Morning Reading List, 03.05.08

Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | BOOKS | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Visiting the Newseum at some point is on most of your to-do lists. REVOLVING DOOR FishbowlLA's Tiny Dupuy makes a visit to D.C.. Top of post NEWSPAPERS Reuters reports, "Lawyers who represented book publisher Judith Regan in a $100 million lawsuit against News Corp sued her on Monday, saying she did not reimburse them for fees and cut them out of her settlement payment." "Hillary Clinton's complaints about a pro-Barack Obama media tilt helped prompt examinations of Obama's record and catapulted him to a first-place finish in the competition for media exposure the week of Feb. 25-March 2, according to a Project for Excellence study of campaign coverage." Crain's New York reports, "Under a new Wall Street Journal policy revealed to staffers last week, authors such as Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Golden -- whose series of articles on the college admissions process led to his critically-acclaimed book, The Price of Admission -- would have to fork over some of their book proceeds to none other than Rupert Murdoch himself." War and Peace offers reaction to The Washington Post's piece titled "We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get?" SABEW announced, "Floyd Norris, The New York Times's chief financial correspondent, will receive the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) at its 45th annual conference in Baltimore, Md., on April 28." His Extreme-ness shares "a couple of fascinating tidbits from the Post's preview of the Newseum grand opening" "Politico's tussle with Obama campaign shines light on how sausage gets made." Dana Milbank writes, "It took many months and the mockery of 'Saturday Night Live' to make it happen, but the lumbering beast that is the press corps finally roused itself from its slumber Monday and greeted Barack Obama with a menacing growl. The day before primaries in Ohio and Texas that could effectively seal the Democratic presidential nomination for him, a smiling Obama strode out to a news conference at a veterans facility here. But the grin was quickly replaced by the surprised look of a man bitten by his own dog. Reporters from the Associated Press and Reuters went after him for his false denial that a campaign aide had held a secret meeting with Canadian officials over Obama's trade policy. A trio of Chicago reporters pummeled him with questions about the corruption trial this week of a friend and supporter. The New York Post piled on with a question about him losing the Jewish vote." New York Daily News reports, "Angry Barack Obama bombarded by media" Rush and Malloy write, "Power lawyer Robert Bennett got to be one of Washington's top litigators by knowing how to keep his cool. But the highly paid scandal-fixer barely conceals his rage toward some people in his new memoir, 'In the Ring.' Bennett heaps scorn on New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. in the chapter in which he recalls his defense of Times reporter Judith Miller, who went to jail rather than reveal her sources in reporting on CIA operative Valerie Plame." Slate's Jack Shafer asks, "As a leading indicator of the newspaper biz's health, what does the chain's bad news portend for the rest of the industry?" Washington Times's Joseph Curl reports, McCain skewers pork for press. The New York Sun reports, "It's not every day that one finds a tax policy argument in the world-famous gossip column of the New York Post, but there it was yesterday in 'Page Six': The news was that the publisher of the New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., had sold his Upper West Side apartment to his wife for $3.25 million for what a Times spokeswoman described as 'estate-planning purposes.'" Slate's Jack Shafer asks, "As a leading indicator of the newspaper biz's health, what does the chain's bad news portend for the rest of the industry?" Top of post TV A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams' won the February 2008 sweep in total viewers and homes. For the sweep, 'Nightly News' averaged 9.532 million total viewers." Also, NBC 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 25, 2008. The Williams-led newscast averaged 9.171 million total viewers" An ABC release announced, "For the just-completed February Sweep, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Adults 25-54, averaging a 2.4/9 and 2.96 million. This marks the second consecutive February Sweep that 'World News' has placed first among key demo viewers. It is also the fourth time in five sweeps periods the ABC broadcast has won among Adults 25-54. Among Total Viewers, 'World News' averaged 9.28 million." Crain's New York reports, "For the past few months, people across the United States have taken part in a closely fought contest, full of twists and turns, that has finally produced an unexpected winner. That's right: There's a new front-runner in the cable news race. Buoyed by a historic Democratic primary season that has drawn new votersâ€”and new viewers -- CNN's prime-time audience of 25- to 54-year-olds soared 150% in February over year-earlier levels. The boost gave the Time Warner-owned channel its first victory over the Fox News Channel in six years." We hear NewsChannel 8 would not air last week's Q&A Cafe interview with NBC 4's meteorologist Bob Ryan, because they consider him the competition. The program will, however, air on DC Cable/TV 16 this Friday, because they don't think of him as competition. The full interview is now available on YouTube. Bloomberg reports, "A federal regulator today called for an investigation into why an Alabama television station lost its signal as the CBS News program '60 Minutes' aired a segment questioning the jailing of a former Democratic governor." Top of post ONLINE MEDIA Forbes.com reports, "The value of merger and acquisition deals in the U.S. media industry could reach record levels in 2008 if pending mega deals like Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! are completed, PriceWaterhouseCoopers said in a report released Monday." E&P reports, "Earlier this month, Kiyoshi Martinez started an experimental website that gives journalists a chance to vent their feelings about their profession and their work lives. And have they ever. AngryJournalist.com is a simple yet powerful concept: a gripe board where journalists are asked to say what's making them angry today. It's the modern-day equivalent of the anonymous suggestion box in the company lunchroom. All posts to the site are anonymous. Everything submitted goes through Martinez, who screens out trolls and spammers and non-relevant stuff." The Horses Mouth reports, "Most Media Observers Side With Hillary Campaign Claim That Press Has Been Harder On Her" "Yeas & Nays has learned that the Center for American Progress' Grant Ginder was recently ghost-writing for gossip Web site TMZ.com." NPR's On The Media reports, "Campaign correspondents tread a narrow path between political analysis and outright prognostication. Once quick to predict the future (Google these words: wrong about New Hampshire), are reporters now more circumspect? And is all coverage created equal? New York Magazine's John Heilemann weighs in." Mark Glaser asks, "I struggle nearly every week with an identity problem: Am I a blogger or a journalist? Most times, I can take the easy way out and think of myself as the nouveau blogger/journalist or journalist/blogger -- but which one comes first? nags my inner pigeon-holer." The Weekly Standard asks, "Who Lost James Fallows?" And, "It was sort of stunning to listen to, and the response from the Defense official was not unlike Tony Snow's famous quip to Helen Thomas, 'Well, thank you for the Hezbollah view.' Whatever angst the left once had about these calls, they can rest assured that the propaganda isn't going from the Pentagon to the bloggers, but vice versa." Hot Air.com reports, "It's only the first day of the Tony Rezko trial, testimony has yet to be heard, and already the press has gotten to Barack Obama. Faced with a new focus on his ties to the defendant in a corruption case and exposed missteps in his NAFTA dance, Obama stalked out of a press conference with questions ringing in his ears" MSNBC's First Read reports, "Obama Tangles with the Press" Politico's Chris Frates reports, "The oh-so-unhip world of business trade associations took a small shot at edginess Monday when nearly a dozen groups launched the blog BizCentral.org, aimed at Washington's influencers." CQ Politics reports, "Mike McConnell's Temporary Spokesman Has a Full-Time Job" Portfolio reports, "Digging Digg's Grave? Changes to the popular content-ranking website threaten to alienate its most dedicated users." Top of post MAGAZINES MinOnline reports, "This Friday (March 7), 'USA Today' Gives Readers 'Openair.'" Top of post BOOKS A release announced, "Oxford University economist Paul Collier has won the 2008 Lionel Gelber Prize for his book The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Oxford University Press), Judith Gelber, chair of the Lionel Gelber Prize Board" The father and son team of Lou and Carl Cannon wrote Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy. Check out the New York Times review here. Top of post WEST WING REPORTAGE Playbook reports, "ABC's Ann Compton, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, shows both experience and judgment in announcing the menu for this year's dinner, which features a rejuvenated and expanded scholarship program: spiced tenderloin, followed by white chocolate drowning in raspberries." Top of post JOBS National Geographic News is looking for a Copy Editor. SIGNAL Magazine is looking for a Managing Editor. The Roanoke Times is looking for a Healthcare Reporter. Philip Merrill College of Journalism is looking for an Abell Professor in Baltimore Journalism, a Knight Visiting Professor in Digital Innovation and a Shirley Povich Chair in Sports Journalism. Alliance for School Choice is looking for a Grant Writer for Major DC Nonprofit, Education Reform. Sidwell Friends School is looking for a Director of Publications. Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC is seeking experienced reporter. The Daily Press is looking for a Features reporter and an Education Reporter. The Seattle Times is looking for a Washington, D.C. reporter. PBS is seeking talented candidates for the position of Digital Producer. Arcom Publishing, Inc. is looking for an Ad Layout Coordinator. Patuxent Publishing Co. is looking for a General Assignment Reporter. American Architectural Foundation is looking for a Communications Manager. The World Bank is looking for someone in Communications/Public Affairs. 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