Jared Kushner

Lunch: Charlie Rose, Dan Abrams & The Rain-Soaked Usual Suspects - Posted October 28, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The biblical rain kept most of the moguls and media mavens away today. So, rather than people watch, I passed the time by flipping through the latest issue of Avenue featuring an ultra-glam Katie Couric on the cover. The glossy devotes eight (!) pages to the CBS Evening News... [FishBowlNY]

Observer Loses Another Editor - Posted October 28, 2009
Five months after taking over as editor at The New York Observer, Tom McGeveran told his staff today that he will be leaving the paper at the end of the year. After a meeting with staff this morning, McGeveran fired off a memo that spoke about what he loved most about his... [FishBowlNY]

Observer Loses Another Editor - Posted October 28, 2009
Five months after taking over as editor at The New York Observer, Tom McGeveran told his staff today that he will be leaving the paper at the end of the year. After a meeting with staff this morning, McGeveran fired off a memo that spoke about what he loved most about his... [FishBowlNY]

Where Rupert Murdoch & Jeff Zucker Spent their Sunday - Posted October 26, 2009
Media titan Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng, along with Barbara Walters, NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, Joy and Regis Philbin and other A-listers attended the wedding of New York Observer owner Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Orthodox Jewish ceremony, with 500 guests, took place at the Trump National Golf Club in... [TVNewser]

Where Rupert Murdoch & Jeff Zucker Spent their Sunday - Posted October 26, 2009
Media titan Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng, along with Barbara Walters, NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, Joy and Regis Philbin and other A-listers attended the wedding of New York Observer owner Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Orthodox Jewish ceremony, with 500 guests, took place at the Trump National Golf Club in... [TVNewser]

WSJ. Goes Online|The Observer Moves|Inside The Trump-Kushner Wedding|Another Sobering Poll About The Public's View Of The Media|AboveTheLaw's Lat Interviews Brill - Posted September 23, 2009
WWD: The Wall Street Journal's glossy magazine WSJ. is planning to add two online issues to its quarterly print run. The Observer: The New York Observer is moving offices. During the first half of next year, the pink paper is scheduled to move to a building that is already part of owner... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ. Goes Online|The Observer Moves|Inside The Trump-Kushner Wedding|Another Sobering Poll About The Public's View Of The Media|AboveTheLaw's Lat Interviews Brill - Posted September 23, 2009
WWD: The Wall Street Journal's glossy magazine WSJ. is planning to add two online issues to its quarterly print run. The Observer: The New York Observer is moving offices. During the first half of next year, the pink paper is scheduled to move to a building that is already part of owner... [FishBowlNY]

Glenn Beck Loses More Advertisers|Sports Reporters Take A Gamble|Taylor The Favorite For Globe|Is Kushner Looking To Sell The Observer?|Consumerist Probes Cash4Gold - Posted September 3, 2009
AgencySpy: Glenn Beck has lost a total of 57 advertisers. Editor & Publisher: Ironic news of the day: a survey has found that 40 percent of sports reporters say they bet on sports, with 5 percent betting on sports they cover. Boston Herald: Stephen Taylor may be the favorite to buy The Boston... [FishBowlNY]

Observer Readies New Real Estate Trade Pub - Posted August 24, 2009
It may not prove to be the wisest decision to launch a commercial real estate trade newspaper in the midst of one of the toughest environments for papers, trade publications and real estate. But that's exactly what The New York Observer's parent company is planning to do. Observer owner Jared Kushner... [FishBowlNY]

Runner's World Credits Web Site For Sub Increase|LA Weekly Writer Responds To Criticism|Ivanka To Wed Jared|Brill & Crovitz Discuss Journalism Online|Praise For Andrew Sullivan - Posted July 17, 2009
WebNewser: Runner's World's Web site drove an 89 percent increase magazine subscriptions during the first half of the year, compared to 2008. Overall, the magazine saw a 5 percent increase in subscriptions during the first six months of the year. FishbowlLA: LA Weekly writer Daniel Heimpel responds to a blogger's negative commentary... [FishBowlNY]

Observer Owner Kushner Laments The State Of The Media In NY Mag - Posted July 14, 2009
This week, New York magazine takes an in-depth look at New York Observer owner Jared Kushner and his relationship with his ex-con father, Charlie Kushner. Although the profile sticks mainly to the father and son's stories, it comes at an interesting time for the salmon-colored broadsheet, which recently lost long-time editor... [FishBowlNY]

Observer Picks Up Majority Stake In Webby Winner Very Short List - Posted June 15, 2009
Today, IAC and the Observer Media Group officially announced their deal passing majority control of IAC's email newsletter Very Short List to Jared Kushner-owned Observer. VSL, which last week won a Webby Award for "Best Guides, Ratings and Review Website," has been renamed The Observer's Very Short List and will be... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 04.23.09 - Posted April 23, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 94 covering the Obama administration and week 12 for us. What we know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV |... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch: Tina Brown & Barbara Walters Break Bread; Jonathan Wald Works The Room - Posted February 4, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It's a little disconcerting these days when no matter where you go in the city, the streets seem quieter than usual, and there are 10 cabs lined up outside Grand Central any time we need one. But we've observed an interesting phenomenon: The worse the economic news, the busier... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Special Post-Inauguration Edition - Posted January 21, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The mood was festive at Michael's today, with plenty of Obama buttons on display and lots of talk about the president's stirring inaugural address. Jack Kliger told me, "I thought the whole thing was inspiring. His speech was terrific." Jack had a good laugh about Barack Obama's heartfelt thanks... [FishBowlNY]

Kushner-Owned Politicker Shuts Down Three More Sites - Posted January 9, 2009
New York Observer owner Jared Kushner has insisted the last few months that his paper is doing fine (ish) all things considered. And one certainly hopes this is the case, though the circle may be closing in. Over at Politico.com Michael Calderone is reporting that the Kushner-owned Politicker network... [FishBowlNY]

It's A Black Friday For Politicker - Posted December 12, 2008
Lots of bad news out of Jared Kushner's Politicker websites today, we've learned. (See a February 2008 New York Times profile of Politicker) The drip, drip: Politicker's two DC staffers -- Alex Isenstadt and Eric Pfeiffer -- have been let go. Deputy Managing Editor Michael Grass (formerly of the Express, DCist) was also... [FishBowlDC]

Lawsuit Alleges New York Observer Benefitting From 'Diverted' Real Estate Money - Posted December 2, 2008
We've mentioned before that in all the recent news about layoffs and foldings the New York Observer has been noticeably absent. When publisher Jared Kushner spoke to the Guardian recently, he expressed his concern about the future of the industry as a whole, but seemingly less concerned over the future... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 11.12.08 - Posted November 12, 2008
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 jump...... [FishBowlDC]

New York Observer Thus Far Avoiding Falling Knife of Media Crisis - Posted November 10, 2008
In all the reports of layoffs and foldings and budget setbacks and year-end projections that have dominated New York media news the last few weeks the New York Observer has been noticeably absent. Owner Jared Kushner purchased the paper back in July 2006 for a reported $10 million and shortly... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Jeff Greenfield on Obama Cover: 'Too Clever By Half' - Posted July 16, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What a difference a day makes. If only we'd come by yesterday we could have gotten in on the party for Peggy Siegal who was being feted for her birthday by gal pals Barbara Walters, Liz Smith, Rita Wilson (one of the most pleasant celebrities I've ever interviewed on... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 02.19.08 - Posted February 19, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS The Oscars are your favorite awards show. REVOLVING DOOR A release announced, "Science News, the weekly magazine of the Society for Science & the Public, has named Jonathan Oleisky its new... [FishBowlDC]

Star-Ledger Quietly Launches 'HuffPo Of New Jersey' - Posted July 12, 2007
EXCLUSIVE This morning, the Newark Star-Ledger, Tony Soprano's paper of choice, was slated to launch what they're calling, at least internally, the Huffington Post of New Jersey. NJVoices.com has roughly 30 bloggers signed up to cover politics, education and culture, among other Garden State muckery. The site officially launches July 22. If it sounds... [FishBowlNY]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishBowlNY]

Jared Kushner Names No. 2 - Posted March 22, 2007
Following the redesign of his salmon-colored tabloid and launch of politicsnj.com, New York Observer publisher Jared Kushner [above] today named a Robert G. Sommer president of the "Observer Media Group" — a "group" that includes ... the New York Observer and politicsnj.com. Some key things from Sommer's bio: Worked for MWW, one... [FishBowlNY]

The Jersey Observer? - Posted January 24, 2007
More intel on Observer owner Jared Kushner's fresh-faced plan to build a New York Observer — for New Jersey: NEW York Observer owner Jared Kushner could be just weeks away from making a decision about bankrolling a free weekly newspaper in New Jersey. The plan he is mulling is expected to cost... [FishBowlNY]

James Brown | Jared Kushner | Mr. Rogers Redux? | Ex-Us Weekly Ed Convicted - Posted December 29, 2006
James Brown: Last Apollo gig loud, proud. [NYT] Jared Kushner: NYO owner plans free paper for NJ. [NYP] Another: Mister Rogers? [NYP] Ex-Us Weekly Editor: Convicted on sex charge. [AP] Studio 60: NBC's Ishtar. [NYT]... [FishBowlNY]