When writer Noah Gallagher Shannon's piece about being on a commercial plane that was "about to crash" due to a landing-gear failure came out in the New York Times Magazine two weeks ago, readers were riveted by a story of every traveler's worst fear come to life.

In your frigid Friday media column: DC has a "Bad boy" reporter, Brian Williams discusses the Twitter, a Reuters plagiarism kerfuffle, a CNNer becomes a flack, and Gene Weingarten gripes.

In your manly Monday media column: BusinessWeek's actual sale price revealed, America's most fucked newspapers revealed, Gene Weingarten revealed to still be (reasonably) funny, and a job revealed at Conde Nast! Oh, too late.