Morning Reading List, 06.26.07

Good morning Washington. What you've missed out on during the endless Paris Hilton coverage. An NBC release announced that "The Chris Matthews Show" was "the number-two rated Sunday morning public affairs show topping CBS's 'Face the Nation,' ABC's 'This Week' and 'FOX News Sunday' in households nationally for the week ending June 17, 2007." How dare you call the Extreme-ness "unknown." Check out mediabistro.com's DC Courses and Semninars. Slate launched Slate V Monday, their new video magazine. The Politico will co-sponsor another Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, this time with CNN and the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times reports, "Authors Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr. have had to labor not only to escape the shadow of Watergate reporting hero Bernstein but also to cope with the particular loathing the Clinton camp has reserved for their biography, 'Her Way.'" "Fox's Liguori, About to Step Into the Senate's Line of Fire" "Internet radio stations to protest royalty hikes" "Pearlstine's Plame Book Blames Everyone" Ah, the bickering continues: Wait, so let me get this straight: The Hill, who were the winners through the agreed-upon seven innings, were the ones who were so upset at the prospect of losing? Wouldn't it be the team that wanted to extend the game past the ending point -- in much the same way grade-school children are wont to do -- that would be the one pathetically desperate not to lose? And another: "RC vs. Hill = R-E-M-A-T-C-H" Patrick Ruffini on the Politico's redesign. "AOL takes page from blogs, relaunches news" Scott Collins: "The Democrats are dead wrong not to debate on Fox News." Mickey Kaus fact checks Tim Russert. How did you celebrate National Columnists Day? Reuters reports, "The family and colleagues of Alan Johnston, a BBC reporter kidnapped by Islamists in Gaza, urged his captors on Monday not to harm him after he appeared in a video wearing what he said was an explosive belt." WAMU announced it will turn off its two online music streams today, in recognition of a "Day of Silence" for webcasters across the country. "The online stream of WAMU's BluegrassCountry.org and WAMU 88.5 Channel 2 on wamu.org -- which broadcasts music content from WTMD in Towson, Md. -- will go silent for a day." Visitors to the sites who click on the streaming audio links will instead hear a recorded statement. The station's on-air broadcast on 88.5 FM, as well as its HD on-air signals, will not be affected. The Internet radio "Day of Silence" is being organized by SaveNetRadio.org, a coalition of artists, labels, listeners, and webcasters. It is meant to represent the silence that could occur when new online music royalty rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) take effect July 15." Regarding Jo Becker a reader writes, "Also, is correct for Post to refer to her as a 'staff writer' when she is obviously a staff writer now at Times?" The Los Angeles Times reports, "Broadcast television's annual springtime sales bazaar drew to a close Friday with the five networks surpassing their estimates by ringing up a combined $9.3 billion in commitments for prime-time commercial spots for the coming TV season." Bloomberg reports, "Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s shares are 'undervalued' because the company is unlikely to succeed in combining with larger rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and offers a better product, Merrill Lynch & Co. said." Deborah Howell addresses the updates FOIA so badly needs, "Reporters use FOIA a lot less than businesses do, probably one reason the U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports reform, along with about 100 other organizations." Parents Television Council President Tim Winter will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on issue of television violence at the "Impact of Media Violence on Children" hearing at 10 a.m. today. Anita Kumar from the St. Petersburg Times is joining the Washington Post as a new statehouse correspondent in Richmond. The Deal reports, "The proposed $17.52 billion Thomson-Reuters merger is expected to result in an asset sale in order to win regulatory approval." Ronald Aronica and Mtetwa Ramdoo, business analysts, weigh in on Tom Friedman's book with a critical analysis. New York Business.com reports, "Publisher David Carey was pressing the flesh last week during the final stretch of his race to fill Conde Nast Portfolio's second issue with ads. He met with clients to share enthusiastic e-mails from some of the business title's high-profile readers, media buyers say. His efforts to retain all his advertisers haven't been entirely successful." "PBS Tells Producer Not To Hire Conservatives." Roger Aronoff thinks, "This has been a rough year for Tim Russert, though you wouldn't know it the way he is treated by the media." "RenewAmerica responds to WashingtonTimes" The New York Times reports, "This week, Mr. Binn will announce that his magazine company, Niche Media, will merge with Greenspun Media Group of Las Vegas -- which publishes Vegas, Wynn and Venetian Style, among other magazines -- and Ocean Drive Media Group, which publishes Ocean Drive and Ocean Drive EspaÃ±ol and several other magazines." Emily Lenzner is leaving NPR to fill in for ABC's This Week Editorial Producer Ilana Drimmer, who will be on maternity leave through the end of the year. MinOnline reports, "'Gossip' Remains Advertising Stronger Than 'Real' News And Business." Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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