The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Media

Roger Ailes, the man who runs the show at Fox News, is in the midst of contract negotiations that could make him among the best paid TV execs in the business. [NY Mag]

Capitol Hill newspapers Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly are merging. [NYT]

Is it February yet? Nope. But if you have a few million dollars to drop on a Super Bowl ad, you better buy now. Slots are now 90% sold out. [USA Today]

Last night, CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ dedicated the full hour to the Navy SEAL who is the author of “No Easy Day,” the book that goes inside the raid that led to the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. [CBS]

Mark Owen is the pseudonym the SEAL used for the book. Several outlets – including Fox News – reported the man’s true identity. CBS chose not to reveal his identity, and seemingly called into question a “cable news outlet’s” choice to do so. [TVNewser]