From the NYT:

The channel does not yet have figures showing how many people watch its broadcasts, but it has released Nielsen figures that show that its Web site has established itself in some parts of the world.

During France 24’s first three weeks, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, its Web site (www.france24.com) attracted 2.5 million unique visitors in nine countries surveyed, including the United States, Germany and Brazil. The biggest following was in France with 1.2 million, but the rest came from abroad. CNN’s site draws 9 percent of its visitors from outside the United States, while the BBC attracts 53 percent from outside Britain.

ComScore Media Metrix, which also tracks Web traffic, arrived at a more modest count, indicating that the France 24 site drew 1.64 million unique visitors in its first month and 1.61 million in January. (Web ratings figures often vary widely because the research firms that tally them use different counting methods.)

The NYT explains how a dearth of decent lead-in programming is affecting the ratings for U.S. TV network news.

The headline over an AP article on Yahoo! News asks: Has Ann Coulter hit her tipping point?

Besides the Taliban, there are two other major groups working to stifle journalists in Afghanistan: The Afghan government and the U.S. military.