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Oct 22 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Rick Reilly, Fox Biz, Dumbledore...

-ESPN poaches marquee writer Rick Reilly from Sports Illustrated. [Deadspin]

-Howard Kurtz says Deborah Solomon's Q&A chicanery "would be a firing offense" at "some news organizations." [WaPo]

-Dumbledore is gay! [AP]

-CNBC is trying to keep its favorite guests from appearing on Fox Business. [NYP]

-Glamour editor Cindi Leive: "I do enjoy the occasional cigar. Is that printable? I might have to clear that with the PR team." [Mediaweek]

-Traffic-measurement discrepancies are starting to be a major problem for online publishers. [NYT]


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