Defamer
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Gawker Slims Down for The New Year - Posted December 31, 2008
Gawker Media is capping off 2008 by selling two of its blogs Consumerist and the Hollywood gossip site Defamer. Yesterday, two weeks after FishbowlNY broke the story of talks between the two companies, The New York Times reported that Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, is buying the customer... [FishBowlNY]
Rosh Hashanah Means Nothing To DreamWorks Assistant - Posted September 29, 2008
Rosh Hashanah took on a new meaning to the DreamWorks assistant, Michelle, who wasn't sure how to deal with the holiday. She didn't know what to do, where to do it, or even whom to invite. In a last ditch effort, according to Defamer, she sent out the following email:
Perhaps a... [FishBowlLA]
Rosh Hashanah Means Nothing To DreamWorks Assistant - Posted September 29, 2008
Rosh Hashanah took on a new meaning to the DreamWorks assistant, Michelle, who wasn't sure how to deal with the holiday. She didn't know what to do, where to do it, or even whom to invite. In a last ditch effort, according to Defamer, she sent out the following email:
Perhaps a... [FishBowlLA]
Defamer Hiring - Posted February 12, 2008
With the news that Mark Lisanti is leaving that swampy hole of self-hatred that is Defamer, the site is advertising for his old gig:
"Specifically, we are looking to hire a small handful of talented writers, of either the aspiring or proven variety, who have the ability to cut a unique swath... [FishBowlLA]
The Future of Celebrity Journalism: Young Interviewer Confuses John Cusack With Kevin Spacey - Posted December 31, 2007
Defamer is busy trying to figure out who this YouTube nitwit is. In the meantime, please enjoy one of the worst celebrity interviews we've ever seen.
We're guessing that in newsrooms across the country, resumes with "USC Annenberg School for Communication" on them just got shifted to the bottom of the pile.
... [FishBowlLA]
LAT Goes Blogger-tastic - Posted August 24, 2007
Do you get the LAT print edition? Yeah, us neither. But if you're reading this at Starbucks, scrounge around a bit and look at the cover of the California section.
The Times apparently has been importing copy editors from Defamer -- the headline for today's Nicole Richie story has the words "4... [FishBowlLA]
FBLA EXCLUSIVE: Us Weekly's Ken Baker Bringing the Fun to the Internet - Posted January 26, 2007
Ken Baker, Us Weekly's West Coast exec editor, yesterday was named Editorial Director of Usmagazine.com, which makes perfect sense to us. This was the guy, after all, who told us that the secret to the mag's success was boobs, clothes and celebrity sex. What better platform for all those things than... [FishBowlLA]





