Hunter Walker

With The Daily Done Like Digital Dinner, Nikki Finke Reminds That Was Never Her* - Posted December 3, 2012
It was not exactly the snazziest 22 months of former Page Six scoop-meister Richard Johnson's career. And with today's announcement that News Corp's iPad endeavor The Daily will officially fade to touch-screen black December 15, his tenure as west coast bureau chief is set to end with a whimper. ... [GalleyCat]

Morning Chatter - Posted August 9, 2012
Quotes of the Day -- the media beat edition "Life is too short to fake an orgasm." -- Current TV and The View's Joy Behar in response to being asked for her favorite life saying on Tuesday's ed... [FishbowlDC]

Pooler Points Out Lengthy Women's Restroom Line - Posted June 7, 2012
TIPS FROM THE POOL INTO THE DEEP END The New York Observer's Hunter Walker is all for women's rights. Especially, as it turns out, their rights to use the bathroom. ... [FishbowlDC]

A Picture Worth a Thousand Bylines - Posted May 15, 2012
Since launch in 2009, TheWrap has proven to be a fertile training ground for entertainment journalists. Among the earliest examples of reporters who worked under Sharon Waxman before moving on to other outlets are Amy Kaufman (now with the LA Times), ... [FishbowlLA]

Diary of 'Skanky' News Ethics - Posted February 28, 2012
Over the past four days, a story I wrote about female scribes and what I deemed their "provocative" and "sexpot" Twitter avatars has made the rounds in different publications on the web. I published the story Thursday and, much to my... [PRNewser]

Diary of 'Skanky' News Ethics - Posted February 28, 2012
Over the past four days, a story I wrote about female scribes and what I deemed their "provocative" and "sexpot" Twitter avatars has made the rounds in different publications on the web. I published the story Thursday and, much to my... [FishbowlDC]

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Johnson on Living and Daily-ing in LA - Posted February 2, 2012
If nothing else, former New York Post Page Six gatekeeper Richard Johnson (pictured) has a great sense of timing. A year into his new job as west coast editor of The Daily, he finally got around to checking out... [FishbowlLA]

Get A Job At One Of Journalism's Oldest And Most Respected Institutions - Posted September 11, 2009
Who are we kidding? Those outfits aren't really hiring. But Hunter Walker (formerly a blogger with mediabistro.com and many other places) reports that somebody is hiring...and it's TMZ.com. Harvey Levin, TMZ.com founder and boss, spoke at Columbia School of Journalism yesterday about the success of the site. Walker ... [MediaJobsDaily]

On The Menu: A Former Fishbowl-er Takes On J-School - Posted August 13, 2009
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On The Menu: A Former Fishbowl-er Takes On J-School - Posted August 13, 2009
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MSNBC's Carlos Watson Launches New Website - Posted May 12, 2009
WebNewser talked to MSNBC's Carlos Watson, who launched a new Website, ... [TVNewser]

Boston Globe Reporters Rally to Save Their Paper - Posted April 24, 2009
With the Boston Globe potentially facing an imminent demise, Globe reporters and the Boston Newspaper Guild have teamed with local politicans to host a ... [Fishbowl NY]

Boston Globe Reporters Rally to Save Their Paper - Posted April 24, 2009
With the Boston Globe potentially facing an imminent demise, Globe reporters and the Boston Newspaper Guild have teamed with local politicans to host a ... [FishbowlNY]

Laid-Off Newspaper Reporters Flock to Online Startups, Profits Still Elusive - Posted April 23, 2009
Laid-off newspaper reporters are increasingly finding refuge on the Internet, but so far, their online startup efforts are being met with mixed results: Today, the trio of investors who teamed up with 30 journalists from the folded Rocky Mountain News to launch In Denver Times last month announced that they're backing... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Morning Reading List, 01.12.09 - Posted January 12, 2009
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the... [FishbowlDC]

AMI's RadarOnline An Ad-Free Ghost Town - Posted October 28, 2008
RadarOnline executive editor Alex Balk leaves headquarters for the last time (Photo: Choire Sicha) RadarOnline began publishing again on Monday, following ... [Fishbowl NY]

AMI's RadarOnline An Ad-Free Ghost Town - Posted October 28, 2008
RadarOnline executive editor Alex Balk leaves headquarters for the last time (Photo: Choire Sicha) RadarOnline began publishing again on Monday, following ... [FishbowlNY]

'Major' Layoffs at Time Inc.'s Southern Progress Magazines - Posted October 23, 2008
FishbowlNY has confirmation that layoffs one tipster calls "major" have hit Southern Progress Corporation, the Time Inc. subsidiary that publishes Southern Living, Cooking Light, Health, Southern Accents, Cottage Living, and Coastal Living, among others. As Southern Progress spokeswoman ... [Fishbowl NY]

'Major' Layoffs at Time Inc.'s Southern Progress Magazines - Posted October 23, 2008
FishbowlNY has confirmation that layoffs one tipster calls "major" have hit Southern Progress Corporation, the Time Inc. subsidiary that publishes Southern Living, Cooking Light, Health, Southern Accents, Cottage Living, and Coastal Living, among others. As Southern Progress spokeswoman ... [FishbowlNY]

Blogger Arrested on Suspicion of Doing Bad Things With Wiffle Bat - Posted October 17, 2008
(Photo courtesy of Brian Van) Last night, we headed over to CNET reporter Caroline McCarthy and Gawker finance biz dev guy Sc... [Fishbowl NY]

Blogger Arrested on Suspicion of Doing Bad Things With Wiffle Bat - Posted October 17, 2008
(Photo courtesy of Brian Van) Last night, we headed over to CNET reporter Caroline McCarthy and Gawker finance biz dev guy Sc... [FishbowlNY]

Gridskipper Editor on Gawker Media: 'The Whole Pageviews Thing is a Fallacy' - Posted April 18, 2008
Yesterday we chatted up Gridskipper assistant editor Hunter Walker on IM to see what he had to say about life in the wake of Monday's sale of the site and fellow former Gawker Media properties Wonkette and Idolato... [Fishbowl NY]

Gridskipper Editor on Gawker Media: 'The Whole Pageviews Thing is a Fallacy' - Posted April 18, 2008
Yesterday we chatted up Gridskipper assistant editor Hunter Walker on IM to see what he had to say about life in the wake of Monday's sale of the site and fellow former Gawker Media properties Wonkette and Idolato... [FishbowlNY]