Bruce Wasserstein

Rush Yanks The Media's Chain|USA TODAY Publisher Addresses Circ Decrease|Wasserstein Hospitalized|NYT Cancels Subscriptions|Letterman Still Facing Challenges - Posted October 12, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: Rush Limbaugh appeared on the "Today" show this morning, talking about how he becomes news by tweaking the media: "I know how to yank their chain. I know how to send them into insanity. I know how to make... [FishBowlNY]

Rush Yanks The Media's Chain|USA TODAY Publisher Addresses Circ Decrease|Wasserstein Hospitalized|NYT Cancels Subscriptions|Letterman Still Facing Challenges - Posted October 12, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: Rush Limbaugh appeared on the "Today" show this morning, talking about how he becomes news by tweaking the media: "I know how to yank their chain. I know how to send them into insanity. I know how to make... [FishBowlNY]

Getting The Skinny On The BusinessWeek Deal As Bid Deadline Looms - Posted September 14, 2009
After tracking the upcoming BusinessWeek sale all summer, the magazine's own media columnist Jon Fine has compiled all the known information about the transaction and put together this helpful guide. So what do we know? The deadline for any interested parties to place a bid for the magazine is tomorrow. And... [FishBowlNY]

Mansueto Eyes BusinessWeek - Posted August 5, 2009
Over the past few weeks, BusinessWeek's own media columnist Jon Fine has been tracking the efforts by the magazine's owner, McGraw-Hill, to sell the business pub. Yesterday, he reported another possible bidder has entered the fray: Jon Mansueto, whose Mansueto Ventures also owns Inc. and Fast Company. Mansueto has a history of buying... [FishBowlNY]

Mansueto Eyes BusinessWeek - Posted August 5, 2009
Over the past few weeks, BusinessWeek's own media columnist Jon Fine has been tracking the efforts by the magazine's owner, McGraw-Hill, to sell the business pub. Yesterday, he reported another possible bidder has entered the fray: Jon Mansueto, whose Mansueto Ventures also owns Inc. and Fast Company. Mansueto has a history of buying... [FishBowlNY]

BusinessWeek Update: There Are Interested Parties - Posted July 23, 2009
BusinessWeek media columnist Jon Fine has some excellent insight into the progress of the sale of his employer. According to Fine, OpenGate Capital, the private equity firm that bought TV Guide magazine last year, and Bruce Wasserstein, who picked up New York magazine in 2003, have both shown interest in BusinessWeek, which... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Barry Diller (on a Vespa!), Harvey Weinstein & Judge Judy - Posted May 6, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE Maybe it was because it finally stopped raining for five minutes, but the power-lunchers were out in force today at Michael's. There was a crowd gathering in the lounge before noon waiting for tables. Of course, most of the regulars breezed in at their appointed hours, making sure they... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Barry Diller (on a Vespa!), Harvey Weinstein & Judge Judy - Posted May 6, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE Maybe it was because it finally stopped raining for five minutes, but the power-lunchers were out in force today at Michael's. There was a crowd gathering in the lounge before noon waiting for tables. Of course, most of the regulars breezed in at their appointed hours, making sure they... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Andre Leon Talley -- Media Star! - Posted February 11, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE We missed Blythe Danner by a day. Too bad, I would have loved to have asked her what she thinks of her daughter's goofy -- but strangely compelling -- Web site, GOOP. It's the gospel according to Gwyneth, where she holds forth on all things great and small --... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Andre Leon Talley -- Media Star! - Posted February 11, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE We missed Blythe Danner by a day. Too bad, I would have loved to have asked her what she thinks of her daughter's goofy -- but strangely compelling -- Web site, GOOP. It's the gospel according to Gwyneth, where she holds forth on all things great and small --... [FishBowlNY]

Print Media's Revolving Door Appears to Only be Swinging One Way - Posted July 18, 2008
Journalism's long dark week of exits continues today with the announcement that John French, head of Bruce Wasserstein's magazine empire Penton Media is stepping down. French informed a reportedly surprised staff of the decision saying that it was the result of numerous discussions with the board of directors "regarding the... [FishBowlNY]

Wasserstein's American Lawyer Purchased For $630M - Posted July 5, 2007
Big news on the trade journalism front: British firm Incisive Media is paying a quite healthy $630 million to purchase American Lawyer. For the past 10 years, American Lawyer Media Holdings has been owned by buyout specialist Bruce Wasserstein; the paid-in-cash purchase price includes American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, National Law Journal,... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 03.26.07 - Posted March 26, 2007
Good morning Washington. Two-thirds of you think the Politico/Edwards gaffe got the appropriate levels of attention. "LA Times Publisher's Friend And Tribune Co Ex-Director Don Rumsfeld Was Asked To Guest-Edit After Grazer" Deb Howell's weekly column. "Fairfax company brings newspapers to readers' iPods" DCRTV says Happy Birthday to Washington Post radio. "Greta Is Topping Her H&C Lead-In" From... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch at Michael's: Ex-CBS News Prez Says Give Katie A Chance - Posted January 31, 2007
As much as we've come to enjoy our perch at the bar with its bird's eye view, we were thrilled when one of our favorite television titans, Andrew Heyward, invited us to join him and his guests for lunch. Today's lunchtime chronicler, Diane Clehane, chatted with the always affable and extremely... [FishBowlNY]

New York Responds To Brown Family - Posted January 30, 2007
EXCLUSIVE As FishbowlNY first reported, lawyers for Denise Brown and Nicole Brown's are furious over this week's New York magazine article by Vanessa Grigoriadis chronicling the O.J. Simpson book debacle and subsequent fall of Judith Regan at News Corp — specifically, the Brown family's involvement in HarperCollins' attempts to pay them off... [FishBowlNY]

Nicole Brown Family Demands Retraction From New York Mag Over Regan Article - Posted January 30, 2007
EXCLUSIVE The family of Nicole Brown is demanding a retraction and correction to assertions made by Vanessa Grigoriadis in her article published by New York magazine yesterday chronicling the O.J. Simpson book debacle and subsequent fall of Judith Regan at News Corp.'s HarperCollins. In a faxed letter to New York magazine owner Bruce... [FishBowlNY]