By: E&P Staff
In today's edition, the Chandler family has begun to look for allies in its ongoing fight to sell Tribune, Paul McLeary addresses the National Review's call for the revocation of the New York Times' press credentials, and Howard Kurtz marvels at how the Times has become such an inviting target.***
Piling On the 'NY Times'Washington Post: "For Republicans, the Times, with its national prominence and liberal editorial page opposed to the war in Iraq, is proving an increasingly irresistible target," writes Howard Kurtz. "They contend that exposing the classified banking program has badly undermined the administration's efforts to investigate and capture terrorists."
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Chandlers Seek Potential Allies In Fight Over TribuneWall Street Journal: The Chandler family is preparing to meet with private-equity and other investors, according to people familiar with the family's plans. The Chandlers are trying to drum up support for a breakup or sale of all or part of Tribune, these people said. Among those with whom the Chandlers plan to meet are people who have expressed interest in buying individual Tribune newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times. Among those who have indicated interest in the Times are entertainment mogul David Geffen, supermarket investor Ronald Burkle and philanthropist Eli Broad.
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His SpaceWired: Twilight of the moguls, right? Not for the T. rex of mass culture, Rupert Murdoch. "We're looking at the ultimate opportunity," he says. "The Internet is media?s golden age." Of course, someone juggling $60 billion worth of TV studios, printing presses, and broadcast satellites would say that. But Murdoch has been putting his money where his mouth is.
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'National Review' Seeking to 'Crush' Free PressCJR Daily: "There's no doubt that publishing an inside account of sensitive national security issues is a complicated and morally fraught business, but no matter how eager the NR's editors are to give up their constitutionally guaranteed rights, it's about time they realized that while having a free press is a messy business, it's also one that we've managed successfully for over two centuries," writes Paul McLeary.
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Food Journalists Group Names 2006 Award WinnersAssociation of Food Journalists Inc.: The awards recognize excellence in reporting and writing in all media, newspaper food section design and content, and food photography. A total of $12,600 will be awarded in 21 categories. There were 444 entries in the competition. Winners in the category of best newspaper food section included Jane Snow (Akron Beacon Journal); Tommy Simmons, Cheramie Sonnier & Camille Cassidy (The Advocate, Baton Rouge); Kathleen Stebbins, (Reno Gazette-Journal); Martha Holmberg, (The Oregonian, Portland); Julie Kaufmann, (San Jose Mercury News); Kate Shatzkin, (The Baltimore Sun); Leslie Brenner, (Los Angeles Times); Carol Mighton Haddix, (Chicago Tribune); Miriam Morgan & Linda Murphy, (San Francisco Chronicle).
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'Times' Keeps Its Loyalties With the PublicHuffington Post: "It's not exactly a newsflash that the Bushies would like to keep everything other than Valerie Plame's CV wrapped in the political equivalent of Harry Potter's invisibility cloak -- hidden from the prying eyes of the pesky public," writes Arianna Huffington. "This is why an aggressive press is more vital to the well-being of our democracy than ever."
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Blogging for Fun... Then ProfitOnline Journalism Review: Business journalist Om Malik had the good fortune to watch others in Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom and bust. He helped found and edit Forbes.com, served as an editor at Red Herring, and wrote a book, "Broadbandits", about telecom industry malfeasance. Here he talks about blogs, business and the state of journalism.
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