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"[A] list of jokes hurled directly at the choir." Mainstream media and various bloggers offer tepid responses to Fox's "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" premiere. [TVNewser]
Debate and uproar follows children's book mention of a male part. The newest Newbery Medal winner in children's literature is causing nationwide protests and disputes among school librarians over its appropriateness for children. The reason? On the first page, the book's heroine overhears a mention of a dog's scrotum. [NYT]
Anchor shakeup at Fox News Channel: After former anchor Kiran Chetry's agent reportedly issued the network a letter demanding that, as part of her contract renegotiations, fellow anchor Gretchen Carlson be fired, the network shut down discussions, and Chetry leapt to CNN. Meanwhile, Courtney Friel has joined the Fox News team. In case you're curious as to what experience she brings to the table (besires the near-mandatory model looks) she has posted her resume on YouTube. [TVNewser/FishbowlNY]
As Tribune Co. auction closes with disappointing results, board of directors members face even steeper cost cutting and asset sales. Meanwhile, in an effort to boost the company's stock price, the board gave $12.4 million of restricted stock to ten high-ranking executives, with the largest grant (135,000 restricted shares worth $4.1 million) going to Chairman and Chief Executive Dennis FitzSimons. [WSJ/ Chicago Trib]
"Shame me reader for I have spent": In a new trend in guilt-blogging, compulsive spenders detail their high-roller ways in anonymous blogs to discipline themselves out of debt. [NYT]
Online video isn't just for TV news: More newspapers are airing online video content by professional journalists on their websites, with the results far surpassing those produced by TV news outlets. [NY Mag]
