Morning Reading List, 03.28.08

Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think it was not out of bounds to ask Chelsea the Monica Lewinsky question. Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "I find it insulting that people with god given talents and produce revenue increasing abilities working in this newspaper biz today, have their positions cut out from under them in efforts to streamline and save costs. All my contacts will no longer work with this great publication. Most likely they'll follow me to wherever else is smart and lucky enough to have me!" REVOLVING DOOR Robert Schlesinger is starting next month at US News & World Report, creating and running their new online opinion section. Top of post NEWSPAPERS Reuters reports, "Sam Zell in his latest memo tells Tribune employees -- the ones who haven't been spiked -- that he's happy to see them so hard at work coming up with new ideas to help the publisher and broadcaster thrive. Employees have been so helpful, in fact, that Tribune has created an online 'IdeaBank' for submissions, rather than the talktoSam AT tribune.com address that he's been using. As he explains below, this will let other people in the company see them." The Chicago Tribune reports, "Congrats to Mike Wilbon and his wife, Sheryl,on the birth of their first child. Matthew Raymond Wilbon arrived Wednesday, weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces and stretching to 22 inches long." Mark Potts reports, "The boys (and girls) on the bus in the 2008 Presidential campaign could fit into a much smaller vehicle, according to The New York Times: Far fewer news organizations are staffing the campaign this year, largely because of cutbacks in newsroom budgets." AJR reports, "A veteran editor says farewell to the world of dailies and finds happiness running a weekly in the home of baseball's Hall of Fame." E&P reports, "Wall Street calls Microsoft's generously priced but unwelcome bid for Yahoo Inc. a 'bear hug' -- but will it be newspapers who get squeezed? Some of the newspaper industry's new-media gurus think so. No matter who wins, they say, the fight will distract Yahoo at a crucial time in the rollout of its next-generation online ad tools for the 600-plus papers in the newspaper consortium." Richard Johnson, editor of New York Post's Page Six column, calls other celebrity blogs "parasites." Washington City Paper's City Desk asks, "WaTi: Better Reporting, Please" Business Wire reports, "SABEW Announces Winners in its 13th Annual Best in Business Journalism Contest" Top of post TV A NBC release announced, "'Hardball with Chris Matthews' kicks off its 2008 college circuit as the 'Hardball College Tour' hosts Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama live at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Wednesday, April 2, 5-6 p.m. ET, and will re-air at 7 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET. Matthews will interview Sen. Obama on key issues of the 2008 presidential election, including the economy and the Iraq war, with West Chester students also having the opportunity to question the candidate." NBC also announced, "'The Chris Matthews Show' was the number-two rated Sunday morning public affairs show topping ABC's 'This Week,' CBS's 'Face the Nation,' and 'FOX News Sunday' in households nationally for the week ending March 23, 2008." NBC tells us that the show had a 3.7 HH in D.C -- easily beating FOX, This Week, and Face the Nation. An ABC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research for the week of March 17, 2008, ABC News' 'Nightline' outperformed CBS' 'Letterman' among Total Viewers and Adults 25-54." A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, for the week ending Sunday, March 23, "Meet the Press" was top-rated, attracting 4.575 million total viewers" TVNewser reports, "Following yesterday's announcement of a reorganization of the operations and finance areas of ABC News, TVNewser has learned as many as 21 jobs have been eliminated. However, insiders tell us a number of new jobs have already been posted, and that those who were cut are being encouraged to apply for the added positions. In the end, the insider figures around 11 jobs will be lost." TVNewser is tracking "Presidential Candidates' Time on the Tube" Nikki Finke asks, "Has NBC Uni's Jeff Zucker Lost His Mind?" TVNewser reports, "'Pimped Out' Makes a Second Appearance on MSNBC" Top of post ONLINE MEDIA The Washington Business Journal reports, "Former AOL directors Laurence Hooper and Dan Goodman launched a new venture on Facebook Wednesday. Leesburg-based Loladex is a local search engine that uses recommendations and ratings from online social networking platforms to return more specific results." Washington City Paper's Mike DeBonis marks two years of City Desk. Forbes.com reports, "Competition in the wire service world has just been slashed. Shareholders of The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group have agreed to the acquisition of the latter." The Australian reports, "Les Hinton, the new chief executive of Dow Jones & Co, which owns The Wall Street Journal, expects strong growth for the business in the Asia-Pacific region while yesterday saying he was increasingly unlikely to make the group's entire wsj.com website free." From The Washington Post's Peep Chat on Monday, a reader named "Pinky" asks: "Which color Peep tastes the best? I say the pink. They are also the prettiest." And Dan Zak responds: Hi Pinky. You sound like a very attractive person. I think I was 8 years old the last time I actually ate a Peep, so I consulted fellow staffers. Justin says 'Brown is the color of flavor' but Holly says 'The brown cocoa ones are awful.' So there's that. Joe Heim says avoid the yellow Peeps, but, as a rule, I don't believe anything Joe says." Politico's Anne Schroeder Mullins and Jeffrey Ressner asks, "What up with all the thumbs on the scale?" Eric Lichtblau shows Slate readers, "The inside drama behind the Times' warrantless wiretapping story." The Scotsman reports, "Internet the last word for teenage readers." The New York Times reports, "Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On" The AP reports, "The popular video-sharing site YouTube is giving contributors more details about who's watching their video clips and when, offering advertisers additional insights they can use to target their pitches. The free program, known as YouTube Insight, also could help bands schedule their concerts and help anyone time the release of a new video." Washington City Paper's Amanda Hess writes, "For this week's Show & Tell, I spoke to a group of local writers, educators, and nonprofit staffers working to start up a creative writing center for District youth, ages 6 to 18. The 19 volunteers have a lot of ideas for the project, but their Capitol Letters Writing Center is still very much a work-in-progress: Currently, they've got no location, no students, and no money. Why don't we help them out!" Learn how here. Top of post MAGAZINES Check out Campaigns and Elections' Political Broadcast Manual. Top of post RADIO Media Nation reports, "Paul La Camera, general manager of WBUR Radio (90.9 FM), e-mails Media Nation about a recent report by Adam Reilly at ThePhoenix.com that he may bring former Boston Globe and sometime Boston Herald columnist Mike Barnicle to the public-radio powerhouse to do commentary." Top of post JOBS The Associated Press is looking for a Financial Impact Editor. National Public Radio is looking for a Senior Producer Segments, Morning Edition. Sourcemedia is looking for a Reporter. Top of post Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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