· Yes, 2003 did suck: tabloid editor Bonnie Fuller named Media Person of 2003. [IWantMedia]
· Jayson Blair's forthcoming book (less than a month away!) begins with confessions; apparently, hundreds of pages follow the opening apologies. [Joe Strupp]
· At the Mall at Short Hills in Jersey, journalists have discovered a new breed of man — a man shopping for himself, who is concerned about looking good. Maybe they'll come up with some catchy name for this elusive fellow! [David Carr]
· Esquire and O show impressive surge of newstand sales. [Matthew Flamm]
· Time, Inc. at work on cheapo English-style women's paper for Walmart. [Keith Kelly]