131396♦  Peter Chernin, Rupert Murdoch's right-hand at News Corp., may be planning to depart the company in the near future. [LAT]
♦  60 Minutes has snagged the first interview with Barack Obama. [THR]
♦  WWD has a roundup of how magazines will fare overall in 2008. Most of the news is depressing, yes, but there are a couple of bright spots: Elle and Men's Journal reported 3 percent increases in ad pages. [WWD]
♦  You knew this one was coming: Political statistics star Nate Silver is reportedly shopping a pair of books to publishers. [NYO]More