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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, who left his investigative reporter position at the Los Angeles Times to do the unthinkable -... [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, who left his investigative reporter position at the Los Angeles Times to do the unthinkable -... [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 WGBH, named Stephen Moss its president and chief executive officer yesterday. It's a perfect time to announce the change, as NPR is coming off its pledge week and CEO Vivian Schiller just last week proclaimed that her organization had the... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: CNN's Don Lemon On The Power Of User-Generated Content - Posted October 21, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, host Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy and special guest host TVNewser's Kevin Allocca "CNN Newsroom" anchor Don Lemon, who discussed user-generated content, Twitter and blogs and how he uses them on his show. "I've been using it on the show now for over a... [FishBowlNY]

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 / 10cCNN Leaves It Therewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview TVNewser: Jon Stewart gave CNN some pretty harsh criticism last night on "The Daily Show," mocking the news net's anchors' favorite parting phrase, "Let's leave it there." FishbowlLA: LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine,... [FishBowlNY]

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 / 10cCNN Leaves It Therewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview TVNewser: Jon Stewart gave CNN some pretty harsh criticism last night on "The Daily Show," mocking the news net's anchors' favorite parting phrase, "Let's leave it there." FishbowlLA: LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine,... [FishBowlNY]

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 is an award-winning journalist who has worked as a senior reporter at Glamour magazine since 2003. During her time at the Condé Nast pub, Velasquez worked on a number of influential pieces including on... [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
TVNewser: CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour celebrated the launch of her new show "Amanpour" at Michael's yesterday, and chatted with Kevin Allocca. Says Kevin: "After the interview, Amanpour remarked, 'That's the tiniest lens I've every looked into.'" FishbowlLA/Folio: Nikki Finke reports that The Hollywood Reporter will be going online only next year, while... [FishBowlNY]

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 thoughts on media bias and independence didn't fare much better -- the levels reported in... [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 look for every day," said publisher Metro International. The... [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 "Crossfire" type of show. FBLA has some ideas about who the news network might be looking at: A few on the liberal side were Steve A.... [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
TVNewser: Broadcasters remember Don Hewitt and this Sunday "60 Minutes" will have a one-hour tribute to the show's creator. Wonder what Katie Couric's hair will look like in this one. BayNewser: YouTube has partnered with Time Warner, meaning that clips from CNN, the Cartoon Network and TV shows like "Gossip Girl" and... [FishBowlNY]

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
TVNewser: CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein yesterday asked his show producers to stop booking talk radio hosts on their shows, calling their views "all too predictable." PaidContent: Can Playboy and Maxim survive if they're combined? Hollywood Reporter: A look at the revamped MTV and its upcoming show schedule, which includes the network's first single-camera... [FishBowlNY]

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
TVNewser: CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein yesterday asked his show producers to stop booking talk radio hosts on their shows, calling their views "all too predictable." PaidContent: Can Playboy and Maxim survive if they're combined? Hollywood Reporter: A look at the revamped MTV and its upcoming show schedule, which includes the network's first single-camera... [FishBowlNY]

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
TVNewser: Former "View" host Lisa Ling told CNN's Erica Hill that her sister, Laura, admitted that she and Euna Lee did cross into North Korean territory "very, very briefly." "And she definitely wants to divulge exactly what happened," Ling went on. "And I think she's going to write an editorial very,... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Erin Andrews, Zappos and Lou Dobbs - Posted July 23, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of publishing blog GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven talked about the day's big media headlines. First they talked about the ongoing Erin Andrews peephole camera scandal, and the recent news that ESPN has banned New York Post reporters from... [FishBowlNY]

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 always something to keep the media watchers watching. On... [FishBowlNY]

Sarah Palin's Resignation Catches Media Off Guard - Posted July 6, 2009
It's a classic technique: dump bad news late in the day on a Friday and hope the news media and the public mostly ignore it. Bonus points if it's a holiday weekend. Double bonus for a summer holiday weekend. We kept one eye on Twitter all day on Friday, waiting for some... [FishBowlNY]

Debut Novelist Hyatt Bass Hits Up The Menu - Posted July 2, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven are joined by author Hyatt Bass. Bass and the boys talked about her debut novel "The Embers," among other topics. Bass described her book as a story about "redemption and the triumph of family... [FishBowlNY]

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 it may become subject to lawsuits alleging unauthorized use of Michael Jackson footage over the past few days. Those responsible for the broadcast of the footage in question "may feel the financial effect in year-end bonuses," the network told staffers in... [FishBowlNY]

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 it may become subject to lawsuits alleging unauthorized use of Michael Jackson footage over the past few days. Those responsible for the broadcast of the footage in question "may feel the financial effect in year-end bonuses," the network told staffers in... [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 Economy TVNewser: The strangest mea culpa press conference ever: Gov. Mark Sanford admits to affair. FishbowlLA: W's Gabe Doppelt is moving to Tina Brown's The Daily Beast's LA bureau. This is the first time Doppelt and Brown have worked together --... [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 Economy TVNewser: The strangest mea culpa press conference ever: Gov. Mark Sanford admits to affair. FishbowlLA: W's Gabe Doppelt is moving to Tina Brown's The Daily Beast's LA bureau. This is the first time Doppelt and Brown have worked together --... [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 captivity in Afghanistan, where he had been held for the past seven months. The news brought relief to a community overwhelmed by stories of violence against and arrests of journalists in Iran and the... [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 types and bright-eyed J-school students, with a mic stand in the corner for awardees like... [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 types and bright-eyed J-school students, with a mic stand in the corner for awardees like... [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 trending topic until yesterday.... [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 Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the women to be honored next month by the Women's Media Center. MediaJobsDaily: Hearst said that SeattlePI.com, Seattle's online-only paper, has shown an increase in traffic. Folio: AARP showed the largest readership growth among magazines in Mediamark Research Inc.'s spring... [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 today in at the Interactive Newspaper Conference and Trade Show in New Orleans, honoring "the best Web sites in the media world." The beleaguered Boston Globe, The Las Vegas Sun, CNN and ESPN all took home two awards each. The Globe,... [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 today in at the Interactive Newspaper Conference and Trade Show in New Orleans, honoring "the best Web sites in the media world." The beleaguered Boston Globe, The Las Vegas Sun, CNN and ESPN all took home two awards each. The Globe,... [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 signed up Brian Dick as vice president of business development. Now it's the Huffington Post's turn: Derek J. Murphy joins the company from CNN as senior vice president of business development.... [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... [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 million viewers in prime-time, the Hollywood Reporter said. This had to be good news for NBC Universal, which has not had... [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's citizen journalism blog iReport ("Unedited. Unfiltered. News.") saying that Steve Jobs had been rushed to... [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 it out here, here or here.... [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, reports that K-Rod is grossly exaggerating his claims to two staff-awarded L.A. Times Pulitzers. For his part, L.A. Observed's Roderick... [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 satellite phone and maybe some lights, according... [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 satellite phone and maybe some lights, according... [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, for one thing Ryan is currently the host... [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? DarynKagan.com: A tipster wanted to make sure we told you all about this AP piece, profiling Daryn Kagan, a former CNN daytime anchor who... [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 conversation with Ed Litvak and a representative from HR, they hammered home a single line in the CNN employee handbook which states... [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 at the paper and for its owner, Hearst Corporation. Bronstein will remain executive vice president of The Chronicle and will... [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 a good time to join the Hollywood writers and go on... [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 community, so avatars will never be far away... [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 conference, quoting Moonves as saying: "We are not seeing any trends that say people are pulling back... [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 post it on the site, along with a big, sparkly plug for Sicko. We're awaiting the candidate's YouTube responses. Or at least a "What up?" from the snowman.... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 24, 2007
Better Than A Shrimp On A Hamster Wheel: Reporters Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan call the YouTube/CNN Democratic debates a success. And by success, they mean that somehow democracy was served by having presidential hopefuls respond to questions posed by a snowman. Lindsay Lohan Arrested on Suspicion of DUI While Chasing... [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 underwear adorner Marilyn Monroe. Because celebrities should only be exploited while they're living. Boxers Or Briefs? The Internet town hall debate, a partnership between CNN and YouTube is being advertised as the... [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 captured by the unwashed and massaged into stories by those trained professionals at ABC... [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 CondéNet's Flip.com. [WWD] ABC's Cuomo: Narrowly escapes roadside bomb attack in Iraq. [WaPo] Rupert Murdoch: Enters Tribune Co. bid battle with Ron Burkle, makes play for Newsday. [FT] Time: Trying to poach NYT writers. [NYO] Ex-JFK Jr. Girlfriend: Snags $1.2M deal for tell-all. [Gatecrasher] Exec's... [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] Time: Not done with design changes. [NYO] Katie Couric: Still 'perky' at 50. [NYO] NBC: Earns rare ratings victory with NFL playoffs. [City News Service via LAT] Jeanine Pirro: Signs $1 million deal to host her own talk show. [Daily Intel]... [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 about -- being the sons of Rod Stewart and Aaron Spelling and a baby mogul. We predict this will be... [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 Eason Jordan -- who was going to go look for Hussein... [FishBowlNY]