Morning report
* Paul Farhi: Candy Crowley “was an active, aggressive and prominent presence” at the debate. (washingtonpost.com) | (politicker.com)
* Larry King to moderate third party debate. (cbsnews.com)
* Murdoch’s WSJ reports: “Murdoch is expected to pursue acquisitions of distressed newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times.” (wsj.com)
* Washington Times: Reporters at the debate applauded Obama’s mention of Romney’s wealth. (washingtontimes.com)
* New York Observer, owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, endorses Mitt Romney. (observer.com)
Jill Abramson
* NYT executive editor Jill Abramson to answer readers’ questions online starting at 3 p.m. ET today. (nytimes.com)
* Tavis Smiley’s taking on Chicago’s public radio establishment. (timeoutchicago.com)
* Paula Froelich, who has been hilariously live-tweeting “Fox and Friends,” is now blocked by the show. (@Pfro) | (More tweets)
* New Orleans nonprofit to give grants to 75 laid-off Times-Picayune staffers. (dashthirtydash.org)
* Controversy erupts over Forbes program that lets advertisers pay for stories. (nypost.com)
* Magazine industry can thrive if it has the “balls and the chutzpah” to prevail, says MPA CEO. (foliomag.com)
* Media General revenues soar, thanks to Olympics and political advertising. (reuters.com)
* Rob Cox to become editor of Reuters Breakingviews. (reuters.com)
* Bill O’Reilly is Katie Couric’s guest on today’s “Katie” show. (mediabistro.com)
* Washington Times gets its first CEO who isn’t a member of the Unification Church. (usnews.com)
