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Apr 02 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Kushner Throws Hat in 'Newsday' Ring

-New York Observer owner Jared Kushner is joining the queue of potential buyers for Newsday. (And Kusher's on the market in other ways as well, apparently.) [WSJ]

-Since The New York Times expanded its table of contents, "the newspaper reads as if it begins with three speed bumps," says Jack Shafer. [Slate]

-NBC wants advertisers to become "long-term partners" who help develop programming rather than just buy 30-second spots. [NYT]

-Asking Ryan Phillippe to make his "gayest face" "was a dumb thing to say," says Jay Leno. [People]

-Graydon Carter, David Granger, Bonnie Fuller, Kurt Andersen, David Remnick, and more on where magazines will be 10 years from now. [NYO]

-Inside Cable News is back, with a new address. [ICN]. □


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