"Greed, lust, envy, wrath and pride are the currencies of power in the nation’s capital, and some of its most dangerous brokers are women on television," writes Alessandra Stanley. She provides a quick survey of those "mean girls" -- from Scandal's "Vice President Sally Langston (Kate Burton), a born-again Christian who murdered her husband and wants to destroy the president who put her on the ticket," to KGB secret agent Elizabeth Jennings on "The Americans," the mistress of the cool kill. "On most network dramas, it is almost unthinkable to portray lead female characters as selfish, craven or incompetent" -- …

Trying to explain Bleacher Report’s success, theMediaBriefing.com points to the site’s use of data-driven “gamification” system to drive writers. Reporters are rewarded based on the number of pageviews and comments their stories generate, as well as when editors feature their work on B/R’s homepage. Said system “played a central role in the sport site's meteoric rise to the 2nd most popular destination for sports news in America,” the British blog reports.

The city of New York plans to blanket all five of its beautiful boroughs in free Wi-Fi, and cover much of the cost with advertising. “The project looks to transform aging payphone kiosks into around 10,000 ‘communication points’ across the cityscape, funded by advertising,” Engadget reports. “With a target of launching by 2018 at the latest, the project is said to serve up $17.5 million in revenue for NYC each year at no extra expense to its taxpayers.” 

Report card for Turner Broadcasting: first quarter-revenue grew 5%, "but ratings at TNT have been sluggish," writes Leon Lazaroff. "[Time Warner CEO Jeff] Bewkes was quick to acknowledge this reality, exclaiming that 'we can and will do better.'"  And "more generally, viewing of Time Warner's cable-TV programming was down by 13%," according to Lazaroff.

Binge-watching is growing, with 70% of U.S. viewers surveyed by Miner & Co. Studios saying they indulge in that practice. "The survey found that 17 percent of binge viewers do so on a daily basis, 63 percent weekly and 90 percent on a monthly basis," writes Kristin Brzoznowski. And while more buzz has settled around binge-watching dramas like "Breaking Bad," "we found that comedy is a favored binge-viewing genre," the study notes.

The Wall Street Journal just launched Capital Journal Daybreak Edition, providing commentary on key issues in Washington, along with features such as Think Tank, which "draws news analysis from outside contributors from across the political spectrum," writes Chris Roush.