Morning Reading List, 04.03.07

Good morning Washington. Lots and lots and lots of coverage of the recent Tribune deal. (Hat Tip: Romenesko) Almost no one got busted by an April Fools joke. Are you too smart or no fun? Jack Hurley, "deputy director/senior VP, broadcasting, for the Newseum and its backer, the Freedom Forum" talks to B&C's John Eggerton. "At AFI Silver, an Arch Look at 'Broadcast News'" "We're At War; That's Front-Page News Every Day" E&P reports, "While newspaper circulation continues to slide, readership is growing, especially with younger readers -- when taking online newspaper sites into consideration. According to the latest data from the Newspaper Association of America, newspaper Web sites contributed a 13.7% increase in total newspaper audience for adults 25-to-34." The Wall Street Journal reports, "MSNBC.com, the No. 2-ranked news Web site behind Yahoo News, is starting its first branding ad campaign this week." Are journalists predisposed to substance abuse? Tell us what you think. Slate gives us this: "The WP takes a moment to explain why President Bush opting not to throw out the first pitch at a ballgame isn't news. TP is just as confused as you are." Washington Whispers reports that Daryn Kagan "has found a new outlet for her special style of reporting: PBS. Come June, she airs Breaking the Curse, a documentary about a mom who dealt with her daughter's death by helping Indians with leprosy." More here. CQ reports, "Baseball's New TV Deal Draws Hill Scrutiny." It is also drawing scrutiny from Virginians. Chris Wallace torches Keith Olbermann. Washington Business Journal reports, "American Capital Strategies and an affiliate have invested $160 million in Geosign Group Holdings and Geosign Corp., collectively known as Geosign, an online publishing company Business Week explores the question, "Is Google Too Powerful?" Bloomberg reports, "McClatchy is in talks to form advertising partnerships with Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to grab a greater share of Internet spending, says CEO Gary Pruitt." Reuters reports, "Time Warner's AOL says its Advertising.com unit will manage advertising sold on a new online video venture being built by News Corp. and NBC Universal. Advertising.com will also manage ads inserted into an embedded media player to be used by the venture's distribution partners." New York Daily News reports, "Should New York mayor Mike Bloomberg run for president of the United States, he will have a major ally in Rupert Murdoch." Philadelphia Inquirer reports, "Comcast chief Brian Roberts received about $27.8 million in compensation last year, according to a statement the company filed with federal regulators. Reuters reports, "The New York Times's new Classic Crossword Widget gives users the ability to personalize their Google home page with the newspaper's crossword puzzle." Beet TV reports, "The Washington Post is revamping its home page to make video more prominent. A new, sleek, black media player, spanning nearly the entire width of the page, displays three windows with featured videos. The player can be 'pushed' to the right to present more multimedia offerings." "M V Kamath, chairman of Prasar Bharati, India's national public broadcaster, predicts a gloomy future for newspapers." Radar reports, "The Huffington Post, the left-leaning opinion collective and news aggregator that bears her name, is adding hundreds of new diarists in time for its two-year anniversary on May 9." Drudge reports, "During a live press conference in Baghdad, Senators McCain and Graham were heckled by CNN reporter Michael Ware." TVNewser tells us, "Greenfield May Be On CBS Within Month." CBS News President Sean McManus said, "Jeff's writing, reporting and analytical skills are second to none." Greenfield's start date is May 1. Washington Business Journal reports, "Discovery Communications says it has agreed to buy Cox Communications' 25 percent stake in the company for $1.28 billion." Gawker took "a little gander" at some of Salon's recent filings with the SEC. TVNewser has highlights from Newsday's profile on Sean Hannity. FOX News Channel tells us they were the first cable news network to break today's tragic news of the shooting in Seattle at the University of Washington. Yesterday from Reporters Without Borders: "Reporters Without Borders today voiced its serious concern about the continued detention in the Gaza Strip of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reporter Alan Johnston and appealed to the Palestinian Authority president and prime minister to take a tougher line with his kidnappers to obtain his release." Politico's Ryan Grim takes "A Jab at JibJab." Mark Lasswell thinks George Stephanopoulos "knows more than he lets on about firing U.S. attorneys." Slate is fixing up The Fray "with the help of our users." Last night was the first night of "World News'" special series -- "Key to the World" -- that is taking ABC's Bill Weir to remote places that are examples of the major challenges of our time. Last night was from Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. Check out the report. A reader writes in, "It's been my experience that people who comment online tend to be obsessive trolls whose opinions should be taken with a grain of salt (and yes, I realize that I am currently commenting on a blog). Post.com is still the best news website around. And it looks clean and articulate. Just like Barry O. And no, I don't work for WaPo."

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Morning Reading List, 04.03.07

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