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RUSSIANS LOVE THE TABLOIDS
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Now even the Russians have caught the celebrity gossip bug!
For decades, Komsomolskaya Pravda published boring articles about Soviet officials meeting with other Soviet officials.
IS ECO O-V-E-R?
The advertising industry is pulling back from green-themed marketing, reports the NY Times, because they are concerned that consumers are getting sick of the “green trend.”
New York Times Raising Newsstand Price to $1.50
New York Times Co. president and CEO Janet Robinson said the paper will increase its newsstand price from $1.25 to $1.50 on Aug. 18, reports Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com
The Wall Street Journal recently announced it will go from $1.50 to $2.00 on the newsstand starting Monday.
BARACK OBAMA: Yeah, You Love Me!
When Senator Barack Obama heads for Iraq and other places overseas this summer, it will be a full-court press by the major network anchors including NBC’s Brian Williams, ABC’s Charles Gibson, and CBS’ Katie Couric.
NY TIMES’ DAVID CARR TAKES ON FOX: I’m Praying for His Safety!
BIG STORY: KATE HUDSON & LANCE ARMSTRONG
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From spotted kissing on the tennis court to a profile on Lance Armstrong in the New York Times Style section, this couple is heating up.
I predict one of the celebrity weeklies will (cough) take a chance, and make Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong its main cover story on Wednesday.
Thoughts?
MEET THE PRESS REMEMBERS TIM RUSSERT
Click here to see the moving tribute to Tim Russert on Meet the Press.
Check out the L.A. Times recap of Tom Brokaw’s tribute to Tim Russert on Sunday’s Meet the Press, where he said, “It’s going to be our mantra for this morning…It says, ‘Thou shall not whine.’ And if I can add, I think, anything to that, ‘Thou shall not weep or cry this morning.’ This is a celebration, a time to remember.”
Also check out David Carr’s moving piece in today’s New York Times.
MORE BAD NEWS FOR LES MOONVES AND CBS
Think of the recent Katie Couric situation as one big distraction!
What’s even more disturbing for CBS is that it does not have one new hit this year and will lose the crown of most-watched network to Fox. (NY Times)
