Mediagazer: NBC had psychological consultant talk to David Gregory's wife and friends about ratings slide (Paul Farhi/Washington Post)

2:50 PM ET, April 21, 2014

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NBC had psychological consultant talk to David Gregory's wife and friends about ratings slide — As ‘Meet the Press’ struggles in the ratings, plenty of questions for host David Gregory — If “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory were a guest on his own show, he knows the kinds of questions he'd be asked.

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

NBC says it brought in ‘brand’ — not ‘psychological’ — consultant to evaluate David Gregory — NBC News has issued a statement, which it emailed to Poynter, about a report in The Washington Post that it hired a “psychological consultant” to talk to David Gregory's friends and family …

Discussion: The Wrap, Capital New York, The New York Observer and The Week

David Carr / New York Times:

Aereo Case Will Shape TV's Future — Throughout America's business history, the victories and spoils went to the visionaries who made all manner of things — actual things like cars, pharmaceuticals and entertainment. — But more and more, many of the splashy business victories …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, The Week, Deadline.com, @peterlattman, ThinkProgress, @brianstelter, Plagiarism Today, @carr2n, @marklittlenews, @jonathanwald, Washington Post, @nycjim, TVSpy and Variety

Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:

Case preview: Supreme Court to hear oral arguments from Aereo and broadcasters on Tuesday — Argument preview: Free TV, at a bargain price? — At 11 a.m. next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on copyright issues surrounding a new technology for Internet streaming …

Discussion: Gigaom, Businessweek, Business Insider, @zseward, @dangillmor and Re/code

Peter Suciu / Fortune:

What happens if broadcasters lose the Aereo case? — Ahead of Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing on the legality of Aereo, experts weigh in on the so-called nuclear option. — FORTUNE — On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could very well re-shape the entire broadcast TV business.

Discussion: Plagiarism Today

Ted Johnson / Variety:
Concept for Live TV On-the-Go Was Around Long Before Aereo

Discussion: TheHill and Re/code

Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

‘Today’ Show Coming to Radio for First Time on SiriusXM — Love the voices of your favorite “Today” show anchors but hate their faces? SiriusXM and NBC News have the perfect solution for you! — The companies are teaming up to launch “Today” Show Radio on June 26, which will make the …

Discussion: New York Times, Radio & Television …, Deadline.com, Hollywood Reporter and PR Newswire

Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News:

DNI bars US Intelligence Community from leaking even unclassified information to media — Intelligence Directive Bars Unauthorized Contacts with News Media — The Director of National Intelligence has forbidden most intelligence community employees from discussing “intelligence-related information” …

Discussion: Politico, @davidfolkenflik and TheHill

Hussain Al-Qatari / Associated Press:

Kuwait court shuts 2 newspapers over coup articles — KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwaiti court has temporarily suspended the publication of two independent newspapers over articles about a secret probe into allegations of a coup plot to overthrow the Gulf monarchy's government, the official state news agency reported Sunday.

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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

Slate tries to buck the paywall trend by focusing on membership — There's been a wave of online news outlets trying different versions of a paywall model over the past year or so, with everything from a New York Times-style metered plan to a hard wall like the one that former Wall Street …

Discussion: Slate, Nieman Journalism Lab, FishbowlNY, FishbowlDC, Poynter, @vivian and @jeffjohnroberts

Emma Bazilian / Adweek:

Entertainment Weekly continues to staff up, Kristen Baldwin promoted to deputy editor — Matt Bean Staffs Up at Entertainment Weekly Kristen Baldwin promoted to deputy editor By Emma Bazilian — Entertainment Weekly's new editor Matt Bean is continuing to staff up at the Time Inc. title.

Discussion: The Wrap, Capital New York, @megmasters and @doreeshafrir

Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:

Early reception of Showtime documentary demonstrates difficulty of covering climate change — Walking the public opinion tightrope — Early reception of a celebrity-packed Showtime documentary demonstrates the difficulty of engaging audiences on climate change

Discussion: bookforum.com

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

Firm That Helps Authors Buy Their Way Onto Bestseller Lists Goes Into Stealth Mode — For years, it was an open secret in the book publishing industry that any author willing to spend enough money could nab a spot on the major bestseller lists by engaging the services of a company called Result Source Inc …