Morning Reading List, 02.22.08

Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS Most of you don't know a journo cheating on his/her spouse, but just barely. REVOLVING DOOR A reader tells us, "There has been no mention of the fact that Marilyn Thompson left the NYT in protest over them not running the McCain story. She is now back at the Washington Post. Wheels within wheels." Top of post NEWSPAPERS Check out CQ's video "Losing Pretty or Winning Ugly" where Craig Crawford gives his take on what Hillary Clinton's options are going forward, and some wrestling moves are in the forecast. The Pew Weekly News Interest Index shows, "The public remains highly engaged in the presidential campaign, and strong majorities say the campaign is important, easy to follow, interesting and informative. Relatively few Americans (28%) say the campaign has been too negative thus far. Two-thirds (66%) say it has not been too negative. By comparison, nearly half of the public (47%) found the campaign to be too negative at a comparable point in the 2004 election." "Scripps Howard Foundation Names Judges for Annual Journalism Awards" A reader asks, "Oh, Posties ... did you get your Diaz-Balarts confused? Today's 'In the Loop' Washington Post pg A13 Photo of Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart with caption -- 'Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart still considers Fidel Castro a threat'. Then a quote from Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart -- 'We've been waiting, hoping for the moment of Castro's death ...' So, who was it? Okay, let's take it from the top: Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Râ€“FLâ€“21st) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Râ€“FLâ€“25th) Rep. Loretta Sanchez (Dâ€“CAâ€“47th) Rep. Linda Sanchez (Dâ€“CAâ€“39th)." TVNewser has a round-up for FBNY's reporting on The New York Times story on John McCain's relationship with Telecom lobbyist Vicki Iseman. Romenesko also has a round-up of NYT related chatter from MSNBC's First Read, WashingtonPost.com and Horse's Mouth. And, Wonkette asks, "Why Did The Times Publish This Funny Story About John McCain's Sex Affairs?" Mark your calendars! Len Downie will be on the Q&A CafÃ© April 10. Top of post TV TVNewser reports, "Fox News Channel finished as the fourth most-watched basic cable news channel in prime time last week, after USA, TNT and TBS. This was the sixth week in a row that FNC has finished in the top 5. CNN finished at #20 while MSNBC was #28. This comes one week after Super Tuesday, when FNC finished at #3, CNN was #8 and MSNBC was #26 in prime time. Only CNN saw a significant drop week-to-week. FNC also ranked in seventh place in the total day, with CNN (#23) and MSNBC (#29) trailing for the week." The Hollywood Reporter reports, "Comcast shares have been on the upswing since last week when the firm unveiled a dividend, but at least one analyst thinks the run-up has gone too far. The dividend and a stock-buyback update 'were positive developments, but they have little to do with valuation or fundamentals, yet the stock is up 15% since the earnings report,' Credit Suisse analyst Bryan Kraft said in downgrading the cable giant's stock from 'outperform' to 'neutral.'" TVNewser reports, "PBS viewers have spoken. Thousands of them. It was on February 17 that a story by the The New York Times' Charles McGrath asked Is PBS Still Necessary?. 'There are not only countless more channels to chose from now,' McGrath wrote, 'but many offer the kind of stuff that in the past you could see only on public TV, and in at least some instances they do it better.' Public response was fierce, with readers posting hundreds of comments online at the Times. PBS' Jim Lehrer mentioned the article on The NewsHour, inviting viewers to share their thoughts. A NewsHour spokesperson tells TVNewser that the program has received, to date, almost 5,000 comments via phone, email, and online postings." Howard Kurtz writes, "News Networks Bump Clinton Out of Picture" TVNewser warns, "Anderson Cooper Better Watch Out For Mike Gravel" New York Post reports, "Daryn Kagan's 'Breaking the Curse' won the 2008 Gracie Award for Outstanding Documentary. It aired on PBS." "O'Reilly Unintentionally Questions Whether FNC is 'Responsible News Agency,'" reports TVNewser. Up next Thursday on WETA's Author, Author! is Jane Austen panel discussion with Carol Pippen, Professor of English at Goucher College and editor of the Jane Austen Society of North America newsletter. Text interviews with Laurie Viera Rigler (Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict), Margaret Sullivan (The Jane Austen Handbook) and Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen). "FCC Relaxes Digital-TV Transition Order" Top of post ONLINE MEDIA "Due to an overwhelming amount of requests, the final EPpy Awards entries deadline has been extended to Friday, February 29th" Adotas reports, "Perhaps the death of newspapers has been greatly exaggerated. It seems website audiences are actually growing, Scarborough Research, a newspaper audience ratings service reports." NMA reports, "Facebook has suffered its first ever drop in unique users after 17 months of growth. The figures from Nielsen Online revealed a 5% drop in UK numbers between December 2007 and January 2008." Wonkette reports, "Helen Thomas Still Hates Bush, Loves (John) Kennedy" The New York Observer reports, "In the spring of 2005, when asked about Arianna Huffingtonâ€™s plan to launch a news-aggregating blog to compete with the Drudge Report, Matthew Drudge did not seem too impressed. ... It took a while, and surely the brighter prospects on the left side of the aisle have changed things since Mr. Drudge was acting as the steam vent for a country fed up with the Clinton White House. But, nearly three years into its existence, Huffingtonpost.com is getting there, with unique visitors logging on at three times the rate they did just six months ago." Top of post MAGAZINES Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel asks, "Should Newspapers Still Be Taking Sides?" Reuters reports, "Reed Elsevier announced the acquisition of U.S. risk-management business ChoicePoint Inc for $4.1 billion, including debt, and said it would intensify a cost-saving drive and sell an advertising-dependent information business." Top of post RADIO "Tony Snow accepts job with O'Reilly." Radio Business Report reports, "Fox News Radio fed the press pool this time down in Africa for President Bush's visit this week. But in Tanzania, there are no ISDN lines. Fox News found a solution and was able to transmit the broadcasts over the Internet and provide that ability to the other networks-ABC, AP, CBS, NPR and VOA. This is the first time that a network news pool had access to an internet transmission." "DOJ Merger Decision Shadows XM, Sirius" Huffington Post's Sam Stein reports, "Air America, one of the country's more powerful radio networks and a major progressive megaphone, is switching ownership." Top of post JOBS Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is looking for a Business Writer/Editor. A DC-based website is looking for an Editor-in-Chief. The site deals with the personalities, business and news of Washington. The Editor-in-Chief will oversee the entire editorial process from story assignment to publication for 7+ electronic newsletters. News experience and a sense of humor are a must and knowledge of one or more of the following local business communities is desirable: commercial real estate, legal, technology/government contracting, trade association, finance, and medical. For more info, contact KDSearch.com Top of post Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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