In a move that Howard Kurtz called "a significant retrenchment" in Wednesday's edition, The Washington Post will shutter its bureaus in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles at the end of 2009. Full Article at MediaWeek

In his Media Notes column on the Washington Post website, Howard Kurtz makes the following comparative statement: " Cutting taxes is easy -- you're giving people goodies. Transforming health care, which includes substantial Medicare cuts, is hard." Full Article at Town Hall

The six correspondents who work in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be offered reassignments in Washington, while three news assistants will be let go. Full Article at Huffington Post

Nearly 2,200 words into Howard Kurtz's column today, he finally got to something that could conceivably be considered media criticism -- and that consisted of quoting three paragraphs of a conservative blogger's attack on the New York Times. Full Article at Media Matters for America

This morning, the Washington Post published Howard Kurtz's 2,600 word profile of Emily Miller, a former GOP flack trying to get her career back on track after getting caught up in the Abramoff scandal. Full Article at Media Matters for America

It's hard to read today's Washington Post profile without some seriously conflicted feelings about Emily Miller, the Republican press secretary turned gossip blogger who found herself at the center of stories about the Abramoff scandal. Full Article at Jezebel

What do you suggest to do about it? Do nothing? I am sick of the media. I guess they have taken a page from CNN's Reliable sources with Howard Kurtz whose hated President Obama from day one and makes no bones about it. Full Article at CNN

CHARACTER STUDY: As ex-fiancee to a player in the Abramoff scandal, Emily Miller (at a Capitol Hill Starbucks) feels trapped by history. Full Article at Yahoo! Buzztracker

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When I cranked up the computer this morning and typed "Sarah Palin" into the Google News search engine, there were about 18,000 "hits" covering the period of the previous 18 hours. Full Article at National Right to Life

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz suggests women are less likely to watch "hard news" than men: Hartford, Conn.: Do you think Good Morning America would change its format for George S. I have turned on MSNBC for years just to avoid the "how did you... Full Article at Media Matters for America

Now, with Sean Hannity caught red-handed by Jon Stewart inflating the size of a recent anti-health care rally by illustrating his report with video from a previous rally, Howard Kurtz still can't imagine that Hannity would do such a thing intentionally. Full Article at Media Matters for America

At times like this, it sure would be great if the Washington Post's media critic wasn't getting paid on the side by CNN. Full Article at Media Matters for America

Maybe an unfortunate choice of words: tool kit. Howard Kurtz on Fox News Shep Smith's jounalistic independence: Michael Clemente, Fox's senior vice president, says Smith's greatest asset is his passion. Full Article at Chickaboomer

Ever try to get a word in edgewise when two siblings are fighting? Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! From Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz hosts a panel discussion on Lou Dobbs departure from CNN. Full Article at Crooks and Liars

HOWARD KURTZ, CNN ANCHOR: His name has been synonymous with CNN for nearly three decades, but Lou Dobbs has become an increasingly opinionated and divisive figure in recent years. Full Article at Newsbusters

[PHOTO: "Jessie," a CC-licensed image by LeTiger.] A few weeks ago, I blogged a funny video created by a Canadian high-school student titled "Hiding Your Sexual Orientation From Your Parents 101." Full Article at Boing Boing

Back in mid-September, I received an e-mail from The Washington Post Ombudsman Andrew Alexander asking me to give him a call about some of the issues I've been raising here and elsewhere about Howard Kurtz's myriad conflicts of interest for a column... Full Article at Huffington Post