FIRST CUTS: Glenn Beck’s future plans; CNN on the upswing?

Here's our list of headlines that should be on your morning media menu:

• The four New York Times journalists held captive in Libya describe their brutal ordeal. (New York Times)

• Will Glenn Beck leave Fox News and start his own channel? (New York Times)

• This is still going on: Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan swings back at CNN's Nic Robertson over the Libya "human shield" ordeal. (HuffPo)

• CNN's ratings surge continues. (New York Times)

• Meanwhile, David Bauder speaks with CNN exec Ken Jautz about his strategy for the network. (AP)

• AP union staffers are protesting a contract dispute via rallies and withheld bylines. (Romenesko)