• Last night Keith Olbermann gave radio host Melanie Morgan a title she deserves: World's Worst Person. Morgan cheerleaded NYT exec editor Bill Keller's journey to the gas chamber. She's also a regular guest on MSNBC. Or, you know, was. [Media Matters]
• First, NBC bullies YouTube into removing its SNL clips. Now the peacock network is in bed with the video sharing site with a cross-promotional deal. [AdAge]
• Leave it to Jack Shafer to "Digg" for popularity using clever, reverse psychology. The sad part, though, is Shafer is perhaps the only fella we believe actually doesn't care about his own popularity, especially as judged by some social news aggregator. [Slate]
• Madonna comes to Manhattan, and the gays go crazy. [MollyGood, and again]
• Radar investor – a term quickly becoming synonymous with "worse than sloppy seconds" – Yusef Jackson believes his cash dump cements him as a media man. [Chicago Tribune]
• No matter what important issues are making headlines, New York Times readers will still email each other stupid shit. [ETP]
• A full day's coverage of Star Jones on Larry King wouldn't be complete without a fart joke. [Dr. Blogstein]
Editorial Director
That bloviating gas-bag, Melanie Morgan, is still appearing on "Hardball" opposite Al Sharpton. She has the power, believe it or not, to keep Al from speaking.
Good for Keith for calling 'em as he sees 'em.