1.   The magazine is a mix of fashion, fluff, and some serious journalism.

2.   But he said he had sought redemption the last several years in serious journalism for CNBC and NBC News.

3.   Caruso, who credits Anson with starting to push the magazine toward serious journalism, is wasting no time.

4.   His aim for all his alternative weeklies, he said, was to maintain the irreverent tone that sets them apart from traditional newspapers, while doing serious journalism.

5.   Maxim, Stuff, and FHM are largely viewed as the lighter fare while Details and Gear are more likely to dabble in more serious journalism.

6.   Now that the spectacle of Monicagate is all but over, the working press will, one hopes, go back to serious journalism.

7.   Or, to put it another way, a high-wire act balancing celebrity coverage with serious journalism, fashion with fiction and service pieces with reviews.

8.   Purposeful deception of readers and viewers undermines credibility of serious journalism.

9.   Some underground Web sites run by students are serious journalism efforts, while others are simply the rantings of teen-agers.

10.   The fallout, of course, is staggering and erodes the slippery slope separating serious journalism from show-biz punditry.