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Bill Hoffman Leaves Page Six - Posted August 11, 2009
After reporting on the newest hire at New York Post gossip column Page Six last week, The Wrap and Gawker noticed yesterday that longtime contributor Bill Hoffman has been taken off the column's masthead (at left). Hoffman joined Page Six in June 2006 from the Post's city desk, filling the spot... [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]

Emily Smith Leaves Life & Style For Page Six - Posted August 7, 2009
Both Gawker and Dylan Stableford at The Wrap have reported that Richard Johnson has named a replacement for recently departed Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich. According to the reports, Smith formerly worked as TV editor and U.S. editor for U.K. newspaper The Sun before joining celeb tabloid Life & Style... [FishBowlNY]

Would You Pay To Read NYPost.com? - Posted August 6, 2009
Yesterday during News Corp.'s fourth quarter and year-end earning conference call, CEO Rupert Murdoch said the Web sites for his newspapers, which include The New York Post, would start to follow a pay model similar to the Wall Street Journal's in the coming year. "The digital revolution has created many new and... [FishBowlNY]

Would You Pay To Read NYPost.com? - Posted August 6, 2009
Yesterday during News Corp.'s fourth quarter and year-end earning conference call, CEO Rupert Murdoch said the Web sites for his newspapers, which include The New York Post, would start to follow a pay model similar to the Wall Street Journal's in the coming year. "The digital revolution has created many new and... [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 Daily Beast contributor and author of several books including the recently published "Love & Money," has decided to leave the salmon-colored paper after 22 years. Thomas, a recent Morning Media Menu podcast guest, wrote about his decision to leave the Observer on his... [FishBowlNY]

ESPN & Post Face Off Over Andrews Scandal - Posted July 23, 2009
The Erin Andrews peephole debacle has now turned into a feud between Andrews' employer ESPN and The New York Post. After the Post published photos of from the illicit tape of Andrews (including one on it's Tuesday page one, at left) the sports network banned the Post's reporters from any of... [FishBowlNY]

Newsweek Redesign Hasn't Paid Off Yet|Min Looking To Leave Us?|September Ad Page Numbers May Not Be So Bad|Cox Sells More Papers|It's Not Looking Good For Business Journalism - Posted July 20, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThreatDown - Uighurs & Donald H. Crosbywww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJeff Goldblum New York Observer: Newsweek's recent redesign has yet to improve newsstand sales. Sales for the first six weeks after May's revamp were flat compared to the previous 18 issues in 2009, and the... [FishBowlNY]

Page Six's Paula Froelich On Her Novel's Inspiration: "All Three Main Characters Are A Part Of Me" - Posted May 27, 2009
Last night, we hit the ritzy party celebrating the launch of Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's first novel, "Mercury in Retrograde." The party, hosted by Estee Lauder exec John Demsey in his sprawling Upper East Side townhouse, was filled with Froelich's friends like Cosmopolitan editor Kate White, "Today" show host... [FishBowlNY]

Page Six's Paula Froelich On Her Novel's Inspiration: "All Three Main Characters Are A Part Of Me" - Posted May 27, 2009
Last night, we hit the ritzy party celebrating the launch of Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's first novel, "Mercury in Retrograde." The party, hosted by Estee Lauder exec John Demsey in his sprawling Upper East Side townhouse, was filled with Froelich's friends like Cosmopolitan editor Kate White, "Today" show host... [FishBowlNY]

A Page Sixer's Blind Item Challenge - Posted May 13, 2009
We confess we're not very good guessing blind items. But if you are, you may want to have a go at Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's inventive way to promote her new novel, "Mercury In Retrograde." Froelich is challenging readers to guess who inspired 10 characters from her book with the... [FishBowlNY]

A Page Sixer's Blind Item Challenge - Posted May 13, 2009
We confess we're not very good guessing blind items. But if you are, you may want to have a go at Page Six deputy editor Paula Froelich's inventive way to promote her new novel, "Mercury In Retrograde." Froelich is challenging readers to guess who inspired 10 characters from her book with the... [FishBowlNY]

Page Six Retracts its Michelle Obama Caviar and Lobster Story - Posted October 21, 2008
Next time they should send the National Enquirer! Turns out that story Page Six ran last week (it's since been removed) about Michelle Obama ordering caviar and lobster to her Waldorf Astoria room wasn't true at all! Says Page Six's retraction in today's paper:The source who told us last... [FishBowlNY]

As the New York Media World Turns - Posted October 1, 2008
Two different stories are floating around the very fishbowl-like world of New York media today (hey we didn't just pluck our name from a hat). First off, Radar is reporting that Gawker may finally have found the managing editor they've been looking for in Gabriel Snyder, formerly of the New... [FishBowlNY]

Tyra Banks to Pose as Michelle Obama for Sept. Cover? - Posted August 4, 2008
This is just plain weird. Page Six is reporting that Tyra Banks, a successful media mogul (or close to) in her own right is dressing up as Michelle Obama for the cover of next month's Harper's Bazaar. One wonders, is this because Bazaar was unable to get the real... [FishBowlNY]

Tyra Banks to Pose as Michelle Obama for Sept. Cover? - Posted August 4, 2008
This is just plain weird. Page Six is reporting that Tyra Banks, a successful media mogul (or close to) in her own right is dressing up as Michelle Obama for the cover of next month's Harper's Bazaar. One wonders, is this because Bazaar was unable to get the real... [FishBowlNY]

Model Maggie Rizer's AIDS Film Shuts Down/Can Step-Money Kerry Save It? - Posted January 17, 2008
Model Maggie Rizer's AIDS documentary is on what could be permanent hiatus, due to a lack of funding. Maggie and Me, co-produced by Alexandra Kerry and Suzanne Engo, was inspired by the death of Rizer's father, who died of the disease when she was 14. Engo told Page Six: The project is... [FishBowlLA]

Bryn Freedman Leaves TMZ TV - Posted August 16, 2007
TMZ on TV has already lost one element in the quest for legitimacy--and the show isn't even on the air yet. Bryn Freedman, last seen as EP of A & E's highly regarded Intervention, is gone. Some say fired, some say fled. An insider tells FBLA: Bryn told them all the... [FishBowlLA]