Morning Report for May 7, 2015
Note: I’m traveling and will be offline for much of the day.
* Greenville News covers Stephen Colbert‘s announcement that he’s taking care of $800,000 in public school teacher grant requests. (greenvilleonline.com)
* New York Times’ Sarah Maslin Nir on her nail salon probe: “It took me over nine months to get the Labor Department to give me information from their database …
And the most shocking thing was how little they go into salons.” (vice.com) | More from the reporter: (nytimes.com)
* No private offices at Facebook’s new headquarters, where employees “zoom around via skateboard and scooter.” (wsj.com)
* “Lapses in comma discipline are a creeping menace,” says Michael Miner. (chicagoreader.com)
* Periscope has sports leagues in a panic. (mashable.com)
* “Deflategate” covers from the Boston Herald and Boston Globe. (newseum.org)
* “Southern Charm” star Shep Rose spends a few days at the Charleston Post and Courier. (charlestonscene.com)
* A tough first quarter for Time Inc., with print revenue down 12%. (adweek.com) | (capitalnewyork.com)
* Tampa Bay Times says its pension plan “had more than $105 million in assets, and that number was up $10 million in two years’ time.” (Google Drive)
* New York Times investor Carlos Slim lists his Fifth Avenue townhouse for $80 million. (bloomberg.com) | Earlier: Rupert Murdoch is selling his Manhattan penthouse for $72 million. (wsj.com)
* Cable news networks will face bankruptcy “gradually and then suddenly.” (washingtonpost.com)
* Mika rolls off the “Morning Joe” set over Piers Morgan‘s remarks. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
* Fired Las Vegas Review-Journal editor: “The beginning of the end came about a week after Harry Reid was re-elected.” (Thomas Mitchell)
* SPONSORED: Apply for a $5K/month McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism. (mcgrawcenter.org)
* Huffington Post celebrates a decade online with a new look. (cnn.com)
* Keith J. Kelly: Huffington Post profits are still a mystery. (nypost.com)
