02138 Pegs Hayman and Lois to Design Re-Launch - Posted July 18, 2008
02138, the Harvard magazine recently bought up by Manhattan Media, and currently being prepped for a re-launch later this year (maybe it will even appeal to a wider audience than those people who attended the same six schools, or one can hope) by former Village Voice editor David Blum has tapped... [FishBowlNY]

Voice Editor Ortega: Why Stories Like The One In The Nation Are So Silly - Posted July 19, 2007
It's been four months since the Village Voice unceremoniously ousted David Blum and hired a "half-Mexican kid from L.A." Yesterday we spoke with Village Voice editor Tony Ortega, the paper's fifth in 15 months, about his first 100 or so days in office. His State of the Alt-Weekly Union: How do you... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 05.23.07 - Posted May 23, 2007
Good morning Washington. An ABC release announced, "For the fourth consecutive week, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54" for the week of Week of May 14-18. "The last time that ABC won four straight weeks in these categories was... [FishBowlDC]

Voice Hires New Arts Editor - Posted March 29, 2007
Tony Ortega, who replaced the ousted (scorned?) David Blum as editor of the Village Voice earlier this month, has made his first significant hire: -----Original Message----- From: Ortega, Tony Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:33 PM Folks, I am pleased to announce that Brian Parks is the new Arts and Culture Editor of the Voice. Brian has... [FishBowlNY]

Times Admits Reporter Paid Teen Porn Star | Voice 'Nasty' To Blum | Jann Wenner's Kidd | March Ad Madness - Posted March 7, 2007
NYT: Acknowledges reporter paid $2,000 to teen porn source. [AP] Jann Wenner: Gets renowned book-jacket designer Chip Kidd for Rolling Stone 40th birthday trilogy. [NYP] MTV Networks: Plans to launch "thousands" of Web sites to regain viewers. [Reuters] Couric: After six months, still in third place. [USA Today] Jenna Bush:... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: Village Voice Names Fifth Editor In 15 Months - Posted March 5, 2007
Via Media Mob, the Village Voice has named 43-year-old New Times vet Tony Ortega as its new editor. He was previously editor of New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Ortega replaces David Blum, who was fired on Friday and briefly replaced by interim editor Bill Jensen. BACKGROUND: Minority Voice Writer Laid Off Day After Meeting ... [FishBowlNY]

Minority Voice Writer Laid Off Day After Meeting - Posted March 5, 2007
More on that now-infamous Wednesday edit meeting that led — at least in part — to the undoing of editor David Blum at the Village Voice, courtesy of Eat The Press' Rachel Sklar (who, you'll recall, wrote a feature on SNL for Blum last fall): The day after last week's Village Voice... [FishBowlNY]

Village Voice On Blum Ousting: 'Increasing Concerns About The Management Of The Paper Intensified' - Posted March 2, 2007
**STATEMENT FROM THE VILLAGE VOICE** **REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF DAVID BLUM** David Blum's position as editor-in-chief of the Village Voice newspaper has been terminated effective today. The decision was reached based on increasing concerns about the management of the paper, which intensified this week. Newsroom employees at the Voice were notified of the... [FishBowlNY]

Confirmed: Editor Blum Out At Village Voice - Posted March 2, 2007
David Blum, the editor of the Village Voice, was removed as editor late today less than six months into his tenure, FishbowlNY can confirm. The staff was told he "made comments that were unacceptable" at approximately 5:15PM. Blum was named editor in August after a grueling search by the Voice's New Times... [FishBowlNY]

Voice Snags Sun Editor - Posted February 26, 2007
Via Revolving Door: February 26, 2007: Deborah Kolben has been named managing editor at The Village Voice. She had been city editor at The New York Sun. (release) Kolben should be a familiar face to editor-in-chief David Blum. Prior to the Voice, Blum served as the television critic at the Sun. EARLIER: Sun TV... [FishBowlNY]