Mediabistro.com's DAILY NEWS FEED 02/23/06

News Corp. Unveils New Channel/Network/Service (B&C)My Network TV, which launches Sept. 5, will be anchored by nine News Corp. stations being abandoned as UPN merges with The WB to create The CW. But execs are rushing to sign up orphans or snag strong stations that might otherwise have signed up with The CW.
NYT: Fox Television Stations, owned by the News Corporation, was the hardest hit of the many broadcast companies affected by the creation of the CW network out of WB and UPN, both of which had been struggling financially.
WaPo: UPN stations get cleansed with soaps.
LAT: Fox's new network is likely to set off another skirmish in the already high-stakes broadcast television wars .

FCC Upholds Nipplegate Fine (AP)Federal regulators will stick by their decision to slap CBS with a $550,000 fine for the Janet Jackson flash at the 2004 Super Bowl. They also plan new sanctions against Fox, NBC and CBS TV stations or affiliates for violating decency standards.

Bloomberg via NYP: New push signals a renewed effort by the Bush administration to crack down on broadcasters.

Frey's Publishing Contract Yanked Away (Page Six)I-made-it-up memoirist James Frey's book deal has exploded into a million little pieces. Frey had a seven-figure deal with his current publisher, Riverhead, for two more books, including Frey's "first" novel, slated for publication in fall 2007. But Riverhead decided the author was too much of a liability.
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Trump Continues Attack on Martha, Calls Her a 'Moron' (Newsweek)"Fans of the Apprentice — you know I have these rabid fans — they were angry at me because Martha did a show and it was so bad that it was an embarrassment," says The Donald. "They were really angry because it was just so pathetic. And they should have been. They were right."
NYP: Public Trump/Stewart feud "is sounding a lot like ringing cash registers."
NYDN: Profits, stock soar for Martha.

Craigslist Accused of Bias in Housing Ads (NYT)A housing group in Chicago has sued Craigslist, accusing it of violating the Fair Housing Act of 1968 by publishing discriminatory advertisements. If the lawsuit succeeds, Craigslist will be forced to follow the same rules newspapers do in their classified advertising listings.

As Iraq Heats Up, Boston Globe Closes Baghdad Bureau (E&P)Budget constraints that have been reducing newsroom staffs nationwide during the past year are now hitting a number of foreign bureaus, with The Boston Globe closing its Baghdad operation and two of Tribune Co.'s top papers weathering foreign office shutdowns.
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Muhammad Cartoon Flap a 'Failure' for the Press (WaPo)William Bennett and Alan Dershowitz: Over the past few weeks, the press has betrayed not only its duties but its responsibilities... To put it simply, radical Islamists have won a war of intimidation. They have cowed the major news media from showing these cartoons.
CSM: Muslims may not enjoy the scrutiny, but they can handle it. Just like the rest of us, writes Jonathan Zimmerman.
VV: If I were an editor of a newspaper, I would publish the cartoons — within the context of the entire story, writes Nat Hentoff.

CBS News Gets 'Folksy' (NYT)Alessandra Stanley: The high-strung showboat that was Dan Rather is gone. Now, the newscast is led by a folksy country doctor in Bob Schieffer who consults younger specialists and applauds their work, while gently reminding them to keep it simple for the patient.

Jennings to Be Honored With Journalism Institute (AP)The National Constitution Center will use part of a $6.4 million grant to establish a journalism institute named after late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings. The funding for the project comes from the Annenberg Foundation and will also support six other outreach programs.
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Start (and Finish!) Your ScreenplayNew York Starts February 25Have a complete draft of your screenplay in three months. Get an in-depth look at structure, dialogue, character, and development with NYU Film School professor D.B. Gilles, author of The Screenwriter Within.

TV Station Refuses Ad Criticizing Media for Reporting Bad Iraq News (Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages)A local station rejected an advertisement that attacked "the media" in a manner that station management regarded as untrue. The spot in question featured testimonials from Minnesota veterans defending U.S. war policy in Iraq interspersed with images of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

OfficePirates Creator Doubles as Actor (WWD)Featured on the site are a number of short video clips called "10 Second Theatre." In one of them, co-creator Mark Remy — who is known as a hilarious but usually publicity-shy writer and editor — is the star.

Texas News Anchor Quits Amid Drug Probe (UPI)Kevin Steele, who quit after two years, has become involved in an investigation relating to a news story he was working on. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported Steele made a cocaine purchase as part of a story about drug dealing.
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Health Writing for JournalistsSan Francisco February 23From The New Yorker to Glamour, editors everywhere are interested in health and medical stories. Learn how to find medical studies and then translate them into stories you can sell to magazines.
—David S. Hirschman

SXSW Film Festival

This is not a party invitation (it’s more or less a way to shamelessly promote my latest creative endeavor) but you should read it anyway. Prom Date, a short documentary film which I directed, is having its US premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival in good old Austin, Texas on March 12th. The film follows an upper-east side private high school student as she tries to find a date for her prom on the internet.
Apparently someone down there at SXSW likes it because it will actually screen for a second time on March 14th. For those of you who don’t care, I’m sorry. And for those of you who do, I’m also sorry, but in a different way. Hopefully Prom Date will be playing in NYC at some point soon. And then I can throw a big party with free drinks and bother you with something a little more relevant to your life. But until then all I can really offer is a link to the SXSW website(which I’m told can be a party in and of itself). http://2006.sxsw.com/film/screenings
Wish me luck…
Poull
Event Planner/Promoter
Way Over Budget Productions
34 W. 13th St.
Basement
NY, NY 10011
poull@poull.com
tel:917-650-2100
fax:212-656-1568

Cencom Seminars

Lonesome Jim
Followed by a Q&A with director Steve Buscemi
March 14th
7:00pm
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Please note: you MUST register for this event by email.
Include "Lonesome Jim BAM Screening" in your subject line.
Registration does not guarantee entrance – seating is first-come-
first-served, so please arrive early.
Anna Deavere Smith: Life in the Arts
Tuesday, March 7
7:00 to 8:30pm
Hailed as "the most exciting individual in American theater"
(Newsweek), Anna Deavere Smith's new book, Letters to a Young
Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors,
Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind offers inspiring and
useful inside tips for those pursuing a career in the world of arts
and entertainment.
A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Smith created and performed in a series
of highly-acclaimed one-woman plays, which garnered two Obie Awards
and two Tony nominations. Her films include Philadelphia, An
American President, The Human Stain, and Rent – and she has appeared
in numerous TV shows, including her long-running role on The West
Wing. Join us for an amazing evening with this versatile and
intriguing performer.
CUNY Graduate Center
Proshansky Auditorium (lower level)
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
Hosted by CUNY's Continuing Education & Public Programs
register on-line

Fashion Mags: Behind the Seams
Monday, March 13
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Check out the newsstands and what do you see? Dozens, maybe
hundreds, of titles are dedicated to what has become something of an
international obsession. Meet the trendsetters who understand what
fashion-followers crave, and learn how they satisfy the reader's
passion for fashion. And find out how you, too, can make your mark
in this glamorous field.
Cynthia Korman, art director, Glamour
Paul Martinez, creative director, Marie Claire
Regan Solmo, managing editor, Lucky
Collins Baker, vice president, TCorp Magazine Recruiting (moderator)
Parsons The New School for Design
560 7th Avenue
(at 40th Street)
register on-line

Writing for the Soaps
Tuesday, March 21
6:00 to 7:15 pm
How does one break into this highly competitive field? An art form
in itself, writing for daytime series has unique requirements, and
working in this wildly popular and enduring genre takes not only
talent, tenacity and team-spirit, but a whole lot of stamina. Join
our panel of creators, story editors and producers and find out what
makes their world turn.
David Kreizman, head writer, Guiding Light
Leslie Nipkow, script editor, One Life To Live
Melissa Salmons, script writer, As The World Turns
Ilene Kristen, actor, One Life to Live
Deborah Blackwell, evp & general manager, SOAPnet (moderator)
CUNY Graduate Center
Proshansky Auditorium (lower level)
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
Hosted by CUNY's Continuing Education & Public Programs
Co-presented with the Writers Guild of America, East
register on-line

Media Ad Sales: Where the Jobs Are
Wednesday, March 22
6:30 to 8:00 pm
If you are looking to break into the media/entertainment business,
join us for a crash course on a field that is eager to hire and pays
top dollar. The success of any TV show, magazine or web site hinges
on strong ad sales. Hear from the pros how selling space not only
teaches you what you need to know about the media industry, but can
offer you a rewarding career.
Cynthia Ponce, evp & general manager, national sales, ABC Television
Network
Chris Theodoros, director, industry relations, Google, Inc.
Christa Dwyer Ryan, director of advertising, The Village Voice
Neil Mulcahy, evp, sports sales, Fox Television Network
Norma Rivera, account manager, 107.5 FM, WBLS
Steve Cohen, east coast sales director, The Future Network USA (PC
Gamer, Official X BOX Magazine, Guitar World); former sales manager,
Esquire
Jack Myers, editor and publisher, Jack Myers Media Business Report
and MediaVillage.com (moderator)
Hosted by STEBA
New York University
Tisch Hall, Room 200, 2nd floor
40 West 4th Street
register on-line

From Stage to Screen, and Back Again
Tuesday, March 21
7:30 to 9:00 pm
While each takes talent and expertise, play-writing and
screenwriting entail very different sets of skills and dramatic
instincts. Furthermore, in theater, the writer has final say, while
writing for film or television is a collaborative effort and the
screenplay you've been developing for years could well be
unrecognizable if and when it reaches the screen. A panel who have
mastered all genres offer tips and advice.
Michael Weller, playwright: Moon Children, Loose Ends, Spoils of
War, Fishing, Split; screen adaptations, E.L. Doctorow's novel
Ragtime, musical Hair, play Lost Angels
Richard Wesley, playwright: The Black Terror, The Mighty Gents;
screenwriter: Uptown Saturday Night, Let's Do It Again, Native Son,
Fast Forward; writer: Murder Without Motive (NBC), Mandela And De
Klerk and Bojangles (Showtime), episodes for Fallen Angels
(Showtime), 100 Centre Street (A&E); associate professor,
Playwriting and Screenwriting and acting chair of the Department of
Dramatic Writing, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
Marlane Meyer, playwright: Chemistry of Change, Etta Jenks, King
Fish, Geography of Luck, Why Things Burn, The Mystery of Attraction;
writer: NBC's Law and Order: Criminal Intent
Gina Gionfrieddo, playwright, After Ashley, U.S. Drag, Guinevere;
staff writer, NBC's Law and Order: Criminal Intent
Michael Riedel, Theater Columnist, New York Post (moderator)
CUNY Graduate Center
Proshansky Auditorium (lower level)
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
Hosted by CUNY's Continuing Education & Public Programs
register on-line

Event Planning: Behind the Magic
Monday, March 27
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Premieres, openings, fund raisers, awards dinners, book launches,
festivals - you name it; special events are bigger and splashier
than ever and, every night, New York City is host to dozens of
parties and galas. If this is where your interests lie, our panel of
experts reveals some inside tips for working in-house for a
corporation, with a special events company, or on your own. Learn
what it takes to be a professional events planner.
Avi Adler, Avi Dov Adler Studio (clients include Whitney Museum of
American Art, Kate Spade, NYC Opera, American Museum of Natural
History, Estee Lauder)
Brenda Major, vice president, Conference Planning & Special Events,
ABC
Karen Dalzell, president, Dalzell Productions (Tribeca Film
Festival, IFP Gotham Awards, DGA Honors, Fifi Awards)
Dina Wise, president, Wise & Company (clients include Conde Nast,
Focus Features, Warner Brothers Music, Saks Fifth Avenue, The
Weinstein Company, MTV Films)
David Adler, founder, BizBash (moderator)
The New School
Lang Student Center
Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
55 West 13th Street
Co-presented with The New School's Media Studies Program
register on-line

Public Relations: Careers in the Fast Lane
Two Part Series
Wednesday, March 29
How to Break In
6:00 to 7:15 pm
If you have great writing and people skills, are resourceful and
pride yourself on good judgment, you could thrive in the fast-paced
world of PR. Whether you decide to go with a PR firm or work in-
house, this industry has no limits. Learn how these major players
found their way into this challenging and competitive field, and
made it to the top.
Jeffrey Schneider, vice president, communications, ABC News
Renee Wilson, svp & practice director, consumer group, Manning
Selvage & Lee
Jody Fisher, manager, media relations, KeySpan Corporation
Dave Armon, chief operating officer, PR Newswire (moderator)
register on-line
Secrets to Success
7:15 to 8:30 pm
Sooner or later, all companies are bound to face tough challenges
and crises. A panel of PR gurus from top agencies reveal how they
surmounted all obstacles and successfully reached their clients'
goals by using today's most up-to-date and effective PR tools and
strategies.
Sandra Sokoloff, svp, president & director, national media
relations, Porter Novelli
Natasha Stevens, managing director of research, RFBinder Partners
Mark Nowlan, svp, marketing & communication, PR Newswire
The New School
Lang Student Center
Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
55 West 13th Street
Presented with PR Newswire
Hosted by The New School's Media Studies Program
register on-line
Register online at http://www.cencom.org/

How to Register:
Center for Communication On-Location Workshops provide students with
a great opportunity to meet informally with media professionals to
get an inside look at the inner-workings of New York's major
communications companies.
These visits give under-graduates who are seeking jobs in media the
chance to interact with high-level movers and shakers; make valuable
industry contacts; learn where the jobs are and how to prepare for
specific careers; and have their questions answered directly by
those in the know. Be sure to review the following format and rules
for participation:
• When you register via e-mail (info@cencom.org) or by phone (212-
686-5005), make sure to list your first name, last name, school
affiliation, daytime telephone number and e-mail address. If you are
leaving a phone message,please speak slowly and clearly.
• Workshop attendance is limited to between 10-15 students only.
This means if you don't show up or cancel in advance, you are
depriving another student of the opportunity to attend. If you
register, but find you can not attend, be sure to call or e-mail the
Center immediately to make room for someone on the waiting list.
• When we contact you to confirm your attendance as the date
approaches, you must respond quickly, otherwise we will move on to
the next student on the list.
• When your attendance is confirmed, you will then receive the exact
time, address, and meeting details.
• Workshops are highly participatory. Familiarize yourself with the
host company -- most have Websites. If your are visiting a TV or
radio show, be sure to watch or listen to the show; if it is a
magazine, read the magazine…you get the idea. Come prepared with at
least three pertinent questions and be proactive. These are rare
opportunities -- get the most out of them!
• Last but not least, dress professionally and please arrive on time!

Cine Women NY Screening 02/28/06

TWO SIDES OF A COIN: BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS
BABY EXPRESS - Dir SHAYA MERCER - 5 mins Set at a mall near you in the not-too-distant future, "Baby Express"
takes a satirical look at the intersection of modern genetics and modern convenience when a yuppie couple orders a made-to-order baby.
SOMETHING FOR HENRY - Dir NINA TSAI -15mins Thirty-six years old, still at his first job, and living with his parents, Henry is shopping for a change. He stumbles upon Anna, who gives him a gift to help set them free.
A HOST OF DAFFODILS - Dir by JANE McQUEEN - 15mins.
When the patriarch has a debilitating stroke, an estranged family finds themselves thrust back together in a cramped hospital room. Deep seated issues threaten to destroy a fragile truce. Over four difficult days they come to realize that love is stronger than their differing religious preferences, personalities and lifestyles.
LIFE AT BAY Dir by SUSAN STUART - 20minutes On one fateful day in an isolated coastal town, five characters'
yearnings clash as they await major life events... the death of a family member, the blossoming of a young romance, the return of a husband. Life At Bay explores living in the moment, and the drifting feeling of being in limbo even while there is so much going on.
SPACE AVAILABLE Dir by KATHILYNN PHILLIPS 16-minutes In 2025, no baby can be born and remain alive unless at the moment of birth, or within sixty seconds thereafter, there is space available. At the moment of Lazaro's birth, the counter reads zero. Will the man clinging to life in another room lose his battle in time to make a space for little Lazaro?
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The Scoop by Chriss Coats 02/08/06

AP
© Armstrong Calls Crow 'Unbelievable Lady'
Lance Armstrong closed his weekly satellite radio show on a bittersweet note by playing ex-fiancee Sheryl Crow's song "Letter To God." http://news.yahoo.com
© Ralph Fiennes Splits With Longtime Love
"Constant Gardener" star Ralph Fiennes and longtime partner Francesca Annis have separated, lawyers for Annis said. http://news.yahoo.com/
© Doherty Sentenced to Community Service
Pete Doherty, the troubled former boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss, was sentenced to 12 months of community service Wednesday for possessing drugs.
http://news.yahoo.com
© Bill Nye, the Science Guy, Gets Hitched
Bill Nye is no longer the Single Guy. Nye, who hosted the educational PBS series "Bill Nye, the Science Guy" during its nine-year run, married his fiance Blair Tindall last Friday, it was announced Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com
© Glenn Close, Former Biotech Exec. Marry
Glenn Close has married former biotech business executive David Shaw at his seaside estate.
http://news.yahoo.com/
© Guitarist Rafael Moreira Released on Bail
Guitarist Rafael Moreira, who has worked with Pink, Christina Aguilera and other pop stars, was defending himself when he struck a student with a guitar, the musician's attorney said.
http://news.yahoo.com/
© Rolling Stones Decry Super Bowl Censorship
Nobody turns off the microphone on Mick Jagger without a fight. Censorship of their songs during the Super Bowl halftime show was "absolutely ridiculous and completely unnecessary," the Rolling Stones said through a spokeswoman on Tuesday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060207/ap_en_mu/super_bowl_stones
© Britney Spears Defends Driving Photos
Blame it on love and the paparazzi. That's Britney Spears' explanation for why she was driving with her infant son on her lap rather than in his car seat. Several photos published Tuesday showed Spears driving her SUV with her son, Sean Preston, perched on her lap rather than strapped into a car seat in the back seat. Spears said she did it because of a "horrifying, frightful encounter with the paparazzi." http://news.yahoo.com/
© Thai Muslims Offended by Rap Song
A music distributor recalled two Thai rap CDs from stores Tuesday after Muslims complained the tracks insult their faith. An article on the Thai-language Muslim Web site http://www.muslimthai.com said a song recorded on CDs in 1998 and 2005 "clearly insults the Quran," the Muslim holy book.
http://news.yahoo.com/

NY Times
© Who Cares About Grammys? He'll Take the Hit Records
Mariah Carey's record producer, Jermaine Dupri, says he'll take hits over Grammys. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/arts/music/08dupr.html
© A Musical for Tweens Captures Its Audience
"High School Musical," the new break-into-song television movie, has quickly established itself as a "Grease" for the tween set. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/arts/television/08disn.html

USA Today
© Paris Hilton restrained
A court commissioner issued a restraining order Tuesday against celebutante Paris Hilton, ordering her to stay away from an event producer who claimed she threatened and harassed him.
ttp://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-02-08-hilton-restraining-order_x.htm
© Hollywood modesty uncovered?
Nudity is OK for some — but evidently not all — of Hollywood's elite. The March issue of Vanity Fair is creating waves about those stars who appear nude — and those celebs who won't.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-02-07-vanity-fair-nudity_x.htm

Daily News
An L.A. County sheriff's deputy visited the home of Britney Spears yesterday to question the pop star about driving with her baby on her lap. The L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) notified police that Spears may have failed to use proper child restraint. "We did go out as a courtesy for DCFS," Sheriff's Department spokesman Ban Nguyen told us. "They asked us to go out there and get some information."
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/389480p-330337c.html
Britney couldn't have been too traumatized by her latest brush with those long-lensed demons. A few hours later, she and Kevin Federline braved the red carpet at Avalon to hear Kanye West. (Brit's troublesome hubby made a point of stroking her leg during the show). http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/389480p-330337c.html
Busta Rhymes' infamous thug-life weekend started early, according to a photographer who says the rapper and his four bodyguards attacked him last Friday. You know about the gunman who killed a security guard working Busta's video shoot Sunday night in Brooklyn. Though detectives believe the rapper was trying to make peace in that incident, lensman Justin Baggoo said Rhymes couldn't have been more belligerent when Baggoo tried to take his picture as he left a midtown restaurant. http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/389480p-330337c.html
Lindsay Lohan is skewing older. In Touch claims the 19-year-old has been "quietly seeing" 31-year-old singer Ryan Adams. The mag also contends she "hooked up with" 38-year-old Benicio Del Toro last Sunday. He went out to help his sometime girlfriend Sara Foster celebrate her birthday, "but he dumped her to party with Lindsay," says the mag. After "spending hours canoodling, the couple headed to the Mercer Hotel." Lohan's rep tells us, "She's not dating either of these wonderful men."… Colin Farrell celebrated the start of "Pride and Glory" with co-stars Edward Norton and Noah Emmerich at Barolo. A rep for the rehabbed actor says that was Diet Pepsi in his glass. Even though a fan asked if he could take a photo of the group, an angry Farrell insisted on removing the film from the guy's camera. He also later chased away a guy chatting up one of his female tablemates. … Kimora Lee Simmons dirty-danced with Knicks guard Stephon Marbury at Butter on Monday. "She was standing behind him grinding, holding onto his jeans," squealed a spy, adding that Kimora's hubby, Russell Simmons, was nowhere in sight. "Kimora Lee had a great time with her friends to celebrate her upcoming book 'Fabulosity,'" explained her rep. "Your source needs to read page 229, law 14 — Defy the Haters!" … George Clooney can't resist making some fast money on foreign ads. Donald Trump Jr.'s model bride, Vanessa, recently wore her best bikini to audition for a European martini ad that's due to feature Clooney. While she waits for her callback, the gorgeous Mrs. Trump will be among those modeling designer Anand Jon's AJ Jeans at Fizz tonight.
Is indie-movie denizen Vincent Gallo so desperate for attention — even if it's the bad kind?
Apparently, the answer is yes. The 43-year-old Gallo — or someone claiming to be the "Brown Bunny" writer-director-star who was pleasured onscreen by Chloe Sevigny — was selling himself on eBay yesterday. "For the modest fee of $50,000 plus expenses, I can fulfill the wish, dream, or fantasy of any naturally born female," reads the indecent proposal, under a glassy-eyed photo of Gallo, an avowed Republican, with one hand resting on his crotch.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/389481p-330352c.html
Did we really need to know about Jon Bon Jovi's fear of fizzling? When Elle magazine asks the 43-year-old father of four which frightens him more — the prospect of losing his ability to perform on stage or perform in bed — he answers: "Impotence. I could always write songs, act, get into politics or stay at home with the kids, but I've got to have some fun." Apparently, Katie Couric might be helpful. "Her cheerleader thing definitely works for me." Too much infotainment!

NY Post
PARIS Hilton, crime fighter? A Nancy Drew in a thong, Hilton proved crucial in the guilty plea yesterday by the man who was charged with burglarizing "Girls Gone Wild!" creator Joe Francis' home in 2004, and then hog-tying the video millionaire and videotaping him in sexually explicit positions. L.A. cops busted Darnell Riley after Francis told them that Hilton had overheard in December 2004 that Riley and another man were responsible for the home-invasion attack at Francis's Bel Air mansion. Riley also left his fingerprints on duct tape used to bind Francis. And raw "Girls Gone Wild" footage - stolen from Francis' home - was found in his possession. Riley copped to one count of robbery and one count of attempted extortion in L.A. yesterday. He was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in state prison. http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm

Billboard
© As it did in 1995, Metallica will take time out from recording a new album to make the rounds on the European summer festival circuit. So far, only five dates have been announced, but a message on Metallica's Web site says, "Please understand that we're making this up as we go along. This s*** is literally happening as we are typing."
© New Orleans natives Allen Toussaint, Dr. John and Irma Thomas will be joined by Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello tomorrow night (Feb. 8) in Los Angeles as the Grammy Awards pay tribute to the hurricane ravaged Crescent City. The segment will also feature participation from Bonnie Raitt, U2 guitarist the Edge and soul music great Sam Moore.
© Rapper/actor Ice Cube will on June 6 release his seventh solo album, "Laugh Now, Cry Later," via his new independent label, Lench Mob Records. The 18-track set features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg and WC, in addition to production by Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz and Lil' Jon, among others.
© A wealth of vintage performances from some of rock's biggest names will hit the Internet "airwaves" tomorrow (Feb. 8) via Wolfgang's Vault. The rock memorabilia site's Vault Radio will go live at 10 a.m. PT with about 75 songs culled from thousands of hours of tapes from the archives of legendary promoter Bill Graham. Located in a 22,000-square foot warehouse in San Francisco, Wolfgang's Vault boasts authentic concert materials from such artists as Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Rolling Stones, U2, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix and the Who.
© Television guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine will simultaneously release two new albums this spring. "Around," a 16-track set in the vein of the 1992 instrumental album "Warm and Cool," and "Songs and Other Things," Verlaine's first "vocal" release since 1990's "The Wonder," will arrive in late April via Thrill Jockey.
© Darryl Hall and John Oates will make a guest appearance on Thursday's (Feb. 9) episode of "Will & Grace." The artists appear as themselves throughout the half-hour, having been hired to perform at title character Grace's upcoming wedding on the show, which is riding out its final season on NBC.

Wednesday, February 8
David Letterman: Stupid Human Tricks, Rachel Weisz, Beastie Boys
Jay Leno: Felicity Huffman, the Fray
Late Late Show: Zooey Deschanel, Trace Adkins Conan O'Brien: Chris Meloni, Sigur Ros
Last Call: Matchbook Romance
Daily Show: Harrison Ford
Colbert Report: Alan Dershowitz
Jimmy Kimmel: Wilmer Valderrama, Golden Brooks, Dwight Yoakam
The View: Daytime Emmy Awards announcements
Regis and Kelly: Josh Holloway, Collective Soul
Ellen DeGeneres: Queen Latifah, Bonnie Raitt, Gerard Senehi
Tony Danza: Freddie Prinze Jr., Hilarie Burton

Thursday, February 9
David Letterman: Sen. John McCain, Heidi Klum
Jay Leno: Michelle Williams, Rob Thomas
Late Late Show: Jean Reno, Frank Caliendo
Conan O'Brien: Nicolette Sheridan, Steve Coogan, Aimee Mann
Last Call: Keyshawn Johnson Daily Show: Eugene Linden
Colbert Report: George Packer
Jimmy Kimmel: Nick Cannon, Kathy Griffin, Damian Marley
The View: Jane Curtin, Westminster Kennel Club dogs, Mario Cantone
Regis and Kelly: Nicolette Sheridan Ellen DeGeneres: Madonna, Nelly
Tony Danza: Barry Manilow, Gloria Allred

Friday, February 10
David Letterman: Martha Stewart, Michael Buble
Jay Leno: Paul Walker, Jillian Barberie, Fiona Apple
Late Late Show: Eddie Izzard, zoologist Patti Hall
Conan O'Brien: Rachel Weisz, Paul Bettany, 19-year-old sportscaster Graham Bensinger
Last Call: Fred Willard, Jarod Miller
Jimmy Kimmel: Steve Coogan, Dr. Travis Stork, Daddy Yankee
The View: Minnie Driver
Regis and Kelly: "Live's Wedding Week" concludes with the marriage ceremony of the 2006 wedding couple
Ellen DeGeneres: Harrison Ford, Dr. Travis Stork, Faith Hill
Tony Danza: Jeff Gordon, T.R. Knight
Saturday, February 11 OLYMPICS

HHDX Vol.7.05

www.hiphopdx.com
Newsletter Vol 7.05
FEATURES
What The F@#k!?!? Cam vs Jay-Z, Kanye is Jesus, DaveChappelle on Oprah, snap music andeveryone has a gotdamn grill...What TheF@#k? http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.526
Sleepy & Scar Sleepy Brown and Scar speak on Outkastand Purple Ribbon, comparisons to NateDogg, and the South vs the rest of theworld... http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.525
Tragedy: Intelligent Hoodlum Tragedy speaks on going to jail, comingup with Capone N Noreaga and a certainQueensbridge rapper (Nas?)
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.524
HIP HOP NEWS (Updated Daily)
Tuesday, Feb 07 2006
Milian 'Wilds Out" on Nick Cannon
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3874
Trillville Member Arrested for Rape
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3875
Monday, Feb 06 2006
Nas Titles New Album
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3870
Busta Rhymes Video Shot Up
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3871
Chappelle Opens up to Oprah
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3872
Busta, Yayo Wanted for Questioning
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3873
Friday, Feb 03 2006
New ?uestlove Album
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3866
XXL's Top Ten of 2006
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3867
HHDX News Bits Part 1
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3868
HHDX News Bits Part 2
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3869
Thursday, Feb 02 2006
Murs Pays His Dues (DX EXCLUSIVE)
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3863
DMX's Wife Caught Speeding at 104 mph
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3864
McNabb Sounds Off on T.O.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3865
Wednesday, Feb 01 2006
Nas' New Usual Suspects
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3859
Black Eyed Peas Ready to Tour U.S.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3860
Nas' Baby Moms Tells All
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3861
Chappelle Preps Movie, Chats With Oprah
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3862
HIP HOP SINGLES
Hustlers - DJ Warrior f. Chamilionaire
Followers - Busta Rhymes f. Pharrell
Introducin - Vakill f. Ras Kass
Dynasty Longbeach Freestyle - Crooked I
Dirty New York - Cormega f. Lakey the Kid & Fat Joe
Jamaican - Sean Price
Go ShortyBusta Rhymes f. Lloyd Banks & Papoose
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio
ALBUM REVIEWS
Jaime Foxx - Unpredictable
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.602
Tha Alkaholiks - Firewater
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.603
VIDEOS
Tha Alkaholiks - The Flute Song
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/media/

Mediabistro.com's DAILY NEWS FEED 02/08/06

ICAHN PLAN TO BREAK UP TW GATHERS MOMENTUM (NYT) In a display of grand corporate theater, Bruce Wasserstein and Carl Icahn shared a podium yesterday to step up their indictment of the management of Time Warner Inc. and argue their rationale for breaking the company into four separately traded public companies. NYP: Icahn said that media companies need "visionary leaders," and suggested that Dick Parsons is clearly not one. LAT: Icahn says his proposal could lift stock price 43 percent. NY Sun Investors opt out of TW class action suit. Folio: AOL Media president looks to future of on-demand.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/business/08warners.html
http://www.nypost.com/business/63144.htm
http://www.latimes.com/business/
http://www.nysun.com/article/27224
http://www.foliomag.com/viewmedia.asp?prmMID=5460
TURMOIL OVER CARTOONS BEGAN QUIETLY IN DENMARK (WAPO) The global furor over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad can be traced to one day last September when newspaper editor Flemming Rose smelled a good story. WaPo: Controversy may hurt U.S. efforts in Muslim world. Salon: The Danish paper that printed the cartoons wanted to stir up trouble — and the government wanted a culture war. They got more than they bargained for. TMN: Part of the problem is that the cartoons in question are so bad as to be unintelligible, so their defenders and their offendees stake their position solely on their principles, writes Choire Sicha. USAT: Media draw the line on running cartoons. NYP: Four NY Press editors resign over management decision not to publish cartoons.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/08/denmark/index_np.html
http://www.themorningnews.org/
http://www.usatoday.com/life/
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/63201.htm
MAGS WILLING TO PAY BIG BUCKS FOR BRANGELINA BABY PICS (NYP) [OK! and People "are just going to bid it up into the millions," said one editor who is sitting it out. "It could end up being the biggest photo sale of all time." The price tag could reach $4 million. CJR Daily: A Reuters and CNN.com report about the Brangelina phenomenon talked about the to the "crazed media" having "reached the point of insanity." But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that when Reuters and CNN.com refer to the "media" they are not actually including themselves.
http://www.nypost.com/business/63147.htm
http://www.cjrdaily.org/
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CHINESE NEWSPAPER EDITOR MURDERED BY POLICE (BBC) A Chinese editor has died as a result of a police beating he received for his paper's reporting on corruption, journalists and rights groups say. Wu Xianghu was reportedly attacked by some 50 officers after his paper accused them of charging illegal bicycle fees.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4688276.stm
PAGE SIX MAG READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP (NYO) Having long since severed its bonds to the actual sixth page of the New York Post, the rough-and-tumble daily gossip column is now transcending newsprint completely, in the form of a 76-page spin-off magazine. The pilot issue will be distributed as a free insert with the newspaper tomorrow.
http://www.nyobserver.com/
RACY VF HOLLYWOOD ISSUE BUILDING BUZZ (WWD) Editor Graydon Carter said Tuesday was the biggest day in vanityfair.com's history, with 700,000 hits to see the cover and B-roll from the shoot, and about 1,000 new subscribers signing up.
http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/104204
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HOW MUCH CAN YOU LIE IN A MEMOIR? (SLATE) Meghan O'Rourke: Impostors have always stalked publishing, and the embellished recovery memoir is merely the latest specter to haunt the industry — trading, partly, on readers' willingness to turn a half-blind eye if they feel that the fabrications smack of emotional truth.
http://www.slate.com/id/2135613
SHOWTIME JOINS ITUNES PARTY (MEDIAWEEK)
The CBS-owned premium cable channel has begun offering two of its original series, the critically acclaimed Weeds and Sleeper Cell, for sale through Apple's iTunes Music Store, following the lead of ABC and NBC, among others.
http://www.mediaweek.com/
ONLINE GAINS BRING IN BIG DOLLARS FOR CABLE NEWS NETS (NYO) Quietly, on the Internet, the terms of the cable-news ratings battle have been reversed: web audiences flock to CNN.com and MSNBC.com, while FoxNews.com trails badly. Even more quietly, that web traffic is rescuing the finances of the trailing networks — supplying tens of millions of dollars a month.
http://www.nyobserver.com/
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DOES DATELINE GO TOO FAR 'TO CATCH A PREDATOR?' (PUBLIC EYE) Brian Montopoli: It can be extremely difficult to discuss journalistic ethics when dealing with a topic such as exposing sexual predators. But I don't think we can abandon questions of journalistic conduct just because our first instinct is that the ends justify the means.
http://www.cbsnews.com/
LOWEST OF THE LOWBROW (VV)
Joy Press: MTV's The Real World originally sold itself as a show about kids from diverse backgrounds learning to live together. But soon the casting department turned the mixing of borderline personalities into a cynical science. Anger issues? Anorexia? Nymphomania? Alcoholism? Step this way!
http://www.villagevoice.com/screens/0605,tv1,71995,28.html
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON: POLITICS, PUNDITRY AND THE HUFFPO FAMILY [FISHBOWLNY]
Q: Tim Russert. After months of relentlessly critiquing him on "Meet The Press," he finally noticed._A: I picked Tim Russert to focus on because his is the most powerful political show on TV and we wanted to make it clear that the Huffington Post is not just about taking on the low-hanging fruit like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh but (to mix our metaphors) taking on the sacred cows of Beltway conventional wisdom.
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WILL CSI'S KINK TURN OFF VIEWERS? (USAT) Bill Keveney: The CBS show has maintained its broad fan base even as its crime-scene sleuths delve into the worlds of full-grown men who favor diapers; people aroused by obese sex partners, aka "chubby chasers"; and fetishists known as "plushies and furries."
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-02-07-csi-kink_x.htm
In yesterday's MB Blogs:
LET'S OVERANALYZE THIS [TVNEWSER]
Insiders are still buzzing about the news that Katie Couric won't be co-hosting the Opening Ceremonies alongside Bob Costas on Friday. NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, who flew to Italy yesterday, is taking her place.
http://www.mediabistro.com/
BEHIND THE TWBG DEAL: UK POSSIBILITIES AND FIREWORKS GALORE! [GALLEYCAT] This is where it gets interesting: Ursula MacKenzie will join Hachette Livre UK's board and continue as TWBG UK CEO, but she will report to Tim Hely Hutchinson, who will additionally become deputy chairman of Hachette Livre USA and a director of the TWBG USA and UK companies. So to sum up, it sounds like TWBG UK will essentially be reporting to Hodder Headline — and if so, will the companies remain separate entities, or will TWBG UK eventually be folded into Hodder's day-to-day activities?
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
OH BOY! OMBUDSMEN! [FISHBOWLDC]
Last night at the National Press Club, the Kalb Report (celebrating its 50th episode) convened the ombudsmen from The New York Times (Byron Calame), The Washington Post (Deborah Howell), PBS (Michael Getler, formerly the Post's ombudsman) and National Public Radio (Jeffrey Dvorkin) for a discussion on their roles within their respective news organizations and the state of newspapers generally.
http://www.mediabistro.com/
WHY PODCAST? AND ALSO, WHY NOT. [MBTOOLBOX] I think podcasting is where the line between my technical youth and old age was drawn. I thought I was pretty up to speed until podcasting came along, and suddenly I felt the way my Dad did when he was faced with setting up the family Tivo: confused, and annoyed with science in general.
http://www.mediabistro.com/
FORGET BALENCIAGA, THE HOT CELEBRITY BAG IS SEAN PRESTON [FISHBOWLLA] Several photos published Tuesday showed Britney Spears driving her SUV with her son, Sean Preston, seated on her lap rather than strapped into a car seat in the back seat. Spears said she did it because of a "horrifying, frightful encounter with the paparazzi."
http://www.mediabistro.com/
PLAYING HOOKIE WITH CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE [UNBEIGE] The perfect decorations, appropriate foods, and clever little details all contribute to the ultimate designed experience: a theme party. But the best theme party is one that happens right in the middle of the day, on a beautiful 80-degree afternoon, and you're going to the beach to look at art.
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Mash Up Album

JANET JACKSON AND DJ RESET RELEASE THEIR TRIBUTE TO SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE New York, NY
February 7, 2006 – "Thank You Nation 1814,” produced by DJ Reset, is a new track featuring elements of Janet Jackson's 1989 hit "Rhythm Nation" and Sly Stone's 1969 classic "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).” The record is featured on “Different Strokes By Different Folks” (Epic/Legacy), a new, one of a kind collaboration album, re-imagining the timeless and influential hits of Sly and the Family Stone by a current generation of chart-topping stars also including Maroon 5, The Roots, John Mayer, Moby, John Legend, and many others. Critically acclaimed New York-based producer DJ Reset (aka Jeremy Brown) recently made history with the first commercially released mash-up ever, "Frontin' on Debra," a brilliant hybrid of Beck's "Debra" and Pharrell Williams & Jay-Z's "Frontin'." The single was called "miraculous" by The New York Post and "a surprisingly Stevie Wonder-esque delight" by Rolling Stone Magazine. "To have access to the original Sly Stone Master Recordings is a dream for any producer," commented Brown, "I am also really flattered that Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis agreed to do this thing." Sly and the Family Stone are credited as one of the first racially integrated bands in music history, belting their message of peace, love, and social consciousness through a string of hit anthems that fused R&B, Soul, Funk, and Rock 'n' Roll. On "Different Strokes by Different Folks," a stylistically, culturally, and racially disparate group of chart-toppers mirrors that idealistic diversity. A complete track listing is below. In stores now at : Tower Records: http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3314763
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Various Programs

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2006LEIGHTON M. BALLEW DIRECTING AWARD The amount of the award is $2,500, awarded to an undergraduate student who has been accepted into a graduate program in directing. In order to apply for the Leighton M. Ballew Directing Award, the applicant must: have completed their undergraduate work at an accredited institution within the SETC region no later than August, 2006; and be entering graduate school in any region for the first time or be currently enrolled in a graduate directing program in a college or university in any region. For more info: http://www.setc.org/scholarship/ballew.asp
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POSTMARK DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2006THINK GLOBALLY, FILM LOCALLY FILM FESTIVAL(Info Courtesy of Urban Word NYC) Think Globally, Film Locally a festival of movies about Queens and/or by Queens filmmakers taking place May 20, 2006 @ The Queens Museum of Art Think Globally, Film Locally attempts to give voice to local filmmakers andcommunities. Queens is connected through its diverse citizenry to theentire world, yet is like no other place on earth with numerousneighborhoods and ethnic concentrations each with their own spirit, sensoryexperience, and complex histories. We hope the event will serve as animpetus to the local Queens filmmaking community as well as to spotlight theborough itself. In “Teen Voices,” one of the components of the project, Astoria-basedfilmmakers Vered Post and Harvey Stein will lead a workshop for teenfilmmakers at Long Island City High School. In this workshop, they willmentor a group of 8 students from start to finish, including scriptwriting,shooting, and editing. The result will be 2-3 short digital videos made bythe students that will be premiered at the festival. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONSIf you are a filmmaker based in Queens or have made a film or video aboutQueens and are interested in participating in the festival, please send:1) a clearly labeled DVD or VHS screener2) directors bio3) synopsis,4) cast/crew listing5) screening history6) screening format(s) to the address below. If you would like your screener returned, pleaseinclude a SASE. Prerana ReddyDirector of Public EventsQueens Museum of Art, NYC Bldg., Flushing Meadows Park, Corona, NY 11368T: 718-592-9700 x222F: 718-592-5778
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DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 17, 2006WOMEN IN FILM FINISHING FUND The Women in Film Finishing Fund, a project of the Women in Film Foundation in Los Angeles, provides completion funding and in-kind contributions to independent producers and nonprofit organizations for documentary, dramatic, educational, animated, and experimental films and videos. For application and guidelines: http://www.wif.org
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DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2006THE BOGEN IMAGING FILM & VIDEO SHORTS 2006 CONTEST Winner Notification Date: April 1, 2006Entry Fee: none Eligibility: Contest is open to all independent film and video makers in the US and internationally. Contest Description:The goal of The Bogen Imaging Film and Video Shorts 2006 contest is to help facilitate the sharing of ideas and techniques within the independent filmmaker community and to showcase the talents of filmmakers by providing them with a platform in the public to advance their careers. Rules:FREE to enter. Multiple submissions welcome. All accepted films will be shown online and future screening. Rules & Guidelines at http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/bogenimaging/rules.shtml First Prize: Bogen Imaging equipment worth $9,136.Second Prize: Bogen Imaging equipment worth $4,740. Third Prize: Bogen Imaging equipment worth $3,174. For more info: http://www.studentfilmmakers.com
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DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2006 2006 BULLDOG PRODUCTIONS SHORT FILM COMPETITION - YALE UNIVERSITY The short film contest is designed to give undiscovered filmmakers exposure and an opportunity to have their work reach industry professionals. Towards this goal, the 1st place film will be reached to leading industry professionals in Los Angeles and New York. For more info: http://www.yale.edu/bulldogproductions
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DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2006METRO SHORTS FILM COMPETITION NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES Now accepting entries for the 2006 Metro Shorts - Detroit Film Competition and Festival. Money and prizes are being offered to the top winners. Top films will be screened at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan on Sunday, March 19th. Times will be announced in the near future. For more info: http://www.metroshorts.com
======================================================== APPLICATION PERIOD FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 31, 2006ABC/DGA TELEVISION DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ABC and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) recognize a mutual goal of increasing diversity among directors in television. With that in mind, they are announcing the sixth annual rotation of The ABC/DGA Television Directing Fellowship Program to tentatively begin January 2007. They are searching for creative talent, and are especially hopeful that talented women and minority directors will apply. The application period for this program will be February 27, 2006 through March 31st, 2006. Three Fellowships will be awarded for a period covering approximately 36 non-consecutive weeks of the television season. Fellows will be employees of ABC, be paid a an hourly wage not to exceed Fifteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($15.50) for each hour that Fellow is employed based on a five (5) day, seventy (70) hour anticipated, but not guaranteed work week, which will accrue and become payable (as applicable) in thirty-six (36) equal weekly installments commencing with the first week of the Term (i.e., $50,000 annualized based on 36 non-consecutive weeks) pursuant to an employment contract. For more information, please e-mail correspondence to: abc.fellowships@abc.com . You may also write or call ABC/DGA Television Directing Fellowship, ABC Talent Development Programs, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-4016. Telephone (818) 560-4000. You can also visit http://www.abctalentdevelopment.com/html/tv_direct_mainpage.htm for an application of for more information.
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APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 15, 2006SUMMER YOUNG WRITERS INSTITUTE FOR GIFTED WRITERS IN GRADES 9 THROUGH 11(Info Courtesy of Urban Word NYC) Summer Young Writers Institute is a not-for-profit, New York State-funded summer program for gifted writers in grades 9 through 11. The program, which offers workshops in fiction, nonfiction and poetry, is open to both public and private school students who reside anywhere in New York State. The New York State Summer Young Writers Institute permits student writers to interact with published writers, practice craft, and meet other young writers from around the state. The program is an outgrowth of the New York State Writers Institute in Albany, NY, which is headed by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy. Other sponsors include the Writer’s Voice of the Silver Bay Association YMCA, and Alternative Literary Programs, Inc. (ALPS). The program is housed at the YMCA Conference Center on Lake George in upstate New York. In addition to the writing component, the program features numerous recreational activities, including swimming, hiking, tennis and boating. This year's session meets from July 2-8, 2006. More information and an application are available at: http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/nyssywi.html (note: the 2005 brochure on the website will be updated shortly). We can also mail the information to you as a brochure. The cost, including room, board and materials is $400. Abundant financial aid is available based on need, and no student will be turned away for lack of funds. There is also aid available for travel stipends. Mark Koplik New York State Writers Institute LE 320 University at Albany Albany, NY 12222 518-442-5626 Fax: 518-442-5621 mkoplik@uamail.albany.edu http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/nyssywi.html
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DEADLINE: APRIL 21, 20062006 CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES All films are required to be submitted online and must be finished in either the 2005 or 2006 calendar year. CineVegas will be awarding cash prizes to two films: $10,000 to the winner of the Grand Jury Award for Feature Film and $1,000 for the Grand Jury Award for Best Short. For more info: http://www.cinevegas.com or call the CineVegas office at (702) 792-7979
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POSTMARK DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2006MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE Prizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100 each.Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in traditional verse forms,such as sonnets and haiku. You may submit work that has been published orwon prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and onlinepublication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25 lines, payable to WinningWriters. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret ReidPoetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. WinningWriters is one of the Writer's Digest "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for2005. More information: http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret.htm
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NYC TV CHANNEL 25 NOW ACCEPTING SHORT FILM SUBMISSIONS NYC TV channel 25 is accepting submissions for its new short film show, premiering this spring. The show, Backdrop NYC, is designed to provide exposure for independent filmmakers who engage the New York City in their work. We would like to invite you to submit any short films you have that meet our criteria, which are a) running under 35 minutes and b) set in New York City. Interested filmmakers should send their films to:NYC TV/ NYC Media GroupAtt. Carrie LebigreOne Centre Street, 28th floor, New York, NY 10007 DVDs can be sent to screen, though if we decide to use the film, we will need a copy in DVD Pro, Mini DV or Quicktime format. The show will be broadcast on Channel 25, which reaches 8 million homes and 20 million viewers in the tri-state area. We are interested in non-exclusive broadcasting rights for two years. If you have any questions, contact Carrie Lebigre at clebigre@doitt.nyc.govIn the meantime, check out NYC TV 25’s website at http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/nyctv/html/home/home.shtml
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LAZY LIMABEAN FILM MAGAZINE IS SEEKING FILMS FOR REVIEW Films can be any length, any genre. Film should be a finished piece of quality. Submissions can be made via mail (DVD/VHS format...DVD preferred) or email (URL's only...no attachments!!) Those people submitting URL's are responsible for making sure any URL submitted works. We will not contact anyone about broken links. Submissions via mail: can be sent to: Lazy Limabean Film Magazine Attn: Reviews 69 Beadel Street #3f Brooklyn, NY 11222 (absolutely no drop offs, no express packages) Submissions via email: can be sent to reviews@lazylimabean.com We will contact only those people we wish to interview. Submissions are non-returnable. ========================================================
DISTRIBUTION FOR HISPANIC FILMS We know how tough it is to find distribution for Hispanic Films in the US market, and how difficult it could be to get your Hispanic Production to Hispanic markets overseas. At Nexus Productions, a New York based company; we decided to take over the task. We have serious contacts in the US and outside for cable and theater distribution. If you are interested send us an email to:Javier Perez-Karam Acquisition Manager jperezkaram@nexus.tv
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FOURDOCS A NEW BROADBAND CHANNEL FROM CHANNEL 4 IN THE UK WANTS YOUR FILMS! FourDocs is a new broadband channel from Channel 4 in the UK. It's a place to screen documentaries submitted by users. You don't have to be a professional, you just have to make a film that's fact-based and four-minutes long. Making it happen is up to you. FourDocs is waiting for your film. Visit http://www.channel4.com/fourdocs to submit your film or contact us at fourdocs@channel4.com
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LOOKING FOR FOOTAGE FROM IRAQ - RIGHTS CLEARED We are a stock footage company looking to represent footage shot in Iraq such as soldiers, US marines, burning oil fields, etc. All rights should be cleared and the format would be great if on Film, HD or DigiBeta. For more info: http://www.framepool.com
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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: ICONS OF HIP-HOP Seeking contributors for Icons of Hip-hop, a two-volume narrative reference collection to be published by Greenwood Press. This collection will consist of 10,000 word biographical essays on hip-hops 24 most important artists. Some of the artists currently available to contributors include Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Kim, Master P, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube. Each 10,000 word essay will profile the life and career of a hip-hop artist (or group) and discuss the specific contributions that make the figure a hip-hop icon. For some artists these contributions will be stylistic developments, and for others raising awareness of womens roles, of regional music scenes, etc. For earlier artists, essays will include an examination of their current roles or continuing influence. Your entry should refer to other hip-hop artists (collaborators, adversaries, label-mates, etc) whose careers intersect with that of the icon. Essays will be supported by several sidebars that place the icons within cultural and historical context. The sidebars will highlight such issues as rivalries between artists, hip-hops culture of death and dying, the importance of geographic region, musical innovations (including sampling technologies), legal issues, media scandals, and wider phenomena, movements, or styles that were sparked by a particular artist. There are certain consistent themes to the sidebars, such as regional scenes (Houston, Memphis, Miami, etc), and hip-hops intersections with other music forms (rock, jazz, blues, etc). Persons invited to submit completed essays will be asked to meet an April 5, 2006 due date. Submit a brief letter of interest and a one-page CV to Mickey Hess at mhess01_at_ius.edu
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HARVARD'S TUITION ANNOUNCEMENT(Info Courtesy of Urban Word NYC) Harvard is offering free tuition for students that have a family income below $40,000. Harvard's Tuition Announcement Highlights Failure of Prestigious Universities to Enroll Low-Income Students. From now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only 10 percent of the students in Elite higher education come from families in lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution." If you know of a family earning less than $40,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free...no tuition and no student loans! To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $40,000 a year visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://adm-is.fas.harvard.edu/FAO/index.htm or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.

February Film Releases

2/3/06
When A Stranger Calls (Screen Gems)
Something New (Focus Features) – Dwight Yoakam
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Sony)
Bandidas (20th Century Fox) – Dwight Yoaka

2/10/06
Final Destination 3 (New Line)
Firewall (Warner Bros.)
The Pink Panther (Columbia) – Beyonce
Curious George (Universal)

2/17/06
Freedomland (Sony)
Eight Below (Walt Disney)
Date Movie (Fox Searchlight)

2/24/06
Ultraviolet (Screen Gems)
Running Scared (New Line)
Doogal (Miramax) – Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue
Madea's Family Reunion (Lion's Gate)

February Album Releases

Feb. 7:
The Derek Trucks Band Songlines (Columbia)
Beth Orton Comfort of Strangers (Astralwerks)
Elbow Leaders of the Free World (V2)
Belle & Sebastian The Life Pursuit (Matador)
Ray Davies Other People's Lives (V2)
Minus 5 The Gun Album (Yep Roc)

Feb. 14:
Scarface My Homies Part 2 (Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/Asylum)
Robin Thicke The Evolution of Robin Thicke (Interscope/Star Trak)

Feb. 21:
Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Domino)
Dilated Peoples 20/20 (Capitol)

Feb. 28:
Elvis Costello My Flame Burns Blue (Deutsche Grammophon)
Hank III Straight to Hell (Curb)

February TV

Feb. 4: VH1 Presents: The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash; Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Feb. 4 : Motown Music Fest in Detroit
Feb. 5: Super Bowl
Feb. 5: 100 Greatest Teen Stars Sneak Preview
Feb. 6: MusiCares Person of the Year dinner honoring James Taylor in Los Angeles. (Bruce Springsteen, the Dixie Chicks and Sting)
Feb. 6-10: 100 Greatest Teen Stars Week
Feb. 8: Grammy Awards in L.A.
Feb. 9: Supergrass @ Webster Hall
Feb. 10-26: Winter Olympics
Feb. 10: Web Junk 20; Top 20 Countdown
Feb. 12: Celeb Fit Club; Flavor of Love
Feb. 12: INXS @ Avery Fisher Hall
Feb. 13: Fab Life: Young, Hot Hollywood
Feb. 15: BTM: Kid Rock
Feb. 15: Brit Awards
Feb. 17: Best Week Ever; Web Junk 20
Feb. 18: VH1 Goes Yo! MTV Raps
Feb. 18: Martina McBride @ Radio City Music Hall
Feb. 19: 48th annual Daytona 500
Feb. 19: Celeb Fit Club; Flavor of Love
Feb. 24: Best Week Ever; Best of Web Junk
Feb. 25: VH1 News: DMC: The Real Me
Feb. 26: Celeb Fit Club; Flavor of Love
Feb. 27: Fab Life: Kept Men

NYC: Tribeca film Festival Call for Volunteers 2006

Dear 2005 Tribeca Film Festival Volunteers,
We hope you had a great volunteering experience last year We are now accepting applications for this year's festival.If you have not already filled out and sent in a new application please do, we would love to have you back. Although we can not guarentee you the same placement from previous years we will make every effort to honor your requests. Applications can be found on our website under volunteers.
Attached please find a flyer for a Q&A session which we invite you to come to and to please pass this information along to any friends who might want to join the Festival volunteers this year.You do not have to come to the Q&A session to be a volunteer. Please do not respond to this email.
Thank You and we look forward to seeing you back this year.
Deborah,
Deborah Lupard
Volunteer Manager
Tribeca Film Festival
www.tribecafilmfestival.org
April 25th - May 7th, 2006

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TWO WOMEN'S MAGS CHANGE FOCUS TO 'MILLENNIALS'(NYT) Jane and Marie Claire are revamping to lure readers that other women's magazines often neglect: smart, 20-something women. This group, the so-called millennials, or consumers born from 1980 to 2000, will be a bigger group than baby boomers or Gen-X'ers by 2010. WWD: Brandon Holley working without a net as Jane relaunch looms. Mediaweek: Holley describes the revamped magazine in her editor's note as "mixing vintage with new."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/03/business/03adco.html
http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/104107
http://www.mediaweek.com/

AFTER NEWSPAPER REPORT, ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS OF STERN SHOW SOAR (LAT) Illicit downloading of shock jock Howard Stern's shows increased fivefold Thursday after the Los Angeles Times reported on the broad availability of bootlegged versions of his Sirius Satellite Radio program on Internet file-sharing networks. Folio: Did Rolling Stone recycle rejected Stern cover for Kanye?
http://www.latimes.com/
http://www.foliomag.com/viewmedia.asp?prmMID=5427

FREY EDITOR BELIEVED BOOK WAS NONFICTION (WSJ) Sean McDonald, the editor of embattled memoirist James Frey, asserted in a statement Thursday that A Million Little Pieces had been submitted to him in early September 2001 as a memoir, and not as a work of fiction. NYDN: Frey now shelved under fiction at libraries and bookstores. CSM: Will Oprah devote one program per week to mea culpas?
http://online.wsj.com/wsj
http://www.nydailynews.com/
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0203/p20s02-altv.html

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IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR TIMES, POST EDITORS TO HEAR FROM GOV'T OFFICIALS (E&P) When The Joint Chiefs of Staff penned a letter to the editor this week slamming a Tom Toles cartoon in the Washington Post, it was not the first time the paper had heard from the military's highest-ranking officers. FishbowlDC: Toles, Post respond to Joint Chiefs letter.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/
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MAGS CLASH IN PRE-SUPER BOWL PARTIES (NYP) Three titans of the men's magazine field, Maxim, Playboy and Sports Illustrated, will clash will try to outshine and outbuzz one another with their pre-Super Bowl bashes. Dan Parente, a professional party planner, estimates the parties will each likely cost anywhere from high-six figures to $1 million.
http://www.nypost.com/business/59669.htm

WHAT WOULD OPRAH DO? (BOULDER WEEKLY)
Editor Pamela White penned a 5,175-word article for the Feb. 2 issue of Boulder Weekly, detailing how an "expert" she had used for a 2004 article was actually a fraud.
http://www.boulderweekly.com/coverstory.html

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BANGKOK BLOCKS YALE WEBSITE (INSIDE HIGHER ED) The Thai government has blocked access in the country to the Yale University Press web site because it includes information about a forthcoming critical biography of Thailand's King.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/02/03/thai

NOTE TO VOICE: BEWARE OF 'BALDY' (NY PRESS) Jim Knipfel: The Village Voice may not be my favorite publication in the world, but I have nothing against the people who work there. And so I would like to sincerely send my condolences their way. Their lives are about to become miserable.
http://nypress.com/19/5/news&columns/jimknipfel.cfm

YOUNG RICH LANDS TWO-BOOK DEAL... WHILE STILL IN COLLEGE (HARVARD CRIMSON) As renowned columnist Frank Rich takes a leave from The New York Times to write about American politics, he will not be the only one in the family working on a book. His son, Simon Rich, will be starting of a tome of his own after nabbing a two-book deal from Random House.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510967

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ECONOMIST'S STEADY GROWTH (PRESS GAZETTE) In 12 years the circulation of The Economist has doubled, and Editor Bill Emmott expects it to double again over the next decade. In an environment where global current affairs magazines are struggling, the "weekly newspaper" prides itself on having a clearer sense of its purpose and direction.
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/

WHAT TONY RIDDER SHOULD HAVE TOLD KNIGHT'S BIDDERS (GRADE THE NEWS) John McManus: The Knight Ridder owner should have said "News is the only business where you are called on to alienate some of your best customers. You can't give advertisers the news stories they most want. And if you give readers what they want rather than what they need, you're not really in the news business at all."
http://www.gradethenews.org/commentaries/riddertalk.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/

MEDIA STILL GIVING BUSH A PASS? (THE NATION) Eric Alterman: Despite his lies and incompetence, President Bush remains more popular with elite media than Bill Clinton or any other political leader who sought to save us from the Iraq catastrophe. Why won't they connect the dots?
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060220/alterman

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In Yesterday's MB Blogs:
Q&A WITH BOB SCHIEFFER: "BUILDING A BENCH" AT CBS, THREE CORRESPONDENTS AT A TIME [TVNEWSER] "One of the the things we've been doing over the last year, since I got here, well almost a year, is trying to identify the people who are going to play a major role at CBS News," CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer told TVNewser this afternoon.
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PEN: WE'RE LOOKING INTO THIS NASDIJJ THING [GALLEYCAT] PEN has issued a statement concerning Tim Barrus a.k.a. Nasdijj—and apparently, in addition to the Beyond Margins award for "writers of color" he snagged for The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping that I mentioned this morning, he was also a finalist for the Martha Albrand Award for his debut memoir, The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams, a few years before that.
http://www.mediabistro.com/
PRESSTHINKING WITH JAY ROSEN: THE TIMES OF OUR TIMES, AND OTHER MEDIA PREOCCUPATIONS [FISHBOWLNY] Jay Rosen: The Times is a great newspaper, but also a great institution. That's important because the day is coming when the newspaper form no longer defines The New York Times.
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TOLES, POST RESPOND TO JOINT CHIEFS LETTER [FISHBOWLDC] The Post today publishes the "24 star" letter from all six of the Joint Chiefs blasting cartoonist Tom Toles for his cartoon depiction of a wounded soldier with Donald Rumsfeld.
http://www.mediabistro.com/
A NEW LOW, BRIT MUSICIANS WANT OUT OF THE MIME-FIELD [FISHBOWLLA] Now, here's a movement we'd like to see make the jump to the States: The BBC is reporting that the United Kingdom's Musicians Union has undertaken a campaign demanding that broadcasters make clear whether a band is "miming" or playing live.
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