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Brauchli Discusses Salon Flap|Shepard Fairey|Self Layoffs|Hearst Tells Amazon It Will Work To Shorten Delivery Times|Nikki Finke's Powerful Women List - Posted October 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post's Marcus Brauchli addressed the Salon controversy in an online chat today. FishbowlLA: Shepard Fairey, the artist of the iconic Barack Obama posters, has admitted he lied about which Associated Press photo he used for his work. Gawker: Self laid off a couple staffers last week, including Stephanie Newhouse, a... [FishBowlNY]

Brauchli Discusses Salon Flap|Shepard Fairey|Self Layoffs|Hearst Tells Amazon It Will Work To Shorten Delivery Times|Nikki Finke's Powerful Women List - Posted October 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post's Marcus Brauchli addressed the Salon controversy in an online chat today. FishbowlLA: Shepard Fairey, the artist of the iconic Barack Obama posters, has admitted he lied about which Associated Press photo he used for his work. Gawker: Self laid off a couple staffers last week, including Stephanie Newhouse, a... [FishBowlNY]

Rolling Stone's Obama Cover Wins ASME Prize - Posted October 14, 2009
Today we're at the Magazine Publishers of America's Magazine Innovation Summit, where ASME President David Willey just announced the winners of its best cover of the year contest in 10 categories. The overall winner this year was Rolling Stone, which also won for the Best Obama cover category. Other category winners included... [FishBowlNY]

Elle's Homeless Intern Sets The Record Straight - Posted September 3, 2009
In the past week, news about Elle magazine's latest intern, Brianna Karp, has caused quite a stir. That's because Karp is homeless and living in a trailer in California, and many think the women's magazine and the columnist that offered her the gig, E. Jean Carroll, are exploiting Karp's situation for... [FishBowlNY]

Media Rivals Meet|Preliminary Mag Newsstand Sales Numbers Roll In|Another Look At Olbermann-O'Reilly Truce|Dan Rather Calls For Pres Commission On Media - Posted August 10, 2009
TVNewser: Media rivals met at Columbia University to discuss the challenges of the industry. WWD: Preliminary newsstand sales numbers are in for the first half of 2009 -- and they're not good. Just take a look at these women's magazines numbers: In Style's single copy sales dropped 20 percent decline while Vogue... [FishBowlNY]

Media Rivals Meet|Preliminary Mag Newsstand Sales Numbers Roll In|Another Look At Olbermann-O'Reilly Truce|Dan Rather Calls For Pres Commission On Media - Posted August 10, 2009
TVNewser: Media rivals met at Columbia University to discuss the challenges of the industry. WWD: Preliminary newsstand sales numbers are in for the first half of 2009 -- and they're not good. Just take a look at these women's magazines numbers: In Style's single copy sales dropped 20 percent decline while Vogue... [FishBowlNY]

Hachette's Parent: No Talks With Hearst Over Elle - Posted July 29, 2009
An incendiary story in today's New York Post has prompted Lagardère Active, the parent company of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., to issue a staunch denial. In today's "Media Ink" column, the Post's Keith Kelly said an unnamed source had told him Lagardère was in talks with Hearst Corp. about possibly taking... [FishBowlNY]

Newsweek Redesign Hasn't Paid Off Yet|Min Looking To Leave Us?|September Ad Page Numbers May Not Be So Bad|Cox Sells More Papers|It's Not Looking Good For Business Journalism - Posted July 20, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThreatDown - Uighurs & Donald H. Crosbywww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJeff Goldblum New York Observer: Newsweek's recent redesign has yet to improve newsstand sales. Sales for the first six weeks after May's revamp were flat compared to the previous 18 issues in 2009, and the... [FishBowlNY]

Cronkite "Resting Comfortably"|WaPo Gets Swing Flu|Elle Beats Vogue In Ad Pages|Boston Mag Honcho Drops Axe, Eats Steak|Medical Mag Publisher Lays Off 30 - Posted June 25, 2009
TVNewser: Walter Cronkite's family set the record straight today with a statement about his health: "In order to dispel false rumors, Walter Cronkite's family wants it known that he has apparently suffered for some years with cerebrovascular disease and he is not expected to recuperate. He is resting comfortably at home... [FishBowlNY]

Huffington Post Expands Business Side With Two New Positions - Posted May 27, 2009
As other media companies contract, the Huffington Post continues to expand, and its adding people who can bring in more money to fund its expansion. Today, the online pub announced that its had added a CFO, Eric Ashman, formerly CFO at TheStreet.com. Additionally, HuffPo said ex-Elle associate publisher Samantha Fennell will be... [FishBowlNY]

WaPo Names Style Editors|"Today" Show Promotes Vlogger|Elle In "The City"|Paste Raises $166K|Charting The End Of Newspapers - Posted May 22, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cLarry Kingthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor FishbowlDC: The Washington Post named Lynn Medford and Ned Martel senior editors of the paper's Style section. WebNewser: Todayshow.com vlogger Sara Haines got a promotion to "Today" show correspondent. MemoPad: Elle magazine is finding its way to... [FishBowlNY]

The OK! Shakeup - Posted May 12, 2009
Yesterday, a post came into our inbox from Aaron Gell of ASSME.org suggesting a conspiracy afoot at OK! magazine. Turns out, the British mag spin-off, which has been blowing through editors recently, is planning an upscale revamp that would make the magazine more like Elle. Gell surmised the reorganization was the... [FishBowlNY]

The OK! Shakeup - Posted May 12, 2009
Yesterday, a post came into our inbox from Aaron Gell of ASSME.org suggesting a conspiracy afoot at OK! magazine. Turns out, the British mag spin-off, which has been blowing through editors recently, is planning an upscale revamp that would make the magazine more like Elle. Gell surmised the reorganization was the... [FishBowlNY]

Organic Beauty Magazine Launches - Posted January 8, 2009
Media hope springs (organically) eternal! Turns out not everyone is buying into the end of the print world scenario. Sovereign/Homestead has announced it is launching Organic Beauty, a bimonthly magazine that will "serve as the authority on everything related to natural, eco-friendly and organic beauty." Think a green... [FishBowlNY]

Fashion Magazines Hit Hard by Economic Downturn - Posted November 14, 2008
We're starting to get a sense of how bad a hit the mag industry has taken this year. WWD is reporting that fashion and luxury titles have borne the brunt. The industry as a whole saw a 10% decline in ad pages in the third quarter as a result... [FishBowlNY]

Project Runway and Marie Claire: Signing Up for a Lifetime Together? - Posted July 28, 2008
Has Marie Claire landed a deal to be the official sponsor of Project Runway? All signs currently point to yes. WWD is reporting that Runway judge, and former Elle denizen Nina Garcia has officially re-upped her contract with the Weinstein-run show, and has already taken up residence in her... [FishBowlNY]

Project Runway and Marie Claire: Signing Up for a Lifetime Together? - Posted July 28, 2008
Has Marie Claire landed a deal to be the official sponsor of Project Runway? All signs currently point to yes. WWD is reporting that Runway judge, and former Elle denizen Nina Garcia has officially re-upped her contract with the Weinstein-run show, and has already taken up residence in her... [FishBowlNY]

Big September Magazines to Feature a Whole Lot of White Actresses on Their Covers - Posted July 17, 2008
Oh the September magazine, boon to advertisers and chiropractors everywhere. The cover of a September tome is roundly considered to be the Mt. Everest of fashion accomplishments for models everywhere, so which ones will be gracing this years line-up? None! It's all about the starlets. Again. ... [FishBowlNY]

Big September Magazines to Feature a Whole Lot of White Actresses on Their Covers - Posted July 17, 2008
Oh the September magazine, boon to advertisers and chiropractors everywhere. The cover of a September tome is roundly considered to be the Mt. Everest of fashion accomplishments for models everywhere, so which ones will be gracing this years line-up? None! It's all about the starlets. Again. ... [FishBowlNY]

Details' Peres On Which Women's Mag He'd Edit: 'I'm Waiting for Cindi to F*ck It All Up At Glamour' - Posted April 30, 2008
Ok, so he was joking... Last night's panel, from left: Maxim editorial director Jim Kaminsky, Details EIC Dan Peres, Playboy EIC Chris Napolitano, Elle executive editor Alexandra Postman, Glamour EIC Cindi Leive and Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles In what felt to many like an Ellies week amuse-bouche, 118 senior-level men's and... [FishBowlNY]

Elle, Men's Health, Hearst Launch Video Sites - Posted March 15, 2007
Brightcove chief and resident genius Jeremy Allaire today gave those at a Magazine Publisher's Association lunch a little news: Hachette Filipacchi, Hearst and Rodale are all launching video channels with Brightcove. The company, which handles Web video in various ways, is the anti-YouTube, Allaire said — well, not exactly those words,... [FishBowlNY]