Michael Wolff

Beltway Boys: VF On Politico - Posted 4 days, 12 hours ago
Politico channels "Reservior Dogs," as pointed out by Patrick Gavin via Twitter. Photo from VF. Todd Purdum's Sarah Palin piece isn't the only Vanity Fair article getting some play this week. Michael Wolff profiles Politico's Beltway Boys- executive editor Jim VandeHei, editor in chief John Harris, publisher Robert Allbritton, and chief White... [FishBowlDC]

Beltway Boys: VF On Politico - Posted 4 days, 12 hours ago
Politico channels "Reservior Dogs," as pointed out by Patrick Gavin via Twitter. Photo from VF. Todd Purdum's Sarah Palin piece isn't the only Vanity Fair article getting some play this week. Michael Wolff profiles Politico's Beltway Boys- executive editor Jim VandeHei, editor in chief John Harris, publisher Robert Allbritton, and chief White... [FishBowlDC]

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]

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]

Michael Wolff: 'What Do Men in Their Fifties and Sixties Know About Girls in Their Twenties? - Posted April 3, 2009
Yesterday Jeff Bercovici reported that Michael Wolff is set to hit back at the New York Post over their coverage of his alleged affair and marriage break-up, via a column in Vanity Fair. Should make for some good reading! In the meantime we bring you Wolff's column from today's... [FishBowlNY]

MSM Wants Google Recognition/Results - Posted March 23, 2009
Perhaps those newspaper folks currently directing their ire at Arianna Huffington may want to reconsider their target in the hopes that she will divulge her company's "mostly secret" Google search-engine optimization tactics. AdAge is reporting that major media companies are pressuring Google to elevate their "expensive online content" to the... [FishBowlNY]

MSM Wants Google Recognition/Results - Posted March 23, 2009
Perhaps those newspaper folks currently directing their ire at Arianna Huffington may want to reconsider their target in the hopes that she will divulge her company's "mostly secret" Google search-engine optimization tactics. AdAge is reporting that major media companies are pressuring Google to elevate their "expensive online content" to the... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch 'Personally' Apologizes for Chimp Cartoon: 'We Will Seek to be More Attuned' - Posted February 24, 2009
There must be some joke here to be made about hell freezing over and monkeys flying. (Anyone know the last time Rupert Murdoch wrote a personal letter of apology for his paper?) Anyway, as sort-of speculated by Michael Wolff the other day it seems that Rupe was not happy... [FishBowlNY]

Post Chimp: NAACP Calls for Resignations, Rupe 'Livid' - Posted February 23, 2009
Man did the New York Post unleash a can of worms (barrel of monkeys) last week when, for reasons still unexplained, it decided to publish Sean Delanos' cartoon depicting two cops shooting a rampaging chimp that many have interpreted to represent Barack Obama. After a slew of protests last week... [FishBowlNY]

Michael Wolff on The Daily Show: Rupe is 'Very Nixonian' - Posted January 7, 2009
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David Carr Reviews Michael Wolff's Rupert Murdoch Bio - Posted December 29, 2008
Phew, that's a whole lot of media bold-face to include in one hed. Nonetheless, David Carr did indeed review Michael Wolff's bio of Rupert Murdoch for this past Sunday's New York Times Book Review. Here's a taste, though the entire thing is really worth a read.... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 12.29.08 - Posted December 29, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC museum is featured above? Think you know? Email us with your best guess. AND: Join us after the jump to find out if you guessed our last contest correctly. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning... [FishBowlDC]

Conrad Black on Wolff's Murdoch - Posted December 17, 2008
Say what you will about Conrad Black, he is certainly making the most of his jail time. Today he makes an appearance at The Daily Beast to weigh in on Michael Wolff's take on Rupert Murdoch. Here's a taste:Rupert Murdoch is the greatest media owner in history...but Michael Wolff's... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: Oz, Ifill, Ailes... - Posted December 15, 2008
> Dr. Mehmet Oz was surprised this morning on Good Morning America by a man he helped after a traffic crash in Virginia Beach last week. "I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart," said Stanley Tatum to Oz by phone. "You don't just talk the talk,... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: December 15 - Posted December 15, 2008
mediabistro.com has launched a new audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network, including TVNewser. You can listen live every morning at 9amET on BlogTalkRadio.com/mediabistro and call in at 646-929-0321. Today on the podcast: David Gregory Meets the Press, Politico meets Reuters and Judith Regan promises to meet... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: David Gregory, Politico/Reuters and Regan/Wolff - Posted December 15, 2008
On this morning's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, TVNewser's Steve Krakauer, FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol and I discussed David Greogry's debut on "Meet the Press," the Politico/Reuters partnership and the Judith Regan v. Michael Wolff fiasco. ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Media Menu: December 15 - Posted December 15, 2008
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin joins us to discuss David Gregory Meeting the Press, Politico meeting Reuters, and Judith Regan's promise to meet Michael Wolff...in court. You can listen live every... [FishBowlNY]

What Surprised Michael Wolff Most About Rupert Murdoch May Also Surprise You! - Posted December 10, 2008
The party for Michael Wolff's much ballyhooed official Rupert Murdoch biography The Man Who Owns the News was held last night at the stunning penthouse of Milk Studios on the West Side and, not surprisingly, attracted a whole slew of media big wigs (every style of horn-rimmed glasses appeared to be... [FishBowlNY]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 5, 2008
Meet the Press: President-elect Obama. This Week: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers, The Wall Street Journals' Peggy Noonan, the Brookings Institution's E.J. Dionne, and ABC News' Cokie Roberts and George Will. Face The Nation: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman, Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.04.08 - Posted December 4, 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]

Morning Reading List, 12.03.08 - Posted December 3, 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]

Michael Wolff on MySpace and Why Rupert Murdoch Loves 'Cretins' - Posted December 2, 2008
So Michael Wolff's long-awaited bio of Rupert Murdoch, The Man Who Owns The News, hit shelves yesterday. Portfolio has a round-up reactions (the Times did not love). Over at BusinessWeek Jon Fine says that "Wolff's Murdoch mumbles, dissembles, has cultural sensibilities predating Elvis Presley if not Rudy Vallee." Fine... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 12.02.08 - Posted December 2, 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]

The Ticker (FNC Edition): 0-5, Murdoch, Hume... - Posted December 1, 2008
> FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin reveals that during the five news conferences held by Pres.-elect Obama since his election, Fox News has not been called on at any of them. See who was. > The NYTimes Book Review calls Michael Wolff's new tome on News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch a "supercilious... [TVNewser]

Does Rupert Murdoch Have an Obama-Shaped Hole in his Heart? - Posted November 17, 2008
Today's New York Times is speculating whether Rupert Murdoch has a soft spot for Barack Obama. Anyone who keeps up with the New York Post can't help but be aware that the Senator and now President-elect has rarely been subject to the infamous (and endlessly entertaining) lacerations of the Post's... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 11.03.08 - Posted November 3, 2008
(Thanks NY Post) 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]

Michael Wolff on Rupert Murdoch's Family Ties - Posted October 31, 2008
Vanity Fair is excerpting Michael Wolff's much talked-about (much criticized by Rupe, himself) forthcoming book, The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch. Judging from the excerpt the secret world involves, perhaps not surprisingly, a whole lot of family dysfunction, except that Rupe doesn't like... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 10.10.08 - Posted October 10, 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]

The New York Times: What's Not to Love? - Posted July 17, 2008
Maybe it's because The New York Times declares itself to be the "paper of record" (and then hires Bill Kristol) that we are all so quick to point out its shortcomings. Or maybe it was the fact they tried to get us to pay for their opinion. Or... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times: What's Not to Love? - Posted July 17, 2008
Maybe it's because The New York Times declares itself to be the "paper of record" (and then hires Bill Kristol) that we are all so quick to point out its shortcomings. Or maybe it was the fact they tried to get us to pay for their opinion. Or... [FishBowlNY]

No, Not THAT Michael Wolff - Posted January 2, 2008
Especially in light of yesterday's end-of-the-year round up, we owe a huge, heartfelt apology to one Michael Wolff. No, not the Michael Wolff who terrorized innocent bystanders with his attack on banality on that cold, dark, wintry night. (Although it's not the first time he's done such a thing...check out Wolff playing... [UnBeige]

New York Holiday Party Report - Posted December 20, 2007
Thanks for the invitations, New York design community (or in some cases, not having a list at the door). Here's where we found ourselves drinking free toddies this week... Rockwell Group Address: Bowlmor Lanes Crowd: Rockwell Group employees Specialty Cocktail: Bullshot, served by "celebrity bartender" Laurie Rosenwald Big Sightings: Maira Kalman, Tucker Viemeister wearing a Santa... [UnBeige]

Designism 2.0 Recap: Michael Wolff Devours Panel, Glaser Eloquently Defends Design, Dove Real Beauties Not Ugly Enough - Posted December 14, 2007
The one MILLION dollar question. Photo by Core77. A Wolff In Designer Clothing In a city of thousands and thousands of designers, Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff might want to look at hiring some protection for the next few weeks. In his role as the "media critic" at last night's Designism 2.0 event,... [UnBeige]

Morning Reading List, 12.13.07 - Posted December 13, 2007
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS Your coworkers shouldn't expect any gifts from you this year. NEWSPAPERS Regarding this, a reader writes in, "Other young reporters at the Post, just fyi: Philip Rucker, who just covered the Maryland General Assembly special... [FishBowlDC]

Designism 2.0 Thursday Night at the ADC - Posted December 10, 2007
In an effort to blow our frequent flier miles through the roof, this third of UnBeige will be embarking on one last trip of 2007: To help moderate Designism 2.0 on Thursday, December 13 at the Art Directors Club in New York City. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, we... [UnBeige]

A Very Good Week In NY This December - Posted November 19, 2007
It's getting to be that season again when all the naughties and nices you've accumulated during the last 12 months start to count towards your end-of-year rewards. And if you've found yourself a little heavy on the naughty, there is a chance to redeem yourself before it's too late. Actually, two.... [UnBeige]

Morning Reading List, 11.01.07 - Posted November 1, 2007
Good morning Washington. This is the longest Morning Reading List in FishbowlDC history. You think Tim Russert should be The Joker. ABC announced, "During a week dominated by news of the fires in Southern California, 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54. For... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.26.07 - Posted September 26, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you read newspapers at work. An ABC release announced, "For the just-completed 2006-07 season, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Adults 25-54. This marks ABC's first seasonal demo win since 1995-96. For the season, 'World News' averaged a 2.1/9 and 2.62 million... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.05.07 - Posted September 5, 2007
Good morning Washington and Happy September. You are not ready for summer to be over. We aren't either. Can you answer CQ's Political Trivia? No peeking! What did you think of the Politico's redesign? The Washington Post reports, "John Jay Geddie, 70, a reporter and editor who started a newspaper in Loudoun County three years... [FishBowlDC]

Video: Is The New York Times For Sale? - Posted May 25, 2007
Is the New York Times Co. on the block? BusinessWeek's Jon Fine (our CEO's hubby) and Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff discuss the possibilities of a Gray Lady sale. MORE VIDEO: Fine & Wolff On Rupe Fine & Wolff On Katie... [FishBowlNY]

Video: Fine & Wolff On Rupe: Dow Jones Management 'Generally Atrocious' - Posted May 22, 2007
In a new video talk segment we're calling Fine & Wolff (until a catchier name surfaces, BusinessWeek's Jon Fine (a.k.a our CEO's husband) and Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff discuss media issues. Here, the duo discuss Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy the Wall Street Journal, the "generally atrocious" management team at... [FishBowlNY]

Video: Fine & Wolff On Katie: 'No One Wants To Be In The Network News Business' - Posted May 21, 2007
In a new video talk segment we're calling Fine & Wolff (until a catchier name surfaces, BusinessWeek's Jon Fine (a.k.a our CEO's husband) and Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff discuss media issues. First up, Katie Couric's struggles at the CBS Evening News. Says Wolff: "No one cares about the nightly news,... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.07.07 - Posted March 7, 2007
Most of you think highly of your direct editor. "1,000 Journalists Killed in 10 Years While Reporting" Air America Radio 2.0 begins. An NBC release announced that "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was "No. 1 in most all demographics including the key demo adults 25-54 during the week of February 26 -- March... [FishBowlDC]

Michael Wolff Interviews Billionaire, Promised 'Consultations' - Posted January 9, 2007
Vanity Fair's media writer must have had flashbacks of his dot-com days. Michael Wolff finds himself not only in an "off-the-record" interview with a billionaire who would like to buy a newspaper, but also giving the guy advice. Wolff tells one of the great man's aides on his way out:... [FishBowlNY]