Media Bubble: H-P Had Hard Time Finding Anyone Drunk Enough To Play Reporter

• Hewlett-Packard considered the feasibility of planting agents in two news bureaus. It's unclear whether or not the placement actually occurred; maybe Bill Keller can ask Patricia Dunn about it after dinner tonight. [NYT]
• New Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman wants to buy lots of small, cheap web properties. That ought to keep Redstone off his back for a while. [NYP]
• "Romenesko, the sex-offender registry of journalism ethics ..." [API, via TS-ORJE]
• There are about thirty parties interested in buying Time Inc.'s niche properties, but they're mostly European and don't know any better. [NYP]