Morning Reading List, 03.06.08

Good morning Washington. It's Alan Greenspan's birthday and, on this day in 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off from CBS. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You think John King is hotter than Wolf Blitzer. REVOLVING DOOR CQ's Patrick Yoest is heading to Dow Jones Top of post NEWSPAPERS The Daily Collegian reports, "About 400 students gathered in the HUB Auditorium last night to hear esteemed journalist Dana Priest of The Washington Post speak as part of the Foster Conference of Distinguished Writers. Priest is a 2006 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for her disclosure of secret overseas CIA prisons. She has spent nearly 20 years reporting for The Washington Post, covering the CIA, military and counterterrorism." The New York Observer reports, "Pulitzer-Winner David Cay Johnston on Times Buyout List" From a tipster: the city paper's article on david nakamura at the post is so silly. the city paper FOIA'd all these emails between Fenty and Nakamura -- how much did that process take away from real government work? was this FOIA in the service of the public? or in the service of a bruised ego looking to settle a score? API has "Five questions for ... Richard Honack" Newspaper Association of America reports, "Some newspapers are methodically going greener, reducing energy consumption and saving money" The Washington City Paper reports, "Nothing seems to make our local paper happier than spotting a neighborhood in the midst of a renaissance, a rebirth, or just sort of coming back. Today, we get the happy headline: 'A Rapid Renaissance in Columbia Heights' under the byline of Paul Schwartzman." "Iraq Was Invaded In 2002, As Far As Times Critic Is Concerned" The AP reports, "Moody's Investors Service is considering downgrading New York Times Co.'s credit rating because of declining advertising revenue, the ratings agency said Tuesday. Moody's is reviewing New York Times' 'Baa1' credit rating, which implies 'lower-medium grade" credit quality.'" The Washington Post reports, "Regular readers of the Wall Street Journal will notice something new in Friday's editions -- a sports page that uses content from one of the many businesses owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp." Politico reports, "Obama's Rezko ties escape national radar" Top of post TV A tipster tells us, "In a promo for MSNBCs political coverage this morning, shots of most of their 'personalities' were shown (in the context of the best political team on TV, or whatever the slogan was) with one notable exception: Tucker Carlson. Why is he ignored by MSNBC management?" TVNewser provides an abridged version of Howard Kurtz's 2,500 word dissertation on election coverage. "In the Center On Primary Night" The Deal.com reports, "Timing is everything: Time Warner-Cablevision deal likely" Reuters reports, "Landmark Communications is seeking up to $5 billion for the Weather Channel cable television network, with preliminary bids due next week, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter." A release announced, "Senator Kerry sent a letter to Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission today, asking him to investigate an Alabama television station that 'blacked out' during a controversial segment of 60 Minutes. Allegations have been raised that the blackout, which the station blames on 'technical difficulties', was an example of censorship." "Super Tuesday II: The Cable Ratings" TVWeek reports, "Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin may be winning the fight he has picked with TV networks that air racy programming. Mr. Martin's agency lost the last major indecency court case in federal appeals court and he's awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on whether it will resuscitate that action against Fox." AdAge.com reports, "TV ratings have been the gospel for the broadcasting and ad industries for nearly 60 years. They are the yardstick by which our business has determined success or failure; the reason why 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' was canceled, why Fox loves Simon Cowell and why the Super Bowl continues to be the most important TV event every year." TVNewser reports, "America's Election HQ, the one-hour political show that premiered last week at 5pmET, has been extended past its original end date of yesterday. The FNC program, temporarily taking the place of Big Story, will air through the end of this week." A Situation Room viewer writes, "When the phone rings at 3:00A.M., We want Wolf Blitzer to answer the phone in the situation room." "Who's That Reporter In My Studio?" Columbia Journalism Review writes, "Fox Business Network's populist sensibility is refreshing, sort of, but nobody's watching. Here's why" Top of post ONLINE MEDIA Mark your calendars! The Washington Blogger March Meeting is set for Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00PM at RFD. To RSVP, click here. Nieman Watchdog reports, "Saul Friedman: Mainstream Black Columnists and Barack Obama" A tipster writes in "pr maven gloria dittus won a big award last night and the national museum of women in the arts. charlie cook introduced her, debbie dingell also at the party." Folio reports, "National Geographic Renews Legal War Over Digital Archive" DMNews reports, "Southern Progress Corporation (SPC), a subsidiary of Time Inc., has launched an online portal, MyHomeIdeas.com, highlighting content from its shelter magazines and book line." Journalism.co.uk reports, "iReport launched to be like 'YouTube with focus on personal reporting', claims CNN director" Columbia Journalism Review reports, "Jeannie Kever began her Houston Chronicle column yesterday -- a column applauding the 'US media' for avoiding the 'Texas cowboy stereotype' in its primary coverage of her state" Top of post MAGAZINES The Time Online reports, "Permira, the British private equity group, has emerged as a potential suitor for Reed Business Information, the trade magazines arm of Reed Elsevier, which could soon be for sale for about Â£1.25 billion." "iReport, You Decide (if This Crap is Worth Your Time)" Washington City Paper's Erik Wemple reports, "Washingtonian Publisher Has 'Liable' Concerns" Top of post BOOKS Washingtonian's Garrett Graff writes, "Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift likely wishes she didn't have a reason to write her new book, Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death and Politics. Two of her previous books were written with her late husband, Tom Brazaitis, Washington bureau chief of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The new one is Clift's journal of Brazaitis's last days, when he was in hospice care with cancer." Publisher's Weekly reports, "The New York Times reported Monday that the Far Eastern Economic Review, which Rupert Murdoch recently acquired, killed a review of the Viking Australia book Rupert's Adventures in China due to the book's unfavorable look at Murdoch. With the book set for U.S. release this summer, it's unclear how the media will handle it." Ars Technica reports, "Book lovers have a message for e-book makers: you can have my paperback when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. We reported yesterday on the 2008 Digital Entertainment Survey from the UK, which found that 70 percent of Internet users would stop sharing files if they received notification from their ISP. But tucked in the survey data was another fascinating finding about the strength of consumer attachment to traditional paper books." Top of post JOBS American Society of Landscape Architects is looking for an Education Programming Manager. Top of post Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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