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National News: Maria Menounos, former international correspondent for Channel One news, joins “Entertainment Tonight” as a correspondent. Menounos will report on film, television, music and fashion. For more information, call Brad Bessey, producer, at the… Continued

Media Insight is on hiatus for this week’s special branding issue, but watch for a new Insight July 1, offering successful pitching strategies for a key media outlet.

National: Danielle Belopotosky, researcher for the Washington, D.C. bureau of The Wall Street Journal, leaves to pursue a master’s degree in journalism. Katherine Boehret assumes her responsibilities, katie.boehret@wsj.com … Maryln Schwartz, lifestyle columnist for The… Continued

Looking for the best online outlets for your news? The winners of the Webby Awards and the corresponding “People’s Voice” awards were announced last week, including several choice sites for pitching: Tolerance.org snagged the Webby… Continued

Ziff Davis launches a new e-newsletter, Microsoft Watch, entirely devoted to the super-sized software company, covering news and business strategies coming out of Redmond, Wash. Readers will include investors, technology executives, analysts and software developers.… Continued

Grid magazine, a spinoff of Interior Design, was shut down last week due to weak advertising rates. The pub had a circulation of about 35,000. Grid editors were laid off. (Reed Elsevier, 212/448-2300)

If you can get beyond the … er … irreverent name, writer/director Kevin Smith’s new Web site may be the perfect site for your pop culture and movie news. MoviePoopShoot.com debuted last week with the… Continued

EMedia Magazine will relaunch in August as EMedia, The Digital Studio Magazine. As such, the pub will increase its focus on the digital studio environment, covering topics like content creation workstations, non-linear editing solutions, high-res… Continued

In this week’s issue devoted to brand, we can’t ignore the issue of personal brand. And what company is more wrapped up in executive brand than Martha Stewart Omnimedia? The domestic diva has taken some… Continued

This week’s strategy is an important last word on our special branding issue: Use PR as an invaluable tool to determine whether you deliver on your brand promise. Creating a wealth of messaging around fabulous… Continued