New York Times

Tribune's Zell: Newspapers Can't Survive - Posted October 28, 2009
Sam Zell visited Bloomberg TV to proclaim that Tribune Co. would be out of bankruptcy by the end of the first quarter. But when asked if he regretted the deal -- if it was, in fact, the "worst business decision he's ever made" -- he didn't back down. "It's certainly the... [FishBowlNY]

Tribune's Zell: Newspapers Can't Survive - Posted October 28, 2009
Sam Zell visited Bloomberg TV to proclaim that Tribune Co. would be out of bankruptcy by the end of the first quarter. But when asked if he regretted the deal -- if it was, in fact, the "worst business decision he's ever made" -- he didn't back down. "It's certainly the... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Can Politico's New Local Model Kill WaPo? - Posted October 28, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven discussed the day's biggest media headlines, including news that Politico is launching a local news Web site to compete with The Washington Post. Can this new venture bring down the venerable D.C.-based... [FishBowlNY]

Rohde On Charlie Rose: "My Days As A War Correspondent Are Over" - Posted October 27, 2009
Last night, Charlie Rose interviewed New York Times reporter David Rohde about his Taliban kidnapping and the five-part series he wrote about the ordeal last week. About three-quarters of the way through the interview, Rose asked Rohde about the news media blackout that took place while he was being help captive. Rohde... [FishBowlNY]

Rohde On Charlie Rose: "My Days As A War Correspondent Are Over" - Posted October 27, 2009
Last night, Charlie Rose interviewed New York Times reporter David Rohde about his Taliban kidnapping and the five-part series he wrote about the ordeal last week. About three-quarters of the way through the interview, Rose asked Rohde about the news media blackout that took place while he was being help captive. Rohde... [FishBowlNY]

Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop - Posted October 26, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations today released its latest circulation numbers for newspapers and the news is grim, if not unexpected. From April until September of this year, circulation for daily papers dropped to 30,395,652, compared to 34,005,421 during the same period last year, a 10.62 percent decline. Sunday circulation saw... [FishBowlNY]

Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop - Posted October 26, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations today released its latest circulation numbers for newspapers and the news is grim, if not unexpected. From April until September of this year, circulation for daily papers dropped to 30,395,652, compared to 34,005,421 during the same period last year, a 10.62 percent decline. Sunday circulation saw... [FishBowlNY]

Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop - Posted October 26, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations today released its latest circulation numbers for newspapers and the news is grim, if not unexpected. From April until September of this year, circulation for daily papers dropped to 30,395,652, compared to 34,005,421 during the same period last year, a 10.62 percent decline. Sunday circulation saw... [FishBowlNY]

Menu Scandals: Steve Phillips And Bill Keller's Mention Of Apple Tablet - Posted October 26, 2009
Host Jason Boog of GalleyCat returned to the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu today after a short absence, eager to talk about the day's biggest media headlines with AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. The biggest news of the day: ESPN's Steve Phillips' affair with a younger staff member and his firing over the weekend.... [FishBowlNY]

Menu Scandals: Steve Phillips And Bill Keller's Mention Of Apple Tablet - Posted October 26, 2009
Host Jason Boog of GalleyCat returned to the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu today after a short absence, eager to talk about the day's biggest media headlines with AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. The biggest news of the day: ESPN's Steve Phillips' affair with a younger staff member and his firing over the weekend.... [FishBowlNY]

Joanne Lipman: A New Prototype of Feminism in Journalism? - Posted October 26, 2009
One year ago, Portfolio was on its last legs. After the market saw the biggest plummet in decades, the cover of the business magazine had American Apparel founder Dov Charney on the cover: A misstep for the magazines that some say it never recovered from. The waiting game of Portfolio's cut... [FishBowlNY]

Joanne Lipman: A New Prototype of Feminism in Journalism? - Posted October 26, 2009
One year ago, Portfolio was on its last legs. After the market saw the biggest plummet in decades, the cover of the business magazine had American Apparel founder Dov Charney on the cover: A misstep for the magazines that some say it never recovered from. The waiting game of Portfolio's cut... [FishBowlNY]

Rohde's Kidnapping Chronicle Ends With Incredible Escape - Posted October 22, 2009
The final piece of New York Times journalist David Rohde's Taliban kidnapping narrative was published today. It was the last piece we were waiting for -- a description of his daring escape with Afghan journalist Tahir Luddin. Rohde's story would make an excellent adventure novel, but the reality of his captivity makes... [FishBowlNY]

Rohde's Kidnapping Chronicle Ends With Incredible Escape - Posted October 22, 2009
The final piece of New York Times journalist David Rohde's Taliban kidnapping narrative was published today. It was the last piece we were waiting for -- a description of his daring escape with Afghan journalist Tahir Luddin. Rohde's story would make an excellent adventure novel, but the reality of his captivity makes... [FishBowlNY]

David Carr, Columbia University, and the Future of Journalism - Posted October 20, 2009
New York Times' David Carr, always ahead of the curve. Two days ago, a full 24-hours before the news of the 100 staffers being cut from the big gray lady even hit the stands, Carr was writing a treatise on how to save traditional newsroom. Of course, with the advance of... [FishBowlNY]

Talking Times Layoffs And The Yes Men On The Menu - Posted October 20, 2009
What does it mean for the industry when a media company like the New York Times Co. announces that 100 people must be cut from the newsroom? That question led today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosted by AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven and TVNewser's Kevin Allocca, who welcomed FishbowlNY editor... [FishBowlNY]

Must Read: Rohde Recounts Seven Months In Captivity - Posted October 19, 2009
Four months after heroically escaping from his Taliban kidnappers, New York Times reporter David Rohde has decided to tell the story of his seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Rohde's five-part series, "Held by the Taliban," debuted yesterday and will continue all week. His recollection of his kidnapping is frightening... [FishBowlNY]

Must Read: Rohde Recounts Seven Months In Captivity - Posted October 19, 2009
Four months after heroically escaping from his Taliban kidnappers, New York Times reporter David Rohde has decided to tell the story of his seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Rohde's five-part series, "Held by the Taliban," debuted yesterday and will continue all week. His recollection of his kidnapping is frightening... [FishBowlNY]

Social Ad Summit Report: Wikipedia Founder On Helping Kidnapped Journos - Posted October 7, 2009
Don Draper may not have been in attendance, but Monday's panels on advertising and the Internet at the Social Ad Summit at the New World Stages certainly had its fair share of slick sellers. Did you know that one in three people working in new media are developing Facebook applications? That... [FishBowlNY]

Paying Tribute To Safire - Posted September 28, 2009
Since his death yesterday, William Safire's colleagues have been offering tribute. Here's a few of our favorites: Former New York Times columnist Leslie H. Gelb writes on Forbes.com about advice Safire offered him on column writing many years ago: "Half the columns you write will be no better than C+. Write them and... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Assessing "60 Minutes" - Posted September 28, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, Los Angeles Times reporter Matea Gold joined hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven to discuss her recent article about CBS News' "60 Minutes." "I thought it would be a really fascinating time to take a step back and look... [FishBowlNY]

What's Going On With The NYT's Media Reporters And Their Facial Hair? - Posted September 22, 2009
Sometimes, things get a little bit tense in the newsroom and then someone cracks a joke just to ease the tension that grows in a big room filled with endless rows of computers and ringing telephones. But from the photo above, posted on Twitter by New York Times media columnist David... [FishBowlNY]

What's Going On With The NYT's Media Reporters And Their Facial Hair? - Posted September 22, 2009
Sometimes, things get a little bit tense in the newsroom and then someone cracks a joke just to ease the tension that grows in a big room filled with endless rows of computers and ringing telephones. But from the photo above, posted on Twitter by New York Times media columnist David... [FishBowlNY]

Condé Nast Traveler Shows Travel Industry How To Save The World - Posted September 21, 2009
Today, we spent some time at Condé Nast Traveler's World Savers Congress, a conference that gathered members of the tourism and travel industries that are trying to make a difference in the world through conservation, sustainability and other philanthropic efforts, along with other companies and philanthropists that share their vision and... [FishBowlNY]

Freed Times Reporter Relives Four Scary Days, Death Of A Friend - Posted September 10, 2009
One day after his rescue from Taliban captors in Afghanistan, New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell has blogged about his kidnapping, captivity and escape on the Times's "At War" blog. The detailed account of Farrell's 4-day ordeal is unlike anything we've ever read, and if you can read it without tearing up... [FishBowlNY]

Sirius Producer Pifferrer Talks Social Media On The Menu - Posted September 9, 2009
Sirius radio producer and host Mike Pifferrer joined Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven on today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu to discuss the biggest media headlines of the day. First, Pifferrer talked about how he and other Sirius radio hosts on his show "The Morning Mash Up" use social... [FishBowlNY]

Kristof And WuDunn Offer Advice On Fostering Change - Posted September 1, 2009
Today mediabistro.com is featuring an interview with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife and writing partner, Sheryl WuDunn. The two discuss they're upcoming project, the book Half the Sky and its philanthropic spin-offs including their social movement Web site, HalfTheSkyMovement.org. The couple said they hope the book, which focuses... [FishBowlNY]

Kristof And WuDunn Offer Advice On Fostering Change - Posted September 1, 2009
Today mediabistro.com is featuring an interview with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife and writing partner, Sheryl WuDunn. The two discuss they're upcoming project, the book Half the Sky and its philanthropic spin-offs including their social movement Web site, HalfTheSkyMovement.org. The couple said they hope the book, which focuses... [FishBowlNY]

Conde And Boxee Sign Deal|USA TODAY Reporter Moves To Copywriting|Maer Roshan Found|Another Online Ad Sales Report|Jayson Blair Speaks - Posted August 26, 2009
WebNewser: Condé Nast Digital has entered into a content sharing agreement with Boxee, the startup whose free software allows users to integrate personal media, Internet media and social networking tools. The deal will give Boxee users access to Wired.com and Style.com video content, and Style.com photo slideshows. AgencySpy: USA TODAY reporter Theresa... [FishBowlNY]

As He Heads Out The Door, Bruni Gives Insider Tips - Posted August 26, 2009
As Frank Bruni prepares to hang up his napkin and turn over his New York Times restaurant critic mantle to Sam Sifton, he was left with just a few loose ends to tie up. "I'm using my last column as The Times's restaurant critic to correct lapses, attend to unfinished business, rummage... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Seeks Readers' Help To Get Through CIA Docs - Posted August 25, 2009
Our colleagues at FishbowlLA note today that the venerable New York Times has turned to crowdsourcing to help makes sense of lengthy CIA documents released yesterday. The Times have placed the full version of a lengthy, redacted document about interrogation techniques from 2004, released by the Justice Department yesterday, in its document... [FishBowlNY]

Journalists Kristof, WuDunn Awarded Dayton Literary Peace Prize For Lifetime Achievement - Posted August 18, 2009
Husband-and-wife reporting and writing team Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn will be awarded the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement at a gala celebrating the awards in September. Kristof and WuDunn are being honored for their extensive work chronicling human rights in Asia, Africa and the developing world, the Dayton... [FishBowlNY]

Would You Buy Wine From The New York Times? - Posted August 14, 2009
Some media companies create new revenue streams by launching iPhone apps. But The New York Times Co. is not like all the rest. In an effort to drum up new business, it's launching a wine club. An article in today's New York Times lays out the new service: The new venture, called The... [FishBowlNY]

Four Vie For 2009 Thurber Prize|FBDC Founding Editor Graff Takes Over Washingtonian|NYT Columnist Buys New Home|Us Weekly Thrives|Economist Sells Single Copies In U.K. - Posted August 13, 2009
GalleyCat: The organizers of the Thurber Prize for American Humor couldn't narrow their short list down to the usual three candidates -- so this year there are four authors competing for the $5,000 prize: Sloane Crosley, Ian Frazier, Don Lee and Laurie Notaro. FishbowlDC: FBDC's founding editor Garrett Graff has been named... [FishBowlNY]

Thomas Pynchon Outed As Book Trailer Narrator|New Life For Vibe|Ben Stein Talks About Dismissal|Some Mags Are Doing Better In '09|Can Restaurant Critics Remain Anonymous? - Posted August 11, 2009
GalleyCat: Reclusive author Thomas Pynchon did in fact narrate his own book trailer. Ad Age: Just over a month after the hip hop magazine Vibe closed, there are reports that the owners of Uptown magazine have been in talks to buy and revive the title. Ad Age reporter Nat Ives said... [FishBowlNY]

Thomas Pynchon Outed As Book Trailer Narrator|New Life For Vibe|Ben Stein Talks About Dismissal|Some Mags Are Doing Better In '09|Can Restaurant Critics Remain Anonymous? - Posted August 11, 2009
GalleyCat: Reclusive author Thomas Pynchon did in fact narrate his own book trailer. Ad Age: Just over a month after the hip hop magazine Vibe closed, there are reports that the owners of Uptown magazine have been in talks to buy and revive the title. Ad Age reporter Nat Ives said... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Carr Dissects Murdochs Pay Wall Plans - Posted August 10, 2009
In his column this week, New York Times media critic David Carr took on News Corp. head honcho Rupert Murdoch and his recent pronouncement that all of his newspaper and television news channels would soon charge for access to their online content. "Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Carr Dissects Murdochs Pay Wall Plans - Posted August 10, 2009
In his column this week, New York Times media critic David Carr took on News Corp. head honcho Rupert Murdoch and his recent pronouncement that all of his newspaper and television news channels would soon charge for access to their online content. "Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives... [FishBowlNY]

The Things We (Almost) Missed This Week - Posted August 7, 2009
Before we head into the weekend, here's a look at some big media stories we (almost) missed this week. Better late than never, right? Times Public Editor Takes On Stanley: New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt tried to explain how an "especially embarrassing" number of corrections appeared in Alessandra Stanley's appraisal... [FishBowlNY]

Jason & Matt Talk About Twitter's Downtime, Ben Stein and G.I. Joe On The Menu - Posted August 7, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven scanned the news for the day's biggest media headlines. The denial of service attacks on Twitter, Facebook and other sites yesterday was the biggest story of the day, since it crippled many of... [FishBowlNY]

Sam Sifton Picked To Fill Bruni's Restaurant Critic Post - Posted August 5, 2009
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller just announced the appointment of a new restaurant critic to take up the departed Frank Bruni's knife and fork. Come October, Culture Editor Sam Sifton will be taking over the post abandoned by Bruni in May. "In the weeks since the announcement that Frank Bruni... [FishBowlNY]

Sam Sifton Picked To Fill Bruni's Restaurant Critic Post - Posted August 5, 2009
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller just announced the appointment of a new restaurant critic to take up the departed Frank Bruni's knife and fork. Come October, Culture Editor Sam Sifton will be taking over the post abandoned by Bruni in May. "In the weeks since the announcement that Frank Bruni... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Spokeswoman Departs - Posted August 3, 2009
The Awl has learned that New York Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis has resigned from the company. She will be leaving at the end of the month to join Standards & Poor's. In a memo to staffers from Janet Robinson, obtained by The Awl, the New York Times Co. CEO said Mathis,... [FishBowlNY]

Press Readies For "Beer Summit"|HBO's Real Tru Blood Drink Tastes OK|NYT Sports Reporter Reveals How He Got Steroid Names|Can Photo Agency Demotix Succeed?|What If Top 10% Of NYT Reporters Started Their Own Company? - Posted July 30, 2009
FishbowlDC: Everyone is getting ready for Obama's "Beer Summit" tonight. AgencySpy: HBO has come up with an actual Tru Blood product to market alongside it's hit vampire show "True Blood," and it apparently doesn't taste that bad. One taster said: "Compared to most soft drinks, it's refreshing and not too sweet. It... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Night Rewrite Desk Becomes Part Of Web Newsroom - Posted July 30, 2009
In a move that shows the increasing importance of the Web as a source of news for readers, The New York Times said today that it's night rewrite team would be moved off the Metro desk to become part of the Web newsroom and the Continuous News Desk. Nieman Journalism Lab has... [FishBowlNY]

Veteran AP Reporter Pyle Looks Back On 49-Year Career: "I've Been Very Lucky" - Posted July 27, 2009
Veteran reporter Richard Pyle retired today after 49 years at the Associated Press. The Huffington Post's Dana Kennedy got an interview with Pyle, and helped him look back his almost 50-year career -- spent at only one company. Read the whole interview for the entire experience, but here are some of Pyle's... [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]

CNBC's Kneale Is Fed Up With Bloggers|Paste Survives...For Now|Trump's Libel Suit Dismissed|Cox Sells 3 Papers|Can Coffee Save Journalism? - Posted July 16, 2009
TVNewser: Dennis Kneale, former Forbes managing editor-turned-CNBC anchor, tells bloggers "Up Yours!" Folio: $250,000 in donations have saved Georgia-based music magazine Paste for now. Bloomberg: A judge has dismissed a libel case filed by Donald Trump against New York Times editor Timothy O'Brien. O'Brien's 2005 book, "TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald,"... [FishBowlNY]

Arthur & Janet Explain NYT's $1B Debt In Memo To Staffers - Posted July 15, 2009
Yesterday, New York Times staffers received a memo in their e-mail inboxes from publisher Arthur Sulzberger and CEO Janet Robinson. The memo is the second in a promised series that will keep the Times's internal workings more transparent for its staff. In light of yesterday's announcement that the Times had sold classical... [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]

MediaPost's Kelly Samardak Talks Blogs With Jason and Matt On The Menu - Posted July 13, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven were joined by Kelly Samardak, author of MediaPost's Just an Online Minute column, where she covers industry parties. First up on the agenda for these three bloggers: an examination about a New York Times... [FishBowlNY]

In Face Of Photoshopping Allegations, NYT Pulls Photos From Online Gallery - Posted July 8, 2009
Editor & Publisher noticed that the New York Times had taken down a slideshow of photos by Portuguese photographer Edgar Martins that had appeared in this Sunday's magazine depicting abandoned house construction projects in the wake of the financial crisis. Now, instead of the gallery online, there is a short statement... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Public Editor Tackles Decision To Keep Rohde Kidnapping Quiet - Posted July 6, 2009
Yesterday, New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt discussed Times reporter David Rohde's kidnapping and the lengths the paper's staff took to keep the story out of the media. Rohde has been mum about his ordeal, but Tahir Ludin, an Afghan journalist captured with Rohde and their driver, Asadullah Mangal, gave his... [FishBowlNY]

Kidnapped NYT Reporter Returns To Newsroom - Posted July 2, 2009
Kidnapped New York Times reporter David Rohde returned to the paper's newsroom yesterday where he, his wife Kristen Mulvihill and Afghan reporter Tahir Ludin were met with a standing ovation, applause and tears from the Times staff. Although Rohde didn't give any details about his captivity, he did tell his fellow Times... [FishBowlNY]

Kidnapped NYT Reporter Returns To Newsroom - Posted July 2, 2009
Kidnapped New York Times reporter David Rohde returned to the paper's newsroom yesterday where he, his wife Kristen Mulvihill and Afghan reporter Tahir Ludin were met with a standing ovation, applause and tears from the Times staff. Although Rohde didn't give any details about his captivity, he did tell his fellow Times... [FishBowlNY]

The Future Of Multiplatform Journalism: Giving Readers What They Want - Posted July 1, 2009
After wrapping up two days of the Personal Democracy Forum yesterday, we ran over to a panel hosted by Reuters and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers discussing the future of journalism in a multimedia world. Moderated by Reuters' global managing editor Betty Wong, the panel included New York Times... [FishBowlNY]

The Future Of Multiplatform Journalism: Giving Readers What They Want - Posted July 1, 2009
After wrapping up two days of the Personal Democracy Forum yesterday, we ran over to a panel hosted by Reuters and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers discussing the future of journalism in a multimedia world. Moderated by Reuters' global managing editor Betty Wong, the panel included New York Times... [FishBowlNY]

Employed And Unemployed Alike Swap Swag At ASSME Bash - Posted June 25, 2009
Just as we were about to leave ASSME's Swag-a-Thon -- a charity event/blowout hosted by the organization representing the "sh*tcanned media elite" -- we heard the unmistakable voice of New York Times media columnist David Carr. There had been some confusion over whether Carr would come -- something about being lost... [FishBowlNY]

Sanford Fesses Up|Doppelt, Brown Together Again|New York Mag Digs Up Info On Rohde Kidnapping|If Amanpour Is Ever Kidnapped, She Wants It Publicized|Why Does The Public Hate The Media? - Posted June 24, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: The strangest mea culpa press conference ever: Gov. Mark Sanford admits to affair. FishbowlLA: W's Gabe Doppelt is moving to Tina Brown's The Daily Beast's LA bureau. This is the first time Doppelt and Brown have worked together --... [FishBowlNY]

Sanford Fesses Up|Doppelt, Brown Together Again|New York Mag Digs Up Info On Rohde Kidnapping|If Amanpour Is Ever Kidnapped, She Wants It Publicized|Why Does The Public Hate The Media? - Posted June 24, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: The strangest mea culpa press conference ever: Gov. Mark Sanford admits to affair. FishbowlLA: W's Gabe Doppelt is moving to Tina Brown's The Daily Beast's LA bureau. This is the first time Doppelt and Brown have worked together --... [FishBowlNY]

Friday's RTCA Dinner Wrap Up|Meredith Titles Show Ad Growth In July|Gawker's Denton Says He's Not Bored|NYT's Pogue Takes Heat For Speaker's Fee|Dumenco Continues Anti-HuffPo Campaign - Posted June 22, 2009
FishbowlDC: Coverage of the Radio & Television Correspondent's Association Dinner, including reviews of keynote speaker John Hodgman. minOnline: Four of the top five magazines showing ad sales growth in July are Meredith titles: Fitness, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal and More. Flex rounded out the top five. Washington Post: Howard Kurtz interviews Gawker's... [FishBowlNY]

Boston Globe Saga Continues: Another Meeting Set For Today - Posted June 22, 2009
As The Boston Globe's largest union, the Boston Newspaper Guild, and the paper's owner, The New York Times Co., get ready to meet today to continue negotiations over wage and benefit cuts, the New York Times takes an in-depth look at the Boston paper's union struggles over the last year.... [FishBowlNY]

Kidnapped NYT Reporter's Escape Brings Press Blackout To Light - Posted June 22, 2009
Over the weekend, news broke that Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter David Rohde had escaped from captivity in Afghanistan, where he had been held for the past seven months. The news brought relief to a community overwhelmed by stories of violence against and arrests of journalists in Iran and the... [FishBowlNY]

Weekly Standard Sold|Chris Matthews Helps Honor Dads|WaPo Dumps Froomkin|ABC's Sciutto Roped Into Iran Twitter Scam|NYT's Keller Still Talking About His Reporting In Iran - Posted June 18, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cJason Jones: Behind the Veil - Minarets of Menacewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJason Jones in Iran FishbowlDC: News Corp. sold the Weekly Standard to Clarity Media Group, which also owns the Washington Examiner. TVNewser: Chris Matthews hosted the National Father's Day Committee's Father... [FishBowlNY]

Weekly Standard Sold|Chris Matthews Helps Honor Dads|WaPo Dumps Froomkin|ABC's Sciutto Roped Into Iran Twitter Scam|NYT's Keller Still Talking About His Reporting In Iran - Posted June 18, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cJason Jones: Behind the Veil - Minarets of Menacewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJason Jones in Iran FishbowlDC: News Corp. sold the Weekly Standard to Clarity Media Group, which also owns the Washington Examiner. TVNewser: Chris Matthews hosted the National Father's Day Committee's Father... [FishBowlNY]

Columbia Panel Examines Business Press Post-Crisis: "They Followed Conventional Wisdom" - Posted June 17, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right): Ackman, Starkman, Madrick and Morgenson Last night, we headed up town to Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism for a panel discussing the future of business journalism. The panel, which was called "Now What? Business Journalism After the Meltdown," featured New York Times assistant business and... [FishBowlNY]

Columbia Panel Examines Business Press Post-Crisis: "They Followed Conventional Wisdom" - Posted June 17, 2009
Last night's panel (from left to right): Ackman, Starkman, Madrick and Morgenson Last night, we headed up town to Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism for a panel discussing the future of business journalism. The panel, which was called "Now What? Business Journalism After the Meltdown," featured New York Times assistant business and... [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]

Twitter Calls Out CNN, But Kurtz Misses The Boat - Posted June 15, 2009
Over the weekend, tempers flared over CNN's coverage -- or lack thereof -- of the Iranian election and subsequent protests. Frustrated viewers took to Twitter to voice their concern over CNN's oversight or lack of interest in the foreign controversy, creating the hashtag #cnnfail, which was a trending topic until yesterday.... [FishBowlNY]

WaPo.com's Roberts Leaves For Beliefnet|La Russa Sues Twitter|Allure Launches E-commerce Site|Media Critics Dumeno And Carr Chat|SNAP Gets A New Name - Posted June 5, 2009
FishbowlDC: WaPo.com's managing editor Ju-Don Roberts has resigned to head up News Corp.'s Beliefnet.com. WebNewser: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa sued Twitter. minonline: Allure has launched Allure Virtual Store in the hopes of adding e-commerce revenues to online ad dollars. AdAge: Simon Dumenco interviewed New York Times columnist David Carr about his... [FishBowlNY]

WaPo.com's Roberts Leaves For Beliefnet|La Russa Sues Twitter|Allure Launches E-commerce Site|Media Critics Dumenco And Carr Chat|SNAP Gets A New Name - Posted June 5, 2009
FishbowlDC: WaPo.com's managing editor Ju-Don Roberts has resigned to head up News Corp.'s Beliefnet.com. WebNewser: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa sued Twitter. minonline: Allure has launched Allure Virtual Store in the hopes of adding e-commerce revenues to online ad dollars. AdAge: Simon Dumenco interviewed New York Times columnist David Carr about his... [FishBowlNY]

Need To Promote Your Book? Strothman Literary Agency Can Help - Posted May 28, 2009
Being successful in publishing means finding a need and filling it. Boston-based literary agency The Strothman Agency is doing just that with their new publicity services offered to clients -- and other authors, too. These specialized services, called Epilogue Media, will mix traditional and social media strategies tailored to each particular... [FishBowlNY]

ABC's Rick Klein: "It's Almost Like Obama Chose Himself For The Supreme Court" - Posted May 27, 2009
Today on the Morning Media Menu podcast, ABC News' senior political reporter Rick Klein discussed President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and some of the issues she is going to raise during her confirmation, in the Senate and in the press. "One democrat said to me, 'It's almost like Obama... [FishBowlNY]

ABC's Rick Klein: "It's Almost Like Obama Chose Himself For The Supreme Court" - Posted May 27, 2009
Today on the Morning Media Menu podcast, ABC News' senior political reporter Rick Klein discussed President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and some of the issues she is going to raise during her confirmation, in the Senate and in the press. "One democrat said to me, 'It's almost like Obama... [FishBowlNY]

Menu: Did NYT Miss A Chance To Break The Watergate Story? - Posted May 26, 2009
Our new FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst joined the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning. Did the New York Times have the Watergate scandal tip even earlier than Woodward and Bernstein put the pieces together for the Washington Post? So says a Times article. We'll discuss the implications, as well as a... [FishBowlNY]

Keller: Times Staffers Lax In Ethics Compliance - Posted May 21, 2009
Ever since New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman (left) publicly returned a $75,000 speakers' fee earlier this month, Los Angeles Times columnist James Rainey has been hounding the NYT about their ethics guidelines pertaining to speaking fees. In today's column, Rainey published a memo sent to NYT staffers by executive editor Bill... [FishBowlNY]

Keller: Times Staffers Lax In Ethics Compliance - Posted May 21, 2009
Ever since New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman (left) publicly returned a $75,000 speakers' fee earlier this month, Los Angeles Times columnist James Rainey has been hounding the NYT about their ethics guidelines pertaining to speaking fees. In today's column, Rainey published a memo sent to NYT staffers by executive editor Bill... [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]

Times Columnist Carr Talks About Future Of Newspapers - Posted May 19, 2009
After writing about future of his own paper in his column yesterday, New York Times media columnist David Carr appeared on "BBC World News America" on BBC America last night to talk about the fate of daily newspapers. Carr told "BBC World News America" anchor Matt Frei, that he is more excited... [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]

MediaBistro Alums Publish Book|FNC Producer Starts A Fight|NY Times Reporter Recounts Personal Debt Crisis | Washington Gov. Talks About Saving Papers|Times Twitters - Posted May 15, 2009
GalleyCat: mediabistro.com alums have published a humorous design book. TVNewser: Fox News producer Chad Pergram had words with a photographer at a D.C. press briefing. New York Times Magazine: Times economics reporter Edmund L. Andrews writes about his own struggles with sub-prime mortgages and massive credit debt in this Sunday's magazine.... [FishBowlNY]

Friedman Gives Back $75K|Double X Takes On Jezebel|10 Reasons Why Bailing Out Newspapers Is A Bad Idea|Mag Publishers' Buyout Deal|Bankrupt Tribune Denied Severance - Posted May 13, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cArizona State Snubs Obamathedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor GalleyCat: New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman has returned a $75,000 speaker's fee. WebNewser: Slate's new online women's magazine, Double X, published a critique of Gawker's lady blog, Jezebel, on its... [FishBowlNY]

Friedman Gives Back $75K|Double X Takes On Jezebel|10 Reasons Why Bailing Out Newspapers Is A Bad Idea|Mag Publishers' Buyout Deal|Bankrupt Tribune Denied Severance - Posted May 13, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cArizona State Snubs Obamathedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor GalleyCat: New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman has returned a $75,000 speaker's fee. WebNewser: Slate's new online women's magazine, Double X, published a critique of Gawker's lady blog, Jezebel, on its... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs At Papers In San Francisco and San Diego|Recession Chic At WHCD|Times May Still End Up In Ch. 11|Boston Globe Union Debates Concessions|Google Advertises Chrome - Posted May 8, 2009
MediaJobsDaily: Layoffs at the San Francisco Chronicle and San Diego Union-Tribune. FishbowlDC: A preview of the "recession chic" fashions of the White House Correspondent's Dinner tomorrow night Silicon Alley Insider: Bankruptcy is still a possibility for the Gray Lady Huffington Post: Boston Globe's union held a meeting yesterday to debate a concession plan proposed... [FishBowlNY]

NYT City Room Head Discusses Arthur Gregg Sulzberger - Posted April 29, 2009
In the So What Do You Do? running today, we asked New York Times City Room bureau chief Sewell Chan about what it's like to work with the boss's kid. His answer: Arthur Gregg Sulzberger joined the Times staff as a reporter, and he's been working continuous news. He's already been... [FishBowlNY]

Why I Followed Andrew Sullivan to the Financial District - Posted April 21, 2009
It's sort of fitting that my last FBNY post should be about The Atlantic dinner/conversation I attended earlier this evening, which featured Michael Hirschorn and Andrew Sullivan, since this post was actually my first foray into this whole blogging thing (and remains my top Google result). The talk — the... [FishBowlNY]

Pulitzers Don't Pay the Bills: NYT Co. Suffers Big Q1 Loss - Posted April 21, 2009
Yesterday was a great day for the New York Times. After a harrowing year of cutbacks, leases, and criticism over their financial decisions (or lack thereof) the paper took home five Pulitzers (the second best ever year for the paper), seemingly reinforcing the idea that the newsroom should be supported... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Magazine Won't Escape Cuts - Posted March 31, 2009
The bad news just keeps coming out the New York Times building. Following yesterday's report that the City Section may be folded, and last week's salary rollbacks and layoffs, comes word that the Magazine is also set to suffer some cuts. Per the New York Observer:The New York Times... [FishBowlNY]

Douthat Prepares for NYT Op-Ed Page Destiny - Posted March 31, 2009
Michael Calderone has a nice interview up with the New York Times' 29 year old incoming columnist Ross Douthat. Some highlights: "Those of us who have known him for a while have joked that his destiny was to be the conservative on The New York Times editorial page," said associate... [FishBowlNY]

Say it Ain't So! NYT to Cut City Section? - Posted March 30, 2009
This is a bridge too far! Needless to say we are very familiar around these parts with the financial state of newspapers in general, and the New York Times in particular, but today's news that the Times is planning on cutting its City Section cuts to the quick. Not... [FishBowlNY]

Say it Ain't So! NYT to Cut City Section? - Posted March 30, 2009
This is a bridge too far! Needless to say we are very familiar around these parts with the financial state of newspapers in general, and the New York Times in particular, but today's news that the Times is planning on cutting its City Section cuts to the quick. Not... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Asking for Pay Cuts? - Posted March 26, 2009
FishbowlNY is also hearing that the New York Times is very close to announcing five percent pay cuts at the paper. However we hear that the cuts may be across the board and that rumors of furloughs have been swirling for days. Question for the numbers people out there:... [FishBowlNY]

Microsoft Not Pursuing NYT, Thank You Very Much! - Posted March 20, 2009
Microsoft does NOT want to buy the New York Times. Got that? Not that the Times is for sale, per se -- at least to our knowledge. So perhaps the larger point Steve Ballmer was trying to make outside the McGraw-Hill building yesterday is that Microsoft has no... [FishBowlNY]

How the Internet Will Save Local News - Posted March 17, 2009
Via the Times Opinionator blog Steven Berlin Johnson opines (during a speech at SXSW) on how the Internet actually allows for the sort of comprehensive, local reporting it it tough to find in large newspapers.When people talk about the civic damage that a community suffers by losing its newspaper, one of... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Names Douthat to Op-Ed Page - Posted March 11, 2009
After much speculation looks like the New York Times has named Ross Douthat to fill William Kristol's recently vacated op-ed page slot. Douthat, who is currently part of the Atlantic.com's stellar online line-up, had been one of the names bandied about as a possible replacement, though some wondered whether his... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Names Douthat to Op-Ed Page - Posted March 11, 2009
After much speculation it appears the New York Times has named Ross Douthat to fill William Kristol's recently vacated op-ed page slot. Douthat, who is currently part of the Atlantic.com's stellar online line-up, had been one of the names bandied about as a possible replacement, though some wondered whether his... [FishBowlNY]

NYT.com Takes 'The Local' Route - Posted March 2, 2009
The New York Times may have shuttered its stand alone Metro section last year but the website is gearing up to go super local, with the help of the locals. The Times is launching a new site on its homepage dubbed 'The Local' (it doesn't seem to be live yet)... [FishBowlNY]

Carlos Slim: The NYT's Sugar Daddy Not So Sweet on the Press - Posted February 16, 2009
Meet Carlos Slim Helu the man who provided the New York Times with its current $250 million lifeboat. He has a "complex relationship" with the news media — he declined to be interviewed for the NYT article about him — and is "notoriously thin-skinned." With telecommunications, retailing and construction companies under... [FishBowlNY]

Carlos Slim: The NYT's Sugar Daddy Not So Sweet on the Press - Posted February 16, 2009
Meet Carlos Slim Helu the man who provided the New York Times with its current $250 million lifeboat. He has a "complex relationship" with the news media — he declined to be interviewed for the NYT article about him — and is "notoriously thin-skinned." With telecommunications, retailing and construction companies under... [FishBowlNY]

How Will We Pay for The New York Times? - Posted February 9, 2009
Last month the media topic du jour was 'Will the New York Times survive?' In the last week or so the conversation appears to have shifted to 'How will the Times survive?' CEO Janet Robinson says "As other newspapers cut back on international and national coverage, or cease operations,... [FishBowlNY]

How Will We Pay for The New York Times? - Posted February 9, 2009
Last month the media topic du jour was 'Will the New York Times survive?' In the last week or so the conversation appears to have shifted to 'How will the Times survive?' CEO Janet Robinson says "As other newspapers cut back on international and national coverage, or cease operations,... [FishBowlNY]

Bill Keller Responds to Time's Cover Story: What About a Voluntary Pay Model? - Posted February 6, 2009
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller has been doing the "Talk to the Newsroom" feature all week and it's made for some interesting reading. The other day he said that a "lively, deadly serious discussion continues within The Times about ways to get consumers to pay for what we... [FishBowlNY]

Gazing Into the Kristol Ball: Thinking Outside the NYT Op-Ed Replacement Box - Posted February 5, 2009
Over at Slate Jack Shafer thinks the perfect person to replace Bill Kristol's space on the New York Times op-ed page is no one! (Shafer says he'd be astonished if Kristol ever spent more than 45 minutes on a column.) Instead Shafer would prefer to see it as some... [FishBowlNY]

'You Call a 1-800 Number and You Get Like a Giant Stack of Newspapers That You'll Never Read' - Posted February 5, 2009
This is fun, because really, is there anybody out who doesn't despise those New York Times "Weekender' commercials as merely confirming the worst assumptions people hold about the Times? It's the sort of commercial that, should we actually subscribe to a print version of the Times, would probably make us... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: February 4 - Posted February 4, 2009
Today on the Menu we are joined (straight off the set) by CBS' The Early Show anchor Maggie Rodriguez, who interviewed former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and who is set to interview Hero of the Hudson, Captain Sullenberger, along with his crew and a number of survivors, next Monday. Rodriguez... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Readers Write in With Own Ideas on How to Save the Industry - Posted February 2, 2009
The New York Times has up a number of interesting 'letter to the editor' responses to last week's op-ed piece 'News You Can Endow' which suggested one way to save newspapers might be to turn them into non-profits. Says one person: "The writers don't seem troubled by the rule that endowed status... [FishBowlNY]

Should the NYT Shutter the Style Section to Save Costs? - Posted January 30, 2009
LA Observed is reporting that the already beleaguered L.A. Times, amidst rumors of further layoffs, has decided to fold its local section into the front section, "which will be reconfigured to downplay national and foreign news — despite...unanimous and vocal objections of senior editors." Eliminating stand-alone local coverage was a... [FishBowlNY]

Did the NYT Get Punk'd by the DABA Girls? - Posted January 29, 2009
A little background first for those of you not up to speed on the women of DABA (Dating a Banker Anonymous). Earlier this week the New York Times profiled a group of women who had started a "support" website where they could complain to each other about how their "quality... [FishBowlNY]

Should Yahoo Buy Gawker, The New York Times? - Posted January 26, 2009
So what's in store for Yahoo? New CEO Carol Bartz will be announcing the company's first quarter results tomorrow, and all signs point towards the numbers being less than spectacular. What's a CEO to do? Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster appears to have some suggestions: Why not buy Gawker?... [FishBowlNY]

Forbes.com Ranks the Liberal Media Elite - Posted January 23, 2009
Forbes.com has compiled a list of the 25 Most Influential Liberals in US Media, which depending on who you are includes most of the East Coast, or begins and ends with Arianna Huffington (who ranks second). A number of people on the list are bloggers: Ezra Klein, Josh Marshall, and... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Newsstand Copies Already Sold Out? - Posted January 21, 2009
We're hearing that there is not a newsstand copy of New York Times to be found in NYC at the moment. Are people finding this to be true? Is it because people are snapping up multiple copies? UPDATE: Apparently the Times building itself, on 41st Street between 7th... [FishBowlNY]

'Slim' Pickings for The New York Times - Posted January 20, 2009
That was fast. The New York Times is reporting that The New York Times company has reached an agreement with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu for a $250 million loan.Under the terms of the deal, Mr. Slim, who already owns 6.9 percent of the Times Company, would invest $250 million... [FishBowlNY]

Jake Tapper on 'Force of Nature' David Carr - Posted January 14, 2009
TVNewser's Steve Krakauer just posted his recent interview with ABC News' White House correspondent Jake Tapper. Lots of good stuff in it (he was the first and second "most used" reporter in 2007 and 2008) but here's what especially caught our attention.In your first newspaper job, your editor was New... [FishBowlNY]

Obama Dines With Conservative Pundits, NYT White House Team Out in the Cold - Posted January 14, 2009
So! Last night Barack Obama broke the hearts of D.C. doyennes everywhere by choosing to attend his first Washington dinner party at the home of George Will! Talk about taking team of rivals to the extreme. Also in attendance were Weekly Standard's William Kristol, New York Times columnist... [FishBowlNY]

The NYT Strikes Back at The Atlantic - Posted January 13, 2009
The New York Times itself jumped into the NYT-Atlantic fray yesterday posting its own response — on Romenesko no less — to last week's Michael Hirschorn Atlantic piece, which speculated that the Times could cease printing by May. The letter, written by Catherine Mathis SVP, Corporate Communications (who tells PRNewser... [FishBowlNY]

Today's NYT News Round-Up - Posted January 12, 2009
Let's talk more about The New York Times, which lately seems to be filling in as some sort of representative for the state of journalism everywhere, both good and bad. First up rumors of Bill Keller's demise are apparently untrue. Gawker called Keller about the recent newsroom chatter that... [FishBowlNY]

Obama Continues to Save Print, Leap Tall Buildings, Etc. - Posted January 7, 2009
Maybe at the inauguration someone should give the man a cape. The sales numbers are in for various post-election magazine issues and perhaps not surprisingly they are good! According to the NYO The New Yorker's 'O' moon rising was the the second biggest in Remnick history and the... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Finally Decides Front Page Advertising is Fit to Print - Posted January 5, 2009
Judging by the tone of this morning's announcement that the New York Times would, for the first time ever(!), allow a display ad on its front page you might be mistaken for concluding that journalism standards as we know them have finally come tumbling to an ignominious end. Or not.... [FishBowlNY]

The Selling of the President, Dead Tree Edition - Posted January 5, 2009
Hey it worked the last time! Remember back on November 5 when Barack Obama saved the newspaper industry for a day, selling out dead tree editions across the land? And then the New York Times decided to start offering commemorative prints of the front page at $15 a pop?... [FishBowlNY]

Hollywood Still Going To The Dogs - Posted January 5, 2009
"Marley and Me," a loveable bowser of a movie about a pooch and his itinerant relationships, continued to dominate the box office this weekend, pulling in some $24 million to reach a cumulative of $106 million, says FBLA box office guru Steve Mason. Mason continues that the movie is on track to... [FishBowlLA]

Osnos in Defense of The New York Times - Posted December 30, 2008
There is a certain irony involved in the former head of (the currently very troubled) Random House penning a defense of the New York Times. Nevertheless that's what Peter Osnos is up to over at The Daily Beast. However, perhaps just as interesting is the fact that a collection... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times to do an Obama Book - Posted December 24, 2008
Per today's Publisher's Marketplace:OBAMA: The Historic Journey, a heavily-illustrated book covering Barack Obama's life, from his childhood through his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, with a final chapter that includes the inaugural address and a 32-page photo essay by 12 New York Times staff photographers, with an... [FishBowlNY]

Quel Dommage! The Times Publishes Fake Letter from Paris Mayor - Posted December 22, 2008
Maybe the New York Times needs a lesson in French? Turns out the letter that was published by the paper earlier today, ostensibly sent in by the mayor of Paris, which criticized Caroline Kennedy's bid for the New York Senate, was a fake! The Times posted a correction later... [FishBowlNY]

NY Times Banned In China -- On The Internet - Posted December 22, 2008
If you happen to be in China and are looking for the New York Times on the Internet, think again. The grey lady has been banned on the Chinese Internet just a few days after the Chinese government gave itself the right to censor content it deems illegal, Variety Asia reported today. Attempts... [FishBowlLA]

White House Takes on The New York Times...Again - Posted December 22, 2008
Is this the equivalent of the New York Times throwing a great big shoe at President Bush on his way out of office? You may have noticed the 5000 word article on the front page of yesterday's Sunday paper (side note: the Times should publish some sort of collection of... [FishBowlNY]

Making a List, Checking it Twice! - Posted December 19, 2008
Lists! They are everywhere you look at the moment. Over at MediaWatch Jon Friedman has chosen his journalists of the year (Politico gets a big nod). CoverAwards.com has compiled a list of most memorable covers of the year — we have to imagine The New Yorker's fist-jabbing cover has to... [FishBowlNY]

The Times to Tell You What They Think Instantly - Posted December 19, 2008
Sometimes it can be a challenge to keep up with the New York Times online expansion. Today's installment of what's new at the NYT.com brings news of "Instant Op-ed." Editorial Page Editor Andrew Rosenthal tells E&P:Our Op-Ed now is very rapid response, but it is at the most the... [FishBowlNY]

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]

Timing is Everything: Bancrofts May Be Only Ones Making Good on Dow Jones Sale - Posted December 16, 2008
Sulzbergers take note! Looks like a year later the only people benefiting from the Dow Jones sale are the Bancrofts. Of course one of the reasons for this is that (as we are all painfully aware) in the months following that sale the bottom has come out on the... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Freezes Wages, New Yorker on the Print Crisis - Posted December 15, 2008
This week The New Yorker gets aboard the collapse of the newspaper industry train:The real problem for newspapers, in other words, isn't the Internet; it's us. We want access to everything, we want it now, and we want it for free. That's a consumer's dream, but eventually it's going to collide... [FishBowlNY]

All the News That's Fit to Google? - Posted December 11, 2008
Who will buy the New York Times? Technically speaking of course it is not for sale, but as their financial struggles continue to make headlines so does speculation as to who might be gunning for ownership. Rupert Murdoch and Michael Bloomberg are among the names that have been tossed... [FishBowlNY]

NYT.com Launches Times Widgets - Posted December 10, 2008
They may be mortgaging the building and selling their assets but the New York Times is forging ahead online. NYT.com has just launched Times Widgets, which allows Times users build their own widgets using NYT.com's RSS feeds. We're told that currently the widgets can be embedded on personal Web... [FishBowlNY]

Tribune Co. May be Considering Bankruptcy Filing - Posted December 8, 2008
If the newspaper industry of late could be compared to a game of dominoes it looks like the next, very big one, may be about to go. The New York Times is reporting that the Sam Zell-owned Tribune Co. is deeply in debt (this we already knew) and is... [FishBowlNY]

Sharing is Caring! NYT.com Launches 'Times Extra' - Posted December 4, 2008
Those of you who get your New York Times online — and 99.99% of the time that includes us — may have noticed something different when you clicked on the homepage this morning. At first we thought it was just an extra level of advertising (turns out that was the... [FishBowlNY]

Frank Rich on His 'Extracurricular Activity' - Posted December 3, 2008
Frank Rich has always been ahead of the game when it comes to embracing the Internet in his weekly op-ed columns at the New York Times (maybe a little too much sometimes...he links a lot!). When we ran into him at the Time Summit a month or two ago he... [FishBowlNY]

CNN Hopes to Launch 'CNN Wire' to Compete With AP - Posted December 1, 2008
The AP is under siege! Since announcing a rate structure change effective 2009 a stream of newspapers including the Tribune Co. have filed intent-to-cancel notices, Politco has recently begun outsourcing its coverage to newspapers nationwide and now CNN is pitching a cheaper wire service to newspapers called CNN Wire. ... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times Wants to be Your Friend! - Posted November 26, 2008
Back when the New York Times launched their social networking site TimesPeople we agreed to give it a whirl but expressed hesitation over adding another social networking start up to our list — why bother when Facebook was such familiar, user-friendly, one-stop-shop? Well looks like the Times may agree with... [FishBowlNY]

William Kristol is Ambivalent About His Future at the New York Times - Posted November 19, 2008
William Kristol is apparently ambivalent about his future at the New York Times (according to Jeff Bercovici he was obviously embarrassed to be introduced at yesterday's IFC panel as a Times columnist). Kristol, whose hiring by the Times earlier this year was met with great criticism, had this to say... [FishBowlNY]

All the News That's Fit to Imitate?* - Posted November 18, 2008
Apparently there is not enough news to go around. Twice already this week someone has brought to our attention similar articles being published in different papers by different writers. The first example comes to us from former fishbowlNY'er Neal Ungerleider who points out that both USA Today and... [FishBowlNY]

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]

Metro Wants to be Beautiful for a Day - Posted November 13, 2008
Maybe this is what it takes to save newspapers! A while back we told you how the New York Times is bringing Bono on as a regular contributor to their op-ed pages next year. And now comes word that the daily paper Metro (the one we all get on... [FishBowlNY]

The Future of the New York Times is Fake! - Posted November 12, 2008
Those of you who work in the city are probably already aware that some enterprising souls (Gawker is pointing to the "Yes Men," which seems to be the case) took the future of news into their own hands today and created their own fake(!) New York Times. The spoof paper,... [FishBowlNY]

Obama Sells Out Dead Tree Editions of Local Newspapers - Posted November 5, 2008
We've noticed a number of people twittering and facebooking today that they couldn't find a copy of various papers this morning. Turns out they weren't imagining it! The Daily News sold out of even the extra printed copies of their regular morning edition and planned on printing and distributing... [FishBowlNY]

Election Day 2008: Get in Line! - Posted November 4, 2008
We will admit there have been moments over the last 20 months when we weren't convinced this day would ever come. But it's here! Based on the accounts of some WNYC listeners the lines are long everywhere. Based on our Facebook page 670,000 users have voted. The... [FishBowlNY]

Bill Keller: No More Layoffs at the NYT - Posted October 28, 2008
Here's a little slice of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy day. At the annual New York Times State of the Newsroom meeting executive editor Bill Keller assured employees that there would be no further layoffs at the paper. "The answer is no...No, I do not see another round of... [FishBowlNY]

Does Frank Rich Read His Own Comments Section? - Posted October 14, 2008
Yesterday at the Time Politics Summit 2008 we chatted with Frank Rich about the fact the New York Times now allows comments on its op-ed pieces. (A side note: even though Rich has long been ahead of the game in terms of adding in links to his columns, something he... [FishBowlNY]

Paul Krugman Wins 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics - Posted October 13, 2008
The Swedes may not like our novelists and poets but apparently our economists (and Op-eders) are great. Reuters is reporting that New York Times columnist and Princeton professor Paul Krugman has been awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for economics. The $1.4 million prize "recognised Krugman's formulation of a new... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times Downsizes - Posted October 7, 2008
Some of you may have noticed that your New York Times was a bit lighter yesterday. That's because the Metro section is no more! In an effort to reduce costs (is there any other sort of effort these days?) the Metro Section has been combined with the A1 section... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times' Mike Nizza Moves to The Atlantic - Posted October 3, 2008
One of the major forces behind the New York Times' impressive reinvention of itself online is decamping to The Atlantic. Mike Nizza, who currently writes the blog The Lede for the Times and for the seven years prior to that was Web producer there, will, according to a memo picked... [FishBowlNY]

The Bailout That Wasn't! An Expert Tells Us Whether or Not to Panic - Posted September 29, 2008
So in the midst of our Googling the local soup kitchens (kidding! our bank account, such as it is, looks very much the same as it did 10 days ago, i.e. small..but it's always good to be prepared) we thought now might be a good time to check in with our... [FishBowlNY]

The Bailout That Wasn't! An Expert Tells Us Whether or Not to Panic - Posted September 29, 2008
So in the midst of our Googling the local soup kitchens (kidding! our bank account, such as it is, looks very much the same as it did 10 days ago, i.e. small..but it's always good to be prepared) we thought now might be a good time to check in with our... [FishBowlNY]

The NYT Now Allowing Comments on its Op-Ed Pieces - Posted September 25, 2008
Many of you who read the New York Times online will no doubt already have noticed that a comments function has been added to the op-ed columns. Now instead of spending Sunday brunch screaming at your relatives and friends over the latest Friedman, Dowd, or Rich column (really, is Kristol... [FishBowlNY]

The Wall St. Bailout: Is it Really a Good Idea to Give the Administration All the Purse Strings? - Posted September 23, 2008
It wasn't the New York Times headlines that gave us a fright this morning so much as NPR news. To paraphrase the segment we tuned into, this $700 million bailout proposal (it's actually only three pages long) that is currently hurtling its way through Congress (deadline Friday), if it is... [FishBowlNY]

McCain and the Press: Be Careful What You Wish For - Posted September 23, 2008
It's no secret that John McCain has been demonizing the press of late: it's an old trick that often works in the candidates advantage, however McCain, once the favorite son of the media may have taken it a step too far. Yesterday, during a conference call McCain campaign brain Steve... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Timespeople Has Arrived - Posted September 23, 2008
So this morning when we clicked on to the New York Times homepage to read the morning financial doomsday headlines we were greeted with something new: Timespeople has arrived! For everybody! Timespeople, for those of you not already familiar, is the NYT answer to social networking, wherein you can... [FishBowlNY]

Should the Front Page of NYT.com Be Giving Us a Panic Attack? - Posted September 17, 2008
The homepage of the New York Times is scaring us. Not surprisingly we're not entirely clear on the details, but if the government just stepped in in order to bail out AIG isn't that supposed to make things better? This graph does not look better, which begs the question,... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Adds Breakingviews.com to its Opinion Roster - Posted September 17, 2008
How does the saying go? One person's trash is another person's treasure? Well, looks like it works for newspaper columns also. Reuters is reporting that the New York Times is planning on launching a daily business column (what timing!) to be provided by Breakingviews.com. You may recall... [FishBowlNY]

What Would Rupert Murdoch Do With the NYT? - Posted September 17, 2008
The answer is, nothing! Once and for all, Rupe does not want the New York Times! Or any other paper for that matter. Sadly, for the Newark Star-Ledger it seems he has enough newspapers. Per Murdoch at the Goldman Sachs conference today: Whoever wrote that crap, it's... [FishBowlNY]

How New York Media is Marking Sept. 11 - Posted September 11, 2008
Today is the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 and we thought we'd take a look at how the day is being commemorated in the New York print media. Somewhat amazingly the New York Daily News is the only paper to feature today's anniversary on their cover (though both the News... [FishBowlNY]

Sunday NYT in Denver: Thinner, More Expensive - Posted August 25, 2008
Who knew the Sunday New York Times wasn't such a monstrosity for the entire country? Yesterday at the local Starbucks we encountered Denver's version of our weekly weight-lifting session and it was half the size. Not only that, it cost more. It's five dollars here.... [FishBowlNY]

Enough About the News, Let's Talk About Us — Why Don't You Like Us? - Posted August 7, 2008
Wow, so the New York Times seems to be doing its own peculiar impression of Woody Allen at his most neurotic. A recent reader's survey from the Times wants to know what it is exactly about them that you don't like. Was it that whole Judy Miller thing? ... [FishBowlNY]

NYT: In the Market For a Little Deja Vu? - Posted August 4, 2008
Last week Gawker pointed out that something about the New York Times was sounding awfully familiar, as in, haven't we read this before? We had the exact same experience this Sunday upon opening the Style section and glancing the article about how Manhattan is currently being overrun by foreigners taking... [FishBowlNY]

NYT: In the Market For a Little Deja Vu? - Posted August 4, 2008
Last week Gawker pointed out that something about the New York Times was sounding awfully familiar, as in, haven't we read this before? We had the exact same experience this Sunday upon opening the Style section and glancing the article about how Manhattan is currently being overrun by foreigners taking... [FishBowlNY]

IHT Names William Schmidt to Top Editor Spot - Posted July 23, 2008
The International Herald Tribune has announced that William Schmidt, most recently an assistant managing editor at the New York Times, has been named IHT's new top editor. Schmidt will be taking over for Martin Gottlieb who has been serving in the position on an interim basis. According to... [FishBowlNY]

John McCain Does Not Want to be Barack Obama's Mirror - Posted July 21, 2008
File this under another headline that prior to this election we might have attributed to The Onion. Drudge is reporting that the New York Times turned down an op-ed written by John McCain because it didn't "mirror" the one penned by Barack Obama last week. Obama's piece, which ran... [FishBowlNY]

NYT: Out of the Fishbowl, Into the Bullpen - Posted July 15, 2008
While here at FBNY we are all safely ensconced in our own little fishbowls, word has it that New York Times chief Bill Keller and managing editor Jill Abramson have given in to their egalitarian side and moved their offices into the newsroom "bull pen." Apparently, neither were comfortable with... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Newsroom: Just Like Living in China? - Posted July 15, 2008
Via the New York Observer comes a memo from NYT standards editor, Craig Whitney. Whitney, it seems, just completed a road trip and after seeing numerous political bumper stickers on his journeys felt compelled to clarify with newsroom staffers how and where they should be sharing their political views (i.e.... [FishBowlNY]

Does the NYT Have an Obama Shaped Hole in Their Heart? - Posted July 11, 2008
So this last week or so there seems to have been a bit of a rude awakening re Barack Obama over at the New York Times op-ed pages. First off, last Friday (July 4, no less) the editorial board wrote a piece titled "New and Not Improved" about how Obama's... [FishBowlNY]

Leona Helmsley Dead At 87 - Posted August 20, 2007
Leona Helmsley has passed away at the age of 87 from heart failure. Over at the New York Times/City Room, Sewell Chan (with assistance from Roja Heydarpour) was the first out of the gate with a proper obituary within an hour of Howard Rubinstein's formal announcement. At press time, the Daily... [FishBowlNY]

Fox News, New York Times Vandalizing Rivals' Wikipedia Entries? - Posted August 15, 2007
Were staffers at Fox News and the New York Times engaged in Wikipedia vandalism on the job? It sure looks like it. A writer for tech publishers O'Reilly Media traced changes to Al Franken's Wikipedia entry to a Fox News IP address. Then bloggers Geeks Are Sexy compiled a list of Fox... [FishBowlNY]

NY Times Sends Men to International Herald Tribune - Posted January 9, 2007
Tribulations continue in Paris as the New York Times exerts more of its influence at the International Herald Tribune. Disgruntled staff held a meeting yesterday, and there were plenty of complaints expected, including continued concerns over compensation and how long the paper can continue as a business. There had previously been... [FishBowlNY]