Morning Reading List, 02.27.08

Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Ralph Nader and Chelsea Clinton. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | JOBS It is close, but most of you think that Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski do like each other off camera. REVOLVING DOOR A tipster tells us that The Washington Times' Greg Lopes has joined PhRMA's press shop. Ed Morrissey writes on Captain's Quarters, "Today brings exciting news and an end to a time in my life that has proven far more successful than I ever dreamed. Beginning on March 1, I will begin working for Michelle Malkin, a friend, mentor, and writer I have long admired. She has offered me a position as writer at Hot Air, and my blogging will appear exclusively there." Top of post NEWSPAPERS Rachel Sklar looks into the media's "Drumbeat For A Hillary Exit" (and fact checks Richard Cohen while she's at it). TheStreet.com reports, "The Ochs-Sulzberger family managed to cling to their control over the New York Times last year, but they may not be able to keep dissidents off the publisher's board of directors this time around. Scott Galloway of investment firm Firebrand Partners, with financial backing from activist hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, has hired D.F. King, a proxy solicitation firm, to press its case with New York Times shareholders in the lead-up to the company's annual meeting on April 22, according to a source familiar with the matter." E&P reports, "As Pulitzer Prize jurors prepare to gather next week in New York to sift through hundreds of submissions and find three finalists in each of the 14 journalism categories to nominate for the full board to consider in a month, speculation is mounting over which entries have the best chance. ... Some news events, such as the Virginia Tech massacre and the Minnesota bridge collapse, give a clear breaking news advantage to papers near those stories. A handful of investigative and in-depth projects, including several China-related probes, are also top contenders, based on interviews with a few jurors and a look at the other major awards already announced." The Horses Mouth reports, "John Solomon's Washington Times Presents The Next Obama Smear: Military 'Fears' Him" Slate's Michael Kinsley writes about his "apparent concern about the appearance of the possibility of the appearance of a possible affair." Cox's Ken Herman reports, "Today's installment in one of Washington's best long-running shows: Hearst Newspapers' Helen Thomas vs. whoever happens to be in the White House. The topic was President Bush's insistence on lawsuit immunity for telecommunications companies that cooperated in the federal government's program to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. Ms. Thomas, as she has for several weeks, wanted White House Press Secretary Dana Perino to explain why immunity is needed. If the companies did nothing wrong, Ms. Thomas argued, they have nothing to fear in a court of law." The Nation reports, "Evidently the editors of the New York Times have taken leave of their senses. There can be no other explanation for putting a story on the front page of their newspaper speculating about Barack Obama's being assassinated. The Times is beginning to make it a practice of running news-free stories on its front page. Most of them are harmless, but this one is sickening." Huffington Post reports, "Clinton Campaign Response To New York Times Rejected" Washington Post's Deborah Howell writes, "A Veterans Charity Cries Foul" U.S. News' Paul Bedard shows us a little local activism goes a long way. Politico reports, "Obama stiffs, stifles national press" Top of post TV "Tucker vs. Clinton Campaign Again on MSNBC" "FCC ready to intervene on Web access" An ABC release announced, "'World News with Charles Gibson' averaged 9.21 million Total Viewers and a 2.4/8 among Adults 25-54 during the week of February 18-22. For the week, 'World News' placed first in the Adult 25-54 rating (2.4), tying NBC's 'Nightly News.' For the seventh consecutive week, â€œWorld News" won among Women 25-54 (2.7/9)." A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams' was the most-watched network evening newscast, winning the week of February 18, 2008. The Williams-led newscast averaged 9.627 million total viewers" Check out Green Room Girl's new pictures! CJR reports, "Which of Tim Russert's expert roundtablers did he turn to first on yesterday's Meet the Press to discuss PlagiarismGate (the Clinton campaign's making hay of Barack Obama borrowing phrases from Gov. Deval Patrick)? Russert turned first to Doris Kearns Goodwin, the presidential historian and Meet the Press regular. And it should have made for awkward television -- asking someone with a plagiarism scandal in her past to weigh in on charges of plagiarism from the campaign trail. I mean, what does that disclosure look like -- 'You're no stranger to charges of plagiarism, Doris, how does Obama battle this? Does this stick?'" TVNewser reports, "Helped by strong ratings from three debates, CNN beat Fox News Channel for first place in prime time (8-11pmET) in the A25-54 demo." Top of post ONLINE MEDIA Poynter Online reports, "Remember when newspaper editors thought it was impressive to have a virtual version of their newspaper, turning pages and all? Remember how no one read them? Well it seems the same mistakes are being made all over again by the Arabic-language daily An-Nahar." Slate looks at "The environmental pros and cons of reading online." "Due to an overwhelming amount of requests, the final EPpy Awards entry deadline has been extended to Friday, February 29th." Enter here! Reuters reports, "Newspaper and television company Media General Inc said it agreed to acquire DealTaker.com, a coupon and shopping Web site, from Plano, Texas-based NARAE Enterprises Inc, to expand its portfolio of interactive advertising and marketing solutions." The AP reports, "Online advertising revenues exceeded $21 billion for the first time in 2007, although preliminary data compiled by an industry trade group also suggest growth is slowing. The Interactive Advertising Bureau said its estimates show ad revenues grew 25 percent last year from nearly $17 billion in 2006. In dollar amounts, the estimated gain was $4.2 billion -- less than the 35 percent and $4.3 billion growth seen in 2006 over 2005." Omnivoracious.com is "reviewing the reviewers" washingtonpost.com's Ben Pershing reports, "Amid the titanic fight last week over the expiration of the terrorist surveillance law, there was another, less intense debate brewing below the surface. This wasn't your standard Republican vs. Democrat debate. It cut across all lines, pitting executive branch agencies against each other, prompting disagreements among lawmakers of the same party, even (gasp!) dividing reporters. This fight wasn't over whether the expiration of the Protect America Act put the country in danger. It was over when the thing actually expired." The Boston Globe reports, "Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin warned yesterday that Internet service providers can't block consumers from using lawful Internet activities in the name of providing better service." AdAge.com reports, "Chris Anderson Explains How 'Freeconomics' Will Change the Media World" "PRNewser Enters Top 100 PR Blog List at #55" Top of post RADIO "Sirius Says It Could Do Without XM" A release announced, "Diane Rehm, host of WAMU 88.5 and National Public Radio's The Diane Rehm Show, will receive The Distinguished Washingtonian Award in Literature and the Arts from The University Club of Washington, D.C. The club's Board of Governors will present the award at a dinner to be held in Diane Rehm's honor on Thursday, May 1, 2008." Reuters reports, "Sirius Satellite Radio Inc, whose proposed purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio is still awaiting regulatory approval, reported a smaller quarterly loss on Tuesday as subscribers to its pay-radio service increased." Dan Steinberg reports, "Kornheiser Names His Blogging Enemy" Top of post JOBS Spectrum Science Communications is looking for a Creative Director/Web & Graphic Design. The Associated Press is looking for a Multimedia Investigative Team Editor and an ENPS Project Manager. Top of post Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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