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Larry King's Untold Tale (WaPo)
We thought we knew everything about the colorful life of CNN's Larry King. But there's one secret he managed to keep from all but a few friends: His oldest son, Larry King Jr., with whom he reunited 14 years ago. The 46-year-old business executive first quietly appeared at his father's side in 1994, but the two never talked about their history. Now the talk icon, with help from his namesake, is sharing his family's story.

Steiger on New WSJ: No Sign of 'Bad Rupert' Yet (Portfolio)
The last managing editor of The Wall Street Journal not to work for Rupert Murdoch has nothing but nice things to say about what the News Corp. chief has done with the paper in the eight months since he bought it. Well, almost nothing but nice things. "I think, as a reader, that the Journal is doing a terrific job," said Paul Steiger.

Katharine Weymouth's Ascent at WaPo (Washingtonian)
Harry Jaffe: Comparisons to Kay and Don [Graham] are unavoidable, but Katharine Weymouth is different in ways that could position her well to pilot the Post in these times. She's the first Post publisher to be born and raised outside of Washington. Recently divorced, she is the first to be raising young children as the principal parent. She's very much part of the generation of young readers the Post must reach, by paper or by any digital means.

The Commentocracy Rises Online (Politico)
Daniel Libit: Across the Web, political sites (along with those dedicated to other mainstream distractions like music, culture and sports) are accumulating such a mass of reader responses that it is changing the very nature of the online exchange. Unique commenting communities, cultures, and hierarchies have formed at various sites, distinguished from one another by the province's ideology, protocol, and professionalism.

E!'s Kolb: 'A Lot of Our Talent Have Gone to Jail' (Paid Content)
At EconCeleb, Virginia Heffernan, a columnist for The New York Times Magazine, moderated a panel where Suzanne Kolb, CMO of E! Entertainment and The Style Network; GM, E! Online said that romance and fashion is particularly strong online. Online is "a different take on celebrity, a different way in." On air, it's the usual celebrities.

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