The Ticker: Dobbs, The Feud, Khanfar…

> Peter Johnson in Monday’s USAT: “As mainstream media expand their Internet offerings, one of their greatest challenges in this age of the blog is whether to shift the traditional lines between objective reporting and opinion…”

> Lou Dobbs lashed out at critics and accused Howard Kurtz of “tabloid journalism” on Sunday’s Reliable Sources. The transcript is a fun read…

> MSNBC is playing up the feud between Keith Olbermann and Bill O’Reilly with a new ad spot complete with “Where Is The Love?” ICN has more…

> Speaking of the feud, the San Bernardino County Sun wrote it up over the weekend. “That O’Reilly hasn’t mentioned Olbermann in a couple of weeks, however, perhaps suggests a new strategy at Fox,” David Kronke notes…

> “Al-Jazeera has its sights set on CNN and the BBC,” Newsweek says in a Q&A with director-general Wadah Khanfar…