Media Roundup: Online Pulitzers, Newsweek Prez to Buzzwire, and More

Jay Leno to stay at NBC — To help prevent Leno from signing with a competitor when his contract is up next year, NBC has created a new 10 p.m. show for Leno to host.  Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon are still set to take over The Tonight Show and Late Night, respectively.  [Source: Portfolio]

The Pulitzer Prize will now honor online-only publications — Amidst the bankruptcy of the Tribune Company, the Pulitzer Prize board will finally accept stories from online-only publications.  The new category excludes content that is the online version of a print product. [Source: Pulitzer]

Google releases AdWords for the iPhone and Android — Google’s mobile ads can now be specifically targeted for phones that have fully capable HTML browsers.  The ads are more tailored to smaller screens and can open applications when clicked. [Source: Google]

Former Newsweek President is new Buzzwire CEO — Greg Osberg has left his post at Newsweek to head mobile video site Buzzwire. Osberg, who has in the past held senior positions at CNET and The Washington Post, is best known recently for relaunching Newsweek.com while renewing partnership deals with MSN and MNBC. [Source: MediaBistro]

Washington Post to share content with other news organizations - In the middle of a content restructuring effort (with the Sunday Source section folding recently), the Post is rumored to be looking to share with other news organizations to help lower costs. [Source: Washingtonian]