The ABC is not for sale: Mark Scott

“I was interested in his [The Australian columnist Mark Day] suggestion this week that the ABC should be sold off or severely pruned. Interesting argument, but fundamentally wrong.” — The Drum

… but at the Beeb, the pruning begins

“The BBC has pledged to cut £100m a year from overhead costs as part of a package of cuts unveiled today by the director general, Mark Thompson …” — The Guardian

The tabloid enters the hallowed halls of Columbia

“If you’re a journalism Brahmin who’s simply appalled at the prospect of the National Enquirer winning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of John Edwards’ atrocious moral life, look out — they’re going after your young now!” — Gawker

Yadda, yadda: Seinfeld really can do wrong…

Jerry Seinfeld’s new reality TV show is so bad not even his seminal self-titled sitcom stands as any excuse, according to the harshest critics of The Marriage Ref. But Channel Seven will persevere. — Sydney Morning Herald

Letterman and the cult of late night TV

A new Vanity Fair article is set to blow the lid on David Letterman’s Late Show. In the wake of his blackmail scandal, one former staffer describes the show’s set as “like a cult”. — Huffington Post