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NY Times Finally Publishes Op-Ed 'Redacted' by CIA (E&P)
For days, it was an open secret that the New York Times was holding an Op-Ed piece after the Central Intelligence Agency objected to publication of parts of it. The paper has finally published it — with sections literally blacked out.

Shock Shuttered (FishbowlNY)
Hachette's bid to bring the controversial photo magazine to the U.S. ended yesterday as president Jack Kliger pulled the plug on a project that was riddled with problems since its launch in May. AdAge: The mag was something new to American readers: a visually driven title with virtually no ads, plenty of consumer-contributed pictures and no print-edition subscriptions available. "We might open up a new category here," Kliger said in February. NYP: Eight, including editor-in-chief Mike Hammer, were handed their walking papers.

Media-Sourcing Debate on Deck at Capitol (WSJ)
The Bush administration is increasingly at odds with some Republicans over its efforts to make journalists reveal confidential sources, and the controversy is reaching a flashpoint in the Barry Bonds case. The issue is expected to re-emerge in the New Year, when two influential Republicans plan to reintroduce legislation limiting the government's power to force journalists to disclose confidential sources.

Wounded CBS Reporter: Emerging From a Nightmare (CBS News)
Kimberly Dozier: Six months and counting after my camera crew and others were killed by a car bomb in Baghdad, I know the pain must be as sharp and devastating as it was that day for the families of cameraman Paul Douglas, soundman James Brolan, 4th Infantry Division Capt. James Funkhouser and his Iraqi translator — all lost in an instant, killed by an act of evil.

Zee Makes His Move (WWD)
Joe Zee, formerly editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Vitals and most recently on contract for W and House & Garden, will be Elle's new creative director. Sources close to the hiring say it is a done deal; Zee has fulfilled contractual obligations to Condé Nast and will head to the Hachette Filipacchi title by February.

CBS Shuffles Primetime Schedule (B&C)
The new scheduling moves "enable us to program more original episodes of comedy in targeted time periods for the remainder of the season," said CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler. "It also provides an opportunity to give The King of Queens a proper send-off in a high-profile time period in the Monday-night block it helped build."

Trump Barks, But Rosie Doesn't Bite (NYDN)
The real estate mogul attacked Rosie O'Donnell in several TV interviews as a fat, stupid, ugly, lying loser whose girlfriend would leave her for him. O'Donnell declined to take the bait on The View, but she brought her partner, Kelli Carpenter, to sit in the studio audience. "Look who's here today — Kelli!" O'Donnell said. "I was afraid to leave her home in case somebody with a combover came and stole her from me."

Britney Spears to 'Reveal All' in VF Interview (Digital Spy)
Britney Spears is set to reveal all about her marriage in an "explosive interview" with the magazine. The pop star will do a post-divorce exposé on life with Kevin Federline ahead of a big comeback. A source said, "Britney has agreed to make Vanity Fair her first big statement about her new life."

The Best (and Worst) Ads of '06 (WSJ)
People may remember 2006 as the year of anti-advertising, when marketers and their ad agencies went to great lengths to make sure their ads didn't look like typical Madison Avenue handiwork. A new low-key approach is a major reversal for an industry long keen on marketing messages delivered with a sledge hammer.

LA Times Fails on Latino Stories (LA Weekly)
Daniel Hernandez: The paper stumbles when it tries to cover Latino-specific stories. Despite instances of excellent journalism on Latino issues in the Times — including first-rate coverage of Mexico from its foreign desk — there is the overwhelming sense that the country's largest metropolitan daily has yet to effectively cover and address the Mexican-Americans and other Latinos in its own backyard.

New Book on Press' Role in the Civil Rights Struggles of the '60s (The Nation)
Eric Alterman: While "the race beat" eventually came to represent one of American journalism's finest hours, it is interesting to note that much of the best reporting demanded that the rules of objectivity be tossed out the window.

British Paper Slams Ruling on Publication of Prince Charles' Diaries (Guardian)
The Mail on Sunday hit out at an appeal court ruling against its publication of one of the Prince of Wales' private diaries, arguing the decision represented "a very worrying threat to the freedom of the press and to the public's right to know."

Tina Fey to Host Writers Guild Awards (Variety)
Tina Fey will host the 59th Writers Guild of America Awards celebration in New York, set for Feb. 11 at the Hudson Theater in the Millennium Broadway Hotel. Fey, who writes, exec produces and stars in NBC's 30 Rock, is up for WGA awards in the comedy series and new series categories.

Is Laura Bush Leading the Debate on Media Bias? (CJR Daily)
Paul McLeary: It began as a ripple, then a rumble, and now it's beginning to really roll. Who would have thought that a few simple, conservative conventional wisdom-type comments by First Lady Laura Bush about media bias would cause such a stir?

BBC and R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: Yes, BBC World reaches 281 million households worldwide. But, like soccer, the BBC remains second-string, and probably always will be, to the tradition-bound American audience. In the U.S., American broadcasters dwarf the BBC, which reaches 2 million households in this country.