Amanda Ernst

FishbowlNY Editor On The Menu: Layoffs, Glenn Beck and Election Night - Posted November 5, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst joined the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning, where she and hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven talked about the media layoffs and other big industry news. Of course, Amanda wanted to talk about news of layoffs at Time Inc. and Forbes over... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Condé Nast Cuts, New CNN.com And The Ongoing Debate About The Future Of Print - Posted October 23, 2009
On this gloomy Friday in New York, after a particularly long week for the media world, host Matt Van Hoven, editor of AgencySpy, and special guest host TVNewser's Kevin Allocca welcomed FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst to the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu to wrap up the biggest news of the week. Of interest... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Times Layoffs And The Yes Men On The Menu - Posted October 20, 2009
What does it mean for the industry when a media company like the New York Times Co. announces that 100 people must be cut from the newsroom? That question led today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosted by AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven and TVNewser's Kevin Allocca, who welcomed FishbowlNY editor... [FishBowlNY]

Listen: Yes Men Stunts the US Chamber of Commerce, Times to Lay Off 100 - Posted October 20, 2009
Today on the Menu, your hosts discuss the layoff news coming out of the Times yesterday and a public relations fiasco caused by stunt-pulling activist group, The Yes Men. FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst says that layoffs at the Times, which has the country's largest newsroom at just over 1,250 (that's just the... [Newsfeed]

Listen: Yes Men Stunts the US Chamber of Commerce, Times to Lay Off 100 - Posted October 20, 2009
Today on the Menu, your hosts discuss the layoff news coming out of the Times yesterday and a public relations fiasco caused by stunt-pulling activist group, The Yes Men. FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst says that layoffs at the Times, which has the country's largest newsroom at just over 1,250 (that's just the... [Newsfeed]

Morning Reading List 10.20.09 - Posted October 20, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Tuesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | RADIO | NEWS NOTES | IN MEMORIAM NEWSPAPERS Cuts at NYT was the... [FishBowlDC]

The Atlantic Publisher Jay Lauf Talks Digital Content And "Airport Cred" On The Menu - Posted October 16, 2009
On this gloomy day in New York City, today's media-bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast was brightened by a very special guest, Jay Lauf, publisher of The Atlantic. Jay joined hosts Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy and FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst (filling in for GalleyCat's Jason Boog) to discuss the 152-year-old magazine's decision... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: BusinessWeek Sale, Conde's Lost $1B And MySpace Devalued - Posted October 14, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst once again joined the media-bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning, joining hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven to discuss the day's biggest media headlines. First, Amanda talked about her "Today" show appearance, then the group dove right into yesterday's news about Bloomberg LP's... [FishBowlNY]

Listen: BusinessWeek Sold, Condé's Ad Pages Sunk, MySpace Devalued - Posted October 14, 2009
Bloomberg bought BusinessWeek, but as FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst notes, the story will likely be top of mind for a year to come. With questions about layoffs, payouts and organizational change-ups looming, one can only wonder if the 80 year-old magazine's rebirth is karmic. After all, it was founded during the... [Newsfeed]

Listen: BusinessWeek Sold, Condé's Ad Pages Sunk, MySpace Devalued - Posted October 14, 2009
Bloomberg bought BusinessWeek, but as FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst notes, the story will likely be top of mind for a year to come. With questions about layoffs, payouts and organizational change-ups looming, one can only wonder if the 80 year-old magazine's rebirth is karmic. After all, it was founded during the... [Newsfeed]

Today's Reading List 10.12.09 - Posted October 12, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video Hope you're enjoying a three-day Columbus Day weekend. Happy Birthday to Chris Wallace (h/t Playbook). And now, hopefully, everything you need to know in DC media today in one post... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS How's M. E. Sprengelmeyer doing at... [FishBowlDC]

Today's Reading List 10.12.09 - Posted October 12, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video Hope you're enjoying a three-day Columbus Day weekend. Happy Birthday to Chris Wallace (h/t Playbook). And now, hopefully, everything you need to know in DC media today in one post... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS How's M. E. Sprengelmeyer doing at... [FishBowlDC]

No Shaking Hands for Hoda Kathie Lee. Bumping Butts Will Have to Do - Posted October 12, 2009
Amanda Ernst, editor of FishbowlNY, was on the FHOTS (Fourth Hour of the "Today" show) this morning as the subject of a Jean Chatzky financial makeover. Last year, Amanda was laid off from a staff job at Condé Nast and began working fulltime freelance for us here at Mediabistro. On FBNY, Amanda... [TVNewser]

No Shaking Hands for Hoda Kathie Lee. Bumping Butts Will Have to Do - Posted October 12, 2009
Amanda Ernst, editor of FishbowlNY, was on the FHOTS (Fourth Hour of the "Today" show) this morning as the subject of a Jean Chatzky financial makeover. Last year, Amanda was laid off from a staff job at Condé Nast and began working fulltime freelance for us here at Mediabistro. On FBNY, Amanda... [TVNewser]

On The Menu: FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst On Condé Layoffs - Posted October 9, 2009
The question "When did you get laid off?" is quickly becoming the "Where were you when Elvis died?" query of this era. It was a question faced on today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu in the light of the fall out at Condé Nast this week. This morning hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 10.09.09 - Posted October 9, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. The President woke up this morning a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Above is the photo that was brought to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 10.09.09 - Posted October 9, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. The President woke up this morning a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Above is the photo that was brought to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in... [FishBowlDC]

Dwell Publisher: 'Closing Domino Was Not a Good Decision' - Posted September 25, 2009
As Condé Nast hunkers down for a McKinsey-style "optimization," Michela O'Connor Abrams is critical of the publishing company's decisions with regard to Domino, the young shelter magazine that was shuttered earlier this year. "I just thought that was tragic," O'Connor Abrams, president and publisher of Dwell, told FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst... [UnBeige]

Celebrity Scandals Rock The Menu On This Steamy Fall Thursday - Posted September 24, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst joined Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu today to talk celebrity scandals in the media. The two biggest stories of the day were actress Mackenzie Phillip's new memoir "High on Arrival," which chronicles her long incestuous relationship with her... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 09.24.09 - Posted September 24, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to Sara DuBois and former DC-er turned NY-er Sarah Rosefeldt! check out our Fishbowl-er to the North Amanda Ernst on mediabistro's Morning Media... [FishBowlDC]

Welcoming PRNewser Editor Joe Ciarallo To The Mediabistro Family - Posted September 14, 2009
If you were at our Hacks 'n Flacks party in July, you may remember Joe Ciarallo as the PRNewser editor who crushed FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst in the first round of the Guitar Hero showdown. Although he's been working as the freelance editor of PRNewser since the beginning, today Joe joined the... [FishBowlNY]

FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst Joins This Morning's Menu - Posted August 28, 2009
It was an all-blog morning as GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcomed FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst to the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Amanda spoke about the Audit Bureau of Circulation's semi-annual report due out on Monday and what it might mean for the magazine industry. She... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Thomas Pynchon, Condé Nast And The Future Of Ad Sales - Posted August 12, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst spent some time this morning on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, talking about today's media news with hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. On the docket today, The New York Observer's story today about Condé Nast and the steps it's taking to survive... [FishBowlNY]

Punk Rock Friday On The Menu - Posted July 24, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, host Jason Boog of GalleyCat and special guest host FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst welcomed author Nicholas Rombes to discuss the day's top media headlines and Rombes' recent projects. The first topic on the docket was whether newspapers will be missed once they are --... [FishBowlNY]

FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst Talks Cronkite, McCourt & Kindle On The Menu - Posted July 20, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcomed FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst to discuss today's big media headlines. The trio talked about two media personalities who died over the weekend: Walter Cronkite and author Frank McCourt. They discussed their work... [FishBowlNY]

More Pictures From Flacks 'n Hacks - Posted July 16, 2009
If you like looking at pictures of media people looking goofy, check out some more pictures from our Flacks 'n Hacks party on Monday night here. In the one at left, PRNewser editor Joe Ciarallo tries to literally beat FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst after brutally beating her in Guitar Hero. Don't... [FishBowlNY]

Hacks Defeat Flacks In Guitar Hero Showdown - Posted July 14, 2009
The hacks managed to pull out a Guitar Hero win at last night's Hacks 'n Flacks party at Artica Bar. Our win was, in large part, due to the amazing GH stylings of AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven, and no thanks to FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst, who was crushed by PRNewser's Joe... [FishBowlNY]

Hacks Look To Smack Flacks At Guitar Hero Throwdown Monday - Posted July 10, 2009
This morning, we saw that our colleagues over at PRNewser were promising to "axe" the journos (or "hacks") at the Flacks 'n' Hacks party we are jointly hosting on Monday. Well we're not going to take that lying down! We're hoping to gather a great group of journalists -- who are... [FishBowlNY]

More On MJ, Billy Mays And The Death Of Traditional Journalism On The Menu - Posted June 29, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy were joined again by FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst. The podcast opened with talk about Michael Jackson and how Amanda and Matt are covering his death on their blogs. Matt then spoke about infomercial pitchman... [FishBowlNY]

More On MJ, Billy Mays And The Death Of Traditional Journalism On The Menu - Posted June 29, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy were joined again by FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst. The podcast opened with talk about Michael Jackson and how Amanda and Matt are covering his death on their blogs. Matt then spoke about infomercial pitchman... [FishBowlNY]

Thrillist Editor Bryant On The Menu: Talking Summer Movies And A 35-Hour Rental Car Rally - Posted June 25, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, GalleyCat editor Jason Boog and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven welcome Steve Bryant, the New York editor for Thrillist -- a daily newsletter sharing "under-the-radar goodness" about eats, drinks, gear, travel, and entertainment. The guys talked about disgraceful South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and... [FishBowlNY]

Menu: This Week in New York Media - Posted June 11, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu we're joined by FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst. We'll take a look at the Mirror Awards earlier this week, and look ahead to what may happen in the New York Times/Boston Globe stand-off. Also: USA Today's economic worries and Joy Behar's new cable news show. You can listen... [TVNewser]

Orman, Schieffer and More at the Gracies - Posted June 4, 2009
FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst has the full recap from last night's Gracie Awards. CNBC host Suze Orman accepted her sixth Gracie award during the ceremony — the most ever. "I'm a woman and I'm so proud to be a woman, and I'm proud to do programming for women," Orman said in her acceptance... [TVNewser]

Orman, Schieffer and More at the Gracies - Posted June 4, 2009
FishbowlNY's Amanda Ernst has the full recap from last night's Gracie Awards. CNBC host Suze Orman accepted her sixth Gracie award during the ceremony — the most ever. "I'm a woman and I'm so proud to be a woman, and I'm proud to do programming for women," Orman said in her acceptance... [TVNewser]

Menu: Did NYT Miss A Chance To Break The Watergate Story? - Posted May 26, 2009
Our new FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst joined the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning. Did the New York Times have the Watergate scandal tip even earlier than Woodward and Bernstein put the pieces together for the Washington Post? So says a Times article. We'll discuss the implications, as well as a... [FishBowlNY]

Menu: Did the NYT Miss a Chance to Break the Watergate Story? - Posted May 26, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we're joined by new FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst. Did the New York Times have the Watergate scandal tip even earlier than Woodward and Bernstein put the pieces together for the Washington Post? So says a New York Times article. We'll discuss the implications, as... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 05.14.09 - Posted May 14, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. It is day 115 covering the Obama administration and week 15 for us. Happy Birthday to David Gelles and Rebecca Adelman! What we know and... [FishBowlDC]

Introducing Your New FishbowlNY Editor - Posted May 13, 2009
If you read this blog with any regularity, you've probably noticed a new fishie up in this 'Bowl. Let's make it official, shall we? Meet your new FishbowlNY editor, Amanda Ernst... ... [FishBowlNY]

Introducing Your New FishbowlNY Editor - Posted May 13, 2009
If you read this blog with any regularity, you've probably noticed a new fishie up in this 'Bowl. Let's make it official, shall we? Meet your new FishbowlNY editor, Amanda Ernst... ... [FishBowlNY]

About FishbowlNY - Posted April 1, 2006
FishbowlNY is a blog delivering the inside line when it comes to New York media. Dedicated to breaking news, insightful, timely commentary and analysis, we call New York media like we -- and our readers -- see it. TIPS If you have a media news or gossip tip, please email tips [at] mediabistro.com... [FishBowlNY]

About FishbowlNY - Posted April 1, 2006
FishbowlNY is a blog delivering the inside line when it comes to New York media. Dedicated to breaking news, insightful, timely commentary and analysis, we call New York media like we -- and our readers -- see it. TIPS If you have a media news or gossip tip, please email tips [at] mediabistro.com... [FishBowlNY]