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Mike Wallace, 1918-2012 : Mike Wallace, CBS Pioneer of ‘60 Minutes,’ Dead at 93

By TIM WEINER — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:12:09 +0000

A reporter with the presence of a performer, Mr. Wallace went head-to-head with chiefs of state, celebrities and con artists for more than 50 years.

Advertising: Doner, After Tumultuous Times, Sells a Stake to MDC

By STUART ELLIOTT — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:12:11 +0000

The decision of the Doner principals to cast their lot with a holding company comes after several tumultuous years that included the loss of the agency’s largest account, Mazda North America.

Electronic Dance Genre Tempts Investors

By BEN SISARIO — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:48:28 +0000

The music’s concerts and festivals now have profit margins that Wall Street is starting to notice, but determining the value of the promoting companies and the risks associated with live music events pose challenges for investors.

DealBook: AT&T Sells Majority Stake in Yellow Pages to Cerberus

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:27:14 +0000

The $950 million deal will give the buyout firm an opportunity to resuscitate a declining operation.

RIM Cutting Sideloaded App Support for PlayBook

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:57:25 +0000

Sam Byford, The Verge:RIM is removing the ability to sideload apps to the BlackBerry PlayBook in a future update of the OS, meaning owners will have to download and install software through BlackBerry App World. The move was announced on Twitter ...

AT&T Finally Unlocking iPhones

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:51:45 +0000

Seth Weintraub:AT&T will now unlock your iPhone — if you are in good account standing and are done with your obligated term of commitment (including having paid an early termination fee.)I don’t understand why they haven’...

Ad Age Picks More Startups to Hack Budweiser: RUWT, AirTweet and Gravity Jack

Advertising Age - Digital — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:25:05 +0000

Six startups. One iconic brand. At Ad Age Digital 2012 next week, we'll watch some impressive technologists pitch Budweiser on how they should reach the next generation of consumers.

Conservative Group Wants Jennifer Lopez To Stop Having ‘Skanky’ Orgies On American Idol

Jon Bershad — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:22:56 +0000

Did you know that the average human life-span in America is only 78.3 years? Despite this fact, people still watch four hours of American Idol a week. A lot of people. And some of those people are even children.* So should those children be subjected to Jennifer Lopez writhing around in some kind of faux orgy in her new music video? Some media watch dog groups think not.

The number of homes with connected TVs is rising fast– and it’s not because of smart TVs

Daniel Frankel — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:09:28 +0000

With connected videogame consoles and Blu-ray players leading the way, 38 percent of American homes have at least one TV that's hooked up to the internet -- up 8 percent from a year ago.

Locution, Locution, Locution

CJR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:54:17 +0000

Fewer words take up less real estate

‘Today’ Wins Morning Show Ratings Battle

The Huffington Post — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:36:56 +0000

"Today" emerged as the winner of its recent ratings war with "Good Morning America," after an intense week with epic appearances by Sarah Palin, Katie...

Media Decoder Blog: Many More Indie Films Are Released, but Not Very Widely, Study Finds

By MICHAEL CIEPLY — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:25:08 +0000

The Motion Picture Association of America detected a 78 percent increase over the last decade in such releases, though often a release meant a short run in New York and Los Angeles before video-on-demand sales.

Denette Wilford: Keep Your Friends Close, And ‘The B—-’ Closer

Denette Wilford — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:24:33 +0000

Anyone else still mourning last week's season finale of "Happy Endings"? The idea that one of my favorite comedies is no more (until the fall, that is) would normally make me miserable and bitter. The only thing that didn't have me completely spiralling is the replacement -- "Don't Trust The B----- In Apartment 23."

"And This Is How You Send a Direct Message. Whatever You Do, Don’t Do That."

Peter Kafka — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:12:44 +0000

The veep gets on the Twitter. Probably should wait a bit for Instagram, though.

The U.S. Navy Is Hiring Video Game Console Hackers

Mediaite Staff — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:52:30 +0000

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Peter Van Buren: Joining the Whistleblowers’ Club

Peter Van Buren — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:50:00 +0000

As our government accumulates ever more of what it thinks the American people have no right to know about, there will only be increasing persecutions as prosecutions.

MSNBC Panel: If Tebow Had A Scandal, Would It ‘Validate The Stereotypes’ Surrounding Evangelicals

Noah Rothman — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:48:55 +0000

A panel discussion on MSNBC’s Now With Alex Wagner tackled what some view as the politicization of sports figures, particularly former Denver Broncos Quarterback, Tim Tebow, who on Sunday delivered an Easter sermon at a Texas church. The panel also examined the victory by golfer Florida native Bubba Watson in the Masters tournament and wonders if 'New Yorkers' can relate to openly religious and Southern sports figures. While the panel appeared even-handed in their commentary on Tebow and Watson, Wagner could not seem to contain her resentment that there is a Tebow craze to begin with.

Nutrition Coverage Under Fire

CJR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:30:26 +0000

From red meat to white rice, not enough skepticism of observational studies

Every Jump of the General Lee, Seasons 1-6

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:28:43 +0000

Maybe my favorite supercut ever. ★

Movies From Universal Pictures Now Available Through iTunes in the Cloud

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:16:24 +0000

AppleInsider:While Universal’s films are now available through iCloud, customers looking to re-download 20th Century Fox must still wait for that content, even though HBO was said last month to have reached an agreement. The Wall Street Jou...

Dr. Mike Lynch: Uncovering History’s Hidden Secrets

Dr. Mike Lynch — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:56:13 +0000

Meaning-based technology can be used to unlock some of our country's most valuable assets -- its literature and the "unknown unknown" which are yet to be discovered.

Michael D’Antonio: The Humility of Mike Wallace

Michael D'Antonio — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:55:45 +0000

The respect Mike Wallace reserved for 'the story' showed he was too devoted to traditional journalism to put himself at the center of any report -- even his own memoir -- and made it impossible for me to argue with him.

Ze Frank officially launches his new show

Janko Roettgers — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:47:36 +0000

Ze Frank is back: The video blogging pioneer posted the first episode of his new show on his site as well as on YouTube this weekend. The show's launch has been financed with a Kickstarter campaign, which brought in more than $140,000.

Campaign Spotlight: Products Named for ‘Dirty Jobs’ Try to Clean Up – Campaign Spotlight

By STUART ELLIOTT — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:47:24 +0000

The Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” show inspires the Dirty Jobs line of cleaning products.

Cable News Networks Give Pundits New Perk

www.washingtonpost.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:43:43 +0000

For professional political talkers, a cable-news contract used to be the ultimate. The residuals were limousine rides, paychecks, e-mails from names not heard from since...

★ Flashback and the E-Word

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:41:13 +0000

I’d say a Mac malware outbreak that is more common, on a percentage basis, than the largest-ever Windows infection is without question higher than expected, and thus, epidemic is indeed the right word.

Barry Lando: My Quarter Century With Mike Wallace

Barry Lando — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:33:08 +0000

I worked on 60 Minutes for more than 26 years, most of the time as a producer with Mike Wallace. He brought so much to the team: an uncanny ability to seize the essence of a story, to sense an opening in a tense interview, then thrust with a rapier-like question for the journalistic kill.

Beth Knobel: My Colleague, Mike Wallace

Beth Knobel — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:29:50 +0000

At CBS, I got to see the tough Mike in action several times. My favorite was in 2005, when Mike came to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Facebook Buys Instagram

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:16:58 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg:I’m excited to share the news that we’ve agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be joining Facebook.Company announcement says the deal was “approximately $1 billion in a combination of c...

Q & A: Lucy Dalglish and Jennifer Lynch

CJR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:13:36 +0000

Two open government experts talk about the year’s top FOIA issues

CBS’s ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ Late-Blooming Hit

By BILL CARTER — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:07:19 +0000

Now in its seventh season, the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” suddenly finds itself a hit.

Webdenda: Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:06:38 +0000

John Anagnost joined XplusOne, New York, in a new post, vice president of sales for the Eastern region. He had been president at Reprise Media, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.

Webdenda: Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:06:38 +0000

John Anagnost joined XplusOne, New York, in a new post, vice president of sales for the Eastern region. He had been president at Reprise Media, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.

While Apple Is Criticized for Foxconn, Other Companies Are Silent

John Gruber — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:01:48 +0000

Nick Bilton, writing for the NYT:In the last week I have asked Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Microsoft and others about their reports on labor conditions. Most responded with a boilerplate public relations message. Some didn’t even respond.The an...

Dan Kennedy: The Day Mike Wallace Called Me a "Bastard"

Dan Kennedy — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:00:52 +0000

In late 1997 I heard that Mike Wallace, the legendary 60 Minutes reporter, had been in town to do a critical story on the Boston Globe's reporting about Ray Flynn's relationship with alcohol. So I called him up.

Marty Kaplan: You Don’t Mean a Thing If You Ain’t Got That Swing

Marty Kaplan — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:59:07 +0000

Ignore national polls. It's only about 14 or 15 states that really matter to campaigns.

Media Decoder: AccentHealth Puts Medical Content on Waiting Room TVs

By TANZINA VEGA — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:58:34 +0000

AccentHealth provides television programming to 12,300 doctor's offices in the United States, on subjects like mental health, allergies and diabetes.

Fox’s Steve Doocy: Democrats ‘Invented’ War On Women Because Stimulus ‘Didn’t Work Out So Well’

Meenal Vamburkar — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:56:02 +0000

On Monday's Fox & Friends, Steve Doocy tackled the topic of the "war on women." The whole notion, he said, is "invented" by Democrats because it turns out the stimulus "didn't work out so well." So in a last-ditch effort to appeal to women voters, he said, they're arguing Republicans are against women.

Advertising: AT&T Adjusts ‘Rethink Possible’ Theme as Tech Evolves

By STUART ELLIOTT — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:18:53 +0000

When the “Rethink possible” campaign was developed, consumers were a little more tentative with technology, but a lot can change in just two years.

F.C.C. Pushes for Web Site on Political Ad Spending on TV

By BRIAN STELTER — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:18:01 +0000

The F.C.C. appears poised to vote on a measure to require local television stations to upload information about political advertising to an F.C.C. Web site.

So who’s leaking the details of the Apple e-book investigation?

Jeff John Roberts — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:13:20 +0000

Anti-trust investigations are supposed to be tight-lipped affairs in which all sides lawyer up until the case settles or goes to trial. Well, that's how it's supposed to work at least. But in the case of book publishers and Apple, people are tossing legal duties to the wind in the hopes that press leaks will shape a settlement.

Bands Improvise a Way to Live-Stream Shows

By BEN SISARIO — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:12:08 +0000

The Ryan Montbleau Band bounces its audio to two apps, then to an iPhone and to the band’s Web page. Other bands are also tinkering their way to the same result.

Media Decoder: Google Moves In on Hollywood’s Night in Washington

By BROOKS BARNES — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:11:38 +0000

A few media executives, still smarting over the role Google played in defeating antipiracy legislation this year, see its presence at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner as a victory lap.

Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: News Intrudes on a Summer Comedy, and Recalling Mike Wallace

By NOAM COHEN — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:07:59 +0000

Also, selling newspapers to the very rich, "How I Met Your Mother" hits a ratings high and the death of a pop star in the art world.

Barbara Walters Tears Up Remembering Mike Wallace

Katherine Fung — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:06:22 +0000

Barbara Walters grew teary-eyed on Monday's "The View" when she remembered broadcasting legend Mike Wallace, who passed away on Saturday. News of the trailblazing "60...

Apps Join Baseball Cards in Topps Lineup

By AMY CHOZICK — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:02:07 +0000

The Topps Company, the leading baseball card manufacturer, is trying to breathe digital life into a once-cherished hobby with apps aimed at a techcentric youth market.

The Media Equation: The Return of the Newspaper Barons

By DAVID CARR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:00:03 +0000

Newspapers may be short on profits, but they have become a new form of ostentation for some very wealthy people. Their motives? Let’s be optimistic.

Daily Must Reads, April 9, 2012

MediaShift — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:53:14 +0000

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.

1. "When a new medium comes along, embrace its possibilities." -- And other lessons from Mike Wallace's life (Forbes)

2. NBC News presidents explains Zimmerman tape-editing snafu (Mediaite)

3. More than 67 percent of U.S. libraries now offer downloadable e-books (PaidContent)

4. Study: Tablets are not helping publishers expand advertising base (MinOnline)

5. Is Google coming out with its own tablet this year? (Mobile Marketing Daily)

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‘Today’ Feeling the Heat of ‘Good Morning America’

By BRIAN STELTER and BILL CARTER — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:53:01 +0000

“Good Morning America” is coming up fast in the ratings behind the consistently top-rated “Today” show.

Sen. Grassley Blames iPhone Autocorrect For Poorly Spelled Tweets

James Crugnale — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:39:56 +0000

Iowa Republican Senator and prolific Twitterer Chuck Grassley hit back against criticism that he has poor spelling in an interview with Legal Times' Todd Ruger on Friday, blaming his iPhone's autocorrect settings for his sloppy tweets. "I think there are a couple of factors involved," Grassley explained. "I suppose a lot has to do with the automatic correcting done by my iPhone. Second, I love Tweeting, but I don’t like to type. So, I probably type and hit send a little too quickly."

Unpublishing Requests Are on the Rise

CJR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:37:31 +0000

As more content shifts from print to web, journalists are seeing rising requests from sources to remove stories

Unpublishing Requests Are on the Rise

CJR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:37:31 +0000

As more content shifts from print to web, journalists are seeing rising requests from sources to remove stories

Lauren Ashburn: Jon Stewart to Obama: Stop the Cheesy Emails

Lauren Ashburn — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:28:45 +0000

When you are leader of the free world, no matter how hard you are trying to capture the vote of the hip social media world, the subject line should say: "From the president."

Lauren Ashburn: Jon Stewart to Obama: Stop the Cheesy Emails

Lauren Ashburn — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:28:45 +0000

When you are leader of the free world, no matter how hard you are trying to capture the vote of the hip social media world, the subject line should say: "From the president."

William Astore: Hey, Mad Men: You Don’t Salute Indoors

William Astore — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:19:57 +0000

If Mad Men wants to critique the military and the Vietnam War as being disreputable and dishonest, so be it. But at least they could get the details right.

William Astore: Hey, Mad Men: You Don’t Salute Indoors

William Astore — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:19:57 +0000

If Mad Men wants to critique the military and the Vietnam War as being disreputable and dishonest, so be it. But at least they could get the details right.

Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott

NYT > Media & Advertising — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:52:07 +0000

A reader criticizes the new Nissan minivans that will become the “Taxis of Tomorrow” for New York City.

Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott

NYT > Media & Advertising — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:52:07 +0000

A reader criticizes the new Nissan minivans that will become the “Taxis of Tomorrow” for New York City.

AOL to Reap $1 Billion Windfall in Sale of Patents to Microsoft

Advertising Age - Digital — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:27:01 +0000

Transaction will give New York-based AOL additional funds amid slow advertising growth and a decline in its dial-up internet subscribers.

AOL Reaps $1 Billion Windfall in Sale of Patents to Microsoft

Advertising Age - Digital — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:27:01 +0000

The transaction lets New York-based AOL generate additional funds amid slow advertising growth and a decline in its dial-up internet subscribers.

Romney Campaign Pulls Anti-Santorum Ad In Pennsylvania While Daughter Bella Is Hospitalized

Meenal Vamburkar — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:25:35 +0000

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Mitt Romney's campaign has pulled a TV ad targeting Rick Santorum from Pennsylvania stations until further notice — in the wake of Santorum's daughter, Bella, being hospitalized.

Greta Van Susteren: Should We Not Report It Factually Correct? (And Many of You May Not Agree With Me on This One)

Greta Van Susteren — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:25:14 +0000

I know it offends many, but why should the media sugarcoat grotesque statements and make an event look like less than it is?

Greta Van Susteren: Should We Not Report It Factually Correct? (And Many of You May Not Agree With Me on This One)

Greta Van Susteren — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:25:14 +0000

I know it offends many, but why should the media sugarcoat grotesque statements and make an event look like less than it is?

Glenn Beck Goes To The ‘Oval Office’

Katherine Fung — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:20:36 +0000

Glenn Beck posted pictures of himself hanging out in what appears to be the Oval Office over the weekend. The photos, which appear on glennbeck.com...

Glenn Beck Goes To The ‘Oval Office’

Katherine Fung — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:20:36 +0000

Glenn Beck posted pictures of himself hanging out in what appears to be the Oval Office over the weekend. The photos, which appear on glennbeck.com...

5 Creative Strategies for Magazines to Use Pinterest

MediaShift — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Despite what you may have observed, you can pin more on Pinterest than recipes, home décor, fashion, and enough DIY projects for a lifetime.Much has already been written about magazines' use of Pinterest. Because the majority of the sit...

Attention Marc Andreessen: Microsoft Just Bought (Part of) Netscape

Peter Kafka — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:54:23 +0000

It's part of the $1 billion AOL patent deal, and it's something that would have made many minds explode back in the 1990s.

Over 2/3 of U.S. libraries offer e-books; 28% lend e-readers

Laura Hazard Owen — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:28:25 +0000

The majority of U.S. public libraries now offer e-books, but libraries' relationships with book publishers are fraught, says the American Library Association in its 2012 annual report.

Jeff Danziger: Beer With Mitt

Jeff Danziger — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:20:00 +0000

Steven Cohen: The GSA Junket and the Dedication of the FDNY: Contrasting Images of Public Service

Steven Cohen — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:08:50 +0000

In sharp contrast to the nonsense at the GSA, I had the pleasure of attending a graduation ceremony last week at the New York City Fire Department's Officer Management Institute.

Steven Cohen: The GSA Junket and the Dedication of the FDNY: Contrasting Images of Public Service

Steven Cohen — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:08:50 +0000

In sharp contrast to the nonsense at the GSA, I had the pleasure of attending a graduation ceremony last week at the New York City Fire Department's Officer Management Institute.

AT&T Walks Away From Its Yellow Pages

Peter Kafka — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:03:28 +0000

AT&T has sold off a majority stake in its Yellow Pages business unit for about $1 billion. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management will pay the telco $750 million cash and take on $200 million in debt in exchange for 53 percent of the directory business, which generated $3.3 billion in revenue last year.

Lebanese TV Cameraman Shot Dead On Syria Border

Reuters — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:59:00 +0000

BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - A cameraman for Lebanon's Al-Jadeed television channel was shot dead on Monday near Lebanon's northern border with Syria, the television...

Lebanese TV Cameraman Shot Dead On Syria Border

Reuters — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:59:00 +0000

BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - A cameraman for Lebanon's Al-Jadeed television channel was shot dead on Monday near Lebanon's northern border with Syria, the television...

Kyrgyzstan To Reopen Case Of Murdered Journalist

AP — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:49:06 +0000

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) â Kyrgyzstan's highest court has overturned a murder conviction in the case of a prominent journalist who was shot in the turbulent...

Kyrgyzstan To Reopen Case Of Murdered Journalist

AP — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:49:06 +0000

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) â Kyrgyzstan's highest court has overturned a murder conviction in the case of a prominent journalist who was shot in the turbulent...

WATCH: Mike Wallace’s ’60 Minutes’ Colleagues Share Candid Memories

The Huffington Post — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:44:31 +0000

Some of Mike Wallace's longtime colleagues gathered on Monday's "CBS This Morning" to remember the iconic "60 Minutes" journalist, who died on Saturday at 93....

WATCH: Mike Wallace’s ’60 Minutes’ Colleagues Share Candid Memories

The Huffington Post — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:44:31 +0000

Some of Mike Wallace's longtime colleagues gathered on Monday's "CBS This Morning" to remember the iconic "60 Minutes" journalist, who died on Saturday at 93....

Leo W. Gerard: Hey, Etch-A-Sketch Conservatives: Time to Resurrect Some Honesty

Leo W. Gerard — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:38:24 +0000

A spring awash with Etch A Sketch conservatives, camera-wielding GOP con men and a bogus deficit reduction budget from House Republicans shows that for the right, wrong is justified when it achieves the desired results.

Leo W. Gerard: Hey, Etch-A-Sketch Conservatives: Time to Resurrect Some Honesty

Leo W. Gerard — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:38:24 +0000

Todd Richissin: How I (Almost) Made Mike Wallace Cry (and Why I’m Not Sorry)

Todd Richissin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:24:55 +0000

I met Mike Wallace only once, many years ago, but I'd like to think I actually got to know him in the two hours we spoke.

Todd Richissin: How I (Almost) Made Mike Wallace Cry (and Why I’m Not Sorry)

Todd Richissin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:24:55 +0000

I met Mike Wallace only once, many years ago, but I'd like to think I actually got to know him in the two hours we spoke.

Mitt Romney To Be Mike Huckabee’s First Guest Today On New Radio Show

Alex Alvarez — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:20:54 +0000

Mediaite has learned GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be the first guest on his former campaign rival Mike Huckabee's new radio show, debuting today on Cumulus Media Networks.

Sex, love and romance, for $9.99

Laura Hazard Owen — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:18:24 +0000

In a move to build community and learn more about its customers, mid-sized publisher Sourcebooks is launching a romance e-book club that gives members e-books, discounts and access to online parties and live events for $9.99 for six months.

Bryant Gumbel’s Harsh Words About Sarah Palin’s ‘Today’ Gig

Jack Mirkinson — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:14:16 +0000

At least one former "Today" alum was not impressed with the show's decision to bring in Sarah Palin as a co-host last week. Bryant Gumbel,...

WATCH: CNN Apologizes After Second Reporter Uses N-Word Unbleeped

Rebecca Shapiro — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:12:56 +0000

CNN correspondent Susan Candiotti quoted rather profane language that went unbleeped while reporting on a story from Tulsa, Okla. on Sunday. Candiotti, who was covering...

WATCH: CNN Apologizes After Second Reporter Uses N-Word Unbleeped

Rebecca Shapiro — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:12:56 +0000

CNN correspondent Susan Candiotti quoted rather profane language that went unbleeped while reporting on a story from Tulsa, Okla. on Sunday. Candiotti, who was covering...

Scooped By Mike Wallace

newyorker.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:09:12 +0000

Mike Wallace, who died on Sunday, was a superb role model. His success came the hard way--he was self-made, with a relentless determination to tell...

Scooped By Mike Wallace

newyorker.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:09:12 +0000

Mike Wallace, who died on Sunday, was a superb role model. His success came the hard way--he was self-made, with a relentless determination to tell...

Publishers lost $27 in print for every digital $1

Newsosaur — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism generated gasps when it reported that newspapers are losing $7 in print advertising for every $1 of digital revenue that they gain. But the situation is even worse.In fact, publishers since 2005 have lost $2...

Morning Joe On Mike Wallace: He Never ‘Played TV’… Except, Maybe, When Making Streisand Cry

Alex Alvarez — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:42:17 +0000

On Monday, the folks at Morning Joe shared a few of their favorite memories of and interviews by Mike Wallace, the journalist and famed 60 Minutes correspondent who passed away on Saturday (and a particular memory about his colleague, Andy Rooney, who evidently never cared much for Mika Brzezinski's taste in footwear.)

Tim Armstrong Sells His "Beachfront Property": Microsoft Buys 800 AOL Patents for $1 Billion

Peter Kafka — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:30:40 +0000

Turns out AOL's patent portfolio was as valuable as Tim Armstrong said it was.

Brief Encounters

CJR — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Short reviews of Ghost of the Ozarks, News for All the People and After the Fall

Publisher Romances the Web

WSJ.com: Media & Marketing — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:12:13 +0000

Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher, is launching an online bookstore this week to sell romance titles through subscriptions, a move that further thins the line between publishing and book retailing.

News From the Advertising Industry

By STUART ELLIOTT — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:32:09 +0000

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

Gil Noble, Host of Show on Black Issues, Dies at 80

By PAUL VITELLO — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:52:11 +0000

Mr. Noble’s interviews on the weekly program called “Like It Is” comprised a veritable archive of contemporary black history in America.

Advertising: New Balance Celebrates Its Homemade Footprint

By JANE L. LEVERE — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:52:11 +0000

The shoe company began an ad campaign this month to highlight the 30th anniversary of its 990 running shoe, which is made in the United States.

CNN Reporter Quotes Tulsa Shooting Suspect’s ‘Fcking Ngger’ Facebook Post On-Air

Tommy Christopher — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:34:56 +0000

Two suspects are in custody over a shooting spree that left three dead and two critically wounded in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday. All 5 victims were black, while the suspects are both identified as white, although the AP reports a family friend described 19 year-old suspect Jacob England as "Cherokee Indian." In reporting on the arrests this afternoon, CNN reporter Susan Candiotti read, uncensored, a Thursday posting from Jacob England's Facebook account...

Colleagues, Friends React To Death Of Mike Wallace

AP — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:18:13 +0000

Reaction to the death of longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace: ___...

Samantha Tritsch: "Kony 2012": Jason Russell or Joseph Kony?

Samantha Tritsch — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:15:46 +0000

Will Joseph Kony ever be transformed from a household name into a convicted mass-murderer, or will the quest to stop the innocent killing in Uganda die out as a mere fad, a PR ploy gone terribly wrong?