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Breaking: More Layoffs Hit Forbes - Posted October 26, 2009
There have been rumors for the past few weeks that Forbes would be cutting more staff sometime soon, and it looks like the time has finally come. We just learned that a memo went out to staff this afternoon from Steve Forbes explaining the situation: "We -- and the entire media... [FishBowlNY]

Daily News' Zuckerman Vies For BusinessWeek|NYT Looks To Chicago|Three Reality Stars Get Their Own Shows|Forbes.com's New Chief|Stacked Up - Posted October 1, 2009
BusinessWeek: New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman has made a bid for BusinessWeek. The New York Times: The New York Times plans local editions for Chicago and other markets, in addition to a recently announced San Francisco edition. Variety: Three reality show stars -- Bethenny Frankel from "Real Housewives of New York,"... [FishBowlNY]

Paying Tribute To Safire - Posted September 28, 2009
Since his death yesterday, William Safire's colleagues have been offering tribute. Here's a few of our favorites: Former New York Times columnist Leslie H. Gelb writes on Forbes.com about advice Safire offered him on column writing many years ago: "Half the columns you write will be no better than C+. Write them and... [FishBowlNY]

AP Publishes Notes On Polanski Arrest - Posted September 28, 2009
Yesterday, when news broke that film director Roman Polanski had been arrested in Switzerland after decades on the lam, the Associated Press' report on the matter was a headline and then a few lines of reporters' and editors' notes: Swiss arrest Polanski on US request in sex case Associated Press, 09.27.09, 10:41 AM... [FishBowlNY]

London Think Tank IPN Announces Journalism Prize Finalists - Posted September 9, 2009
The International Policy Network is a think tank based in London whose mission is promote free market solutions to our social ailments. Since 2002, IPN has been doling out the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and they've just announced this year's finalists. And, for the first time this year, IPN had created... [FishBowlNY]

London Think Tank IPN Announces Journalism Prize Finalists - Posted September 9, 2009
The International Policy Network is a think tank based in London whose mission is promote free market solutions to our social ailments. Since 2002, IPN has been doling out the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and they've just announced this year's finalists. And, for the first time this year, IPN had created... [FishBowlNY]

"Midas Watch" Columnist Thomas Leaves Observer, Says Kushner Is One Of "The Bad Guys" - Posted July 28, 2009
Michael M. Thomas, New York Observer columnist, Forbes.com and Daily Beast contributor and author of several books including the recently published "Love & Money," has decided to leave the salmon-colored paper after 22 years. Thomas, a recent Morning Media Menu podcast guest, wrote about his decision to leave the Observer on his... [FishBowlNY]

As Business Magazines Stuggle, Fortune Revamps - Posted July 16, 2009
Yes, business magazines are in trouble. This week there's been news of BusinessWeek going up for sale and Forbes.com's CEO stepping down. Now, The New York Post's Keith Kelly says Time Inc. editor-in-chief John Huey has turned his attention towards Fortune. Kelly reports that Huey has put together "a high-level SWAT team... [FishBowlNY]

Forbes.com Loses Its CEO - Posted July 16, 2009
Speculation began earlier tonight that Jim Spanfeller would be stepping down from his position as president and CEO of Forbes.com. Then Steve Forbes sent an internal memo to all staffers announcing the decision. "In the entrepreneurial spirit that Forbes has always championed, Jim will be setting up his own media management company,"... [FishBowlNY]

Forbes.com Editor Joins Working Mother - Posted June 11, 2009
Former Forbes.com senior editor Helen Jonsen has joined Bonnier Corp. as director of digital media at Working Mother Media division. The experienced broadcast journalist and mother will oversee te growth of three main online properties of the Working Mother Media unit including www.workingmother.com and the Web site for the National Association... [FishBowlNY]

More Cuts To Come At Forbes? - Posted May 15, 2009
It's been a tough year at Forbes. The media company, which owns Forbes magazine, Forbes.com and a handful of other magazines like Forbes Woman, has already gone through two rounds of layoffs across the business and editorial staffs and more bad news might be on the way. The New York Post's... [FishBowlNY]

Forbes.com Ranks the Liberal Media Elite - Posted January 23, 2009
Forbes.com has compiled a list of the 25 Most Influential Liberals in US Media, which depending on who you are includes most of the East Coast, or begins and ends with Arianna Huffington (who ranks second). A number of people on the list are bloggers: Ezra Klein, Josh Marshall, and... [FishBowlNY]

Online Dispatches: EW, Forbes.com, Double X - Posted December 12, 2008
Keeping an eyes on some changes occurring online this week: Will EW go online only? (On a side note we imagine this will be a recurring theme in 2009 media land). Gawker was speculating on rumors that the magazine, whose print circulation has plummeted this year, may move the... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs at Forbes? - Posted November 14, 2008
Lately we are no longer grateful for it being Friday since in recent weeks it arrives with news of the folding of some magazine(s). Today we've been hearing from a number of tipsters that there have been layoffs at Forbes.com and that Forbes Traveler may have folded. Email us... [FishBowlNY]

The Financial Crisis is Making Us Smarter - Posted October 10, 2008
This financial crisis is doing for our financial knowledge what the primaries did for our civics knowledge (seriously, how many people out there knew the difference between a caucus and a primary twelve months ago?). It also means that we are traveling to new destinations on the Internet: regular readers... [FishBowlNY]

Forbes Re-Launches Opinion Channel With 16 New Columnists - Posted September 16, 2008
Forbes.com announced today that they have hired Tunku Varadarajan as the new Opinions Channel Editor. Varadarajan most recently served as a contributing editor at the Financial Times, prior to that, he was Assistant Managing Editor at The Wall Street Journal. As part of his new role Varadarajan was responsible for today's... [FishBowlNY]