You know the state of journalism has become serious when Harry Potter and his wizard brigades have to come to the rescue. But that's just what has happened -- the Harry Potter Alliance, a group that tries to "fight the Dark Arts in the real world," has created an online music campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of media consolidation. That's just one of the media trends to watch for in 2008.

The media news roundup for this Saturday includes important new rules from the FCC, ownership changes for two of the nation's largest news companies, an appeal from leading women's media advocacy group and a prominent White House correspondent busting a move.