FINAL CUTS: Another sudden departure at Time Inc; Al Jazeera talking to U.S. cable

Joe Pompeo
·Media Reporter

Some media headlines that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment today:

• The authors of "In Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin" have issued a cease & desist letter to Joe McGinnis, who leaked an early copy of their manuscript because he is writing a rival Sarah Palin tome. (New York Times/Media Decoder)

• Time Inc's chief digital officer has resigned after only one month on the job following the ouster of Time Inc. CEO Jack Griffin. (paidContent)

• Al Jazeera English says it is in talks with U.S. cable providers. (Journalism.co.uk)

• Apple expected to unveil iPad 2 next month. (Yahoo's tech blog)

• Michael Ware has left CNN. (AllThingsCNN)

• Demand Media is teaming up with Tyra Banks on a new fashion website. (minOnline)

• The way news works now: A fabricated Examiner.com story made its way un-sourced into the pages of Toronto Sun and the Washington Post. (Infinite Jess)