News Briefing: 'Idol' Gives Back Over $64 Million to Charities

• A New York Times executive becomes the president and chief executive of National Public Radio.  [New York Times]

• American Idol allocates $64 million in grants to six charities.  [Associated Press]

• Foundation endowments feel the pinch of the economic climate.  [Philadelphia Inquirer]

• As formalized philanthropy in the Middle East surges, nonprofits around the world can expect billions of new donated dollars.  [Wall Street Journal]