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So What Do You Do, 'Page Six' Editor Richard Johnson?
New York's gossip king Richard Johnson says Internet competition sharpens his news judgment, predicts a media monetization model and considers penning a book.

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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]

Amazon Buys Zappos|Editor: James Murdoch Approved Settlements In Cell-Tapping Scandal|How 3 Papers Handle Online Commenting|Page Six Seeks Reporter|It's Not Too Soon To Joke About McKinsey & Conde Nast - Posted July 22, 2009
WebNewser: Amazon.com has bought Zappos. Here's hoping they don't change the way the shoe purveyor does business. We really do need shoes that fast. New York Times: An update on the News of the World cell phone hacking scandal: the tabloid's editor told a parliamentary committee that Rupert Murdoch's son James approved... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Andre Leon Talley Stops By -- and Hugh Jackman is Coming Tonight! - Posted June 3, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE Our invitation to tonight's party for Joel Grey hosted by Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborah Lee Furness, must have gotten lost in the mail. Oh well. The dining room was jam-packed with the Wednesday regulars in action, so there was plenty to keep us entertained. I was also... [FishBowlNY]

O'Donnell on Page Six: "That Report Belongs in the Diaper Champ" - Posted April 3, 2009
We're calling BS on part of a Page Six item from this morning that claimed, because of anchor changes at MSNBC, Washington-based anchor Norah O'Donnell was left out in the cold. An "insider" told the Post: And poor Norah. What's she going to do now? She's been crying all night and day.... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Dishing on the Oscars & Obama - Posted February 25, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE As I've been reporting for weeks, it was SRO at Michael's today as the movers and shakers, undeterred by the unsettling economic news, were out in full force plotting their next big move -- or looking for a safe place to land. On the menu today: plenty of talk... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Tom Brokaw Holds Court; Jane Friedman Works The Room - Posted December 17, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE 'Tis the season to be lunching, and the usual A-list suspects were out in force today with plenty of glad-handing and air kissing all around. Maybe it's because this is (mercifully) the last full week of work for the year or perhaps it's just because everyone is tired of... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 03.28.08 - Posted March 28, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think it was not out of bounds to ask Chelsea the Monica Lewinsky question. Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "I find it insulting that people with god given talents... [FishBowlDC]

What Does $1,000 Buy You At Page Six? - Posted May 31, 2007
Following the latest wrinkle in the Jared Paul Stern-Page Six Fix scandal, Nello's Nello Balan defended his $1,000 gift to Page Six's Richard Johnson in this week's New York magazine. "Parties, strippers, $50,000 trips, and what everybody focuses on is that Christmas gift in 1997. It's impossible that I was thinking if... [FishBowlNY]

Perhaps Lindsay Lohan Should've Given $1,000 To Page Six - Posted May 29, 2007
Nello Balan on his reported $1,000 gift to Page Six editor Richard Johnson in this week's New York magazine: "If I did, so what? It's ridiculous. There are so many other allegations. ... Parties, strippers, $50,000 trips, and what everybody focuses on is that Christmas gift in 1997. ... There's nothing behind... [FishBowlNY]

Vieira's View @ Matrix: 'Your Vagina Can Open Doors' - Posted April 24, 2007
"This is a celebration of women who change the world and no one can understand why Rupert Murdoch is on the dais," emcee Rosie O'Donnell told the crowd at yesterday's Matrix Awards. (In fact, he was there to introduce Cindy Adams.) "He's a man who makes me take Heprin. I mean... [FishBowlNY]

Finally: Jared Paul Stern Sues Billionaire Ron Burkle — Bill & Hillary Too - Posted March 22, 2007
Ever since the Jared Paul Stern-Page Six-Ron Burklegate scandal — in which Burkle alleged Stern tried to extort thousands from him in exchange for favorable Page Six coverage — broke last summer, the former gossip columnist has maintained that he planned to sue the billionaire supermarket magnate. (He even told FishbowlNY... [FishBowlNY]

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