Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, wants to know what impact has MLB.com had upon Major League Baseball? How has it increased the value of teams? What type of public relations/team visibility impact has it made? Is there a perception the content is biased/controlled by MLB? How does MLB.com compare to what the NFL, NBA and NHL are doing? What does the future hold?

Contact Rob directly at rbiertempfel (at) tribweb dot com.

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Daniel Ackman, writing for Wall Street Journal Online, is looking to be kept apprised of offbeat sporting events — events beyond baseball, football, basketball and hockey. He is interested in championship-caliber contests involving world-class or national-class athletes.

Contact Daniel directly at d.ackman (at) comcast dot net

His deadline is Apr 11, 2008.

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For Brandweek magazine, Betsy Cummings is interested in talking to any corporate marketers who are using or considering using the method of “engagement” (where companies track consumer interaction with a Web site rather than page clicks) to keep track of online advertising.

Contact Betsy Cummings at bcummings23 (at) nyc dot rr dot com. Deadline is April 2.

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David Haskin, Computerworld, is writing a story about the impact of iPhone on the enterprise. He would like to interview IT managers about their attitudes toward iPhone, as well as business end-users of the iPhone.

Please let him know if you can put him in contact with either an IT person or end-user who would be willing to speak to him about iPhone.

Contact David at dhaskin (at) earthlink dot net. His deadline is Thursday, Apr 03.

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Nicci Micco is interested in hearing about any books, documentaries, etc., related to nutrition (but these should be more about trends than prescriptive self-help plans), food politics, food culture, sustainability and environmental issues related to food, for their front-of-the-book column, The List.

EatingWell covers the intersection of delicious food and good health. Their readers are also interested in the politics of food and food origins. Currently, they are interested in hearing about books coming out, or events happening, in July 2008 or later. No phone calls, please. Contact Nicci at nicci (at) eatingwell dot com.

Her deadline is Apr 04.

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Victoria Pericon is looking for products that would fit into an Earth Day segment, for a syndicated morning show.

These can be products for kids, but does not have to be. Please use “Earth Day” as your e-mail subject. No phone calls or e-mail file attachments, please. Contact Victoria at Victoria (at) SavvyMommy dot com. Her deadline is April 2nd.

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Emily Schmall, writing for Forbes, is looking for portfolio managers, analysts and market observers who can talk to her about their favorite energy industry stock picks if oil prices continue to rise, and their favorite picks if oil prices fall.

Contact Emily at eschmall (at) forbes dot com. Her deadline is April 18th.

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For a story for TheOnlineFamily.net on the best all-in-one gadgets, Michelle Hainer needs an electronics expert who can talk about their favorite products (a device that has combines a smart phone/MP3 player/digital camera, etc.), as well as why each product is perfect for a family, and how they’ll save you time and money.

Contact Michelle at mhainer (at) gmail dot com

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Andrews Publications, a Thomson West business, is looking for bylined articles for Bankruptcy Litigation Reporter. Submissions between 2,500 and 3,000 words are preferred with limited endnotes. Deadline to submit a proposed topic is April 15, but they will try to be flexible regarding the final due date.

Andrews Publications, a Thomson West business, has specialized in litigation reporting for over 30 years and currently has publications that cover a broad range of topics, including business and finance, product liability and insurance.

Contact: Kevin McVeigh, Kevin.McVeigh (at) thomson dot com Web site: http://www.westlaw.com

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Can you make a topic in your area of expertise exciting, entertaining and “watchable”?

Optomen Productions is looking for science and history authors, professors and experts interested in hosting their own science, history or other factual program or series.

Send them a brief audition tape showcasing your talent. A public screening will take place at the 2007 World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, an annual event bringing together the top producers and broadcasters working in specialist factual television, including PBS, BBC and the Discovery Channel. A distinguished panel of three TV insiders will watch this “Presenter Idol” and judge the entries. The winner will be exposed to top programming professionals from all over the world who need hosts and talent for their top rated shows.

Send an e-mail to optomencastingscience (at) gmail.com and request a release form.

Beyond that, send your DVD to: Optomen Productions, 100 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 12, New York, NY 10013. Fax: (212) 431-4641. Include the release form with your DVD submission.

You can also submit release forms and clips online by e-mailing optomencastingscience (at) gmail.com (if the file is too large to e-mail, use MailBigFile.

If you have not been contacted by Nov. 28, you can assume your video did not meet their criteria. Videos will stay in the possession of Optomen Productions and will not be returned.

This competition in no way guarantees that your idea will be produced, and Optomen cannot guarantee the protection of such show ideas.

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