What's working for me this week....

1. Flag-draped coffins. Since the president lifted the longtime ban, most families are letting photographers take pictures of their war dead. They want loved ones remembered. So do we.

2. KKFI reaches pledge goal. I’m writing a piece about Kansas City’s community radio station for later this month. One thing I can report now is that KKFI raised the $70,000 it needed during its spring drive that ended Sunday.

3. Hulu vanquishing YouTube. Thanks to an awesome interface and clever marketing, Hulu is now the place to be; ABC just agreed to start streaming there.

... AND WHAT’S NOT

1. Viewership off 30 percent for last Obama press conference. That either means people trust the guy and will let him sweat the details, or this whole democracy thing bores them.

2. Leno “not a talkshow.” NBC chief Marc Graboff said “The Jay Leno Show” will be a “comedy program,” perhaps to avoid scaring advertisers, or to avoid damaging the “Tonight Show” brand. But won’t an hour of bits like “Headlines” and “Jaywalking” do damage to the Leno brand?

3. Bea Arthur, RIP. Would that episode where Maude gets an abortion — back when it was illegal in most of the country, mind you — stand a chance of airing today?