Cathie Black

Ousted Cathie Black talks to Fortune About Making a Comeback - Posted April 8, 2011
After being ousted as the chancellor of New York City public schools after merely 95 days, former Hearst magazines boss Cathie Black granted one of her first ... [FishbowlNY]

An Inside Look At The Inside of Hearst - Posted January 3, 2011
Cathie Black, former Chairman of Hearst Corporation, took on her new job as Chancellor of the city's schools today. To commemorate that, Cooper Smith at Business Insider... [FishbowlNY]

NEA's Steve Grant Talks Advocacy, Teachers - Posted December 2, 2010
Between New York's new schools chancellor Cathie Black, a Colbert Report appearance by former D.C. schools cha... [PRNewser]

Ed Koch's Advice: 'Never Walk Away from a Reporter' - Posted November 22, 2010
The advice above was given to Cathie Black, Hearst Magazine's chairman and New York Mayor Bloomberg's selection for the next schools chancellor. Black and the Mayor have been met with a lot of ... [PRNewser]

Hearst Execs Jump, Jive And/Or Wail During Their Annual Sales Meeting - Posted November 9, 2010
What Hearst is losing in outgoing chairwoman Cathie Black, it has gained in a pervading spirit of unbridled joy during sales meetings. Yesterday, the company's president, marketing and publishing director Michael Clinton held an annual company-wide sales meeting with a very special theme: "Jump." In order to make sure meeting... [FishbowlNY]

If You Say So: Hearst Exec Cathie Black Takes On Role Of NYC Schools Chancellor As Joel Klein Moves To News Corp. - Posted November 9, 2010
In a somewhat baffling series of moves, Joel Klein is ... [FishbowlNY]

Chris Matthews Stops by Michael's - Posted September 8, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE Now that summer is unofficially over and the glitterati have shuttered their cottages in the Hamptons, the regulars have begun to trickle into Michael's for catch-up power lunches. Things weren't exactly operating at full tilt today, but there were enough media mavens and moguls scattered around the dini... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: James Cameron's Oscar Campaign Comes to Michael's - Posted February 17, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It was Hollywood on the Hudson at Michael's today as Peggy Siegal hosted one of her legendary lunches right smack in the middle of the dining room. Today's guest of honor was ... [FishbowlNY]

Wanted: Media Blogger Extraordinaire - Posted February 1, 2010
Don't ever say I never gave you a good job lead. FishbowlNY is seeking an avid media nerd with a nose for breaking news and a love of media panels to take over the reins of this blog from yours truly. Yes, you heard it here first: I am moving on to a... [FishbowlNY]

Is HGTV Magazine In The Works? - Posted February 1, 2010
With the success of Food Network Magazine and the loss of shelter titles like Domino in the past year, it sort of comes as no surprise that Hearst... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: 'Bag Lady' & Madoff Victim Alexandra Penney: 'Writing Well is the Best Revenge!' - Posted January 27, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE Things must be looking up in the journalism biz, because Michael's dining room was jam packed with media folks of every stripe. While CEOs and spinmeisters held court from their usual perches, writers and editors were shoehorned in all over the place. I was glad I got there earl... [FishbowlNY]

Marie Claire Publisher Proves Dreams Do Come True - Posted January 22, 2010
When Gourmet folded nearly four months ago, its staff, including publisher ... [FishbowlNY]

Fortune Recognizes Media Mavens On 50 Most Powerful Women List - Posted September 11, 2009
It's no surprise that some media movers and shakers made their way onto Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women List. ... [FishbowlNY]

Steve Blacker Gives Career Reinvention Advice In "You Can't Fall Off The Floor" - Posted June 8, 2009
Steve Blacker, who's worked at Time, Playboy, Money Magazine, Village Voice, New York Post, Cue Magazine, Medical Economics, Ski View, American Heritage, and tons more, is dishing out the advice in his new book, "You Can't Fall Off The Floor." Since, as Blacker says, "getting a... [MediaJobsDaily]

Thinking Different Helps Hearst Survive - Posted June 1, 2009
Hearst may be no stranger to layoffs but The New York Times insists the company ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Happy Birthday, Cathie Black! - Posted April 29, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE We missed Evander Holyfield by a day, but there was plenty of action to keep our attention in Michael's jam-packed dining room today. Between the surprise birthday party for Hearst Magazines... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Barry Diller & Dana Perino - Posted April 15, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE I'm glad I got to Michael's early today because by 12:30 they were literally lining up outside the front door to get in the joint. Even the Garden Room (Siberia to the uninitiated) was SRO. The groups of wannabe diners at the bar and in the lounge were enviously... [FishbowlNY]

Cathie Black to Stay On at Hearst - Posted January 12, 2009
No one is going anywhere! That at least appears to be today's media news theme regarding the industry's top dogs. We already told you that Bill Keller has denied rumors h... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Joy Behar, Star Jones & Another Sarah Palin Doppelganger - Posted October 8, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What recession? The joint was jumping at Michael's today. Media mavens, television types and fashionistas were still trying to digest the week's head spinning events but, in true New York style, weren't letting a worldwide tanking economy get in the way of a good time. There was... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.24.08 - Posted September 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after t... [FishbowlDC]

Lunch At Michael's: Lance Armstrong — For Governor? - Posted November 28, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE Remember a few weeks back when I promised Lunch readers a full report on the off chance we had our own encounter Lance Armstrong... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch At Michael's: Barry Diller, Bob Iger & The Literary Lioness Club - Posted September 19, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE For those who like their cobb salads served up with a side order of adrenaline, 55th & Fifth was the place to be today. Media moguls and literary lionesses convened their cliques for some lively conversation that kept the dining room buzzing. Esther Newberg an... [FishbowlNY]

Mag Editors On Truth Serum: 'I Have So F*cked Up' - Posted January 30, 2007
All hail the editors-in-chief (from left): CosmoGIRL!'s Susan Schulz, Redbook's Stacy Morrison, mediabistro.com founder and CEO Laurel Touby, Men's Journal's Tom Foster, Slate's Jacob Weisberg; Jane's Brandon Holley, and Departures's Richard Story Photo by David Vanderheyden Slate's Jacob Weisberg called Slate a "cult." Jane's Brandon Ho... [FishbowlNY]

Cathie Black Has An E-Crush - Posted January 11, 2007
Cathie Black, the president of Hearst Magazines, loves the way they get magazines done in places like London and Moscow and Sydney. There, they put out nice, glossy mags with good newsstand sales and a small staff, say 15-20 people, compared to about twice as many people for similar publications in... [FishbowlNY]

Seventeen's New Atoosa: Ann Shoket - Posted January 3, 2007
It took but three days into the new year for Cathie Black to name Atoosa Rubenstein's replacement at Seventeen. Ladies, gentlemen, meet ... Ann Shoket: Shoket, 34, has been executive editor of CosmoGIRL! since October 2003. She has been with CosmoGIR... [FishbowlNY]