New York Observer

Village Voice Media Editor Sends Enraged Email to New York Observer over Escort Ads Story - Posted May 5, 2011
New York Observer media reporter Kat Stoeffel reported that Village Voice Media was ... [FishbowlNY]

Sarah Douglas Named New Culture Editor of The New York Observer - Posted April 20, 2011
Just yesterday we reported that New York Observer's culture editor Christian Lorentzen was heading to th... [FishbowlNY]

Why Isn't the New York Observer Covering Trump? - Posted April 14, 2011
Donald Trump's clunky, absurd, and arguably racist birther claims and attention-begging presidential run is the sort of story that the New York Observer is known to cover with relish. But, as... [FishbowlNY]

Time Warner Hires Journalist Richard Siklos - Posted October 4, 2010
Journalist Richard Siklos is joining ... [PRNewser]

A Glut of Media Reporter Resignations - Posted September 27, 2010
Ever want the opportunity to follow in a star's footsteps? Well you might well soon get the chance as two large organizations lost media reporting studs (does that exist) today. Both AOL and New York Observer learned that their star repor... [MediaJobsDaily]

Simon Doonan Taking His Snooki Coverage to Slate - Posted September 1, 2010
Simon Doonan, the Barneys creative director and New York Observer columnist who recently revealed a possible ... [PRNewser]

Zachery Kouwe Resigns From New York Times Over Plagiary Charges - Posted February 17, 2010
This has not been a good month for looking over your shoulder and copying your classmates work: Just last week, Gerald Posner from The Daily Beast ... [FishbowlNY]

No News Means Fake News - Posted February 10, 2010
Is the New York Post's column about Governor David Paterson maybe, possibly having an affair becoming more believabl... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Promises $10K A Quarter For Innovative Ideas - Posted January 13, 2010
It's a sign of the times when a once-juggernaut media company becomes desperate enough to start handing out lottery-winning sums for whatever ideas can get them out of this rut. Well, it's better than just throwing what little money you have left into a giant bonfire at least. ... [FishbowlNY]

Paste Magazine Thrives Through Belt-Tightening - Posted January 12, 2010
While giant publishers with seemingly limitless budgets were forced to reassess their finances and even shutter publications over the last two years, a small, 8-year-old music magazine has been quietly expanding through innovative solutions to its cost problem. Paste... [FishbowlNY]

How To Lose Your Brand Identity And Influence Consumers: A Conde Story - Posted January 6, 2010
According to an unnamed source at Conde Nast, today's New York Observer reports, head-honcho Si New... [FishbowlNY]

Google News Chief Swears Platform Will Not Steal Your Content - Posted December 9, 2009
For the past month, Rupert Murdoch's little kerfuffle with Google has been the center of a heated debate about how content should be aggregated. First, the ... [FishbowlNY]

Kushner Sought Sorkin For Observer Post|Thomson Reuters Says No To Print|Playboy Updates|NYT Corrects FNC-Related Headline|How To Survive A Layoff - Posted November 6, 2009
Daily Intel: ... [FishbowlNY]

First On FBNY: More Cuts At Conde? (With Updates) - Posted August 13, 2009
A FishbowlNY tipster tells us there were layoffs at The New Yorker yesterday, the same day the New York Observer featured a story hinting that the magazine wou... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Starts To Purge - Posted August 5, 2009
The cost-cutting continues at Conde Nast. Several months ago, the magazine publisher laid off a slew of receptionists in an effort to slash costs, but some remained on the editorial floors at 4 Times Square. But those jobs that were salvaged then are now go... [FishbowlNY]

Anna Wintour Doesn't Care About Antitrust Laws - Posted July 30, 2009
The fashion industry in the U.S. -- and the magazines that cover it -- has suffered throughout the recession. But the industry's leaders are not ready to take their hits lying down. Earlier this week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America he... [FishbowlNY]

"Midas Watch" Columnist Thomas Leaves Observer, Says Kushner Is One Of "The Bad Guys" - Posted July 28, 2009
Michael M. Thomas, New York Observer columnist, Forbes.com and ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Employees Start To Worry - Posted July 22, 2009
We've been full of Conde Nast news this week, from the hiring of McKinsey to ... [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
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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 ... [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 Econ... [FishbowlNY]

Fighting For Credit In The Outer Borough - Posted July 9, 2009
A big story broke in Brooklyn yesterday: grocery story chain Whole Foods backed out of it's plan to build a new outlet in Gowanus. The important story first broke on the independent blog Brooklyn The Borough, led by for... [FishbowlNY]

Newsweek Editor Profiled In Advance Of Relaunch - Posted May 13, 2009
Next Monday, Newsweek will reveal a new, reformatted, slicker version of itself. If you want a little hint as to what the new Newsweek will be like, you can check out the New York Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Abrams: 'I Have Not Offered the Job to Anyone' - Posted March 26, 2009
After reading the New York Observer article about Dan Abr... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Media Menu With NYO's Felix Gillette - Posted March 25, 2009
Today on the menu we are joined by New York Observer media reporter Felix Gillette. Gillette had this to say about Obama's lack of love for newspapers at last night's presser: "Will ... [FishbowlNY]

The NYO Dives Into the Deep-End of 'How to Save Newspapers' - Posted February 25, 2009
The New York Observer has a nice long, very smart, multi-bylined piece today about the future of newspapers. It's worth reading the whole thing, but for those of you in a rush the short version ... [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, tho... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Website Launches but Still Hopeful About Magazines! - Posted December 4, 2008
Conde Nast: Always looking to the future! Agency Spy ... [FishbowlNY]

Black Wednesday in Publishing - Posted December 3, 2008
Well, looks like it's Black Wednesday in the Publishing world. Random House issued a memo this morning, to the shock of many, detailing an immediate restructuring of the house into three major groups. Galley Cat ... [FishbowlNY]

The Daily Beast: A Half-Way House for Laid Off Writers - Posted December 3, 2008
Timing is everything, these days most particularly where web launches are concerned. Despite all the bold-faced names she promised to include back in 2005 Arianna Huffington could never have predicted the coming election furor that would launch... [FishbowlNY]

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 no... [FishbowlNY]

Jeff Jarvis Thinks 'Community Organizers' are the Future of Journalism - Posted November 26, 2008
The New York Observer is running a profile on "Blogger, professor, and media consultant" Jeff Jarvis (parts of... [FishbowlNY]

Layoffs at Time Inc.'s Entertainment Weekly - Posted November 13, 2008
The New York Observer is reporting that layoffs have begun at Time Inc.'s Entertainment Weekly... [FishbowlNY]

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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Election Day '08: Where to Watch Online - Posted November 4, 2008
The New York Observer has put together a comprehensive guide to watching the returns online including links. The Washington Post... [FishbowlNY]

Freelancia Implodes as Blogistan's Borders Expand - Posted April 4, 2008
Recently, New York Observer ran a doom and gloom piece about the lack of freelance magazine writers. They're all blogging. Doree Shafrir reports that it's a harsh world out there: For most established but not well-known writers, $2 per word at a major magaz... [FishbowlLA]