1.   But this is the first time, as far as media watchers can remember, that a pro-gay ad has tried for national air time.

2.   Even veteran media watchers are expressing dismay.

3.   For the most part, however, Salon has been closely associated with reports fiercely questioning the nature of the Starr report, according to media watchers.

4.   Of the ten nationwide dailies, all based in Seoul, only the top three are profitable, media watchers say.

5.   Some media watchers complain that these debates are really just afterthoughts accompanying the titillating material, like think pieces in Playboy.

6.   Still, some media watchers are unimpressed.

7.   The Diller-CBS deal has some delicious ironies for longtime media watchers.

8.   The validity of a news interview could help him recoup those losses, media watchers said.

9.   This conflict of interests is not lost on media watchers.

10.   Only now are media watchers starting to complain about reporters taking gifts, something editors in many other countries ban.