Four today

1. KCET's Ophelia Chong tries her hand at satire after reading Daniel Hernandez's bitch slap of The Entryway project (all found via LA Observed). KCET

2. As far as bitch slaps go, former Republican strategist Tony Quinn goes after Steve Poizner's increasingly embarrassing gubernatorial campaign: "Facing political collapse, he has resorted to the historic tactic of a political scoundrel, race baiting, in this case making immigrant bashing the central theme of his faltering campaign." Fox and Hounds

3. Online April Fool's hijinks, as catalogued by TechCrunch (found via Andrew Sullivan). TechCrunch

4. Everyone wants an iPad app. Nieman Lab

Four in the evening

1. Fear the shield: An attorney and former judge says a federal shield law for reporters is more trouble than it's worth. Boston Globe

2. Legislation by ballot: Californians pass legislation and even amend the state Constitution through the ballot box. So why aren't more of the campaign documents related to those ballot measures made public? Joe Mathews says they should be. Fox & Hounds

3. Good for what Ailes you: Fox News CEO Roger Ailes met with White House political boss David Axelrod to look for common ground. Politico

4. Executive-suite privilege: Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register, isn't interested in sharing its business records publicly. Ironic, no? Editor and Publisher