FIRST CUTS: Ratings victory for CNN; Nikki Finke slams outgoing publisher

Joe Pompeo
·Media Reporter

Here's our list of headlines that should be on your morning media menu:

• CNN's debate coverage brought it a ratings win Monday night. (Media Decoder)

• Nikki Finke's publisher at Deadline.com is heading back to the rival Hollywood Reporter. (The Wrap)

• Not surprisingly, Finke already has some dirt on her. (Deadline)

• Nat Ives checks in on the Wall Street Journal's Greater New York section. (AdAge)

• Company Town checks in with Fox News Channel's late-night sensation, "Red Eye," as it hits 1,000 episodes. (L.A. Times)

• News Corp. COO Chase Carey talks MySpace and cable TV with Liz Claman. (Fox Business Network)