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FishbowlDC's got the memo from the 'outraged' lawyers of the ABC producer who was arrested yesterday in Denver. TVNewser reports that he paid his $500 bail with a company card.

TVNewser: ABC Producer Posts Bail, With Company Credit Card (TVNewser)
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Couric's in Her Comfort Zone at the DNC (WaPo)
The freewheeling nature of covering the Democratic convention plays to Katie Couric's strengths in a way that a tightly scripted 22-minute newscast does not. She is, suddenly, the "Today" show Katie, fun-loving and wisecracking, not the more sober figure who has drawn mixed reviews in her nearly two years behind the anchor desk. "I feel weirdly more comfortable and relaxed when I'm out of the studio," she says.

Steve Jobs's Obituary, As Run By Bloomberg (Gawker)
The Bloomberg financial newswire decided to update its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary today -- and inadvertently published it in the process. Some investors were undoubtedly rattled to see, as our tipster did late this afternoon, the Apple CEO's obit cross the wire and then suddenly disappear.

Kristof: I Owe Anthrax Suspect an Apology (NYT)
Nicholas Kristof: Dr. Steven Hatfill sued me and The New York Times, along with others in the news media and the Justice Department. His suit against me and the Times was dismissed, yet even if I don't have a legal obligation, I do feel a moral one to express regret for any added distress from my columns.

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MSNBC Meltdown (Politico)
Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week's Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line. "The situation at our channel is about to blow up," a high-ranking MSNBC journalist said. Jossip: Nobody can believe how much Keith Olbermann is getting away with, even if he does draw ratings. Variety: Media speculation was rife Wednesday that Joe Scarborough's patience with MSNBC's lefty tilt in primetime coverage has grown thin. WSJ: "My reaction to that is: 'Grow up!' They have to just grow up," said Connie Chung, a former MSNBC host and former co-anchor of CBS Evening News. HuffPo: In what may have been a moment of an unknown open microphone during Wednesday night's DNC coverage on MSNBC, anchor Keith Olbermann vocally asked to wrap NBC News and MSNBC ontributor Mike Murphy. TPM/Election Central: Howard Wolfson goes to war with MSNBC, hammers Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. Politico: Fox's John Moody, executive VP for news editorial, defends Wolfson. TVNewser: Olbermann responds: "John Moody is a hysterical, doctrinaire, Right Wing hack propagandist, who conveniently forgets that when he thought I shared his allegiance to his dark view of the world, tried to hire me for Fox News. As for Mr. Wolfson, I feel very sorry for the choices he made that led him to his sad state."

Controversial Columnist Jay Mariotti Resigns From Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago Tribune)
Jay Mariotti, the opinionated and polarizing sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, has resigned after 17 years with the paper. Just back from Beijing, where he covered the Olympics, Mariotti said in a phone interview that he decided to quit after it became clear while in China that sports journalism had become "entirely a Web site business. There were not many newspapers there." CBS2 Chicago: Mariotti said, "I don't think either paper [Sun-Times or Chicago Tribune] is going to survive." E&P: Mark Fitzgerald on why he'll miss Mariotti.

Aaron Sorkin to Write Facebook Movie (Guardian)
Hollywood writer-producer Aaron Sorkin, co-creator of The West Wing, is to write a film about the creation of Facebook -- and has entered into the social networking spirit of the website by setting up a group page to find out "how this works." "I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I've started this page." New York/Daily Intel: In an e-mail, producer Scott Rudin has confirmed that this is indeed Sorkin, and that Sorkin is indeed writing a Facebook movie for Sony.

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FNC talks back to Olbermann, Portfolio's Matt Cooper impersonates McCain, and Rachel Sklar takes the mic at 23/6's comedy hour.

TVNewser: FNC Exec. Fires Back at Olbermann (TVNewser)
FishbowlDC: Patrick Gavin Interviews Jason Reich (FBDC)
FishbowlNY: Laughing it Up With 23/6 (FBNY)