Andy Coulson, the former editor of shameless News Corp-owned British tabloid News of the World, resigned today from his job as press chief for UK Prime Minister David Cameron. The tabloid phone hacking scandal has claimed a dandy scalp.

After 26 years on the board of the Washington Post Co., Warren Buffett is stepping down. He's old! And wise.

In your cheeky Thursday media column: Henry Blodget demonstrates the New Journalism, NYT blogger profiles reach a new low, every media relaunch is delayed, and America's thinkiest journalists embed at a White House dinner party.

A lengthy new report on the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl says that a photo of a hand definitively proves that 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheik Mohammed killed and decapitated Pearl, on video.

Town & Country editor Stephen Drucker is being replaced by former Men's Vogue editor Jay Fielden. More town, less country.

As expected, ratings for Piers Morgan's CNN show plunged after its first episode. Well...good effort.

New York Times editor just sent out this staff memo introducing Carolyn Ryan as the paper's new Metro editor, replacing Joe Sexton, who's becoming interim editor of the sports section:

In your fleeting Wednesday media column: Robert Thomson is staying put, new offices for the HuffPo, ironic union troubles at Harper's, David Pecker is beloved without ever ordering anyone to love him, and A.J. Daulerio, profiled.

Last week we published the disembodied testicle pictures that prompted Philadelphia magazine to fire editor Larry Platt. Consequently, Philly staffers dug up other Plattian treats—like these pictures of Platt dropping his pants. [Update: Platt's response below.]

In your outrageous Tuesday media column: a publisher thinks it is the boss of the DC press corps, some good news for newspaper pay walls, a Yemeni journalist is jailed for "assisting" al Qaeda, and staff departures at the NYDN.

Former Nixonite and Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes is extremely paranoid, hyperpartisan, and quite possibly insane. He never struck us as the sensitive type. But according to a new Esquire profile, Ailes spends much of his time being downright hurt.

In your should-be-a-holiday Monday media column: WPIX goes minimalist, Ken Auletta takes on AOL, the Comcast-NBCU merger is almost ready to close, and Piers Morgan will have his first and most-watched episode on CNN tonight.

The Huffington Post maintains a small army of wage slaves who spend all day "moderating" the site's millions of comments. Their current primary task: to ensure that no comments are published about Arianna Huffington's wanton airplane Blackberry-ing incident.

Events in Tunisia are changing by the minute, but one thing is clear: This is the first popular uprising to bring down a leader in the Arab world in recent history. Who — or what — is responsible for it?

Yesterday we told you that a revolt may be brewing at National Enquirer publisher AMI, where employees are upset about furloughs, layoffs, and perceived management screw-ups following its recent bankruptcy. Did we get some feedback from AMI execs? Did we!

In your finally Friday media column: Freakonomics is taking its bazillion readers away from the NYT, layoffs loom at the NY Daily News, Hollywood media wars aren't catty enough for Vanity Fair, and PBS must have news on the weekend.

News Corp's iPad newspaper The Daily was all set to unveil itself dramatically in San Francisco next week. Now the launch is being delayed "weeks, not months" in order to let Apple tweak its new subscription service. Shoot. [Media Memo]

Philadelphia magazine fired editor Larry Platt for giving a framed photo of his testicle to a female employee. Now he's been named editor of the Philadelphia Daily News—but staff emails about his testicle are still circulating. Here's one!

Joe Nocera, the New York Times' best business columnist, is moving to the op-ed page, Jeff Bercovici reports. Nocera and Paul Krugman together would be a strong team to battle the WSJ. Plus, op-ed's easier for conflicts of interest. (Updated)

In your odious Thursday media column: Russell Simmons has friends in low places, Virginia Heffernan's out at the NYT Magazine, Brandon Holley has literary plans for Lucky, and Demand Media will now take your money.