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Multimedia Dilemma

John Harwood is leaving the Wall Street Journal because of Rupert Murdoch -- but not for the reason you might think.

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The 16-year Journal veteran admits he had qualms about how the media mogul might change the paper when he takes control in the coming weeks. But Harwood is switching his print allegiance to the New York Times because of complications involving his television career.

He became chief Washington correspondent for CNBC last year while continuing to write about politics for the Journal. It was convenient -- the business network was just down the hall from the paper's Connecticut Avenue NW offices -- and the two outlets had an alliance, with Journal reporters often appearing on the air.

But with Murdoch challenging CNBC with his new Fox Business Network, Harwood felt awkward. "It just put the two parts of my job at odds with each other, which didn't seem unbearable in the short term," he says. "But looking forward, it just wasn't going to be workable. . . . I didn't want to give up my newspaper work entirely. It's in my DNA."

Expertise Optional

CBS News is looking for an environmental reporter for its Web site. Here's the ad on JournalismJobs.com:

"You are wicked smart, funny, irreverent and hip, oozing enthusiasm and creative energy. . . . Knowledge of the enviro beat is a big plus, but not a requirement."

A little ooze goes a long way, apparently.