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HuffPost Introduces Nominees For Game Changers In Media - Posted October 30, 2009
The Huffington Post has asked its readers to help pick the top 100 "game changers": people who are "using new media to reshape their fields and change the world." But as the site has revealed two new lists each week, we were surprised not to see founder Arianna Huffington on any... [FishBowlNY]

UGCX Coverage|AP Amends Fairey Countersuit|Conde Launches New iPhone App|HuffPost CEO Hippeau - Posted October 20, 2009
WebNewser, PRNewser: Some coverage of mediabistro.com's user-generated focused conference UGCX today: Peter Shankman, the founder of Help A Reporter Out, spoke about how he plans to expand his company and I Can Haz Cheezburger's CEO Ben Huh revealed his company's mission statement: "Make people happy for five minutes a day." Associated Press:... [FishBowlNY]

MSNBC.com Acquires Hyperlocal Site|FT Plans For Micropayments|Gourmet Launches Foodie TV Show|Kurtz Poo-poos Rather's Presidential Commission Idea - Posted August 17, 2009
WebNewser: MSNBC.com has acquired hyperlocal Web site EveryBlock which provides news and information "down to the neighborhood level" in 15 cities. New York Times: The Financial Times is relishing its pay-for-content model, now launching a plan to accept micropayments for individual articles as an alternative for readers who don't want to pay... [FishBowlNY]

Will You Use HuffPo's New Social News Service? - Posted August 17, 2009
Today, the Huffington Post announced a new venture with Facebook called HuffPost Social News, which allows you to share HuffPo stories, news and comments with your friends through Facebook. According to our sister blog WebNewser, HuffPost Social News will allow its users to "automatically create personalized profile pages; keep track of... [FishBowlNY]

Mediaite.com's Colby Hall On The Menu: His Site's Success, Obama's Op-Ed And HuffBook - Posted August 17, 2009
Today, Mediaite.com managing editor Colby Hall joined hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Colby let Matt and Jason in on the success of Mediaite so far. He said the site has had "solid" traffic, reporting 1.2 million page views and about... [FishBowlNY]

Rodale CEO Leaves, Replaced By Founder's Granddaughter - Posted July 30, 2009
Pennsylvania-based magazine and book publisher Rodale Inc. said today that president and CEO Steven Pleshette Murphy has decided not to renew his contract and will be leaving the company at the end of the summer. He will be replaced by Rodale's chair, and granddaughter of company's founder, Maria Rodale. Murphy joined Rodale... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: How To Make It In NYC & Gawker's Hamilton Nolan - Posted July 30, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven were joined by Gawker's Hamilton Nolan, who came on to talk about the day's media headlines. First on the docket, yesterday's Village Voice article about the optimism of just-graduated journalism students. "I... [FishBowlNY]

From Texas Monthly to Texas Weekly: Evan Smith Picks Up Experienced Staff For New Venture - Posted July 23, 2009
After announcing his departure from Texas Monthly just last week, Evan Smith made his first big move as incoming CEO of new online news venture the Texas Tribune today with the acquisition of Texas Weekly, a newsletter covering the state's government and politics. When the Tribune launches this fall, Texas Weekly... [FishBowlNY]

Trying To Find A Business Model That Works - Posted July 17, 2009
Last night's panel produced by Mediabistro.com and sponsored by Demand Studios focused on finding a business model for news on the Web but -- like most panels of its kind -- no real conclusions were reached. The panel was moderated by BusinessWeek columnist Jon Fine, and featured (in photo from left to... [FishBowlNY]

ABC Pays $200K For Jackson Interview|Who Inappropriately Touched David Brooks?|Pageviews May Have Sealed Froomkin's Fate. Or Not.|Journal-er Dana Heads To Daily Beast|Search Wars: Twitter vs. Google - Posted July 13, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: ABC News paid a pretty penny for the rights to video featuring Joe Jackson and family: upwards of $200,000. Along with the video, the news network also secured an exclusive interview with the grieving father of Michael Jackson. Huffington Post:... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Social Media And Twitter At The Personal Democracy Forum - Posted June 29, 2009
During the afternoon session at the Personal Democracy Forum today, we sat in on one panel about citizen journalism and another focused on organizing and fundraising using Twitter. The first panel of the afternoon was moderated by The Nation's Ari Melber and featured social media experts Amanda Michel of ProPublica.org, NPR's Andy... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Social Media And Twitter At The Personal Democracy Forum - Posted June 29, 2009
During the afternoon session at the Personal Democracy Forum today, we sat in on one panel about citizen journalism and another focused on organizing and fundraising using Twitter. The first panel of the afternoon was moderated by The Nation's Ari Melber and featured social media experts Amanda Michel of ProPublica.org, NPR's Andy... [FishBowlNY]

Former HuffPo CEO On Departure: "Bummer" - Posted June 17, 2009
On Monday, the Huffington Post announced that it had named a new CEO, longtime board member and venture capitalist Eric Hippeau. Current CEO Betsy Morgan, who joined the online publication in October 2007 from CBSNews.com, would be stepping down and relinquishing her own spot on the HuffPo board, the company reported. When... [FishBowlNY]

What's New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller Up To In Iran? - Posted June 16, 2009
The developing story in Iran (and how the media has been covering it) has been a popular topic of conversation around here over the last few days. And one thing has not gone unnoticed: New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller's presence on the front lines and the front page of... [FishBowlNY]

What's Next In Blogs: 4 Questions For "Bloggers On The Bus" Author Eric Boehlert - Posted June 15, 2009
Newspapers are dying, magazines are closing and more journalists are finding themselves without paying gigs every day. Everyone is wondering: what does the future hold for the media? We brought the questions to the front lines, asking leaders in the field to tell us: what's next? This week, we decided to talk... [FishBowlNY]

With Future Of Media Uncertain, Mirror Awards Honor Journalists Covering Media - Posted June 9, 2009
Today's Mirror Awards luncheon at the Harmonie Club uptown was swarmed by all manner of media types. Media critics who were nominated for Mirrors like Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff, Rachel Sklar of Abrams Research (nominated twice for her work for the Huffington Post) and The New York Times' David Carr (who... [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]

Web Voters Award Sklar Two Mirror Award People's Choice Prizes - Posted May 21, 2009
Former Huffington Post contributor Rachel Sklar nabbed two People's Choice awards following online voting for Mirror Award nominees. 2009 marks the third year that Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has presented its Mirror Awards, which honor media reporters. The finalists were first announced last month and members of the... [FishBowlNY]

Web Voters Award Sklar Two Mirror Award People's Choice Prizes - Posted May 21, 2009
Former Huffington Post contributor Rachel Sklar nabbed two People's Choice awards following online voting for Mirror Award nominees. 2009 marks the third year that Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has presented its Mirror Awards, which honor media reporters. The finalists were first announced last month and members of the... [FishBowlNY]

Newmark, Sklar, Sullivan Talk Consumer Protection With Consumer Reports and Consumerist - Posted May 20, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right) Kevin McKean, Craig Newmark, Rachel Sklar, Ben Popken and Bob Sullivan Last night, we hit a panel at 92Y Tribeca hosted by the Consumerist and Consumer Reports that focused on online media's contribution to consumer protection. The panel, moderated by Consumer Reports' editorial director Kevin... [FishBowlNY]

Newmark, Sklar, Sullivan Talk Consumer Protection With Consumer Reports and Consumerist - Posted May 20, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right) Kevin McKean, Craig Newmark, Rachel Sklar, Ben Popken and Bob Sullivan Last night, we hit a panel at 92Y Tribeca hosted by the Consumerist and Consumer Reports that focused on online media's contribution to consumer protection. The panel, moderated by Consumer Reports' editorial director Kevin... [FishBowlNY]

Newmark, Sklar, Sullivan Talk Consumer Protection With Consumer Reports and Consumerist - Posted May 20, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right) Kevin McKean, Craig Newmark, Rachel Sklar, Ben Popken and Bob Sullivan Last night, we hit a panel at 92Y Tribeca hosted by the Consumerist and Consumer Reports that focused on online media's contribution to consumer protection. The panel, moderated by Consumer Reports' editorial director Kevin... [FishBowlNY]

Washington Post Investigations Editor Named Exec Editor For HuffPo's Investigative Fund - Posted May 20, 2009
Yesterday, we reported that New York Times media columnist David Carr had downplayed the investigative work of new media companies like the Huffington Post. But this morning, HuffPo made moves to establish a strong investigative team by naming Lawrence Roberts, chief of investigations at The Washington Post, executive editor of its... [FishBowlNY]

Washington Post Investigations Editor Named Exec Editor For HuffPo's Investigative Fund - Posted May 20, 2009
Yesterday, we reported that New York Times media columnist David Carr had downplayed the investigative work of new media companies like the Huffington Post. But this morning, HuffPo made moves to establish a strong investigative team by naming Lawrence Roberts, chief of investigations at The Washington Post, executive editor of its... [FishBowlNY]

Maureen Dowd Blames Plagiarism On A Friend - Posted May 18, 2009
Yesterday, a sharp-eyed blogger accused New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd of reprinting a sentence pulled from Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo blog in her Sunday column without any attribution. A few hours later, Dowd responded to the accusations through an email to the Huffington Post. She blamed the oversight on a... [FishBowlNY]

Huffington Post Puts Internship Up For Sale - Posted May 14, 2009
Can this be true? Our collegeaues at MediaJobsDaily have a story about a charity auction selling a two- or three-month internship at the Huffington Post. The current bid is $13,000 but if you're interested you'll have to bid at least $15,500. The money raised will go to the Robert F. Kennedy Center... [FishBowlNY]

Fomer Maxim Editor Keith Blanchard Joins Ad Agency - Posted May 8, 2009
Keith Blanchard (left) has worn many hats during his career, most recently founding The Daily Lowdown, a content aggregation site for young men. But the Huffington Post columnist and former editor-in-chief of lad mag Maxim is now making the leap to advertising. On Monday, Blanchard will start his new job as... [FishBowlNY]

The Huffington Post Recruits Biz Dev VP - Posted May 5, 2009
These new media properties are getting increasingly serious about the business side of their operations. Last week, The Daily Beast signed up Brian Dick as vice president of business development. Now it's the Huffington Post's turn: Derek J. Murphy joins the company from CNN as senior vice president of business development.... [FishBowlNY]

No Hope in the New Media World - Posted April 20, 2009
Over on The Big Money, Lesley M. M. Blume -- who penned an article about Conde Nast's Web struggles -- is back with a story detailing the trials and tribulations of "Media's Lost Generation." The takeaway: "Today's journalists... have been left to wonder whether the very idea of ambition makes sense... [FishBowlNY]

New Hire at Newsweek - Posted April 13, 2009
Newsweek has officially brought Seth Colter Walls on board as a reporter. Those of you who feel like you've been seeing links to Newsweek pop up more frequently of late, particularly (and sort of strangely...for Newsweek) when it comes to music exclusives, may recognize the name. Colter Walls was previously a... [FishBowlNY]

23/6 Closes Its Offices, Downsizes to Three Staffers - Posted January 30, 2009
FBNY has learned that 23/6, the online humor site launched in 2006, has been downsized to three staffers and has closed its offices. The site will continue as a Huffington Post vertical, to be run out of the HuffPo offices, and will use freelance pieces from the staffers who have... [FishBowlNY]

Tina Brown on The Daily Beast: 'I Spend a Hell of a Lot of Time in My Pajamas' - Posted November 24, 2008
One sometimes wonders if Tina Brown's The Daily Beast would have had such an easy time defining itself if not for the sprawling presence of the Huffington Post — it seems Brown never misses the chance to subtly point the differences. This Sunday Brown was a guest on Howie Kurtz's... [FishBowlNY]

Dude, You Adequately Attributed My Quote - Posted August 15, 2008
Where does aggregation end and plagiarism begin? Bill Boyarsky (former City Editor of the Los Angeles Times and current columnist for Truth Dig): "There are objections to news aggregation...it's not plagiarism, everything on the Huffington Post is linked and attributed...There's no way I could wake up every morning and find all of that... [FishBowlNY]

Strike a Pose: HuffPo Launches a Style Vertical - Posted July 29, 2008
We've been hearing rumors of this for a week or so, and can now confirm that the Huffington Post has just to added a new style vertical to its website. We are told the Style Section that it will differ from HuffPo's living section in so far as it will... [FishBowlNY]

Strike a Pose: HuffPo Launches a Style Vertical - Posted July 29, 2008
We've been hearing rumors of this for a week or so, and can now confirm that the Huffington Post has just to added a new style vertical to its website. We are told the Style Section that it will differ from HuffPo's living section in so far as it will... [FishBowlNY]

HuffPo Not Returning to 1993 Anytime Soon - Posted July 18, 2008
Earlier today Portfolio picked up on an interview Huffington Post CEO Betsy Morgan recently gave to her alumni magazine in which she addresses HuffPo's no-pay policy (and yes, we are one of the many who have written for them) and seems to suggest that this is something that may change in... [FishBowlNY]

The Jezebellion Wave - Posted July 16, 2008
We're not sure how many FBNY readers have been keeping up with the whole Jezebel kerfuffle — between the July 4 holiday and going Canadian we mostly missed it. However, since it continues to pop up in conversations and online we thought it was worth a mention. Short... [FishBowlNY]

Commenters: Barnacles on the Web 2.0 Whale? - Posted July 11, 2008
Most people who write online for a living (or even just regularly for their own pleasure) will have their own story to tell regarding commenters, and usually it's bad (though we here at FishbowlNY have no complaints! Mostly because our readers choose to forego the complicated(?) commenting system and write... [FishBowlNY]

HuffPo Is Off Da Hook with OffTheBus - Posted June 18, 2008
Huffington Post offers "recordings of the campaign press conference calls" through a new feature called OffTheBus. As they note: "If you are a citizen journalist or blogger, use the recordings to find quotes or content for your writing. Otherwise, listen in to hear firsthand how each 2008 presidential campaign interacts with the press... [FishBowlLA]

Indiepixie Faith-Ann Young Profiled in Huffington Post - Posted April 9, 2008
Looking for more exposure while earning no money as a blogger? The Huffington Post welcomes your submissions, no matter how devoid of content. With that in mind, Lesley M. M. Blume presents her third Woman of Style, and it's Faith-Ann Young. Who? A free-wheeling music reporter and photographer for Monocle, Flavorpill,... [FishBowlLA]

Nurse Hillary For President--Randi Rhodes Suspended from Air America - Posted April 4, 2008
Paul Slansky, who's much too clever to be writing for free at the Huffington Post, points out that Hillary's pop culture references are now and forever will be, older than dirt. One of his quotes from the future: The way some of you people talk about her, you'd think she was Nurse... [FishBowlLA]

SNL Live: Sklar Approves - Posted November 19, 2007
Does the Huffington Post pay by the word? 4511. On the live Saturday Night Live show. And only 5 comments. Gawker, however, recaps the recap, and Rachel Sklar shows up to defend herself from the vicious readers. Sklar has quite the schwarmerei for SNL. ... [FishBowlLA]

WGA 07 Strike Blogs - Posted November 6, 2007
Strike blogs are the samizdat of the 07 WGA Strike. Ken Levine: Honk If You Love Writers! And Paul Haggis shows up to comment, too. Writers Strike is rumored to be the work of a Daily Show writer. United Hollywood sorts the rumors. Variety's Scribe Vibe gathers various bits and pieces. And the... [FishBowlLA]

Sale of Mediabistro.com Inspires Tears, Tantrums Too - Posted July 18, 2007
News of mediabistro.com's sale has caused quite a stir in Blogotopia. Well, bloggers like traffic, and who knew that Laurel Touby + boa would replace Britney Spears + Nude as a sure-fire search term? Gawker tries to laugh through tears and clenched teeth. Not a good look. Gridskipper's Chris Mohney does the... [FishBowlLA]

All Your Fundrace Belong to Us: Huffington Post - Posted July 17, 2007
Has the Huffington Post hi-jacked Fundrace.org? We went to investigate Hollywood's big donors, after reading Deadline Hollywood's post. But the site, usually so ready to hand over personal information, has been re-routed. Jonah Perretti, who co-created Fundrace, is now at the HuffPo, got to take the site along. According to... [FishBowlLA]

Jamie Lee Curtis Schools Kathy Hilton - Posted June 11, 2007
Jamie Lee Curtis takes on the heady topic of parenting in her first column for the Huffington Post -- except it's not really about parenting. It's about Paris. While swearing up and down that "I am not throwing stones," she proceeds to hurl 'em at Kathy Hilton, saying Paris's mom "should have... [FishBowlLA]

Ryan Reynolds Blogging At Huffington Post, Is He Shirtless? - Posted June 6, 2007
In an effort to reach all manner of readers, the Huffington Post now offers Ryan Reynolds blogging about eating contests. Commenter 15 sums it all up: I started to read this cause you are hot and i always care what hot people have to say.... [FishBowlLA]