Maer Roshan, the "battle-scarred veteran" of the "buzz-intensive media hothouses" that are New York and L.A. is back, and this time "the buzz seems to be moving back in his favor." That picture can't hurt. [WSJ]
Post says: "The Tribune Co. board of directors is considering an offer from real-estate magnate Sam Zell to take the company private..." [NYP]
Post also says: "Tribune Co.'s board will stick with plans for a "self-help" restructuring deal despite the 11th-hour offer from Chicago real-estate guru Sam Zell..." [NYP]
David Carr: The David Geffens and Ron Burkles of the world have no business choosing the next president; that's the job of newspaper editorial boards. [NYT]
Financial Times doing good numbers, at least. [Guardian]
Is Dominick Dunne out at Vanity Fair? We have no clue; we didn't know he was still in the Above Ground club. [WWD]
Tough times for teen mags bring books to the web. Seventeen's Ann Shoket: "Every page will have a nonprint component." [Mediaweek]
Newspapers' big problem: the decline in single-copy sales. [E&P]
Meet AdAge editor Jonah Bloom. [Independent]
Will Tila Tequila's MySpace success translate into song sales? If this means nothing to you, ask your kids. [NYT]
Rodale buys main running mag competitor. [NYP]
Andrew Cuomo: Likes to keep the public informed. [NYM]
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert help move books. [NYT]
London is almost as infested with culture e-zines as New York. [Guardian, second item]
Bob Woodward: Godfather of celebrity journalism. Does anyone remember how much crap he got for Wired, or is it just us? [MarketWatch]
Vacationing Simon Dumenco better watch his ass: Fill-in columnist Nat Ives is good. [AdAge]