From CJR, Bending to Power: How Rupert Murdoch built his empire, and how he uses it. A noble trade: Press photographers are often wrongly cast as cynics or manipulators. In fact, they are romantic figures, driven by a desire to tell the truth. But hey, it's what the readers want: The "most read" lists on news websites seem to tell us some bracing things about what really interests people. Could this become a substitute for the editor's judgment?

From The New York Review of Magazines, A Cover Story: How Annie Leibovitz deposed the Taliban, and other global crises; Miles Above: Why Air Canada's enRoute is an in-flight magazine good enough to buy; The Minions Wear H&M: The life of a fashion mag assistant isn't all Prada; Death Has a Blog: The Grim Reaper asks which magazine will be next; and Good's Intentions: Can

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