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Amy Poehler, Rachael Ray And MTV's McGrath Headline Gracie Awards - Posted June 4, 2009
Last night in New York City, the Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television presented their 34th annual Gracie Awards honoring the top women making entertainment for women. The night's biggest winners were Amy Poehler, who took home the 2009 Dove Real Beauty Award, Tribute Award winner Rachael Ray and... [FishBowlNY]

LA Mayor Dates Local TV Anchor|Conan O'Brien Hosts First "Tonight Show"|Playboy Confirms CEO Pick|Porfolio's Margolick Heads To Newsweek|Hearst Sells Stake In E Ink - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlLA: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is reportedly dating Lu Parker, an anchor on local television channel KTLA. LA Times: Conan O'Brien debuted on "The Tonight Show" last night and scored high ratings. Chicago Tribune: It's official: Scott Flanders has been named the next CEO of Playboy. The Observer: Former Portfolio staffer David Margolick... [FishBowlNY]

LA Mayor Dates Local TV Anchor|Conan O'Brien Hosts First "Tonight Show"|Playboy Confirms CEO Pick|Porfolio's Margolick Heads To Newsweek|Hearst Sells Stake In E Ink - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlLA: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is reportedly dating Lu Parker, an anchor on local television channel KTLA. LA Times: Conan O'Brien debuted on "The Tonight Show" last night and scored high ratings. Chicago Tribune: It's official: Scott Flanders has been named the next CEO of Playboy. The Observer: Former Portfolio staffer David Margolick... [FishBowlNY]

Are Magazines Like Top Chef The Future Of Journalism? - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox moderated a panel this afternoon about integrated partnerships and multiplatform marketing and publicity deals in the media world. If you're uncertain what kind of deals would fall under this umbrella, a good example is the partnership between Bravo's "Top Chef" reality cooking competition and food magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Are Magazines Like Top Chef The Future Of Journalism? - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox moderated a panel this afternoon about integrated partnerships and multiplatform marketing and publicity deals in the media world. If you're uncertain what kind of deals would fall under this umbrella, a good example is the partnership between Bravo's "Top Chef" reality cooking competition and food magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Are Magazines Like Top Chef The Future Of Journalism? - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox moderated a panel this afternoon about integrated partnerships and multiplatform marketing and publicity deals in the media world. If you're uncertain what kind of deals would fall under this umbrella, a good example is the partnership between Bravo's "Top Chef" reality cooking competition and food magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Thinking Different Helps Hearst Survive - Posted June 1, 2009
Hearst may be no stranger to layoffs but The New York Times insists the company is doing well due to unique initiatives, like not putting all of its magazines' content online for free, upping newsstand prices and increasing book sizes instead of shrinking them. (But as Sunday's article mentions, Hearst is... [FishBowlNY]

Today Only! Discounted Tix To Mediabistro Circus - Posted May 28, 2009
We have ten discounted tickets for Mediabistro Circus only available for FishbowlNY readers! Click here to register, use the promo code FBNY245 and score a ticket to the Circus for only $245. But don't wait, because this offer expires at close of business May 28 or when tickets run out (and we... [FishBowlNY]

Amanpour, Crowley and Maddow Honored|SeattlePI.com Grows|AARP Readership Climbs|Lincoln Biographer David Herbert Donald Dies|NC Paper Asks For $50K Loan - Posted May 19, 2009
TVNewser: CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the women to be honored next month by the Women's Media Center. MediaJobsDaily: Hearst said that SeattlePI.com, Seattle's online-only paper, has shown an increase in traffic. Folio: AARP showed the largest readership growth among magazines in Mediamark Research Inc.'s spring... [FishBowlNY]

Ad Pages Plummet 25.9 Percent - Posted April 15, 2009
But hey, revenues for consumer magazines only dropped 20.2 percent! According to the Publishers Information Bureau, ad pages during the first quarter of 2009 totaled 37,196.43, down 25.9 percent from just a year before. Those ads took in $4,183,426,592 in revenue, declining little more than 20 percent. Each of the top 12... [FishBowlNY]

Duncan Edwards Named President & CEO of Hearst Magazines - Posted January 15, 2009
Hearst has tapped Duncan Edwards to succeed George J. Green as the president and CEO of Hearst Magazines International. Per the release:Edwards, currently chief executive of The National Magazine Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst, will assume his new role on February 1, 2009 and will relocate from London... [FishBowlNY]

The Revolving Door: Hiring and Promotions, Oh My! - Posted November 18, 2008
There is still good news to be found in media land if you look hard enough! Hearst Magazines has announced the promotion of three "key executives" at the company and the addition of a director of marketing services for Hearst Magazines Digital Media. Per the release: Chuck Cordray, general... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst the Latest to Layoff Staffers Company-Wide - Posted November 6, 2008
Back to reality! After record-breaking sales of newspapers across the country due to Barack Obama's historic election we are back to talking about lay-offs. This time at Hearst. Folio: is reporting that Hearst has "Hearst has confirmed that layoffs have been made company-wide." No word yet on... [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]

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]