Amazon's Scandal, MSNBC's New Show & More Layoffs
• Amazon.com is in the hot seat for stripping gay and lesbian books of their sales rankings, something the bookseller is now calling a "glitch." [EW, WSJ]
• MSNBC is reportedly in the process of developing a weekend political show to be moderated by chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd. [NYO]
• More bad news for barely-living BlackBook: its longtime fashion director is out. And Jann Wenner's marketing chief is leaving Wenner Media. [WWD]
• Alpha Media has laid off a handful of employees at Maxim, including deputy editor Chris Wilson and editor-at-large Steve Garbarino. [NYO]
• Magazines are looking to raise subscription rates to save themselves. [NYT]
• One sign of a recession: Hearst is getting into the coupon biz. [Folio]
• Hannah Montana: The Movie opened big this weekend, generating $34 million, making it the biggest Easter weekend box office gross ever. [Variety]
• More on the bleak ratings situation at CNN. [TVWeek]
• Boston is still reeling from the news the Boston Globe is in jeopardy. [NYT]
• Glenn Beck is hitting the road to do a comedy show for some reason. [AP]
• Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has landed a book deal. [WSJ]