Morning Reading List, 01.14.08

Good morning Washington. On this day in 1952, the "Today" show premiered, in 1973 the Dolphins became the only one of only two NFL teams to go undefeated during the regular season, and in 2004, President Bush announced we're going to Mars. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | JOBS You think Bono is both great and sorta annoying. REVOLVING DOOR Mike Allen's Playbook reports, "Jim Pinkerton quit his Newsday column and resigned his Fox News contract to join Gov. Huckabee as a senior adviser to help fill out his policy proposals. Pinkerton tells Playbook he was lured by Ed Rollins, his boss in the Reagan White House political-affairs office, who said it was a chance to 'restore the Reagan coalition,' Pinkerton recalled. 'I thought, 'I'm not going to turn THAT down,' Pinkerton recalled." Howell Raines joins Portfolio. Sharon Waxman announced she is not returning to the New York Times. Voxant, the new media network announced the appointment of Marcien Jenckes, formerly Senior Vice President of Messaging, Community and Voice at AOL, as its new CEO. Chris Bodenner has joined The Hotline. Top of post NEWSPAPERS The National Press Foundation is hosting a free, half-day seminar on Thursday to help journalists make sense of the federal budget. Reservations are required by Wednesday. For more info, click here. AP: Covering Britney Spears is a big deal, people. PFAW reports that the Virginian-Pilot has reported that Pat Robinson is interested in purchasing the Norfolk based newspaper. Fox Business reports, "The New York Times Company's stock on Wednesday hit a price it hasn't seen in almost two decades. Shares of the company known for its namesake flagship newspaper hit a low of $15.12 yesterday, a price the stock has not seen since 1988. The stock recovered slightly on Thursday, however." Business Week's Jon Fine writes, "You've Got Tribune. Now Do Something -- How new owner Sam Zell can breathe life into newspapers amid widespread malaise" Reuters spoke with Gannett's newspaper division chief Sue Clark-Johnson about her departure from the company. Check out the interview here. The LA Times wonders if Mike Allen ever sleeps. "The National Press Foundation welcomed three journalists to its Board in 2007, including Jim Brady of washingtonpost.com, Amy Walter of the National Journal's The Hotline, and Wendy Wilkinson of NBC News." For the full release, click here. The Hill reports, "Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is criticizing NBC for disinviting him from an upcoming Nevada presidential debate, and says he is considering legal action. NBC had invited the long-shot candidate on Jan. 9 but rescinded its decision Friday morning, when NBC Political Director Chuck Todd informed the Kucinich camp that the network was 'redoing' its participation criteria, according to the campaign" Entries for the Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing are due on January 31. For more info, click here. The Chronicle for Higher Education announced, "The Chronicle has joined with Gallup in a new partnership. The first venture of the Chronicle/Gallup Poll Alliance is designed to help colleges use polling to learn more about how they are perceived by the public." Top of post TV A C-SPAN release announced, "C-SPAN, the political network of record, will air LIVE coverage of the House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Mitchell Report and the illegal use of steroids in Major League Baseball. Live coverage will begin Tuesday, January 15th at 9:30 AM ET on C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN Radio. The hearing will also be available LIVE through streaming video at: www.c-span.org." David Carr on Election 2008 being a runaway hit. An NBC release announced, "'NBC Nightly News' anchor Brian Williams will moderate a debate among the Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday, Jan. 15, 9-11 p.m. ET, live on MSNBC from the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards will participate. The debate, to focus on issues important to minority voters, is sponsored by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 100 Black Men of America, IMPACTO, the Democratic African-American Leadership Council, the College of Southern Nevada and the Nevada Democratic Party." "MASN grabs 'Rookie of the Year'" writes The Examiner's Jim Williams. Media Matters on Chris Matthews' "problem": "Put simply, Matthews behaves as though he is obsessed with Hillary Clinton. And not 'obsessed in a charming, mostly harmless, Lloyd-Dobler-with-a-boom-box kind of way. 'Obsessed' in a this-person-needs-help kind of way." Feministing also joins the anti-Matthews movement. CJR reports on "The Anti-Chris Matthews Vote" and AP's David Bauder also joins in. Mixed Media writes, "Bill O'Reilly thinks he knows why everyone gangs up Fox News: because it's so darn successful." "If MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann were to write a book about Office Politics 101, he'd call it 'Do As I Write, Not As I Did for 20 Years.' Olbermann discusses office politics and other issues in the February issue of Men's Journal magazine, out yesterday." TVNewser has the details. Bloomberg reports, "Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, arranged $2 billion in three-year, unsecured financing to repay debt that will be coming due." Reuters reports, "CBS Corp will see growth in 2008 in 'every single division' and no short-term effects from a looming economic downturn or Hollywood's writers strike, Chief Executive Les Moonves told analysts on Thursday." Bloomberg reports, "A group that includes Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. accused broadcast-industry lobbyists of interfering with U.S. regulators' tests of mobile Internet devices that operate on unused television airwaves." FOX News Channel tell us it had its highest-rated debate/event so far this '07-'08 political season, according to Nielsen Media Research with the South Carolina Republican event from last Thursday. Check out the AP's analysis of the debate. TVNewser reports, "In early Nielsen estimates, Fox News Channel's airing of the GOP debate last night drew 3.6M Total Viewers and 1.04M in the A25-54 demo. If the numbers hold, it will be FNC's highest rated debate yet and the 5th most watched of this election cycle." "Kucinich Invited, Then Uninvited, to MSNBC Debate" TVNewser reports, "FNC Chief Political Correspondent 'Campaign' Carl Cameron tells TV Guide's Stephen Battaglio he still thrives on Presidential campaign coverage: 'There is absolutely no story anywhere in the world that is this significant. It's the struggle for leadership in the free world. That's better than any adrenaline or Red Bull you could possibly imagine.'" Top of post ONLINE MEDIA Check out the special edition of American Observer put together by the AU journalism students while they were on the campaign trail in New Hampshire. Former Gannett-er Jim Hopkins tell us "10 things" about him. Dow Jones reports, "News Corp. (NWS) denied Thursday making any offer for Monster Worldwide Inc. (MNST), calling a report on the Seeking Alpha blog untrue. Seeking Alpha reported that News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch sent a letter to the board of the online-recruitment company offering $4.8 billion for it. Monster has a market cap of $3.6 billion." Bloomberg reports, "Yell Group Plc, the publisher of the U.K.'s Yellow Pages phone books, had its biggest gain in London trading in a month on speculation about a bid from Google Inc. Yell rose as much as 4.4 percent, the biggest increase since Dec. 10. The stock climbed 5.50 pence, or 1.7 percent, to 331.25 pence at 8:37 a.m. in London, valuing the company at 2.6 billion pounds ($5.1 billion)." Mickey Kaus continues to hate on Ezra Klein, asking "Is Ezra Klein young enough to be this pompous?" Today, "MonkeySee.com (Great Falls VA) will officially launch a new how-to video site. Visitors to MonkeySee.com can access both free professionally-produced content as well as user-generated video of real experts sharing knowledge, demonstrations, and tips for more successful living on topics that range from fitness to finance and cooking to careers." Wonkette reports, "we were very pleased this morning to see that Peggy Noonan, our nation's most beloved newspaper columnist since 1911, mentioned our New Hampshire coverage and a particularly Victorian bit of high-minded satire we dropped along the way" E&P reports, "Calling it a "nationwide experiment," The New York Times on Thursday launched a new program asking online readers to submit photos of polling places during the ongoing primaries and general election. Dubbed the Polling Place Photo Project, the online initiative hopes to get photos from every polling place in the nation, according to a release." Street Insider asks, "Could Microsoft (MSFT) Buy Yahoo (YHOO)?" "After a year-long hiatus, NPR's Office of the Ombudsman is back in business with a weekly Wednesday column, radio appearances and talks." Top of post MAGAZINES The Washington Note reported Friday, "An American journalist, Nicholas Schmidle, who authored the article 'Next Gen Taliban' that appeared in Sunday's New York Times Magazine has been deported from Pakistan. He was forced to leave today -- Friday, 11 January." National Journal's William Powers writes, "Meet the new twit, same as the old twit. It's the media, of course. They got it wrong again this week, covering the Democrats in New Hampshire. The think-tankers will be mulling this one for years. After all, they'll say, we're not just talking about a few bad predictions here and there. The best brands in the business led the public astray Top of post JOBS The HealthCentralNetwork.com is looking for an Executive Producer. www.HealthCentral.com is looking for a Web content producer. AARP is looking for a Managing Editor. MarketWatch is looking for a Financial Regulation & Housing Reporter. SourceMedia is looking for a Reporter, The Bond Buyer (Washington Bureau. Bloomberg is looking for a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Reporter. National Geographic Society is looking for a Specialist, Renewals. Modern Luxury Media, LLC is looking for an Advertising Account Executive. Leading Authorities Inc is looking for a CEO Update Editor-in-Chief. National Geographic Society is looking for a Manager, Group Planning. National Geographic Society is looking for a Director, Associate Creative. National Public Radio is looking for a Marketing Manager, Digital Media. The Chronicle Newspapers is looking for an Editor. NPR is looking for a Producer 1, Digital News, News & Information, Editor l, ll, or lll, Digital News, News & Information and a Production Assistant, NPR Music. Freedom House is looking for an Editorial/Program Assistant (Iran Programs). The Atlantic is offering an Editorial Internship. FDAnews is looking for an Executive Editor. Petersburg Progress-Index is looking for a Sports Reporter/Paginator. FoxSports/Scout.com is seeking a Baseball Reporter. Top of post Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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