· The new NY Observer media columnist Tom Scocca claims his "current per-item correction rate" is 28.5 percent. We're jealous. [NYO]
· The New York Times: "bastion of quality" or polluter of the media world? [Russ Smith]
· Management-theory gurus have "branded up" newspapers and publications, creating a corporate culture in which journalists become just like regular businesspeople — ready to lie and steal. [Ron Rosenbaum]
· The "Italian Guys" of Conde Nast enjoy a last supper. [Keith Kelly]
· Colors editor Simon Dumenco claims: "I'm not Benetton's puppet! Am not, am not!" [Patrick Phillips]