· Stupid Clear Channel, those champions of the First Amendment, dumped Howard Stern from their stations yesterday, claiming he's a liability. [John Mainelli and more background at Jeff Jarvis]
· Everyone hearts NYT ombudsman Dan Okrent. [William Powers]
· NYT photo freelancers continue to fight the power over shitty work-for-hire contracts — so far, the NYT has conceded to give the first raise to metro photo assignments since the 80s. Ooh, big bucks. [Jay DeFoore]