Today in the ‘sphere, the debate over Ben Domenech’s "Red America" flameout continues, and Lara Logan draws praise for her spirited defense of the reporting being done in Iraq.

In his National Journal column today, William Powers questions the Washington press corps’ emotional engagement with the war in Iraq, but his point seems a little “Off Message” to us.

The Washington Post’s new conservative blogger makes us wonder about the paper’s motivation for hiring him –- and about how newspapers cover conservatives.

Jon Friedman occupies a singular place in the world of media criticism – we’re just not sure what it is.

As long as the ends justify the means, and Arianna Huffington gets some free publicity out of the deal, all’s well in her backslapping celebrity blog bubble.

Product placement, which before seemed to be confined to sitcoms and movies, has moved into the newsroom.

The coverage of Senator Russ Feingold’s proposal to censure President Bush has been pretty weak. Anyone paying attention?

Pundits ponder the foreign policy of both parties (or lack thereof), while The Weekly Standard brings us poolside coverage from Iraq.

McClatchy CEO Gary Pruitt says the company currently has "no deals in place," to sell the Knight Ridder papers that it wants to unload, "but we are going to try and move quickly."

This Wall Street Journal story delivers something more interesting than the headline promised.