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Anderson Cooper's reporting from Haiti has been a stew of top-flight reporting, pathos, advocacy, and self-promotion. But even supporters say he may have stepped over the line by accepting the equivalent of a knighthood from Haitian President Rene Preval.

The always-lively segment where our panelists bring a variety of their own short topics to the discussion. Rants and raves include Gail Huff's departure from WCVB; The Boston Globe gets jabbed by the satirical news site The Onion; the New York Times bans the word "tweet"; is the Dow Jones willing to share content?; and lackluster primary day coverage.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital chief has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to his personal relationship with a subordinate - he's admitted his mistake, but omitted the details of their pairing. Some in the media say they're entitled to more, but does the public agree?

The media was slow to realize the magnitude of the Gulf oil spill story, but some outlets have done a fine job playing catch-up, particularly 60 Minutes.

Thursdays’ FBI raid was genuinely big news as it appears the suspects have ties to New York’s failed car bomber Faisal Shahzad. But big stories and tight lips can add up to short facts. All things considered, the raids were an opportunity for local media to shine.

Something was apparently so complicated about the recipe for boiled water that it sent thousands of Greater Bostonians scurrying to their local supermarkets for the bottled stuff - only to find the shelves emptied by their neighbors. Was the massive burst water pipe in Weston enough to cause the hydro-hysteria or did local media help it along?

A theater company in Seattle is buying appearances on a local talk show on KING 5 TV and they're running without much of a disclaimer. Both arts groups and journalism critics are panning the arrangement, but some say there's hardly any other way for the arts to get mainstream coverage these days due to media cutbacks. Or as the Bard might say: Pay to play's the thing.

The passing of the nation’s toughest immigration law has drawn huge media coverage and spawned local debate. What has been the tone of the reporting?

Beat the Press" panelists sound off on their rants and raves of the week: Is the Obama administration trying to kill the presidential press conference?; Yahoo! News expands its ranks, but lacks diversity; Prime Minister Gordon Brown's open mic gaffe; The Boston Globe's Haiti earthquake coverage; and the media's coverage of Beth Israeil's Paul Levy.

The Catholic League took out a rare advertisement on the New York Times editorial page complaining about it's coverage of sexual abuse coverup charges that reach all the way to Pope Bennedict XVI. Is there anything to charges of anti-Catholic bias at the Times or other media or is it just sour grapes?