Gov. Janet Napolitano is going to unveil a plan today that could make summer vacation for students go the way of slide rules and clapping erasers outside the building.

A record number of reporters, photographers and bloggers are in town to cover nearly every possible angle of the Tostitos BCS National Championship game on Monday.

The following column comes with a disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for anything I say.

It is the most publicized shoplifting case of the year. It is the only publicized shoplifting case of the year. When word got out Aug. 12 that KTVK (Channel 3) meteorologist Kim Dillon had been arrested on suspicion of stealing $400 worth of clothes from a northeast Phoenix Dillard’s store, television news stations breathlessly reported the development.

It is the most publicized shoplifting case of the year. It is the only publicized shoplifting case of the year. When word got out Aug. 12 that KTVK (Channel 3) meteorologist Kim Dillon had been arrested on suspicion of stealing $400 worth of clothes from a northeast Phoenix Dillard’s store, television news stations breathlessly reported the development.

MIAMI — As horrific images of Haiti flashed across the screens, murmurs of recognition floated through the audience at Univision Network's live celebrity telethon, many people nodding as they recalled disasters in their native countries.

NEW YORK - Television news' royalty will fly in to meet Barack Obama during this week's overseas trip: CBS chief anchor Katie Couric in Jordan on Tuesday, ABC's Charles Gibson in Israel on Wednesday and NBC's Brian Williams in Germany on Thursday.

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive Monday to seize key insurgent strongholds inside Fallujah, the city that became Iraq's major sanctuary for Islamic extremists who fought Marines to a standstill last April.

The majority owner of the Phoenix Coyotes is being sued by a trust set up for his children for failing to repay $110 million he borrowed but never paid back. A lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court said Jerry Moyes already had obtained more than $33 million from the Moyes Children Limited Partnership in January 2002 when he signed a promissory note.

Capitol reporters are losing their privilege of being able to go onto the Senate floor before or after session to chat with lawmakers.

ATLANTA - Cox Enterprises Inc. announced Wednesday the company is bringing together its three media units — Cox Newspapers, Cox Television and Cox Radio — under a new organization called Cox Media Group Inc.

September 24, 2004

The first physical sign of the Oct. 13 presidential debate in Tempe is rising as Arizona State University starts constructing a $1 million "tent" to house more than 1,000 journalists.

Very strange how the media screamed about the amount of time it took President Bush to send FEMA and government workers and government aid to the individuals who lost their homes, etc. when the hurricane hit New Orleans. Why have we not heard a peep from the media in the past few years while the tornadoes devastated the middle of our country. Why is it that the media showed, and told, of the devastation caused to the hundreds of homes and the individuals living in the states who lost everything they owned to mother nature, but never questioned why the Obama government was not on the scene the very next day, and why the Obama government did not supply homes for those who lost their home and all their belongings in the horrific weather in the past three years?

Chris Coppola: We heard from a lot of people around the country Friday, and more than a few closer to home, who were not happy with us here at the Tribune. This was disappointing because many of these same folks, just one day earlier, were thrilled with us.

Q: I'm starting to use a lot of social media networks in my daily business activities and looking to find tools to help me manage them more efficiently. - Jenna

The hot new thing involving politics and the Internet is for folks to post a politician’s awkward moments on YouTube so all the world can see. And state Sen. Ed Ableser became part of this trend last week.

Democratic candidate for sheriff Dan Saban recently held a news conference to unveil his ambitious plans to reshape the office he wants to hold. But a few blocks away in Phoenix at nearly the same time, Saban's opponent, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, dominated local news coverage when he hastily called a news conference of his own to announce he was taking candy away from kids in his jails.

NEW YORK - The recent rush by major Internet portals to buy advertising companies and extend their sales networks is a sign that the business of being a one-stop shop for information and entertainment isn't what it used to be.

As informed citizens, we turn on our televisions and radios, and open our newspapers and expect coverage of the news of the day to be there.

Would you take media advice from a former governor who was sued by his creditors, had to declare bankruptcy, was ousted from office after a criminal conviction - and claims to have actually seen a UFO?

A consumer watchdog group is urging Sen. John McCain to firmly oppose changes in media ownership rules being considered by the Federal Communications Commission.

WASHINGTON - In a major concession, Republican John McCain has abandoned efforts to win Michigan, a Democratic-leaning battleground state the GOP presidential candidate had hoped to capture. Republican officials with knowledge of the strategy said the GOP nominee is removing staff, curtailing advertising and canceling visits to the Midwestern state, which offers 17 electoral votes.

January 2, 2005