> Keith Olbermann thinks Rita Cosby is "nice," but "dumber than a suitcase of rocks," Lloyd Grove reveals...

> The New York Post asks: "Do We Need MSNBC?"...

> FishbowlDC: "We're banging our head against the wall trying to figure out what's going on with Tammy Haddad..."

> "About two dozen of the media giants who subbed for PBS talk show host Charlie Rose during his two-month recovery from heart surgery this spring tested his ticker on Monday night with a surprise party to celebrate his return to the show," WWD says. The boldface names included Bill Blakemore, Mark Halperin, Brian Ross, Dan Senor, and Jane Arraf...

> BBC World "would like to blanket the country, but I think that might be an unrealistic goal to have," the channel's director of marketing and communication Jane Gorard tells Media Life...

> The Sacramento Bee looks at "pregnant pauses" in TV news...