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The always-lively segment where our panelists bring a variety of their own short topics to the discussion. This week's rants and raves: Dr. Laura Schlessinger claims her right to free speech were violated; the Worcester Telegram & Gazette charges for online content; the Columbia Journalism Review finds a local news anchor was targeted by a Fox Network star; the disturbing trend of mis-identifying African-Americans in the news; and the media's gleeful coverage of Roger Clemens' indictment.

The Boston Globe’s daily circulation fell more than 23% but the paper says it was expected after hiking the price. But revenue is up and the Globe’s web site has seen a double digit increase.

"Beat the Press" panelists sound off on their rants and raves of the week: the executive bonuses of New York Times executives are released; CBS's softball interview with President Obama; the Cleveland Plain Dealer releases the name of an anonymous poster and a public servant; Sarah Palin draws fire from a pair of musicians; and News Corp. puts up pay walls for online content.

The Boston Globe and the New York Times try to break into the video news market by launching new web-based newscasts.

"Beat the Press" panelists sound off on their rants and raves of the week: Topics include the use of comedians as comentators; what constitues an "exclusive"?; new policies for online comments on blogs; too much Andrew Young; and treatment of Sarah Palin's palm-reading.

Networks and cable companies are in a battle over re-transmission fees - at the expense of viewers.  And will “TV Everywhere” – where cable companies  stream programs to the web for their customers - threaten the emerging market of online TV?

More and more newspapers are beginning to charge for their web sites. Newsday is now charging for online content.  The Boston Globe is changing the pricing of its Globe Reader.  Will it make for a healthier news industry?

The Christian Science Monitor is doing better than many had predicted since ending its daily edition for online (and a weekly print magazine). Could the Monitor’s business model work for other newspapers?

This week, the New York Times acknowledged that a front-page trend story that Americans are heading to their laptops before their first cup of coffee did not have enough examples to prove the story.  Most of the subjects were connected to the reporter or the newspaper, and it wasn't the first time Times' reporters didn't exactly knock themselves out to find examples of so-called lifestyle trends. Are feature reporters being lazy because the stories are so worthless? Is there any value to trend stories?

Former Boston Globe editor Doug Bailey ruffled feathers when he suggested that online comments have outlived their usefulness. Many newspapers allow readers to post comments on news stories, but the comments can often be misinformed.  So what is the value of allowing readers to offer these sometimes insensitive opinions on a newspaper’s web site?