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Apr 20 2009 8:58am EDT

Idle Chatter: News Corp., Profanity, Comic Sans

-An analysis of News Corp.'s assets suggest the company might be worth half again as much if someone other than Rupert Murdoch were running it. [Breakingviews on NYT]

-As more and more viewers watch TV shows on demand, on Hulu or via iTunes, will the regulatory regime that mandates different levels of acceptable profanity for broadcast, basic cable and premium cable finally fall away? [Ad Age]

-The New York Times just can't get enough of this blog-to-book phenomenon. [NYT, NYT]

-The wheelchair-bound reporter who prompted a hissyfit from Mike Bloomberg when his tape recorder started playing at a press conference says he's mad at Bloomberg but madder at the media for piling onto the story. [Examiner]

-This is a fun story about the typeface Comic Sans and the people who hate it, with somewhat disturbing intensity. [WSJ]

-The media-gossip website Jossip has shut down. [ASSME.org]. □

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