The Ticker: ‘Sweeping,’ Seidman, CBS…

> Note to Fox News morning producers: Please stop scaring viewers with false weather warnings. At 9:10am, the Fox News Alert said “Deadly Tornados Sweeping Through Midwest.” “Sweeping” implies it is happening NOW, but no tornado warnings were in effect. Five minutes later, the spelling mistake was corrected, but the message was still misleading. Sure, Jon Scott and Chris Knowles said the twisters struck yesterday, but a good number of viewers keep their TVs on mute…

> “The ratings race between the morning shows has prompted ABC’s Good Morning America to hire CNN producer Jennifer Seidman to ‘help’ beleaguered executive producer Ben Sherwood out with the first hour,” Page Six hears…

> What do you do when your interview with Joran Van Der Sloot delivers slam-dunk ratings? If you’re FNC, you repackage it and reair it on Sunday night at 9pm. (Take THAT, Larry!)

> TV Week says CBS News demonstrated “outdated thinking” by demanding that YouTube yank the autistic basketball player package two weeks ago…

> Over the weekend on Reliable Sources: Has Bush Administration Declared War on Media?; San Francisco Reporters Document Bonds’ Steroid Use; Interview with Dave Barry…