Associated Press

Brauchli Discusses Salon Flap|Shepard Fairey|Self Layoffs|Hearst Tells Amazon It Will Work To Shorten Delivery Times|Nikki Finke's Powerful Women List - Posted October 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post's Marcus Brauchli addressed the Salon controversy in an online chat today. FishbowlLA: Shepard Fairey, the artist of the iconic Barack Obama posters, has admitted he lied about which Associated Press photo he used for his work. Gawker: Self laid off a couple staffers last week, including Stephanie Newhouse, a... [FishBowlNY]

Brauchli Discusses Salon Flap|Shepard Fairey|Self Layoffs|Hearst Tells Amazon It Will Work To Shorten Delivery Times|Nikki Finke's Powerful Women List - Posted October 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post's Marcus Brauchli addressed the Salon controversy in an online chat today. FishbowlLA: Shepard Fairey, the artist of the iconic Barack Obama posters, has admitted he lied about which Associated Press photo he used for his work. Gawker: Self laid off a couple staffers last week, including Stephanie Newhouse, a... [FishBowlNY]

AP's Curley, Murdoch: Get Ready To Pay Up - Posted October 9, 2009
Two days after proposing that some people will have to pay a premium to get certain news first, the Associated Press's CEO Tom Curley spoke more about charging third parties for access to his organization's content at a presentation in Beijing on Friday. According to the AP report, Curley said content creators... [FishBowlNY]

AP Publishes Notes On Polanski Arrest - Posted September 28, 2009
Yesterday, when news broke that film director Roman Polanski had been arrested in Switzerland after decades on the lam, the Associated Press' report on the matter was a headline and then a few lines of reporters' and editors' notes: Swiss arrest Polanski on US request in sex case Associated Press, 09.27.09, 10:41 AM... [FishBowlNY]

Dayton Litereary Peace Prize Winners Announced|NYT & Twitter|NYP Parody|Domino Editor Launches Online Shelter Mag|Meet The Texas Tribune - Posted September 22, 2009
GalleyCat: The winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize have been announced: Richard Bausch won the fiction prize and Benjamin Skinner has been awarded the nonfiction prize for his book, "A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery." BayNewser: The New York Times is in the process of developing... [FishBowlNY]

Dayton Litereary Peace Prize Winners Announced|NYT & Twitter|NYP Parody|Domino Editor Launches Online Shelter Mag|Meet The Texas Tribune - Posted September 22, 2009
GalleyCat: The winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize have been announced: Richard Bausch won the fiction prize and Benjamin Skinner has been awarded the nonfiction prize for his book, "A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery." BayNewser: The New York Times is in the process of developing... [FishBowlNY]

PictureGroup, AP Join Forces For Photo Distribution - Posted September 17, 2009
The Associated Press announced this morning that it had entered into a strategic alliance with digital media production company PictureGroup, allowing the company to distribute its photo content on the AP's Images Web site. In addition, AP Images' 57,000 users will be able to access premium content from PictureGroup, which specializes in... [FishBowlNY]

McClatchy Dailies Join AP's Mobile News Network - Posted September 14, 2009
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. announced today that all 30 of its daily newspapers have joined the Associated Press's mobile news network. "Mobile is a key component of McClatchy's overall digital strategy," said Christian Hendricks, McClatchy's vice president, interactive media in the announcement today. "Adding all our websites to AP Mobile makes it... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Digital Journalism And Going To J-School - Posted September 8, 2009
Hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven celebrated back to school today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu. Today's guest was Vadim Lavrusik, a Mashable.com and Poynter.com contributor who just started graduate school at Columbia's Journalism School. As so many journalists struggle to survive in the industry, why did... [FishBowlNY]

Former First Daughter Joins "Today" - Posted August 31, 2009
If you've been wondering what former President George W. Bush's daughters have been up to, look no further than morning TV. Jenna Bush Hager will soon be starting a gig as a correspondent for NBC's "Today" show. Although the 27-year-old is currently a teacher in Baltimore, she will be working part time... [FishBowlNY]

Vanity Fair Columnist, Prolific Author Dominick Dunne Dies - Posted August 26, 2009
Sadly, news that journalist and author Dominick Dunne had died last night has been eclipsed by the story of Sen. Edward Kennedy's passing. However, having just learned of Dunne's death, we thought it only right to pay tribute to him here. Dunne's Vanity Fair column, which focused on the glamorous and seedy... [FishBowlNY]

We Are Family: Sulzberger-Ochs Grandnephew Joins NYT Newsroom - Posted August 21, 2009
The New York Observer reports that Associated Press reporter Sam Dolnick will join the Metro desk at The New York Times. Oh, and he's the grandnephew of former NYT publisher Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger. A Times spokeswoman said Dolnick will start September 14. After Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (son of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)... [FishBowlNY]

We Are Family: Sulzberger-Ochs Grandnephew Joins NYT Newsroom - Posted August 21, 2009
The New York Observer reports that Associated Press reporter Sam Dolnick will join the Metro desk at The New York Times. Oh, and he's the grandnephew of former NYT publisher Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger. A Times spokeswoman said Dolnick will start September 14. After Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (son of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)... [FishBowlNY]

Former Portfolio Deputy Editor Impoco Joins Reuters In Newly Created Role - Posted August 17, 2009
Jim Impoco, the business journalism vet who had the misfortune of being fired by Portfolio Editor-in-Chief Joanne Lipman last year before the Condé Nast business publication folded earlier this year, has taken up a new post at Reuters. Impoco, a longtime editor for The New York Times, has been appointed enterprise... [FishBowlNY]

Editor & Publisher Reveals 10 Papers That "Do It Right" - Posted August 11, 2009
At a time when local newspapers across the country are imperiled -- cutting staff and resources to stay alive, drawing more from pooled resources like the Associated Press to the detriment of their own original content and instituting furloughs -- it's important to celebrate those papers that are still doing challenging... [FishBowlNY]

Editor & Publisher Reveals 10 Papers That "Do It Right" - Posted August 11, 2009
At a time when local newspapers across the country are imperiled -- cutting staff and resources to stay alive, drawing more from pooled resources like the Associated Press to the detriment of their own original content and instituting furloughs -- it's important to celebrate those papers that are still doing challenging... [FishBowlNY]

Gawker's Servers Struggle|Iranian Detainees Have San Fran Roots|The Awl Celebrates 1M|AP Managing Editors Honor Public Service|Luke Russert Answers Essential Questions - Posted August 3, 2009
Video: "Jon & Kate + 8" is back on the air tonight after a short hiatus. Will you be watching? AgencySpy: Gawker's sites have been having issues. Possible causes: server issues, heavy traffic or an attack, possibly from irate Scientologists. Just a theory. BayNewser: Two of the three Americans detained in Iran Friday... [FishBowlNY]

A List Of AP Buyout Takers - Posted July 30, 2009
A tipster has sent us a lengthy list of members of the Associated Press who accepted the recent buyout offer. The AP said Tuesday that around 100 veteran staffers had taken the buyouts. We're told the following list is from the AP's alumni listserv, so we're not sure how accurate or... [FishBowlNY]

Veteran AP Reporter Pyle Looks Back On 49-Year Career: "I've Been Very Lucky" - Posted July 27, 2009
Veteran reporter Richard Pyle retired today after 49 years at the Associated Press. The Huffington Post's Dana Kennedy got an interview with Pyle, and helped him look back his almost 50-year career -- spent at only one company. Read the whole interview for the entire experience, but here are some of Pyle's... [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]

AP Creates Registry To Protect Content Online - Posted July 23, 2009
The board of directors of the Associated Press has instructed the news wire to develop a registry that will tag and track all AP content online in order to make sure it's not being plagiarized or misused. "The system will register key identifying information about each piece of content that AP distributes... [FishBowlNY]

AP Settles "Hot News" Lawsuit With AHN Media - Posted July 13, 2009
The Associated Press announced today that is has settled its intellectual property suit against AHN Media. The suit, filed in January 2008 in Manhattan district court, claimed AHN had infringed the AP's copyrights and trademarks by republishing its headlines with attribution. As part of the settlement, AHN acknowledged that "there were... [FishBowlNY]

Drew Barrymore, Girl Reporter - Posted July 13, 2009
The movies love the media industry. Just this year, we had Russell Crowe and Rachel McAdams playing investigative reporters in "State of Play," Isla Fisher pratfalling in the office of a business mag for "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds finding love at a publishing house in... [FishBowlNY]

Leaders From Air America, FT Say Future Of Media Is A World Of Niches - Posted July 8, 2009
From left: Dezenhall, Klein, Edgecliff-Johnson, Heyward and Zier talk the future of media Another day, another panel talking about why the media is in crisis and what can be done to fix it. Today's panel at the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle hosted by Gotham Media Ventures --... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: NYT's Stelter Still Shocked About Cable News' Iran Coverage - Posted June 17, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, The New York Times reporter and Twitter phenom Brian Stelter spoke about Twitter's role in the media's coverage of Iran and cable news channels' decisions over the week and in the past few days. "As more and more foreign journalists are forced out of the... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: NYT's Stelter Still Shocked About Cable News' Iran Coverage - Posted June 17, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, The New York Times reporter and Twitter phenom Brian Stelter spoke about Twitter's role in the media's coverage of Iran and cable news channels' decisions over the week and in the past few days. "As more and more foreign journalists are forced out of the... [FishBowlNY]

Deadline Club Honors Times, Journal and AP - Posted May 20, 2009
The Deadline Club, the New York Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, presented its 2009 awards honoring New York-area journalism last night. The biggest winners of the evening were The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, which all took home three awards each. Newsweek, Newsweek.com, and... [FishBowlNY]

Deadline Club Honors Times, Journal and AP - Posted May 20, 2009
The Deadline Club, the New York Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, presented its 2009 awards honoring New York-area journalism last night. The biggest winners of the evening were The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, which all took home three awards each. Newsweek, Newsweek.com, and... [FishBowlNY]

NY Press Club Awards Recognize Times' David Barstow, BusinessWeek - Posted May 20, 2009
The New York Press Club yesterday announced the 62 winners of its 2009 Journalism Awards. BusinessWeek led the award count with seven wins, while The New York Times' David Barstow will accept the Gold Keyboard Award for excellence in investigative journalism at the June 15 ceremony. Barstow was awarded the Gold Keyboard... [FishBowlNY]

NY Press Club Awards Recognize Times' David Barstow, BusinessWeek - Posted May 20, 2009
The New York Press Club yesterday announced the 62 winners of its 2009 Journalism Awards. BusinessWeek led the award count with seven wins, while The New York Times' David Barstow will accept the Gold Keyboard Award for excellence in investigative journalism at the June 15 ceremony. Barstow was awarded the Gold Keyboard... [FishBowlNY]

New AP Style - Posted November 12, 2008
For anybody scheduled to take copy-editing test soon, listen up: The Associated Press has adopted a new (though it doesn't seem new) rule regarding heads of state. The Associated Press is adopting a universal style for referring to all heads of state, including the United States. Effective Thursday at 3 a.m. EST,... [FishBowlLA]

Phoenix Says It Again -- I'm Leaving Movies For Music - Posted November 3, 2008
Joaquin Phoenix, if anyone didn't hear him the first time, is making it clear that he's had enough of the film biz . The Oscar-winning star of such films as "Gladiator," "To Die For" and "Walk the Line" told Associated Press (this after, dumping it all on Extra last week) that he's... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted February 5, 2008
Yes We Clicked Through The Entire Thing: The LAT has been reading our wish-book again, this time posting a picture-book-thingy about Matthew McConaughey's predilection to show of his pecks. When we got to the last frame we were miffed to find a totally clothed Matt Damon, but then we played the... [FishBowlLA]

AP Missing One Of The Five "W's" - Posted January 11, 2008
The Associated Press just published a piece about how, despite the canceled Golden Globes dinner party, swag suites are still all the rage with celebrities. Which celebrities? Dunno. Apparently the AP didn't think to ask.... [FishBowlLA]

TMZ TV To Stink Up The Airwaves On Monday - Posted September 7, 2007
If you smell sulfur in the air on Monday, don't fret. It's just TMZ fluttering through the airwaves. The site that broke the Mel Gibson arrest and the Michael Richards comedy-club bigotry will stick its heavy fist into the crowded hole of celebutainment television shows, debuting, of course, on Fox. Harvey Levin,... [FishBowlLA]

TMZ.com Gets New Digs - Posted July 20, 2007
Attention celebrities (I know some of you read our site): The Associated Press of sleaze is moving closer to the Hollywood sign: On Monday, TMZ will relocate to 8033 Sunset Blvd., Suite 875. TMZ tells FBLA the new digs will house the TV studio for the brand's daily half-hour show, that's supposed... [FishBowlLA]

The AP Throws a Party in LA, FBLA Not Invited - Posted January 9, 2007
The Associated Press feted special correspondent Linda Deutsch on her 40 years with the gruel-and-grind outfit. We'd love tell you about all the war stories Deutsch shared -- and all the gentle ribbing dignitaries made about her various idiosyncrasies. But we can't. We weren't invited. LA Observed, who also was not invited,... [FishBowlLA]

CJR Wants a Source, the AP Provides - Posted January 4, 2007
The CJR Daily's Paul McLeary demanded Tuesday that The Associated Press stop dragging its feet and provide evidence that a source they quoted, Iraqi police Captain Jamail Hussein, exists. (The Iraqi government and U.S. military had denied it.) Today, the AP obliges: BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The Interior Ministry acknowledged Thursday that an... [FishBowlNY]