Kurtz is media franchise

Perhaps there's no better poster boy for media convergence than media critic Howard Kurtz. He writes the "Media Notes" column for the Washington Post and hosts CNN's weekly "Reliable Sources," which recently expanded to one hour.

But, does Kurtz have a conflict of interest? Other print reporters appear on television, but, as an article in today's New York Times suggests, Kurtz's activities may be suspect because he is a media critic. Does he pull punches when CNN is in the news? What's he doing interviewing his boss at the Post on CNN? And how can Kurtz criticize journalists like Bob Woodward for potential conflicts of interest when he himself writes books on the side?