War on the western front

Trouble is brewing at The West Australian, where management has accused the paper of poor journalism. Managing director Ian Law has launched an extraordinary attack on the paper's editorial performance, blaming journalistic shortcomings for the worst circulation figures in the nation.
· A pit-bull scrapping for a brawl [Australian]

The write stuff

Room 116 of the Hotel Josef houses a double bed with a bright-orange spread, one uninviting chair and writing desk, and one exhausted Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Jeffrey Eugenides, sprawled across the bed with his shiny black shoes on, does not rise to meet the reporter. He politely excuses himself, explaining that he hasn't slept a wink in the past two days.
· Jeffrey Eugenides came to Prague an author and left a Pulitzer Prize winner. [PraguePost ]