Morning Reading List, 03.30.07

Good morning Washington. You laughed at Karl Rove. Not with him. An NBC release announced that "Meet The Press with Tim Russert" won the week ending March 25 in all categories, both nationally and in Washington, D.C. "Meet" attracted 44% more viewers than CBS "Face the Nation," 66% over ABC "This Week" and 248% more than FOX "News Sunday." Michael Getler didn't love the "News War" finale. Rachel Sklar has a "Dispatch From The ASNEs." From a reader: "Don't ask why I remember this, but I recognize that NYT photo from the Kyle Sampson story: it's from a Kit Seelye article from winter 2003ish about snowmobilers in Yellowstone." Another NBC release announced that "The Chris Matthews Show" was "the number-two rated Sunday morning public affairs show for the week ending March 25, 2007." The Pew weekly News Interest Index shows that while public interest in the Iraq war remained high last week, the fallout from the firing of eight U.S. attorneys by the Justice Department "failed to gain much traction with the public." Cousin TVNewser reports that David Gregory, and Don Imus had a friendly debate over which really is the number one nightly news show. The AP reports, "Traditional media are seen to be fighting an uphill battle against Internet news and citizen journalists, despite questions over the credibility of the Web." Media Matter reports that Drudge has linked "to Politico 45 times during its two-month existence." Jay Rosen reports that Tim Porter and Michele McLellan have "change or die" findings from their tour of American newsrooms. Paul Bedard reports that Bernadine Healy was giving her future son-in-law a hard time at her book party on Tuesday for his dangerous habit -- rugby. The Washingtonian's write-up of last night's Media Research Center awards gala. BBC reports, "Among those calling for a bloggers' code of conduct is Tim O'Reilly -- one of the web's most influential thinkers." Huffington Post's Ankush Khardori asks, "Do Newspapers Need Ombudsmen?" Poynter released the results of the EyeTrack07 study this week to the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Check out the results here. E&P has more on the study. TVNewser reports, "ABC's Chief White House Correspondent Martha Raddatz reported from the North Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, where she was the only Western journalist aboard the USS Eisenhower." Jonathan Chait, the new author of TRB, "talked with TNR Editor Franklin Foer about the role of a column and the challenges of writing one." From Cynopsis: Discovery Communications yesterday announced it would buy the 25% ownership stake in Discovery held by Cox Communications in exchange for $1.275 billion in cash, and the Travel Channel and its related business pieces. It is likely Cox will spin the network and put it up for sale. The end result for Discovery is it will now be owned by Liberty Media with a now 66% stake, and Advance/Newhouse with 33% ownership. The deal is expected to close in early third qtr 2007. Theodora Blanchfield has been promoted from staff writer to Associate Editor at Campaigns & Elections magazine IANS reports, "The murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan will be the subject of an investigative journalism seminar being planned by Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies." "The Loudoun Times-Mirror was honored March 24 as the best weekly newspaper in Virginia for its circulation size." Salon's Rebecca Traister takes a look at Fox's "Conserva-babe and star-in-the-making Rachel Marsden." Check out the 2007 RTNDA Regional Murrow Award recipients, including two awards for WTOP. The Washington Times reports, that House lawmakers "said they are committed to a Feb. 17, 2009, deadline for transitioning to digital TV." Reuters reports, "Yahoo Inc. will offer international news from reporters working with U.S. newspaper publisher McClatchy Co., including a blog written by Iraqi staffers, the companies said on Wednesday." The AP is looking for a photographer in the Baltimore bureau. E&E Publishing is seeking a Production Assistant for E&ETV. No-Va Living Magazine is seeking a freelance Statistician/Researcher. And we have some photos from the Week Opinion Awards: Bill Falk, Chip Bok, Michael Kinsley and Josh Fruhlinger Bill Falk, Justin Smith and Terry McAuliffe And more: (L to R) Rhoda Glickman, former Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Beth E. Dozoretz, Senior Vice President, Value Options Healthcare join iVillage (a division of NBC Universal) President, Deborah Fine, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, President of Women in Cable Telecommunications and Phyllis E. Greenberger, President and CEO, Society for Women's Health Research in Washington D.C. for an advisory board meeting to launch iVillage Cares, a new national women's advocacy program. (L to R) Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, President of Women in Cable Telecommunications, Phyllis E. Greenberger, President and CEO, Society for Women's Health Research, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting join iVillage (a division of NBC Universal) President, Deborah Fine in Washington D.C. for an advisory board meeting to launch iVillage Cares, a new national womenâ€™s advocacy program.

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Morning Reading List, 03.30.07

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