers and anyone chasing The Next Big Thing.

—David S. Hirschman