Morning Reading List, 03.25.08

Good morning Washington. It's Emily Lawrimore's birthday (Hat Tip: Playbook), the 2008 Dart Award Winners have been announced, Dana Priest and Anne Hull have won yet another award, yesterday was Monica Lewinsky's 34th birthday and on this day in 1634, the first colonists to Maryland found the settlement of St. Mary's (Hat Tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS We asked how your NCAA tourney bracket is doing and you said, "What bracket?" REVOLVING DOOR Mary Shaffrey of The Hill and Winston-Salem Journal fame is the new communications director at BIPAC. Mike Allen's Playbook reports, "Katie Levinson has joined Edelman as senior vice president and political director in its New York Public Affairs practice. Levinson's background includes serving as communications director and spokeswoman for the RNC, Bush-Cheney '04, President Bush, Governor Schwarzenegger's reelection and Mayor Giuliani's presidential campaign." Top of post NEWSPAPERS New York Times' Clark Hoyt asks, "So Much Sex, but What's Fit to Print?" AdAge.com reports, "Five Reasons Why Having a 'Public Editor' at the Times and Other Papers No Longer Makes Much Sense" The New York Times' David Carr reports, "Newspapers' New Owners Turn Grim" This "Washington Post Moment Of Zen" is brought to you by His Extreme-ness. Variety reports, "Tribune owner hopes to revive embattled Times" One reader wonders why this AP story never mentions Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's party (Democrat). The Huffington Post asks, "Did Only Two Papers Feature 4,000 Iraq Deaths Across Their Front Pages?" Politico's Michael Calderone reports, "For days, the Obama campaign refused to confirm where the senator and his family were heading on a short Easter vacation, even as rumors spread among the press corps that they were bound for the Virgin Islands. So that presented a conundrum for news organizations: Should they send a correspondent on the -- presumably enjoyable -- assignment to the Caribbean, to investigate the white sand beaches and clear blue waters? As it turns out, CNN was the lone cable network to play a game of 'Where in the World is Barack Obama?' Chris Welch, an off-air producer covering the Obama campaign since the Iowa caucuses, headed out to the islands." Top of post TV TVNewser has a round-up of cable news coverage in "The 2008 Cable Watch" "Jake Tapper: ABC's Man of the Hours" Politico: "Despite criticism, Fox's Wallace keeps 'Obama Watch' ticking" The Huffington Post reports, "Fox Hosts Claim Friday's Walk-Off Was A Joke" New York Times' Brian Stelter reports, "Chris Wallace took some of his Fox colleagues to task, claiming that they took Senator Barack Obama's comments about race out of context." MarketWatch's Jon Friedman writes, "One of the mysteries of television is why PBS' Tavis Smiley continues to fly below the radar. He has an easy charm and a keen curiosity, and deserves to be better known." Variety reports, "While preparing to take Fox Television to the Supreme Court over a handful of expletives, the Federal Communications Commission let expire a separate indecency fine against the network for airing a movie with multiple repetitions of one of the same expletives. The FCC blamed a recent federal appeals court decision, saying it has created confusion over how the agency can enforce its indecency rules." The Kalb Report has the video of "Covering the World: A Conversation with Christiane Amanpour" New York Times reports, "Bob Schieffer, right, the host of the CBS News Sunday morning program 'Face the Nation' since 1982, has agreed to postpone his planned retirement. 'Yes, Iâ€™m going to remain with the show after the inauguration,' Mr. Schieffer, 71, said Friday." A GWU release announced, "The George Washington University's Prime Movers Program recently received a gift of $1,500 from the Washington, D.C.-area chapter of the Radio-Television News Directors Association to help purchase broadcast equipment and train students producing local high school radio and television programs. The Prime Movers Program is a partnership between Washington-area news media and local high schools in collaboration with GW's School of Media and Public Affairs. Its goal is to provide journalism education and hands-on training in minority and diverse high schools." Top of post ONLINE MEDIA "Nielsen Online Names Top 30 News Sites" "Why are Web and Print STILL So Separate?" A release announced, "Government Executive Media Group, a division of Atlantic Media Company, today launched NextGov, an interactive online platform serving the complete federal technology community. Breaking the traditional media model of one-way reporting by journalists toward readers, NextGov is designed to foster a multilayered dialogue between and among federal IT officials, program managers, private sector officials and outside observers about building the high-performance, results-driven federal agencies of the future. NextGov.com is designed specifically to support the needs of federal IT decision-makers, delivering three essential components to the decision-making process." All Things Digital's Kara Swisher reports, "In February, for the first time ever, Arianna Huffington's liberal political mega-blog and news site, the Huffington Post, has apparently surpassed the longtime mighty blog leader, Matt Drudge of the conservative/populist-leaning Drudge Report, according to recent traffic data reports from both comScore (SCOR) and Nielsen Online." Machinist reports, "The Wall Street Journal's Web site is already (secretly) free" The AP reports, "Details on Some of the Online Ad Networks Formed by Traditional Media Companies." BeetTV reports, "The Washington Post, long an innovator in expanding its online presence, has created a popular application on Facebook with some 350,000 downloads, Jim Brady, Executive Editor of the washingtonpost.com tells Beet.TV. The application is a kind of political badge which members put on their Facebook pages, showing their political leanings from liberal to conservative." Billboard reports, "Search for an artist on any of the popular search engines, and the top three results are practically guaranteed: the artist's official Web site, Wikipedia entry and MySpace page -- often in that order. But while artists and their handlers devote massive attention to the Web site and MySpace, the Wikipedia page is often overlooked. Recent data suggests they may want to reconsider their priorities." The AP reports, "Traditional media companies trying to stem the flow of advertising dollars to Google and other large Internet companies are increasingly building ad networks of their own, anchored by their brands. The latest, Forbes Inc., announced Monday that it will start selling ads this spring for about 400 financial blogs. In recent months, Conde Nast, Viacom Inc., CBS Corp. and other major media companies also have unveiled topic-specific ad networks to lure advertisers that want to buy more ads than any single site can sell." Fortune reports, "As the United States slips into recession, advertising spending is set to fall -- spelling trouble for traditional media companies already battered by Internet upstarts." Media Daily News reports, "A full-blown recession would probably take a substantial bite out of traditional media, according to a survey of industry analysts and independent researchers. But digital media will benefit from these draw-downs as financially strapped marketing executives shift dollars online, seeking more transparent measures of ROI. In many cases, a recession would simply accelerate a long-term trend that is already underway." Top of post MAGAZINES In Washington Post Magazine, Gene Weingarten writes, "One man with more courage than brains sacrifices himself on the altar of punditry, and, in so doing, fails to redeem us all" His Extreme-ness reports, "During Sunday's 'This Week With George Stephanopoulos' roundtable on Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright, Clarie Shipman offered some thoughts. Then came her husband, Jay Carney. He said, 'I will agree with my wife.' Good move. Probably smart to maintain peace in that household. But hardly unique for Jay Carney." CNet News.com has a Q&A with Wired founder John Battelle talking "blog roll-ups, Google, and Federated Media's future" "Monocle: Mr. Magazine's Notable International Launch of the Year + An interview with Tyler Brule" MinOnline reports, "min has put together a one-day program that's all about the magazine brand and its relationship with new media, from improving your Web play to making the right call on mobile opportunities; from appealing to clients who want to see more than a banner/print bundle to engaging your customers with meaningful content offerings. Don't miss out on the publishing event of the year! Go to www.minday2008.com for registration and Early Bird Rate details" The New Yorker's Eric Alterman chronicles "The death and life of the American newspaper." New York Daily News reports, "Gore Vidal is wasting no time sticking knives in the corpse of his old foe William F. Buckley Jr. In an attack brutal even by Vidal standards, Gore writes on TruthDig.com that the National Review founder was 'a hysterical queen' and 'a world-class American liar. ... Buckley was often drunk and out of control.' Vidal blames the 'tired hacks' at Newsweek for letting Buckley's 'creepy,' 'brain-dead' son, Christopher, talk them into a reverential cover story on his father. Vidal concludes, 'RIP WFB -- in hell.' We asked Christopher and Newsweek if they'd care to fire back. They declined." Top of post RADIO Washington Post's Howard Kurtz writes, "With BlogTalkRadio, the Commentary Universe Expands" Washington Post reports, "As the audience for AM and FM radio declines, start-up entrepreneurs and giant media companies alike search for the 'next radio' -- a way to make money by helping listeners discover new music. Online music providers such as Pandora, Imeem and Last.fm provide an early glance at that next chapter in radio history." Top of post Top of post JOBS National Journal Group is looking for a Staff Writer/Online Producer. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is looking for a Desk Assistant. The CATO Institute is looking for a Director, Communications. The Hill Newspaper is looking for an Advertising Executive. Widmeyer Communications is looking for a Senior Associate. Roll Call TV is looking for an Intern. AARP is looking for a Senior Manager, Media Relations. Politico is looking for a National Account Executive. Top of post Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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