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CNN iReport Now Boasts Over 1 Million Citizen Journalist iReporters - Posted January 25, 2012
CNN iReport, CNN's global participatory news community, announced earlier this week that they have surpassed one million registered contributors. Over 1 million people iReporters from all over the world have submitted stories on topics from politics to entertainm... [SocialTimes.com]

Revolving Door: 'Today' turns 60, @SpinReviews, Top Media Pinners, and more - Posted January 13, 2012
[caption id="attachment_32565" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="The January 6, 1964 cover"][/caption] Today ... [PRNewser]

Cable News Ranker: Fox News at #4 - Posted December 6, 2011
Fox News was the fourth most-watched cable network in primetime last week behind ESPN, USA and ABC Family. In total day, FNC was fifth overall. MSNBC was 27th in primetime and 31st in total day, while CNN was 34th and 30th, respectively. ... [TVNewser]

Piers Morgan Thought Patrice O'Neal Was a 'She' - Posted December 2, 2011
Earlier this week, comedian ... [FishbowlLA]

Statement From Herman Cain's Lawyer About Latest Sexual Allegations Could Hurt More Than Help - Posted November 28, 2011
Herman Cain broke the news today that he's going to be accused of being an adulterer. Seriously, are The Daily Show writers running this campaign? WTF Herman Cain! WTF! While on CNN's ... [AgencySpy]

CNN Seeks Detail-Oriented Copy Editor - Posted November 19, 2011
If you're a self-appointed grammar cop and can't stand the sight of a ... [FishbowlLA]

Revolving Door: NYT's Bits, NY Mag's Price, James Murdoch, and More - Posted November 10, 2011
The New York Times Bits blog has a new logo and lots of other changes like expanded coverage, new staffers, and a daily email newsletter. The newsstand price of ... [PRNewser]

Piers Morgan Quitting America's Got Talent - Posted November 9, 2011
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Piers Morgan Quitting America's Got Talent - Posted November 9, 2011
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Showing Up Is Only Part of the News Media Battle - Posted November 9, 2011
The decision about which news stories media outlets cover live has been front and center in the wake of Monday's press conference with one of Herman Cain's accusers, Sharon Bialek, and her lawyer, Gloria Allred. So naturall... [PRNewser]

Revolving Door: CNN, 'Harper's Bazaar,' YouTube, and More - Posted October 31, 2011
CNN is revamping its morning programming, bringing Ashleigh Banfield and Soledad ... [PRNewser]

CNN Restructures Daytime Staffing; Two Dozen Jobs Affected - Posted October 29, 2011
TVNewser has learned that writers at CNN headquarters in Atlanta were told Friday that their jobs are being reclassified as Writer/Producer, leaving many longtime staffers with the choice of re-applying for their jobs or departing the network with a severance package. CNN confirms the move telling us it's part of a reorganizatio... [FishbowlNY]

Roll Call: CNN, Disney/ABC, Porter Novelli, and More - Posted October 26, 2011
[caption id="attachment_29283" align="alignleft" width="155" caption="Former Senator and U.S. ambassador Carol Moseley Braun"][/caption] Former TVNewser editor Steve Krakauer has been promoted to CNN... [PRNewser]

Student journalists express why press freedom matters - Posted October 25, 2011
Student journalists, want to show off your multimedia skills and help advance press freedom? Here's your chance to do so, and possibly land an internship and see your work on CNN to boot. Reporters Without Borders and CNN have teamed up to sponsor th... [TVSpy]

Media Wrestles With Graphic Gadhafi Photos - Posted October 20, 2011
[caption id="attachment_29014" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo: Max Rossi/Reuters"][/caption] Today's tremendous news comes from the struggle in Libya where images and amateur video are emerging that... [PRNewser]

Larry King Lands Johnny Depp Interview for CNN - Posted October 11, 2011
Former CNN host Larry King sat down with actor Johnny Depp for an exclusive ... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Times Has Smart Commenters, CNN Doesn't - Posted September 21, 2011
Here is another thing for New York Times readers to feel smug about: According to a study, the comments on the newspaper's website are the smartest among six top news sites. Tim Libert, a web developer for NYU's journalism department, re... [FishbowlNY]

Zite Sells to CNN for Just Over $20M - Posted August 30, 2011
[UPDATED: 4:10pm ET] Last week, our own Jennifer Zaino spoke to Zite CEO, Mark Johnson about the startup, Zite. One ... [AllTwitter]

CNN Acquires iPad News App Zite - Posted August 30, 2011
Previously rumored and now official, CNN is acquiring free iPad news app ... [TVNewser]

Amid CNN Acquisition Speculation, Zite's Focus Remains on Relevant -- And Disinterested -- Content Discovery - Posted August 25, 2011
Zite CEO Mark Johnson says he's flattered by the rumors this week of a multi-million dollar CNN acquisition. He won't comment on them, of course, but he is flattered. What he will say is that the... [semanticweb.com]

Big Corporations Among Major Donors to MLK Memorial - Posted August 24, 2011
[caption id="attachment_26303" align="alignleft" width="319" caption="Photo: Amy Ta/NPR"][/caption] The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, which will have its official dedication this Sunday, August 28, had financial help from some major corporations. ... [PRNewser]

Favorite Media Tweets of the Week - Posted August 19, 2011
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Roll Call: CNN, Allison & Partners, Carol's Daughter, and More - Posted August 17, 2011
Neel Khairzada has joined CNN as the publicist for correspondent Erin Burnett and her upcoming program. She spent the previous two yea... [PRNewser]

New Home | Maternity Madness | S-U-I-N-G - Posted August 12, 2011
FishbowlLA: ?? Lots of accolades from CNN as its longtime business reporter ... [FishbowlLA]

CNN Replaying Mayweather-Ortiz 24/7 - Posted August 12, 2011
The late Nick Charles would be happy to know that CNN is getting involved in the sports world once again. The cable news network will replay HBO's 24/7 Mayweather/Ort... [SportsNewser]

Pacquiao, Marquez Heads to CNN - Posted August 7, 2011
[caption id="attachment_25421" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pacquiao vs. Marquez in 2008"][/caption] Boxing fans out there are getting a little love from HBO and parent company ... [PRNewser]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: CNN, Scripps, Discovery - Posted July 21, 2011
We have several exciting new job opportunities to tell you about this week. CNN is on the hunt for a site editor for HLN, while Scri... [FishbowlNY]

Now That's a Statement! Pies, Punches, and More from the News Corp. Scandal - Posted July 19, 2011
Because this scandal needed more drama, someone ... [PRNewser]

CNN Now Live-Streaming via CNN.com, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch - Posted July 18, 2011
You can't escape CNN, no matter where you go: The Time Warner-owned cable network and sister channel HLN are now streaming live on CNN.com, and via the CNN App for iPad and the ... [SocialTimes.com]

Derek Jeter Hit 3,000th Home Run According To CNN - Posted July 9, 2011
Stick to what you know, CNN. [H/T SB Nation]... [SportsNewser]

Revolving Door: Mark Halperin Steps in It, and More Media Changes - Posted June 30, 2011
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Going Beyond Your Target Audience with Multicultural Outreach - Posted June 30, 2011
As we mentioned ... [PRNewser]

In Blogging Space, Spoils Go To Early Posters - Posted June 20, 2011
The breaking news is that a new service from Regator has resulted from tweaking its semantic algorithms to find within its human-curated collection of web content emerging stories and to quickly alert bloggers and journalists about them via a desktop app. Regator actually has been around ... [semanticweb.com]

Mitt Romney Wins the (Facebook Likes) Debate - Posted June 14, 2011
Other than the extreme cases of one-on-one landslides, like John F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Richard Nixon, there is really no scientific method of determining the victor of a ... [SocialTimes.com]

The GOP Debate: Many Questions, Some Answers, Lots of Grunting - Posted June 14, 2011
[caption id="attachment_22613" align="alignleft" width="324" caption="Photo: David S. Holloway / CNN Saint Anselm College Manchester, New Hampshire"][/caption] According to Mashable, Mitt Romney came out on top of the GOP debate last night in Fa... [PRNewser]

Tips to integrate hashtags into daily news coverage - Posted June 14, 2011
I may be dating myself here, but I remember when Twitter didn't automatically link @usernames and when #hashtag was a workaround to make disjointed streams of updates easier to find in their clunky search engine. Well, Twitter has done a good job of integrating those ideas of its users to make t... [10,000 Words]

CNN Incorporates Social Media Into GOP Debate Coverage - Posted June 13, 2011
CNN will host its first New Hampshire Republican Presidential debate Monday at 8 p.m., and social media will be woven throughout its coverage of the event. The debate will take place at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., moderated by CNN anchor and chief national correspondent ... [SocialTimes.com]

Royal Wedding Coverage, CNN Opinion Drive CNN Digital in April - Posted May 10, 2011
Coverage of the Royal Wedding and a strong showing by CNN Opinion led CNN Digital to gains in April. Flagship site CNN.com tallied 1.45 billion global page views and 100.2 m... [TVNewser]

Cable News Sites More Popular than Newspapers on the Web - Posted May 10, 2011
As FishbowlNY noted yesterday, Yahoo! News is the most popular news website, according to recent data by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism. But when you take o... [FishbowlNY]

Twitter, Television Sit Together for Royal Wedding - Posted May 5, 2011
Media outlets including ABC News, CNN, BBC, ITV, and Sky incorporated Twitter into their coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton ... [SocialTimes.com]

Bin Laden Killed: CNN's Online Properties Boosted by News - Posted May 2, 2011
CNN released some early statistics for its coverage of the death of Osama Bin Laden on CNN.com, ... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow Hints That Anderson Cooper Should Come Out - Posted April 25, 2011
In an interview with The Guardian, Rachel M... [FishbowlLA]

Journalism, Social Media and PR: An Interview with Romey Louangvilay - Posted April 21, 2011
The context of social media in journalism today cannot be ignored. Several mainstream media organizations such as The Guardian, Slate, and The New Yo... [10,000 Words]

Media Companies on a Tech Launching Spree - Posted April 20, 2011
The Washington Post, GQ, and CNN have each announced new ... [PRNewser]

ESPN's LZ Granderson To Write Weekly Column For CNN Opinion - Posted April 12, 2011
Starting today, ESPN columnist LZ Granderson will write a weekly column for CNN Opinion on how social and c... [SportsNewser]

CNN International Digital Creates New Post for MSN UK's Peter Bale - Posted April 4, 2011
Former MSN UK executive producer Peter Bale joined CNN in the newly created post of vice president and general manager of CNN Internationa... [TVNewser]

Biometrics, Social Media Among the Latest Research Trends - Posted March 24, 2011
[caption id="attachment_17936" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="L to R: Ted McConnell, ARF; Lee Brown, Groupon; and Naveen Selvadurai, foursquare. Photo: Nancy Lazarus"][/caption] Social media's growing role in research was a visible theme throughout the ARF/Advertis... [PRNewser]

Jennifer Griffin: 'I feel like CNN has put a landmine out there so I can stop reporting.' - Posted March 22, 2011
TVNewser talked with Fox News Pentagon correspondent Jennifer Griffin this afternoon about the battle that has broken out between CNN and Fox News over Griffin's reporting of a Libyan government-sponsored trip to the ruins of Muammar Gaddafi... [TVNewser]

Fox News 'Human Shields' Claim 'Outrageous,' Says CNN Correspondent - Posted March 22, 2011
Last night we told you about Fox reporting that journalists in Libya were being used as "human shields," which lead to an airstrike being called off at the last minute. Later in the evening, on CNN's The Situation R... [FishbowlNY]

Foreign Journalists Reportedly Being Used As Human Shields By Pro-Qaddafi Forces - Posted March 21, 2011
Earlier today we reported the good news that the four New York Times journalists who were captured in Libya were released into safety, complete with a photo of them taken in the haven of the Turkish embassy. ... [FishbowlNY]

Meet 'Producer Matthew' Keys: Aggregation Journalist - Posted March 21, 2011
Uprising in Egypt. Earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Missile strikes in Libya. Major news has broken in every corner of the world during the past few weeks. In that time, Matthew Keys has proven himself to be a must follow for the latest from these hot spots. ... [10,000 Words]

Winners Announced for First-Ever CNN iReport Awards - Posted March 16, 2011
The winners of the inaugural edition of the ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN.com Taps LATimes.com's Tenny Tatusian as Homepage Editor - Posted March 16, 2011
CNN.com has a new homepage editor: Tenny Tatusian, previously associate editor for ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Roll Call: CNN's New CMO, M Booth, M&C Saatchi, and More - Posted March 11, 2011
CNN Worldwide has named Janet Roll as the company's new EVP and CMO, reporting to the president of the company, Jim Walton. Roll joins from BET Netw... [PRNewser]

Ken Strickland upped to Deputy Bureau Chief at NBC News Washington - Posted March 11, 2011
Ken Strickland, a veteran of NBC News' Washington bureau, was named deputy bureau chief today by Antoine Sanfuentes, bureau chief in D.C. Strickland joined NBC in 1995 as an associate producer for "Dateline NBC." He was named White House producer in 1997 and later was NBC's producer on Capitol Hill. Before joining... [TVNewser]

CNN.com, TIME.com Launch Global Public Square Blog - Posted March 9, 2011
CNN.com and TIME.com teamed up to launch ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Oops of the Day - Posted March 8, 2011
From Nigel Pritchard, VP of PR for CNN Worldwide. Shortly after- ... [PRNewser]

Oops of the Day - Posted March 8, 2011
From Nigel Pritchard, VP of PR for CNN Worldwide. Shortly after- ... [AgencySpy]

Tucker Carlson: Live TV is like crack - Posted March 8, 2011
Tucker Carlson has good things to say about his days hosting cable news shows at CNN and MSNBC. "I don't have a single complaint about any of it," he tells us in part II of our MediaBeat interview. "Television is crack; it's immediate. You can completely fail, and blow up and... [TVNewser]

Glenn Beck: Has Everyone Dulled to His Edge? - Posted March 8, 2011
Glenn Beck's ascension in the talk radio and TV news stratosphere had a pulpy blend of polarization, right wing Muscle Milk, and a pint of vitriolic I.P.A. The longer Beck stuck his neck out the more feathers he ruffled; the more feathers he ruff... [PRNewser]

CNN Takes On Slavery, Human Trafficking with The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery - Posted March 7, 2011
CNN.com launched the Freedom Project blog as the online base for CN... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN's Twitter World Cup Coverage Wins Prestigious UK Journalism Award - Posted February 24, 2011
CNN has just won a prestigious UK journalism award for its innovative use of Twitter to cover the 2010 World Cup. The Royal Television Society, established as the Television Society in 1927 - nine years bef... [AllTwitter]

CNN App for Android Honeycomb Tablets Now Available via Android Market - Posted February 24, 2011
CNN announced the launch of its CNN App for the Android Honeycomb tablet platform, available free-of-charge via the Android Market. As the cable news network ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Royal Television Society Recognizes CNN's South Africa 2010: Twitter Buzz - Posted February 24, 2011
CNN's South Africa 2010: Twitter Buzz received an award in the category of Innovative News at the United Kingdom's Royal Television Society... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

How to Make Your Own Virtual Newspaper with Twitter - Posted February 22, 2011
Who needs a newspaper when you have Twitter? This post may sound redundant to those in the know; but for those new to Twitter, here are some ways you can use the site as a one stop spot for your news - including links to get you started.... [AllTwitter]

CNN iReport Launches CNN iReport Awards - Posted February 15, 2011
User-generated news community CNN iReport announced the launch of the CNN iReport Awards,... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN Readying App for Android Tablets - Posted February 2, 2011
Lost among the hoopla over that other news app that launched Wednesday, CNN announced that it will launch a CNN App for Android-powered tablets. The announcement was made at Google's press event Wednesday at its headquarters in Mountain Vi... [eBookNewser]

Arizona Shootings, Egyptian Protests Drive CNN.com January Traffic - Posted February 1, 2011
Driven by the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, Ariz., and the political turmoil in Egypt, traffic to CNN.com was up 10 percent in January compared with the year-ago month. The site drew 44 million page views on the d... [eBookNewser]

We Don't Know Who This Barak Obama Guy Is, But CNN Thinks He's Important - Posted January 25, 2011
Above is a screen grab of CNN's programming schedule for Tuesday night. Typos happen, but spelling the president's name incorrectly is pretty bad, and doing so on the day of the State o... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Bryan Monroe Joins CNN as Editor of CNNPolitics.com - Posted January 10, 2011
CNNPolitics.com has a new editor: Bryan Monroe, formerly a visiting professor at Northwestern Uni... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Redesigned CNN Press Room Opens Its Doors - Posted January 7, 2011
CNN launched a redesigned CNN Press Room, formatted blog-style, with items in reverse chronological order and containing abstracts. The new CNN Press Room also contains an embeddable video player and offers access to the CNN Worldwide fact sheet, images, and individual contacts in the cable news network's PR department.... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

WMUR Partnering with CNN for Debate Coverage - Posted December 15, 2010
WMUR is once again partnering with CNN to cover a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire. The debate, which is scheduled for June 7, will bring together Republican presidential hopefuls. Joining WMUR and CNN in covering the contest will be local newspaper The New Hampshire Union Leader. "WMUR is pro... [TVSpy]

CNN App for iPad Debuts - Posted December 14, 2010
This is CNN ... for the iPad. CNN App for iPad is now available via the iTunes Store, free-of-charge, and CNN also announced that its iPhone and iPod Touch app is now also available free, and an update will bring live breaking-news video to its international app. CNN App for iPad offers... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Twitter is a "Real-Time Network" Not a "Social Network": Biz Stone [Interview] - Posted December 13, 2010
Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday to discuss the impact that Twitter has on the journalism and news medi... [AllTwitter]

Catch Biz Stone on CNN's Reliable Sources This Sunday - Posted December 10, 2010
Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder and media darling, will be making an appearance this Sunday on CNN's Reliable Sources. You can catch Stone talking about the journalism industry with host Howard Kurtz live this Sunday on Kurtz' Rel... [AllTwitter]

CNN iReport Global Challenge: The World Waits on Nauru - Posted December 6, 2010
The world's smallest republic is the only country holding up CNN iReport's biggest project, as Nauru is the only country that ha... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Users Can Donate to Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010 via Facebook - Posted November 23, 2010
CNN is accepting donations for the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010, with the help of Facebook, as readers can support the honorees' causes by clicking the Donate Now tab on the ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN.com to Offer Content in Advance of Debut of Taliban Documentary on CNN - Posted November 22, 2010
CNN will air one-hour documentary Taliban Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, but related content will be available on CNN.com three days earlier, as visitors to www.cnn.com/taliban (... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Mediate Senior Editor, Former TVNewser Editor Steve Krakauer Named Digital Producer for CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight - Posted November 15, 2010
Mediaite senior editor and former TVNewser editor ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

"Twitter is not to be a triumph of technology but of humanity" - Biz Stone - Posted November 10, 2010
Biz Stone made an appearance on Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room last night, and answered some rapid-fire, 140-character questions from Blitzer and Twitter users. A l... [AllTwitter]

Report: 'Magic Wall' Malfunction Frustrates John King? - Posted November 10, 2010
The love affair between John King and his "magic wall" may be over. While anchoring his 7pm CNN show a few days before the election, the anchor lost his temper due to "magic wall" malfunctions, according to ... [TVNewser]

CNN Seeks 'Trusted' Line Producer - Posted November 8, 2010
Y... [TVNewser]

Victory Speeches from CNN.com, CNN Mobile - Posted November 3, 2010
CNN released its Election Day statistics for CNN.com via Omniture and for CNN Mobile via ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

New Look for CNNArabic.com - Posted November 1, 2010
CNN launched a redesigned CNNArabic.com aimed at covering the Middle East and north Africa, as well as Arab-speaking communities worldwide, and bringing the site in line with the design, look, and f... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Twitter Tarnished Media Figure Revolving Door: Rick Sanchez Returns, Jay Mariotti Out - Posted October 22, 2010
Twitter regained one controversial media figure and lost another, as sister blog TVNewser reports ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Soledad O'Brien: Bad Economy is 'devastating for the Black Community' - Posted October 19, 2010
CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien explores how the economy impacts the black community in her 90-minute documentary, "Almighty Debt," airing Thursday at 9pm on CNN. "As much as it's bad for everybody," O'Brien ... [TVNewser]

Great Reunions: A CNN, HLN & Entertainment Weekly Special - Posted October 16, 2010
Tonight at 10pmET on a special edition of Showbiz Tonight, CNN, HLN, and corporate sibling Entertainment Weekly present "Great Reunions" which will reunite the casts from memorable TV shows and movies including "Lord of the Rings," "Pretty in Pink," "Back To The Future,"... [TVNewser]

David Doss Leaving CNN's 'AC360' - Posted October 15, 2010
The senior executive producer of CNN's "AC360," David Doss, is leaving the program, TVNewser has learned. He will remain with CNN, and will work in the network's program development group under ... [TVNewser]

CNN.com Updates Stats for Coverage of Chilean Miners - Posted October 14, 2010
CNN.com updated its usage statistics for its coverage of the rescue of the formerly trapped miners from the northern Atacama desert in Chile, citing data from ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN and Fox News (But Not MSNBC) Cover the Last Miner's Rescue in Chile - Posted October 14, 2010
It was a moment tailor-made for cable news. The final Chilean miner is pulled to the surface, and it happens at 8:55 PM, the heart of primetime on the east coast. CNN and Fox News broke into "Parker Spitzer" and "The O'Reilly Factor" respectively to cover the final ascent, and the emotional... [TVNewser]

Rescue of Chilean Miners Also Boosts CNN.com, CNN Mobile - Posted October 13, 2010
The ongoing rescue of the trapped miners from the northern Atacama desert in Chile is also resulting in a feel-good story at CNN.com, as data from ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN Hits the Campaign Trail with CNN.com Election Center, CNN Election Center App - Posted October 13, 2010
The CNN.com Election Center is open for business, along with a ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN Wire Store Is No More - Posted October 12, 2010
The CNN Wire Store, a commercial self-service online storefront for wire stories that launched last September, was shut down about six weeks ago, with no positions being eliminated. It was launche... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Lou Dobbs: Background Checking His Employees Would Be 'Racial Profiling' - Posted October 8, 2010
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Rick Sanchez Apologizes for his 'Inartful' Comments - Posted October 6, 2010
Former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has broken his silence, and released a statement apologizing for the "inartful" comments he made last week. Those comments ended up costing Sanchez his job. Last week Sanchez called comedian ... [TVNewser]

What's on Oprah Winfrey's iPad? - Posted October 6, 2010
Apps from CNN and ABC News made the short list of favorite iPad apps from Op... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The Daily Beast Strikes Again, Names Howard Kurtz Washington Bureau Chief - Posted October 5, 2010
Whether or not Newsweek has anything to do with it, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Parker Spitzer Premieres on CNN - Posted October 5, 2010
Last night CNN premiered its new 8 PM show, "Parker Spitzer." The duo promised a different sort of cable news show, with pundits that would be unlike the ones you see on the other networks "The one thing we don't want is for someone to turn on the TV and say 'oh... [TVNewser]

MSNBC's New Tagline Speaks to the Brand - Posted October 5, 2010
MSNBC is publicly announced its new tagline today: "Lean Forward." According to The New York Times, the new slogan "embraces its progressive political identity," juxtaposing the number two cable news chan... [PRNewser]

Cal Perry Leaves CNN - Posted October 4, 2010
Cal Perry, who has been at CNN since 2006, has announced that he is leaving the network. During his past five years at the network as an international correspondent, he has reported all over the world. Many of his reports centered around the Middle East, seeing ... [TVNewser]

Jim Bunning, Pink Floyd and Energy Drinks: Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer Prep for Primetime on CNN - Posted October 4, 2010
Since their 8 PM show on CNN was announced, hosts Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer have insisted that the program will not be another "Crossfire." That format, with a firebrand liberal faci... [TVNewser]

NY Mag's 'Chasing Fox': The Takeaway for CNN - Posted October 4, 2010
CNN is, in many respects, the focal-point of the New York magazine cover story on the cable news channels. Given its precipitous ratings decline, and the high profile staffing changes in recent weeks (... [TVNewser]

Insider Reacts to Former CNN Anchor Rick Sanchez Firing for Controversial Comments - Posted October 4, 2010
As we reported on Friday, CNN abruptly fired afternoon anchor Rick Sanchez. During a 20-minute satellite radio interview on Thursday, Sanchez made derogatory comments about Jews, his former empl... [FishbowlNY]

CNN Discusses Rick Sanchez's Firing From CNN - Posted October 3, 2010
CNN's "Reliable Sources" discussed Rick Sanchez earlier today, with host Howard Kurtz recapping the events that led to his dismissal, followed by a panel discussion about the incident. The discussion was frank, with one of the panelists saying Sanchez was a "joke," another saying he was a "blowhard," followed by a comment... [TVNewser]

What does the Rick Sanchez Joke Twitter @dicksanchezCNN think of his departure? - Posted October 2, 2010
Since the news of Rick Sanchez getting fired hit the blogosphere, what has funny twitter @dicksanchezCNN been saying about all this? Here are some recent tweets: "I really appreciate... [TVNewser]

Rick Sanchez Fired by CNN - Posted October 1, 2010
Anchor Rick Sanchez was fired by CNN Friday evening, a day after making inflammatory comments about Jews and The Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Sanchez spoke with Sirius XM satellite radio ho... [FishbowlNY]

Fox News, CNN, CNBC Among Most Valuable Cable Networks - Posted October 1, 2010
The Daily Beast's Peter Lauria writes about the 25 most valuable cable networks, and three news channels made the list. Data for the story came from SNL Kagan. ... [TVNewser]

CNN's John King Weighs in on 'Destructive' Members of the Media - Posted September 30, 2010
CNN's 7 PM anchor John King weighed in yesterday on the war of words between President Obama, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC: ... [TVNewser]

LeBron: The Decision Backlash Was Due To Race - Posted September 30, 2010
Maverick Carter, LeBron James' BFF and LRMR Marketing CEO, told CNN's ... [SportsNewser]

CNN Inks New Long-Term Deal with Anderson Cooper - Posted September 30, 2010
CNN has extended its contract with "AC360" anchor Anderson Cooper, keeping him on the network long-term. The contract extension comes as Cooper signed a deal with Telepictures and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution ... [TVNewser]

Activist James O'Keefe Tries to 'Punk' CNN Reporter - Posted September 29, 2010
Conservative activist and filmmaker James O'Keefe tried to trick CNN reporter Abbie Boudreau into boarding a boat filled with sex toys and other explicit material in an effort to prank her and the network. The goal, apparently, was to get CNN ... [TVNewser]

CNN, 'People,' and Cartoon Network Partner for Anti-Bullying Initiative - Posted September 28, 2010
CNN's Anderson Cooper will host a one-hour town hall special on Friday, October 8 titled Bullying: No Escape; an AC 360 Special report with People Magazine and Cartoon Network t... [PRNewser]

CNNPolitics.com Sports a New Look - Posted September 28, 2010
CNN.com spruced up its CNNPolitics.com in time for the buildup to the midterm elections. New features include: "The Top 5," a da... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

CNN, Online News Association Tell the Story of The Art of Collaborative Storytelling - Posted September 27, 2010
CNN and the Online News Association co-hosted an event in Atlanta last Thursday, The Art of Collaborative Storytelling, which examined the changing nature of storytelling and newsgathering, including community participation. The discussion was moderated by CNN International anchor and correspondent ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Poll: Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck Most Loved and Loathed TV News Hosts - Posted September 27, 2010
Politico and George Washington University revealed results from a new poll this morning. In addition to more standard political questions, the poll also asked about the media habits of respondents. What did the results ... [TVNewser]

Cond Nast Fails a Drill While 30 Rock Has More Plotline Fodder, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 24, 2010
- Cond Nast employees received quite the email today, when a company-wide alert was sent out saying "We have received reports that a firearm has been discharged on the 10th floor of 750 building, 3rd Avenue in New York. If you are in a safe location, remain where... [MediaJobsDaily]

Cond Nast Fails a Drill While 30 Rock Has More Plotline Fodder, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 24, 2010
- Cond Nast employees received quite the email today, when a company-wide alert was sent out saying "We have received reports that a firearm has been discharged on the 10th floor of 750 building, 3rd Avenue in New York. If you are in a safe location, remain where... [TVNewser]

Media News Friday Frenzy - Posted September 24, 2010
Today started with the massive media news about the departures of CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein and NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker and the news keeps coming. PRNewser colleagu... [PRNewser]

CNN, Eatocracy, foursquare Sink Teeth Into Weeklong Series Eatocracy: Mind, Body and Wallet - Posted September 24, 2010
Is CNN.com's Eatocracy blog, which ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Jon Klein out as CNN/U.S. President - Posted September 24, 2010
Breaking: CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein is leaving the company, the network confirms. HLN chief Ken Jautz will replace Klein at the parent netwo... [TVNewser]

Fareed Zakaria to Interview Chinese Premier - Posted September 24, 2010
CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviewed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday for his weekend program, "Fareed Zakaria GPS." The interview will air Sunday, October 3 at 10 AM ET on CNN, and 8 AM ET on CNN International. Premier Wen last gave an inter... [TVNewser]

Cablers Cover Ahmadinejad's Speech to the UN - Posted September 23, 2010
The three big cable news channels all covered Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the United Nations this afternoon. Earlier in the day the channels covered President Obama's speech to the general assembly. ... [TVNewser]

Hail to the Chef - Posted September 23, 2010
CNN's John King dons the apron for the "Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health," joining politicos like Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown and Governor ... [TVNewser]

Mashable Social Good Summit: Social Media's Growing Role - Posted September 21, 2010
Leveraging social media to help solve some of the world's toughest problems was the theme of Mashable's Social Good Summit in New York on Monday. The conference was held in par... [PRNewser]

Press Sec Gibbs Makes the Morning Show Rounds - Posted August 31, 2010
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was back from his vacation and hitting the morning shows... [PRNewser]

Every Camera in LA Will Be At the Emmys - Posted August 27, 2010
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which oversees the Emmys, will have eight cameras set up backstage at the Nokia Theater for ... [PRNewser]

Huffington Post Buys Adaptive Semantics To Keep Up With 100000 Comments A Day - TechCrunch (blog) - Posted June 17, 2010
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Vice Pairs WIth CNN.com|Praise For CNN|Times Covers Its Own Pay Wall Announcement|Hearst Hurts After MediaNews Ch. 11 - Posted January 20, 2010
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No Matter How Murdoch Feels, Fox News' Roger Ailes Makes Bank - Posted January 11, 2010
A profile of Roger Ailes in The New York Times yesterday highlighted the tension between the Fox News... [FishbowlNY]

Mediaite Launches Three More Niche Sites - Posted December 8, 2009
Lets face it, New York media rankings are interesting to a small group of people: the power players involved, and their parents. So it was surprising when MSNBC's Dan Abrams launched his muc... [FishbowlNY]

Tiger Woods Scandal Captivates The Media, And The Menu, Too - Posted November 30, 2009
The Tiger Woods car crash and scandal was the biggest news on today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Hosts Jason Boog of G... [FishbowlNY]

Lou Dobbs|HuffPost Sports|More AP Layoffs To Come?|News Corp. May Join Time Inc.'s "Hulu For Magazines"|Late Night Writing Staffs Lack Ladies - Posted November 12, 2009
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Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN, John King To Host New Program In 7pm Time Slot - Posted November 12, 2009
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Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN - Posted November 12, 2009
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Business & Financial Reporting Emmy Noms Announced|CNN Protest In LA|A Look At McSweeney's Broadsheet|Staten Island Advance Seeks To Trim Staff|Google's Schmidt Values Editors - Posted November 5, 2009
TVNewser: Nominees for the Business and Financial Reporting Emmy Awards we announced today. CBS gathered the most nods with 15 while PBS... [FishbowlNY]

WSJ's Hook'em and Sink'em Mobile Plan - Posted November 2, 2009
News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal is pretty confident about the choices its made in regards to selling content on the Web. It was one of the first pubs to put its... [FishbowlNY]

The News Literacy Project: Bringing Accountability Into the Classroom - Posted October 27, 2009
Vivian Schiller, Soledad O'Brien and Alan Miller Photo via Meredith Goncalves Last night, Time Warner hosted a litany of major media players, all gathered in support of The News Literacy Project. Founded by Alan Miller... [FishbowlNY]

Former Microsoft, Evri Exec To Lead Public Media's Corporate Sponsorship Firm - Posted October 27, 2009
National Public Media, the corporate sponsorship firm for NPR, PBS and Boston-based ... [FishbowlNY]

CNN PR on Website Re-Launch: 'The More Open You Are With Employees, The Less Likely You Are to Have Leaks' - Posted October 23, 2009
CNN held a large press event last night to reveal the new CNN.com. TVNewser and Webnewser both have reports. "Some CNN employees were surprised that details o... [PRNewser]

On The Menu: CNN's Don Lemon On The Power Of User-Generated Content - Posted October 21, 2009
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Jon Stewart Mocks CNN|LAT Mag Names New Editor|Star-Ledger Faces More Cuts|The Atlantic Names Brave Thinkers - Posted October 13, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

CNN's iPhone App Debacle Raises Questions About Embargoes - Posted September 29, 2009
CNN launched a new $1.99 iPhone app today. That, in itself, might be some pretty intere... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Reporter Upset As AP Breaks CNN iPhone App Embargo - Posted September 29, 2009
Have the tides turned? Bloggers honored the news embargo on CNN's iPhone app, which launched at 8am ET today, while the Associated Press did not. That annoyed at least one reporter, Reuters' Robert MacMillan, who ... [PRNewser]

Former Glamour Reporter Velasquez Picked To Lead Latino News Site - Posted September 18, 2009
My Latino Voice, a Web site focused on Latino news and culture, has named Shirley Velasquez editor-in-chief. Velasquez i... [FishbowlNY]

Christiane Amanpour|THR, Variety Plan Changes|GalleyCat Correctly Predicts Oprah's Book Club Selection|WSJ Reveals Pricey Mobile App Pay Structure|Diller Will Use Cash To Reinvest - Posted September 17, 2009
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Americans' Opinion Of The Media Hits New Low - Posted September 14, 2009
A new Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey, released yesterday, reveals that the American public's opinion of the press's accuracy has reached its lowest level in two decades of Pew surveys. The public's th... [FishbowlNY]

Metro Reveals New Look - Posted September 11, 2009
Starting on Monday, the free newspaper Metro will unveil a new design in its New York, Boston and Philadelphia editions (see right). The new look will include a "sleeker design and more sophisticated look while maintaining the concise, contemporary and colorful elements readers l... [FishbowlNY]

CNN Searches For Conservative, Liberal Voices To Square Off - Posted September 8, 2009
Our colleagues at FishbowlLA have some exclusive news today: CNN is auditioning talent in the hopes of casting one conservative and one liberal host for a new "C... [FishbowlNY]

Remembering Don Hewitt|YouTube Partners With Time Warner|MySpace Confirms iLike Buy|Papers Form Sports Content Sharing Network|BusinessWeek Buy Update - Posted August 19, 2009
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CNN Avoids Booking Talk Radio Hosts|Playboy and Maxim Go Well Together|MTV Reveals Revamped Schedule|Portfolio.com Returns|Conn. Paper's Publisher Emerges From Ch. 11 - Posted August 12, 2009
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Ling Says Sister Did Enter N Korea|Austin American-Statesman No Longer For Sale|Ben Stein Out At NYT|Unions Dispute Tribune's Bonus Requests|NBC Lays Off Local Stations' Creative Services Teams - Posted August 7, 2009
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Today's Media Headline Rundown With Jason And Matt On The Menu - Posted August 4, 2009
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After Months Of Guest Hosting, Guy Raz Takes Over "All Things Considered" This Weekend - Posted July 31, 2009
Public radio network NPR has officially appointed its former defense correspondent Guy Raz weekend host of afternoon news show "All Things Considered." After serving as guest host on the program for months, Raz will ... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: Erin Andrews, Zappos and Lou Dobbs - Posted July 23, 2009
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Cable News Ad Wars: MSNBC Targets CNN - Posted July 16, 2009
In a new television promo, CNN claims it is "No. 1, with more viewers than Fox and MSNBC." The ad goes on to say that CNN has held the top spot for seven years in a row. Now, MSNBC is challenging the credibility of the CNN ad and asking Nielsen to weigh... [TVNewser]

SCOTUS Reporters Reveal Feelings About The Biggest Story They'll Cover All Year - Posted July 15, 2009
For the past couple days, the network and cable news channels have looked more like CSPAN, thanks to the nonstop coverage of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Although the hearings have been rigidly structured, stuffy and sort of dry, there is ... [FishbowlNY]

Sarah Palin's Resignation Catches Media Off Guard - Posted July 6, 2009
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Debut Novelist Hyatt Bass Hits Up The Menu - Posted July 2, 2009
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CNN May Be Sued Over MJ Footage|Jackson Family Hires Power Publicists|CBS Snags Gawker's Lawson|Layoffs At Spin|This Week's Best Media Throwdowns - Posted July 1, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video TVNewser: CNN has warned staffers that i... [FishbowlNY]

Sanford Fesses Up|Doppelt, Brown Together Again|New York Mag Digs Up Info On Rohde Kidnapping|If Amanpour Is Ever Kidnapped, She Wants It Publicized|Why Does The Public Hate The Media? - Posted June 24, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Kidnapped NYT Reporter's Escape Brings Press Blackout To Light - Posted June 22, 2009
Over the weekend, news broke that Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter David Rohde had escaped from capt... [FishbowlNY]

Steinem's Women's Media Center Holds First Annual Media Awards - Posted June 18, 2009
Last night marked the first annual Women's Media Center Media Awards at the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in midtown. Catered and cozy, the event took place in a small, packed room brimming with well-established female media t... [FishbowlNY]

Twitter Calls Out CNN, But Kurtz Misses The Boat - Posted June 15, 2009
Over the weekend, tempers flared over CNN's coverage -- or lack thereof -- of the Iranian election and subsequent protests. Frustrated viewers took to Twitter to voice their concern over CNN's oversight or lack of interest in the foreign controversy, creating the hashtag #cnnfail, which was a tr... [FishbowlNY]

Amanpour, Crowley and Maddow Honored|SeattlePI.com Grows|AARP Readership Climbs|Lincoln Biographer David Herbert Donald Dies|NC Paper Asks For $50K Loan - Posted May 19, 2009
TVNewser: CNN's ... [FishbowlNY]

San Francisco, We've Got You Covered - Posted May 11, 2009
Our Fishbowl blogs have New York, DC and LA covered, but until now we have neglected that important city by the bay. But, never fear San Francisco, BayNewser... [FishbowlNY]

EW.com, WSJ.com Take Top Prizes At EPpy Awards - Posted May 7, 2009
Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek presented their 14th consecutive EPpy Awards tod... [FishbowlNY]

The Huffington Post Recruits Biz Dev VP - Posted May 5, 2009
These new media properties are getting increasingly serious about the business side of their operations. Last week, The Daily Beast ... [FishbowlNY]

CNN's Top 10 Stories, According to CNN - Posted January 5, 2009
CNN wanted to alert FBLA to its Top 10 Stories, so it sent out notice. We said where do we salute. CNN.com's Top 10 Stories in 2008 (and corresponding Page Views) 1. Obama: 'This is your victory' Nov. 5: 4.8 million page views 2. Actor Heath Ledger dies at 28 Sept. 22: 4.4 million page... [FishbowlLA]

USA Network Retains Crown: Most Watched Cable Network - Posted December 26, 2008
USA Network, bolstered by the success of Tony Shalhoub's detective series "Monk" and other shows like "Burn Notice" and "Psych," has claimed the most-watched cable programming crown again, averaging about 2.8 mil... [FishbowlLA]

CNN, Steve Jobs, and the Price of Citizen Journalism: FBNY Talks to Jay Rosen - Posted October 6, 2008
Meanwhile, back in other news that would be big if it wasn't for the worldwide financial crisis and/or Sarah Fey Palin: You may recall how last Friday someone calling themselves "Johntw" posted a note on CNN... [FishbowlNY]

TVNewser Attempts to 'Twitter-view' CNN's Rick Sanchez - Posted September 19, 2008
Pushing the boundaries of technology, our sister site, TVNewser is conducting a live Twitter interview with CNN anchor Rick Sanchez right now. Check ... [FishbowlLA]

Kevin Roderick Vs. Eric Longabardi: Two People You Don't Want to See in a Bikini Mud Wrestling Match - Posted August 13, 2008
We're not sure what bloggers Kevin Roderick and Eric Longabardi have against each other, but we know they won't be sharing a toothbrush any time soon. Longabardi, over at ERSNews.com, ... [FishbowlLA]

CNN Looking to Cut Costs By Hiring One-Man Bureaus -- Or Is It? - Posted August 12, 2008
Talk about cutting to the bone, CNN is planning on hiring sole individuals in various domestic cities as "all-platform journalists" in "one-person shops," the cable network announced from its Atlanta heavens today. The journos will typically carry hand-held cameras, a laptop, an air card, a satellit... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA Confirms Ryan Seacrest Is In Talks To Replace Larry King - Posted May 8, 2008
Sources close to Ryan Seacrest have confirmed to FBLA that Ryan Seacrest is in talks with CNN to shimmy into Larry King's chair. Now "talks" can mean a lot of things, and our source also says, "I don't think it's going to happen." Why? Well, ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted April 16, 2008
The Boss Pimps Obama: Bruce Springsteen joins the red carpet-worthy list of celebs pimping for Barack Obama. Springsteen, y'all. Now can we stop talking about elitism and snobbery? ... [FishbowlLA]

CNN Producer Chez Pazienza Dooced and Yet, Life Goes On - Posted February 19, 2008
Dooced! Who knew that CNN was so retro? Chez Pazienza, producer of American Morning, got fired for writing his blog, Deus Ex Malcontent. He spills at HuffPost: During my final conve... [FishbowlLA]

Phil Bronstein named editor-at-large of Hearst newspapers - Posted January 24, 2008
Per CNN: "Hearst Newspapers announced today that San Francisco Chronicle Editor Phil Bronstein will be shifting his role from running day-to-day operations in the newsroom to taking on broader strategic responsibilities... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive: Face of Us Weekly, Ken Baker, Leaves The Mag - Posted January 13, 2008
Ken Baker, the editorial director of Usmagazine.com, and quite possibly the most senior employee of Us Weekly (he's been there eight years -- longer than Janice Min) sent a surprising e-mail to friends. The e-mail: Friends, I've decided that Golden Globes weekend is... [FishbowlLA]

CNN Wants Avatar News in Second Life - Posted October 30, 2007
CNN is launching a virtual news bureau on Second Life. Reuters uses a real journalist/avatar on the site, but CNN is extending its i-Report concept by asking Second Life residents to contribute news, photos and videos. CNN-branded kiosks will be scattered throughout the comm... [FishbowlLA]

Media Exec Looks At Gathering Storm Clouds And Sees Bright Future - Posted September 19, 2007
Research analysts show that ad spending has been down for two consecutive quarters, but CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and his rivals don't seem to care. CNNMoney.com reports out of the Merrill Lynch media and entertainment conf... [FishbowlLA]

Michael Moore's Unchosen One - Posted July 25, 2007
CNN didn't select Michael Moore's YouTube'd question in Monday night's presidential debate. Lucky for him, HuffPo let him ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 24, 2007
Better Than A Shrimp On A Hamster Wheel: Reporters Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 23, 2007
Something's Gotta Give: Former actress, Sen. Sheila Kuehl, wants to protect the "postmortem right of publicity" for dead celebrities, like ... [FishbowlLA]

User-Generated Content: How Much Does it Cost If It's Free? - Posted May 30, 2007
User-created content is all the rage! Heinz, as in ketchup and Mrs. Kerry, is looking for amateur ad types, but it's expensive to wade through crap. And they should know. ABC offers I-Caught, a magazine show using video ... [FishbowlLA]

News You Don't Want To Miss: Tuesday RoundUp - Posted May 29, 2007
From the annals of "All News Is Local" come some of the top stories to hit our inbox. Well, the top stories that aren't about 11-year-old boys shooting giant pigs: NPR: Day to Day ... [FishbowlLA]

$50,000 For 'Money Honey' Ride | 10,000 Teens | Time Tries To Poach From Times | JFK Jr.'s Ex snags $1.2M Book Deal | ABC's Cuomo Unscathed In Iraq Roadside Bombing | Fox, CNN Spar Over Obama - Posted January 24, 2007
10,000 Teens: Already registered for Cond&eacuteNet's Flip.com. [WWD] ABC's Cuomo: Narrowly escapes roadside bomb attack in Iraq. [... [FishbowlNY]

Larry King Celebrated @ 50 | Katie 'Still Perky' @ 50 | Time Redesign Not Done | Jeanine Pirro's $1M Talk Show Deal - Posted January 10, 2007
Larry King: CNN preps 50-year-celebration. [Daily News] ... [FishbowlNY]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 8, 2007
Rich People Are More Interesting Than You, Part XXVII: The sons of Rod Stewart and Aaron Spelling are working with someone Robin Abcarian dubs a "baby mogul" on a reality show... [FishbowlLA]

AP Finds Iraqi Policeman, Not Everyone's Happy - Posted January 5, 2007
So, the AP has found the Iraqi policeman they quoted six weeks ago, and -- despite US and Iraqi denials -- shown he exists. ('Course, now Jamil Hussein faces punishment for speaking.) And former CNN chief and current "Iraq Slogger" co-founder ... [FishbowlNY]