Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch on FNC/MSNBC: 'When They Stop, We'll Stop' - Posted 3 days, 5 hours ago
During his earnings call this afternoon, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch was asked about the MSNBC/Fox News war of words. According to a transcript from AllThingsD's Peter Kafka: Q: What's up with MSNBC-Fox News truce, which appears to be broken? Murdoch: We didn't start this abuse, which we thought went way beyond... Finally,... [TVNewser]

Wall Street Journal Looks To Hire Local NY Reporters - Posted 4 days, 7 hours ago
Good news: Someone is actually hiring, and (surprise!) it's a member of the flailing business press. Just a few days after announcing the closure of its Boston bureau, The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire about a dozen local reporters to cover city beats like the courthouses and city hall, The... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Looks To Hire Local NY Reporters - Posted 4 days, 7 hours ago
Good news: Someone is actually hiring, and (surprise!) it's a member of the flailing business press. Just a few days after announcing the closure of its Boston bureau, The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire about a dozen local reporters to cover city beats like the courthouses and city hall, The... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Launches Site Aimed At Coeds - Posted October 27, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has always been ahead of the curve when it comes putting their chronicles online...and making a buck off of it. Dow Jones was one of the first publishers to enact a pay wall for their Web site, alleviating the burden of online ad revenue by making their... [FishBowlNY]

Where Rupert Murdoch & Jeff Zucker Spent their Sunday - Posted October 26, 2009
Media titan Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng, along with Barbara Walters, NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, Joy and Regis Philbin and other A-listers attended the wedding of New York Observer owner Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Orthodox Jewish ceremony, with 500 guests, took place at the Trump National Golf Club in... [TVNewser]

Where Rupert Murdoch & Jeff Zucker Spent their Sunday - Posted October 26, 2009
Media titan Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng, along with Barbara Walters, NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, Joy and Regis Philbin and other A-listers attended the wedding of New York Observer owner Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Orthodox Jewish ceremony, with 500 guests, took place at the Trump National Golf Club in... [TVNewser]

WSJ Tries New Pay Model Targeted To "Professionals" - Posted October 21, 2009
Everyone agrees. The business model employed by media companies is broken. As advertising revenue dwindles, newspapers and magazines find themselves searching for additional sources of income. One option: charging readers for access to content. But it has become generally accepted that readers won't pay for just any content, especially things they... [FishBowlNY]

FNC Liberal Pundit Marc Lamont Hill Fired - Posted October 16, 2009
THR reports that Fox News liberal commentator Marc Lamont Hill has been fired from Fox News. At an annual News Corp. meeting today, chairman Rupert Murdoch is said to have "revealed the move after a shareholder had raised the question of how Hill was hired, citing his 'reputation of defending cop... [TVNewser]

FNC Liberal Pundit Marc Lamont Hill Fired - Posted October 16, 2009
THR reports that Fox News liberal commentator Marc Lamont Hill has been fired from Fox News. At an annual News Corp. meeting today, chairman Rupert Murdoch is said to have "revealed the move after a shareholder had raised the question of how Hill was hired, citing his 'reputation of defending cop... [TVNewser]

On The Menu: BusinessWeek Sale, Conde's Lost $1B And MySpace Devalued - Posted October 14, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst once again joined the media-bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning, joining hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven to discuss the day's biggest media headlines. First, Amanda talked about her "Today" show appearance, then the group dove right into yesterday's news about Bloomberg LP's... [FishBowlNY]

AP's Curley, Murdoch: Get Ready To Pay Up - Posted October 9, 2009
Two days after proposing that some people will have to pay a premium to get certain news first, the Associated Press's CEO Tom Curley spoke more about charging third parties for access to his organization's content at a presentation in Beijing on Friday. According to the AP report, Curley said content creators... [FishBowlNY]

AP News Boss Tom Curley Has a Brilliant Idea - Posted October 9, 2009
At the World Media Summit in Beijing, Tom Curly and Rupert Murdoch gave speeches about pay content. Murdoch's sounded menacing and creepy, maybe that's just the translation. Curly though had the most clever idea, the most Internet friendly, the most not throwing the whole model out and starting from scratch idea,... [FishBowlLA]

NY Association Of Black Journalists Speaks Out Against Post's Firing Of Guzman - Posted October 8, 2009
Earlier this week we learned that The New York Post has laid off associate editor Sandra Guzman, who edited the Latino-focused section, Tempo, for the paper. Guzman also spoke against a Sean Delanos cartoon that debuted earlier this year featuring a monkey and a possible reference to President Barack Obama. Combine that... [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]

The Newsers That Make Esquire Really Happy - Posted September 19, 2009
Esquire published its list of the "75 Best People in the World" this week: "This is a list of men and women who, by virtue of skill or character, make us happy — happy that they're among us, happy that they do what they do, happy that they're successful. Each of... [TVNewser]

The Newsers That Make Esquire Really Happy - Posted September 19, 2009
Esquire published its list of the "75 Best People in the World" this week: "This is a list of men and women who, by virtue of skill or character, make us happy — happy that they're among us, happy that they do what they do, happy that they're successful. Each of... [TVNewser]

Post Unveils New Web Site - Posted September 8, 2009
We've always found The New York Post's Web site distracting, difficult to navigate and hard to read -- quite the opposite of the print version. But this week, the Post is sporting a new online look at NYPost.com that's cleaner and less cluttered. There's still a lot going on -- from headlines... [FishBowlNY]

Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane Takes Shots at Fox News - Posted August 19, 2009
In this month's issue of Playboy -- don't ask -- "Family Guy" creator and FOX comedy mastermind Seth MacFarlane, had some interesting things to say about Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Channel, and some FNC talent: MacFarlane: There are things I don't like about FOX, most notably Fox News, but [Rupert] Murdoch is... [TVNewser]

Time's Luscombe Weighs In On Murdoch's Pay Wall Plans - Posted August 12, 2009
David Carr of The New York Times already had his say about Rupert Murdoch's plans charge for all his newspapers' and news channels' content on the Web. Now, Time magazine's Belinda Luscombe is weighing in as well. Like Carr, Luscombe is skeptical about Murdoch's intentions. "Internet experts say that almost everybody... [FishBowlNY]

Time's Luscombe Weighs In On Murdoch's Pay Wall Plans - Posted August 12, 2009
David Carr of The New York Times already had his say about Rupert Murdoch's plans charge for all his newspapers' and news channels' content on the Web. Now, Time magazine's Belinda Luscombe is weighing in as well. Like Carr, Luscombe is skeptical about Murdoch's intentions. "Internet experts say that almost everybody... [FishBowlNY]

Local Newspapers Fight To Survive, But Are They Going About It The Right Way? - Posted August 12, 2009
This weekend, while reading Michael Sokolove's New York Times Magazine story about Philadelphia and its troubled newspapers, The Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, we couldn't help but thinking about the role that blogs are now playing in the journalistic conversation. According to Sokolove: "Newspapers remain the primary source of news-gathering... [FishBowlNY]

Local Newspapers Fight To Survive, But Are They Going About It The Right Way? - Posted August 12, 2009
This weekend, while reading Michael Sokolove's New York Times Magazine story about Philadelphia and its troubled newspapers, The Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, we couldn't help but thinking about the role that blogs are now playing in the journalistic conversation. According to Sokolove: "Newspapers remain the primary source of news-gathering... [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]

A Temporary Resumption of the O'Reilly-Olbermann Feud? Don't Bet on It - Posted August 8, 2009
A week after a story appeared on A1 of the NYTimes, Brian Stelter updates his reporting with new information (this time on B1) and reiterates the original premise: attempts are being made to salvage "what was essentially a cease-fire between MSNBC and the Fox News Channel." The long-running feud, Stelter writes,... [TVNewser]

A Temporary Resumption of the O'Reilly-Olbermann Feud? Don't Bet on It - Posted August 8, 2009
A week after a story appeared on A1 of the NYTimes, Brian Stelter updates his reporting with new information (this time on B1) and reiterates the original premise: attempts are being made to salvage "what was essentially a cease-fire between MSNBC and the Fox News Channel." The long-running feud, Stelter writes,... [TVNewser]

A Temporary Resumption of the O'Reilly-Olbermann Feud? Don't Bet on It - Posted August 8, 2009
A week after a story appeared on A1 of the NYTimes, Brian Stelter updates his reporting with new information (this time on B1) and reiterates the original premise: attempts are being made to salvage "what was essentially a cease-fire between MSNBC and the Fox News Channel." The long-running feud, Stelter writes,... [TVNewser]

Publishing Vet Don Linn Chats About Murdoch, HarperCollins & Quartet Press On The Menu - Posted August 6, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven were joined book publishing vet Don Linn, co-founder of new digital publisher, Quartet Press. The first topic of conversation was News Corp.'s earnings report and CEO Rupert Murdoch's announcement that he... [FishBowlNY]

Publishing Vet Don Linn Chats About Murdoch, HarperCollins & Quartet Press On The Menu - Posted August 6, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven were joined book publishing vet Don Linn, co-founder of new digital publisher, Quartet Press. The first topic of conversation was News Corp.'s earnings report and CEO Rupert Murdoch's announcement that he... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 08.06.09 - Posted August 6, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... TV | ONLINE | WEST WING REPORTAGE | NEWS NOTES | IN MEMORIAM | JOBS TV Bloomberg will... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 08.06.09 - Posted August 6, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... TV | ONLINE | WEST WING REPORTAGE | NEWS NOTES | IN MEMORIAM | JOBS TV Bloomberg will... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Fox News a Bright Spot in Bleak News Corp. Earnings Report - Posted August 5, 2009
News Corp. reported full year adjusted operating income of $3.6 billion, a 32.5% fiscal-year drop. For Q4, the media conglomerate posted a loss of $203 million, compared with earnings of $1.1 billion a year ago. Chairman Rupert Murdoch singled out the success of Fox News Channel in his release: The FOX News Channel... [TVNewser]

Fox News a Bright Spot in Bleak News Corp. Earnings Report - Posted August 5, 2009
News Corp. reported full year adjusted operating income of $3.6 billion, a 32.5% fiscal-year drop. For Q4, the media conglomerate posted a loss of $203 million, compared with earnings of $1.1 billion a year ago. Chairman Rupert Murdoch singled out the success of Fox News Channel in his release: The FOX News Channel... [TVNewser]

Olbermann Names Stelter, O'Reilly & Murdoch The Worst|Andersen Blogs At Time.com|The Cheapest & Most Expensive Mags|Time Warner Gets Ready To Dump AOL|Cronkite Myths: Debunked - Posted August 4, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: Keith Olbermann targetted Brian Stelter of The New York Times, Bill O'Reilly and News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch on his "World's Worst" segment last night. Time.com Kurt Andersen is blogging over at Time.com this week, where he's writing about Cash... [FishBowlNY]

FNC vs. MSNBC: Immelt and Ailes Meet; Agree to End Personal Attacks. Source: "Zucker Prolonged the Assault on Immelt for Another Year" - Posted August 3, 2009
Exclusive: TVNewser has learned talks of a cease-fire between Fox News and MSNBC, reported in both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times Friday afternoon, actually began in early 2008 and directly involved two network executives who once worked together at NBC - Roger Ailes and Jeff Zucker. We've also... [TVNewser]

FNC vs. MSNBC: Immelt and Ailes Meet; Agree to End Personal Attacks. Source: "Zucker Prolonged the Assault on Immelt for Another Year" - Posted August 3, 2009
Exclusive: TVNewser has learned talks of a cease-fire between Fox News and MSNBC, reported in both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times Friday afternoon, actually began in early 2008 and directly involved two network executives who once worked together at NBC - Roger Ailes and Jeff Zucker. We've also... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 08.03.09 - Posted August 3, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Monday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | MAGAZINES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | NEWS NOTES | REVOLVING... [FishBowlDC]

Do MSNBC and Fox News Have a Deal? - Posted July 31, 2009
> Update: The NYTimes is running a front-page story on this tomorrow morning. In it, Brian Stelter writes: ...even though the feud had increased the viewing audience of both programs, [Murdoch and Immelt] instructed lieutenants to arrange a cease-fire, according to four people who work at the companies and have direct... [TVNewser]

Do MSNBC and Fox News Have a Deal? - Posted July 31, 2009
> Update: The NYTimes is running a front-page story on this tomorrow morning. In it, Brian Stelter writes: ...even though the feud had increased the viewing audience of both programs, [Murdoch and Immelt] instructed lieutenants to arrange a cease-fire, according to four people who work at the companies and have direct... [TVNewser]

Do MSNBC and Fox News Have a Deal? - Posted July 31, 2009
> Update: The NYTimes is running a front-page story on this tomorrow morning. In it, Brian Stelter writes: ...even though the feud had increased the viewing audience of both programs, [Murdoch and Immelt] instructed lieutenants to arrange a cease-fire, according to four people who work at the companies and have direct... [TVNewser]

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]

Internet Week Announces 2010 Dates - Posted July 22, 2009
Get your 2010 calendars ready: the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences and the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting today announced the dates for next year's Internet Week. The event will kick off on June 7, 2010, culminating with the 14th Annual Webby Awards on June 14. This year's... [FishBowlNY]

AllYou.com Relaunches|Roker Ready To Set Alarm Hour Earlier|Murdoch To Buy Daily News?|Tips For Freelancers|Consumers May Be Willing To Pay For Web Videos - Posted July 14, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cRemembering Remembering Michael Jacksonwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJeff Goldblum WebNewser: Time Inc. has relaunched the companion Web site for All You magazine. With the recession in mind, the site now features a "Coupons and Deals" channel powered by Coupons.com and the "All You Daily... [FishBowlNY]

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 Jared Kushner and his relationship with his ex-con father, Charlie Kushner. Although the profile sticks mainly to the father and son's stories, it comes at an interesting time for the salmon-colored broadsheet, which recently lost long-time editor... [FishBowlNY]

Just Kidding! Scotland Yard No Longer Investigating Murdoch's Brit Papers - Posted July 10, 2009
Shortly after announcing that it would investigate allegations of cell phone hacking made by British newspaper The Guardian against Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers, Scotland Yard said yesterday that there would be no additional investigation. Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner John Yates told The New York Times that there was "no additional evidence" in... [FishBowlNY]

Publishing Consultant Richard Nash Talks Paying For Online Content On The Menu: Focus On Creating Community - Posted July 10, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven talk today's media headlines with publishing consultant Richard Nash. The guys discussed recent allegations of cell phone hacking against Rupert Murdoch's British papers and the possibility that The New York Times might charge for... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch On CNBC's On-Air Talent: "We Don't Think They're All That Good" - Posted July 3, 2009
In an interview with TheStreet.com, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is asked about Fox Business Network rival CNBC: Question: Are you annoyed you don't own CNBC? Murdoch: No Question: Why not? Murdoch: Because we're going to enjoy the competition. We have to get wider distribution and that takes time. We are further ahead with... [TVNewser]

Rupert Murdoch On CNBC's On-Air Talent: "We Don't Think They're All That Good" - Posted July 3, 2009
In an interview with TheStreet.com, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is asked about Fox Business Network rival CNBC: Question: Are you annoyed you don't own CNBC? Murdoch: No Question: Why not? Murdoch: Because we're going to enjoy the competition. We have to get wider distribution and that takes time. We are further ahead with... [TVNewser]

Roger Friedman Sues Murdoch for Wrongful Termination - Posted June 30, 2009
From Huffpo: Fired Fox News entertainment columnist Roger Friedman filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Fox News, News Corp, 20th Century Fox and Rupert Murdoch in New York State Supreme Court Monday, the Huffington Post has learned. In the suit, Friedman seeks $5,180,000 in damages for wrongful termination, tortious interference, and libel defamation. Friedman... [FishBowlLA]

Weekly Standard Sold To Clarity Media Group, Examiner's Owner - Posted June 17, 2009
In a move that was speculated about on this blog and others, Clarity Media Group, which also owns the Washington Examiner, has officially aquired The Weekly Standard. This move was announced in a press release today by Clarity Media Group CEO Ryan McKibben. Weekly Standard editor William Kristol issued the... [FishBowlDC]

Weekly Standard Sold To Clarity Media Group, Examiner's Owner - Posted June 17, 2009
In a move that was speculated about on this blog and others, Clarity Media Group, which also owns the Washington Examiner, has officially aquired The Weekly Standard. This move was announced in a press release today by Clarity Media Group CEO Ryan McKibben. Weekly Standard editor William Kristol issued the... [FishBowlDC]

Wall Street Journal Moves On - Posted June 11, 2009
Tomorrow, The Wall Street Journal will complete its move from its home downtown to News Corp.'s corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. In advance of the move from a "newsroom with the hush of the library" to the building that some WSJ reporters call the Death Star, The Observer's... [FishBowlNY]

Is Murdoch Considering Selling Weekly Standard to Washington Examiner Owner? - Posted June 10, 2009
The LA Times reports Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. could be close to selling the conservative magazine the Weekly Standard to "media mogul" Philip Anschutz, citing "people familiar with the situation." Anschutz's Clarity Media Group owns the Washington Examiner. The Denver Business Journal- where Clarity Media Group is based- contacted Anschutz for comment,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Media Menu Podcast Turns Six Months Old - Posted June 9, 2009
Happy six month anniversary Morning Media Menu podcast! And what's a birthday without something going horribly wrong? This morning, TVNewser's Steve Krakauer and FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox talk about last night's Webby Awards, NBC's Chuck Todd's new book about the Obama administration and Rupert Murdoch's thoughts about newspapers. Steve and Rebecca... [FishBowlNY]

Murdoch: Newspapers Will Be Digital Within 10 Years - Posted June 9, 2009
News Corp. CEO and chairman Rupert Murdoch stopped by his Fox Business channel yesterday and sat down with Neil Cavuto to discuss the future of the various Fox channels and its interactive business, new News Corp. deputy chair Chase Carey and the state of the world. Murdoch even touched on his... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 06.09.09 - Posted June 9, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Tuesday morning, the day of Joe Curl's birth. Happy Birthday! NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS... [FishBowlDC]

Examining The "Morning Joe"-Starbucks Partnership|NBC Accused Of Violating Pool Rules|Wise Words For Graduating J-School Students|DirecTV CEO May Return To News Corp.|NYT Magazine Shrinks - Posted June 1, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy AgencySpy: Is MSNBC's decision to pair "Morning Joe" with Starbucks a bad branding move? TVNewser: NBC was accused of violating pool rules over the weekend by putting Matt Lauer in every shot during an interview with Prince Harry that was meant... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 05.29.09 - Posted May 29, 2009
TGIF FishbowlDC! Short weeks always seem the longest to me... Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Here's what we're reading this Friday morning... NEWSPAPERS | RADIO | WEB | NEWS NOTES NEWSPAPERS Global newspaper... [FishBowlDC]

Rupert Murdoch Serenaded: "You Hired Glenn Beck to Ruin the Republicans" - Posted May 27, 2009
The Wall Street Journal's All Things D Conference is going on in Carlsband, California this week. Look for coverage from Fox Business Network's Brian Sullivan. He'll be interviewing Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Dallas mavericks owner [and Bill O'Reilly nemesis] Mark Cuban and chief Twitterers Evan Williams and Biz Stone. CNBC is also covering... [TVNewser]

News Corp. Papers Have Difficult Q3 - Posted May 7, 2009
News Corp. released its third quarter earnings numbers yesterday, and although Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch mentioned cable network programming -- and FOX News Channel in particular -- as a bright spot, the results for News Corp.'s newspapers and information services division was grim. Operating income for the newspaper group, which includes... [FishBowlNY]

News Corp. Papers Have Difficult Q3 - Posted May 7, 2009
News Corp. released its third quarter earnings numbers yesterday, and although Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch mentioned cable network programming -- and FOX News Channel in particular -- as a bright spot, the results for News Corp.'s newspapers and information services division was grim. Operating income for the newspaper group, which includes... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 05.07.09 - Posted May 7, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cGeorge Stephanopoulosthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. That's ABC's George Stephanopoulos with Jon Stewart on "The... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.07.09 - Posted May 7, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cGeorge Stephanopoulosthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. That's ABC's George Stephanopoulos with Jon Stewart on "The... [FishBowlDC]

British Tabloid Is Too Hot For The iPhone - Posted May 6, 2009
Naked "Page 3 Girls" have helped Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid The Sun sell papers for 40 years now, but they're not helping the paper break into the mobile marketplace. The Sun was set to be included in Newspaper(s), an iPhone app that allows readers to browse the content of over 50... [FishBowlNY]

British Tabloid Is Too Hot For The iPhone - Posted May 6, 2009
Naked "Page 3 Girls" have helped Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid The Sun sell papers for 40 years now, but they're not helping the paper break into the mobile marketplace. The Sun was set to be included in Newspaper(s), an iPhone app that allows readers to browse the content of over 50... [FishBowlNY]

Fox News Boosts Otherwise Dismal Q3 for News Corp. - Posted May 6, 2009
News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch singles out Fox News Channel in the company's third quarter earnings report, released after the closing bell today. "Our Cable Network Programming segment showed remarkable growth, led by the FOX News Channel which nearly doubled its operating income over the year ago quarter," said... [TVNewser]

Fox News Boosts Otherwise Dismal Q3 for News Corp. - Posted May 6, 2009
News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch singles out Fox News Channel in the company's third quarter earnings report, released after the closing bell today. "Our Cable Network Programming segment showed remarkable growth, led by the FOX News Channel which nearly doubled its operating income over the year ago quarter," said... [TVNewser]

Today on the Menu: Can The Kindle Save Newspapers? - Posted May 6, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, we look at the newspaper industry. The New York Times Co. works out a deal early this morning with Boston Globe's biggest union — signaling the paper may be save. Is this a victory for the newspaper industry? And how about the Kindle — can the... [FishBowlNY]

Today on the Menu: Can The Kindle Save Newspapers? - Posted May 6, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, we look at the newspaper industry. The New York Times Co. works out a deal early this morning with Boston Globe's biggest union — signaling the paper may be save. Is this a victory for the newspaper industry? And how about the Kindle — can the... [FishBowlNY]

David Gregory Is Looking Good|Another Price Hike For The NYT|Layoffs At The Onion|Rupert Murdoch Fears No Recession|The New York Times Thanks Staff For Taking Pay Cuts - Posted May 5, 2009
Webnewser: This design critique of the Twitter pages of various TV news personalities identifies NBC anchor David Gregory's site as the most stylish Daily Intel: The New York Times is raising newsstand prices for the second time in less than a year because of slumping advertising revenue MediaJobsDaily: The Onion eliminates its print... [FishBowlNY]

David Gregory Is Looking Good|Another Price Hike For The NYT|Layoffs At The Onion|Rupert Murdoch Fears No Recession|The New York Times Thanks Staff For Taking Pay Cuts - Posted May 5, 2009
Webnewser: This design critique of the Twitter pages of various TV news personalities identifies NBC anchor David Gregory's site as the most stylish Daily Intel: The New York Times is raising newsstand prices for the second time in less than a year because of slumping advertising revenue MediaJobsDaily: The Onion eliminates its print... [FishBowlNY]

Newspaper Circulation Falls Another Seven Percent - Posted April 27, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations released its report on the state of the newspaper industry for the six-month period ending March 31, 2009 and findings include a seven percent decrease in daily circulation to 34,439,713. Sunday circulation dropped more than five percent to 42,082,707. The Boston Globe, which might be shuttered... [FishBowlNY]

Bob Schieffer on Bernard Goldberg's Criticisms. Helen Thomas on Being "A Liberal" - Posted April 11, 2009
Well, it's Saturday, and while cleaning out the 'ole inbox, we came across this from SeattlePI.com's Big Blog - a write-up on Monday's Bob Schieffer and Helen Thomas appearance at a luncheon in Seattle sponsored by CityClub. When an audience member asked Schieffer about former CBS Newsman Bernard Goldberg's criticism of the... [TVNewser]

Murdoch Bearish on Economy, Bullish on Cable - Posted April 3, 2009
News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch spoke at the NCTA's Cable Show convention in Washington, D.C. yesterday. And while he's not hopeful about an economic turnaround in the near term, "I don't think anyone has the answer if we're coming out of it this year, next year or in five years' time,"... [TVNewser]

Rupe Goes Local, Brooklyn-Style - Posted March 11, 2009
More than a few people found yesterday's NYO report that Rupert Murdoch has purchased The Brooklyn Paper a bit strange. This is not Rupe's first foray into Brooklyn, mind you, back in 2006 he paid $16 million for the TimesLedger and Courier-Life newspaper groups (and has apparently previously expressed interest... [FishBowlNY]

Chernin, Murdoch, and News Corp.: The Son Also Rises? - Posted March 5, 2009
Scoopmeister Nikki Finke is opining on the upcoming departure of Peter Chernin, Rupert Murdoch's number two man at News Corp. Finke suspects that perhaps Chernin wanted to be more than a "seat warmer" for the next generation of Murdochs:In terms of News Corp., the assumption has always been that the... [FishBowlNY]

Chernin, Murdoch, and News Corp.: The Son Also Rises? - Posted March 5, 2009
Scoopmeister Nikki Finke is opining on the upcoming departure of Peter Chernin, Rupert Murdoch's number two man at News Corp. Finke suspects that perhaps Chernin wanted to be more than a "seat warmer" for the next generation of Murdochs:In terms of News Corp., the assumption has always been that the... [FishBowlNY]

D.C.'s Top Twitterers, Rupert's Apology on the Menu - Posted February 24, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we're joined by Politico reporter (and former FishbowlDC editor) Patrick Gavin. We discuss Gavin's much talked about story yesterday about D.C.'s 10 most influential D.C. Twitterers, as well as Rupert Murdoch's Post cartoon apology, Oscars ratings and more. You can listen to the podcast... [TVNewser]

D.C.'s Top Twitterers, Rupert's Apology on the Menu - Posted February 24, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we're joined by Politico reporter (and former FishbowlDC editor) Patrick Gavin. We discuss Gavin's much talked about story yesterday about D.C.'s 10 most influential D.C. Twitterers, as well as Rupert Murdoch's Post cartoon apology, Oscars ratings and more. You can listen to the podcast... [TVNewser]

Rupe's Memo Announcing Chernin's Departure - Posted February 24, 2009
Rupert Murdoch is certainly dominating the media headlines these days. As we mentioned earlier today's Post is running an apology from the News Corp. head for last week's controversial chimp cartoon, and yesterday Rupe sent out a memo confirming News Corp COO Peter Chernin's departure. In the memo --... [FishBowlNY]

Murdoch Apologizes for Stimulus Writing Monkey Getting Gunned Down By Police (So Humorous It Caused a Week Long Protest) Cartoon - Posted February 24, 2009
How often does a New York paper engaged the Klan? Not too often. Rupert Murdoch, not being big on apologizing for anything. Ever. Actually personally apologizes for that horrible Sean Delonas cartoon. As the Chairman of the New York Post, I am ultimately responsible for what is printed in its pages. The buck... [FishBowlLA]

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

Another CNBC Outburst: Kernen Rips the Times, Literally - Posted February 23, 2009
CNBC's Joe Kernen and Carl Quintanilla ripped a couple articles in the Business section of the New York Times today during "Squawk Box." The first was the Times' story about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and his love of print. "This coming from the New York Times which is trading for three... [TVNewser]

Chernin Out at News Corp? - Posted February 23, 2009
Wow. After weeks of speculation -- which generally concluded Chernin would end up re-signing at the last minute -- the LA Times is reporting that Peter Chernin, president of News Corp. will be leaving the company. Per the LAT:Chernin's departure, which was finalized over the weekend, comes at a vulnerable time... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Analyzes News Corp.'s Dow Jones Acquisition - Posted February 23, 2009
In today's New York Times story analyzing the merits of Rupert Murdoch's acquistion of Dow Jones, Tim Arango and Richard Perez-Pena write a bit about how News Corp.'s cable properties fit in. The News Corporation still has significant strengths, including the Fox film studio, which appears poised for a better year than... [TVNewser]

Peter Chernin is Out at Murdoch's News Corp. - Posted February 23, 2009
After 12 years on the job as an 'ambassador' to Wall Street and in Hollywood for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Peter Chernin is leaving the company. From LAT: Peter Chernin, the highly regarded president of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and the executive who has paved the way for the global media giant on... [FishBowlLA]

"Screw-ups" and "Missing the Point": Kurtz on Competitors - Posted February 17, 2009
Howard Kurtz called out two mistakes made by FNC and MSNBC last week on his CNN program Sunday. For FNC it was the graphics taken from a Republican press release. "You should be apologizing for using partisan propaganda from the GOP without telling your viewers where it came from," he said.... [TVNewser]

Rupe's Second-in-Command Getting Ready to Depart? - Posted February 13, 2009
Is Rupert Murdoch's number two man at New Corp. departing? The LAT reports that Peter Chernin, who is credited with "the company's smooth operations" and who has been in contract negotiations with Rupe for months may leave the company when his contract expires on June 30.Chernin has been tight-lipped about... [FishBowlNY]

Just The Fat Facts, Keith. Olbermann to Issue Murdoch Correction - Posted February 11, 2009
On his show Friday night Keith Olbermann had a tri-fecta of Worst Persons from the same company. Guess which one. Olbermann crowned News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch Worst Person, but misquoted him in the process. Olbermann quoted Murdoch as saying, "We have never been a company that tolerates facts." What Murdoch really said was,... [TVNewser]

Just The Fat Facts, Keith. Olbermann to Issue Murdoch Correction - Posted February 11, 2009
On his show Friday night Keith Olbermann had a tri-fecta of Worst Persons from the same company. Guess which one? Olbermann crowned News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch Worst Person, but misquoted him in the process. Olbermann quoted Murdoch as saying, "We have never been a company that tolerates facts." What Murdoch really said was,... [TVNewser]

Just The Fat Facts, Keith. Olbermann to Issue Murdoch Correction - Posted February 11, 2009
On his show Friday night Keith Olbermann had a tri-fecta of Worst Persons from the same company. Guess which one. Olbermann crowned News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch Worst Person, but misquoted him in the process. Olbermann quoted Murdoch as saying, "We have never been a company that tolerates facts." What Murdoch really said was,... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 02.09.09 - Posted February 9, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We're dropping the "Muesli"... just join us after the jump! ... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Michael Wolff on The Daily Show: Rupe is 'Very Nixonian' - Posted January 7, 2009
.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cMichael WolffBarack Obama InterviewJohn McCain InterviewSarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video In a perfect world Rupert Murdoch himself would show up to talk with Jon Stewart, but Michael Wolff's impressions are almost as good. Says... [FishBowlNY]

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

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

Murdoch & Ailes Throw a Party for Brit Hume - Posted December 24, 2008
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and Fox News/Fox Business chairman & CEO Roger Ailes are hosting a party for outgoing Fox News anchor Brit Hume. It's in honor of his "tremendous career in broadcasting." As of January 1 Hume becomes FNC's senior political analyst. He'll work 100 days a year contributing to... [TVNewser]

Page 6 Isn't Exactly Right -- But Then What Else Is New? - Posted December 19, 2008
Page 6 was piling on the Hollywood Reporter today because the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post thought it could get away with it. The Post tried to say the Reporter is so dead broke the paper isn't even sending anyone to the Sundance Film Festival next month. But HP Editor Elizabeth... [FishBowlLA]

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]

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]

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

MySpace Starters Get Awards -- They're Just Kids - Posted December 10, 2008
MySpace CEO and co-founder Chris DeWolfe and president and co-founder Tom Anderson are not only phenomenally rich after their lucrative sale of the kid-friendly site to News Corp. three years ago, now they're scooping up awards starting with the Producers Guild of America Vanguard prize. They join YouTube Founders Chad Hurley and... [FishBowlLA]

Rupert Murdoch Named Co-Chair of the Partnership for New York City - Posted December 5, 2008
Next thing you know he'll be running for mayor. Rupert Murdoch has just been named co-chair of the Partnership for New York City, which, in case you are wondering, is a "network of business leaders dedicated to enhancing the economy of the five boroughs of New York City and maintaining... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 12.03.08 - Posted December 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

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

Morning Reading List, 12.02.08 - Posted December 2, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

I Want Media's 'Media Person of the Year' - Posted December 1, 2008
A the year draws to a close get prepared for the usual onslaught of lists! We all know Time's Person of the Year is a non-compete, but I Want Media, which has just launched its yearly Media Person of the Year poll may provide a slightly more open playing field.... [FishBowlNY]

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

Roger Ailes Signs New 5-Year Deal with News Corp. - Posted November 20, 2008
Roger Ailes has signed a new deal that keeps him at News Corp. for at least another five years. "I'm pleased to continue to work for News Corporation. It is a strong and extremely well positioned company. I look forward to carrying out Mr. Murdoch's legendary vision in the future," says... [TVNewser]

Roger Ailes, The Conservative Maestro Behind Fox News, Signs For 5 More Arduous Years - Posted November 20, 2008
Roger Ailes, whom Rupert Murdoch brought in to weave his Republican-istic web around Fox News, has signed on for a five-year extension to his contract, the Los Angeles Times reported. That means we're in for five more years of such pleasant closeted lefties as Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Great Van Sustern and... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.19.08 - Posted November 19, 2008
Good morning Washington. What D.C. building is featured in the above picture? Think you know? Drop us an email and we'll give you the correct answer (and list the correct guessers) in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort... [FishBowlDC]

Around the Fishbowls - Posted November 17, 2008
• FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin writes about a roast of fake-newser Stephen Colbert at the Spina Bifida Association event Friday (organized by tvnewsers Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt). When it was Colbert's turn at the mic, he said "Good luck in Pennsylvania on that run," to Chris Matthews, who was in the... [TVNewser]

The "Thud" Heard 'Round the World - Posted November 17, 2008
We realize this is more Fishbowl-ie, but we liked this quote from a certain media mogul: The newspaper, or a very close electronic cousin, will always be around. It may not be thrown on your front doorstep the way it is today. But the thud it makes as it lands will continue... [TVNewser]

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

Chernin A Goner At News Corp.? Possible, But Not For Sure - Posted November 14, 2008
Murdoch Golden Boy and News Corp. President and COO Peter Chernin is on the fence about his future with the company, the L.A. Times reports. Chernin has had dinner with his boss Rupert Murdoch twice in the last month to discuss his future. He's not sure he wants to keep reshaping Murdoch's... [FishBowlLA]

Mayerson's Open Letter to Fox News - Posted November 12, 2008
WaPo columnist Harold Meyerson wrote an open letter to Fox News who suddenly seems...uhm...as unpopular as their president...George Bush not Rupert Murdoch...well maybe both: In that sense, your work remains dangerous and disintegrative to the nation. But it is also, more narrowly, tactically, for now, a great gift to liberals and Democrats.... [FishBowlLA]

The Ticker: (Sunday Edition): Turner, Fung, Herridge... - Posted November 9, 2008
> We're told that Morley Safer's interview with Ted Turner includes a discussion of his "feud" with Rupert Murdoch. Let's see if it makes it into the final cut of tonight's piece on 60 Minutes. > Four weeks after being kidnapped in Kabul, a CBC journalist has been freed from... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.03.08 - Posted November 3, 2008
(Thanks NY Post) Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

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

Morning Reading List, 10.31.08 - Posted October 31, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.27.08 - Posted October 27, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

The Media World Cancels Christmas! - Posted October 24, 2008
Kidding. Technically the only person that can cancel Christmas is Rupert Murdoch, but the media world can certainly cancel all of its holiday parties and thus far that's precisely what seems to be happening. Last week came word that Hearst had pulled the plug on its company-wide holiday party.... [FishBowlNY]

Peggy Noonan: The Best Columnist in America? - Posted October 21, 2008
We have already made clear (probably more than once) our fondness for Peggy Noonan. And now over Forbes.com Tunku Varadarajan is singing her praises, too, though he's also giving Rupert Murdoch credit for plucking Noonan from the "backwaters of the Weekend section" and "enthroning" her Declarations column on the paper's... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 10.21.08 - Posted October 21, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.20.08 - Posted October 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Roger Ailes' Birthday Memo to the FNC Staff - Posted October 7, 2008
Twelve years ago today Fox News Channel went on the air. [Hard to imagine a cable news network debuting a month before a presidential election, but Clinton v. Dole certainly isn't McCain v. Obama.] Anyway, on the occasion of their anniversary, FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes sent a note to... [TVNewser]

Rupert Murdoch Bids a Fond Farewell to Steve Dunleavy - Posted October 2, 2008
The New York Post's Steve Dunleavy long goodbye continued last night at a party in the theater district. The New York Observer's John Carney (he was moonlighting, apparently) caught up (snuck in?) with the festivities just in time to catch Rupert Murdoch toast his longtime employee. "Your whole career defies description,"... [FishBowlNY]

Harvey Weinstein Owes Nikki Finke $1 Million - Posted September 30, 2008
Rupert Murdoch may be losing a millions dollars a day this year, but he's not alone! Harvey Weinstein managed to lose a million dollars in just a few minutes yesterday. Here's what happened. The other day the inimitable Nikki Finke wrote a piece, purportedly based on an email... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.24.08 - Posted September 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Murdoch Doubts NBC "Made Much Money" From Olympics - Posted September 20, 2008
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch appeared yesterday on Fox News and FBN for an interview with Neil Cavuto. The interview focused on the financial crisis, but also touched on some media issues. Cavuto asked Murdoch if he believes GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt is not interested in selling NBC. "I take his word... [TVNewser]

Murdoch Doubts NBC "Made Much Money" From Olympics - Posted September 20, 2008
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch appeared yesterday on Fox News and FBN for an interview with Neil Cavuto. The interview focused on the financial crisis, but also touched on some media issues. Cavuto asked Murdoch if he believes GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt is not interested in selling NBC. "I take his word... [TVNewser]

Murdoch Doubts NBC "Made Much Money" From Olympics - Posted September 20, 2008
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch appeared yesterday on Fox News and FBN for an interview with Neil Cavuto. The interview focused on the financial crisis, but also touched on some media issues. Cavuto asked Murdoch if he believes GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt is not interested in selling NBC. "I take his word... [TVNewser]

The Boss To Talk Crisis With Cavuto - Posted September 19, 2008
The big, big boss will be stopping by Fox Business Network and Fox News today, as News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch will be interviewed by FBN anchor Neil Cavuto today. The interview airs at 4pmET on "Your World" on FNC and on FBN at 6pmET on "Cavuto." Murdoch drew attention this week when... [TVNewser]

Murdoch on FNC's "Popularity and Profit" and Olbermann's "Bad Behavior" - Posted September 11, 2008
From the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed: On the heels of a not-so-glowing book excerpt in Vanity Fair of Rupert Murdoch (including his not-so-glowing comments about Fox News and Bill O'Reilly), comes what appears to be quite a different profile of the News Corp. chairman in the October Esquire. Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici has the... [TVNewser]

Murdoch on FNC's "Popularity and Profit" and Olbermann's "Bad Behavior" - Posted September 11, 2008
From the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed: On the heels of a not-so-glowing book excerpt in Vanity Fair of Rupert Murdoch (including his not-so-glowing comments about Fox News and Bill O'Reilly), comes what appears to be quite a different profile of the News Corp. chairman in the October Esquire. Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici has the... [TVNewser]

Making Room for MySpace At MSNBC - Posted August 13, 2008
Remember that announcement that MySpace would be partnering with MSNBC during this political season? Yeah, we didn't either. But Page Six reminds us with an item today. It's about a contest "to choose two 'citizen journalist' correspondents to cover the upcoming national political conventions." Page Six uses the opportunity to go after... [TVNewser]

Making Room for MySpace At MSNBC - Posted August 13, 2008
Remember that announcement that MySpace would be partnering with MSNBC during this political season? Yeah, we didn't either. But Page Six reminds us with an item today. It's about a contest "to choose two 'citizen journalist' correspondents to cover the upcoming national political conventions." Page Six uses the opportunity to go after... [TVNewser]

Rupe Wears Complete Collapse of Newspaper Industry Well - Posted August 4, 2008
Everything is relative. Remember last year when news that Rupert Murdoch was in talks to buy Dow Jones was greeted with the same dire predictions usually reserved for the four horsemen of the apocalypse? Well, what a difference a year makes, as they say, more specifically a year which... [FishBowlNY]

Rupe Wears Complete Collapse of Newspaper Industry Well - Posted August 4, 2008
Everything is relative. Remember last year when news that Rupert Murdoch was in talks to buy Dow Jones was greeted with the same dire predictions usually reserved for the four horsemen of the apocalypse? Well, what a difference a year makes, as they say, more specifically a year which... [FishBowlNY]

Nas Takes Break From Protesting FOX to Appear On It - Posted August 4, 2008
The rapper Nas has a well-documented beef with Fox News going back almost a year. It includes a this protest outside News Corp.'s headquarters two weeks ago and a song on his new album. In "Sly Fox" he calls out Rupert Murdoch by name, as well as some of his... [TVNewser]

Nas Takes Break From Protesting FOX to Appear On It - Posted August 4, 2008
The rapper Nas has a well-documented beef with Fox News going back almost a year. It includes a this protest outside News Corp.'s headquarters two weeks ago and a song on his new album. In "Sly Fox" he calls out Rupert Murdoch by name, as well as some of his... [TVNewser]

Rupert Murdoch: Merely Valuing the Valuable - Posted July 28, 2008
Is a little Rupe optimism going too long a way? Over the last few months the chorus of commentary where Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ is concerned has frequently been a concession that things are not nearly as bad as people had assumed they would be (read: apocalyptic). Just... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch: Merely Valuing the Valuable - Posted July 28, 2008
Is a little Rupe optimism going too long a way? Over the last few months the chorus of commentary where Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ is concerned has frequently been a concession that things are not nearly as bad as people had assumed they would be (read: apocalyptic). Just... [FishBowlNY]

Another Business Channel, But Who's Buying? - Posted July 26, 2008
Silicon Alley Insider's Michael Learmonth shoots down the so-called "challenge" a new Thomson Reuters business channel would have to CNBC, Bloomberg or FBN. The Daily Telegraph first reported the news of the channel that would "rival that of Bloomberg and CNBC." Learmonth writes: CNBC achieved full distribution — 95 million odd... [TVNewser]

Former WSJ Editor Says Rupe Doing a Great Job, Mr. Hyde So Far a No-Show - Posted July 24, 2008
Is Rupert Murdoch single-handedly keeping the WSJ a bastion of journalistic integrity? Paul Steiger, the former managing editor of The Wall St. Journal, the last one, in fact, to serve before Rupert Murdoch took over, says that he knows "something about the economics of that paper. It is not making... [FishBowlNY]

The Rise and Fall of New York Newspapers: WSJ Up, NYT Down - Posted July 16, 2008
The demise of the newspaper industry may be imminent but that isn't stopping Rupert Murdoch from expecting Wall Street Journal readers to cough up an extra fifty cents for his (newly improved?) paper. Starting July 28 the paper's price will go from $1.50 to $2.00. Rupe is not shy... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: FNC Wedding, ABC Baby, Rupert's Ring... - Posted July 14, 2008
> Fox News Channel's Molly Henneberg was married this weekend to Marine Capt. Chris Nagel. WaPo's Reliable Source reports the two met at a Christmas party seven months ago, but turns out their fathers have known each other for decades. > It's apparently the week of PR babies. After an... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: FNC Wedding, ABC Baby, Rupert's Ring... - Posted July 14, 2008
> Fox News Channel's Molly Henneberg was married this weekend to Marine Capt. Chris Nagel. WaPo's Reliable Source reports the two met at a Christmas party seven months ago, but turns out their fathers have known each other for decades. > It's apparently the week of PR babies. After an... [TVNewser]

We Report (On Putnam County), You Decide - Posted July 14, 2008
FNC CEO Roger Ailes recently took a page from his boss Rupert Murdoch and bought a New York newspaper. Don't worry Posties — no competition here. The New York Times' Brian Stelter reports Ailes bought his local newspaper, the Putnam County News and Recorder, last month, and the paper announced the sale... [TVNewser]

Forget Cable! Roger Ailes to Own Local Paper - Posted July 14, 2008
Here's one way to support your local news. Roger Ailes, chairman of Fox News, reportedly liked his local paper The Putnam County News and Recorder circulation 3,000, so much that he bought it. (One can only hope that in the coming months Michael Bloomberg will suffer the same affliction).... [FishBowlNY]

Gates, Buffet Speak, and the Moguls Listen - Posted July 13, 2008
Dan Cox, on special assignment for FishbowlLA, covering the 2008 Sun Valley Media Conference. On the closing day of the Sun Valley Media Conference, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett held court with individual speeches about — what else — money. Gates spoke about collecting it for his Gates Foundation, while Buffett discussed how... [FishBowlLA]

What Rupert Murdoch Leaves Behind in Sun Valley - Posted July 13, 2008
Dan Cox, on special assignment for FishbowlLA, covering the 2008 Sun Valley Media Conference. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch confirms to mediabistro that he has yet to find his wedding ring, which he lost Thursday, much to his wife Wendi's chagrin. He would only say it had "some sentimental value." For... [FishBowlLA]

Murdoch Loses Out in Sun Valley - Posted July 11, 2008
He may be one of the kings of acquisitions, but News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch seems to have lost something at the media mogul confab. in Sun Valley. FishbowlLA has the story...... [TVNewser]

Where's Rupert's Wedding Ring? - Posted July 11, 2008
Dan Cox, on special assignment for FishbowlLA, covering the 2008 Sun Valley Media Conference. Rupert Murdoch has been seen all over Sun Valley with his wife Wendi, but he didn't want to see her last night because he was missing an important element — his wedding ring. Murdoch was searching all the... [FishBowlLA]

Cooking Up Media Deals With Rachael Ray, and a Murdoch Scion Sighting - Posted July 9, 2008
Dan Cox, on special assignment for FishbowlLA, covering the 2008 Sun Valley Media Conference.Ken Lowe, President and CEO of the Scripps company (formerly Scripps Howard) was morose at the bar in Sun Valley Lodge late last night. He was lamenting the foreboding loss of the printed written word in media. What... [FishBowlLA]

Media Writers Weigh In on Carr Column - Posted July 7, 2008
Responses to David Carr's column from around the blogosphere: • Politico's Michael Calderone recognizes the "aggressive" nature in his dealings with Fox PR, but also looks admirably at it. "Like Carr, I agree there is something reporters often admire in Fox's tenacity," he writes. "For me, Fox's PR staff — even when... [TVNewser]

Media Writers Weigh In on Carr Column - Posted July 7, 2008
Responses to David Carr's column from around the blogosphere: • Politico's Michael Calderone recognizes the "aggressive" nature in his dealings with Fox PR, but also looks admirably at it. "Like Carr, I agree there is something reporters often admire in Fox's tenacity," he writes. "For me, Fox's PR staff — even when... [TVNewser]

Zell Stuck Between $650 Million, $580 Million and a Hard Place - Posted May 6, 2008
Sam Zell is contemplating three similarly structured offers to buy Newsday, trying to figure out which best fits his strategic plans without pissing off Rupert Murdoch too much. Newsday as the very inside baseball story here.... [FishBowlLA]

Dow Jones Committee Condemns News Corp. Handling of Brauchli Resignation - Posted April 29, 2008
Add another chapter (and headache for Rupert Murdoch) to the imbroglio surrounding former Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli's departure: A report published this afternoon on WSJ's own site — essentially pitting News Corp. against Dow Jones in a moral mano y mano —asserts that the "special committee established... [FishBowlNY]

News About People Named Rupert - Posted April 24, 2008
Per FBNY: Rupert Murdoch hired hackers to develop pirating software. They deny using it to penetrate the security system of a rival satellite television service. Uh-huh. We guess the media giant needed a hacker to get around paying his cable television charges. Per wOw: Candice Bergen weighs in on Murdoch's $580... [FishBowlLA]

Sam Zell: Crafty, Thrifty - Posted April 16, 2008
Per Newsday: Sam Zell, currently $12.8 billion in debt with the Tribune Co., is reportedly structuring a possible sale of Newsday in a way that could save him hundreds of millions of dollars in capital gains taxes. The idea of a non-cash asset swap has been swirling about talks with suitors for... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 04.16.08 - Posted April 16, 2008
Good morning Washington. Doug Heye celebrates a birthday today. Yesterday, the new Yahoo! election page went live in conjunction with Politico. And the first lady will soon co-host the "Today" show. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | NEWS NOTES |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.15.08 - Posted April 15, 2008
Happy Tax Day Washington. Playbook tells us that "Patrick Henry, Ed's son, is 7." Here's your TV coverage of the Pope's visit. Here's the full text of Sen. John McCain's remarks to the AP annual meeting yesterday. Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks today. And be sure to check out TVNewser's ongoing coverage... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.07.08 - Posted April 7, 2008
Good morning Washington. Playbook tells us that Bloomberg's Billy McQuillen, "who provides 'adult' supervision to Catholic University's newspaper, is a birthday boy today.'" Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | EVENTS | BOOKS | JOBS You think Monica... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.04.08 - Posted April 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Kitty Kelley's birthday and the 40th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Ok, so maybe you can't run, but you can do 20 push... [FishBowlDC]

Murdoch's Difficult Walk To The Car - Posted April 3, 2008
After his speech yesterday at Georgetown, Rupert Murdoch had an impressive security entourage walk him to his car. He was pressed over and over again by one reporter (we couldn't quite make out the questions), much to the annoyance of the guards. ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.03.08 - Posted April 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. Perez Hilton is a WHCA guest! And Donatella Versace, too! And it's the birthday of Politico's Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen's Mom. Speaking of Jonathan Martin's b-day, Mike Allen has this to say: "Without J-Mart, Politico readers would know a lot less and the campaign trail would have... [FishBowlDC]

Live-Blogging Murdoch - Posted April 2, 2008
We're here in Georgetown University's Gaston Hall, listening to News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch. 1:32 PM: Lovely. Press is stuffed way in the back. 1:33 PM: Naturally, Jack Shafer's here. We're hoping for some good heckling. 1:34 PM: Frank Ahrens, too. 1:37 PM: Our faith in youth is restored. A Georgetown student recalled that... [FishBowlDC]

Sundown on Sunset: Scandalicious - Posted March 14, 2008
So, is Rupert Murdoch changing the WSJ? Readers of the story on Ashley Alexandra Dupre's video mash-up seem to agree. Larry Flynt, however, remains true to form. The Pellicano trial--something for everyone. Time to pull out of the Bejing Olympics is now. China's blaming the Dalai Lama and his followers for forcing... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 03.12.08 - Posted March 12, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Wonkette's Jim Newell. And "a former sex worker" scores a NYT op-ed. Happy days are here again. In more serious news, be sure to continue to follow the latest in the Tony Locy case. And check out the winners of the Sixty-Fifth Annual Pictures... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.11.08 - Posted March 11, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | JOBS Most of you did not watch the last episode of The Wire. REVOLVING DOOR Ben Goessling joined The Washington Times sports staff last weekend, joining Mark Zuckerman in Viera, Fla., where they will finish covering... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.06.08 - Posted March 5, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Alan Greenspan's birthday and, on this day in 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off from CBS. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You think John King is hotter than Wolf Blitzer. REVOLVING DOOR CQ's Patrick Yoest ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.05.08 - Posted March 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | BOOKS | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Visiting the Newseum at some point is on most of your to-do lists. REVOLVING DOOR FishbowlLA's Tiny Dupuy makes a visit to D.C.. Top of post NEWSPAPERS Reuters reports, "Lawyers who represented... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.06.08 - Posted February 6, 2008
Good morning Washington. Ten years ago, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Airport. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS REVOLVING DOOR The Ways and Means Republican Staff announced the new press team of Jim Billimoria as Communications Director and Cassie... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.04.08 - Posted February 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS Most of you don't even wear a watch anymore. NEWSPAPERS John Hendren and Jose Antonio Vargas shared a birthday this weekend. Bloomberg reports, "Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said fourth-quarter profit declined... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.25.08 - Posted January 25, 2008
Good morning Washington (unless you're Jewish, in which case you're bummed that the WHCA dinner falls on Passover). And, on this day in 1961, JFK held the first televised conference. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think Maureen Dowd... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.22.08 - Posted January 22, 2008
Good morning Washington. Eleven years ago today, the Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as secretary of state. And it's Diane Lane's birthday! (Hat Tip: MicCheckRadio). See more after the jump.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.14.08 - Posted January 14, 2008
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1952, the "Today" show premiered, in 1973 the Dolphins became the only one of only two NFL teams to go undefeated during the regular season, and in 2004, President Bush announced we're going to Mars. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.11.08 - Posted January 11, 2008
It's a good morning, Washington, even with the Dupont 5 closing. In honor of Mary J. Blige's birthday, please have a drama-free day. And Playbook reminds us that it's Mark Halperin's birthday today. Which means that Ana Marie Cox has a prank planned. Those crazy Time.com'ers... Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.19.07 - Posted December 19, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1998, the House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton to the Senate. Oh, and Alyssa Milano turns 35. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS So far, you... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.18.07 - Posted December 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. Don Rumsfeld resigned a year ago today and Brad Pitt, Keith Richards and Christina Aguilera all turn a year older today. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS You think it is harder... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.17.07 - Posted December 17, 2007
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Chris Matthews and Bill Safire and, on this day in 1989, "The Simpsons" premiered (hat tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS Most of you have "computer problems" more than a few times a month. NEWSPAPERS Regarding this,... [FishBowlDC]

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

Morning Reading List, 12.10.07 - Posted December 10, 2007
Good morning Washington. For those of you wondering why we're not including the Politico, Roll Call and The Hill in our "Pictures of Morning Papers" feature -- which we'd love to do -- it's because a.) Politico and Roll Call are usually a day behind in posting theres and b.) The Hill... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted December 3, 2007
"Dick Cheney Is Still A War Criminal, Hilary Clinton Is Still Satan And I'm Back On the Radio": Shock-Jock Don Imus tried to say little has changed in the time between his firing from CBS eight months ago to his return to the air, on ABC, today. But that would give... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.15.07 - Posted November 15, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you don't count religious services as a regular activity. An ABC release announces, "On Tuesday, November 20, ABC News' Charles Gibson will conduct an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at Camp David, the private presidential retreat. The interview, just days... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.14.07 - Posted November 14, 2007
Good morning Washington. You find NBC's Green Week theme journalistically troubling. An ABC release announced, "For the week of November 5-9, 'World News with Charles Gibson' won among Households (6.3/12) and tied for first place among the Adult 25-54 rating (2.3/9). Among Total Viewers, the ABC broadcast averaged 9.18 million, with just... [FishBowlDC]

Barry Diller On The Writers' Strike - Posted November 13, 2007
If it's all the same to you guys, we're just going to cut and paste this press release from Fox Business Network, so that we don't have to read Barry Diller's remarks. It's early. We're tired. (And by the way, that's not our typo. Fox apparently thinks there's just one writer... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.09.07 - Posted November 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. Pricey shampoos are your thing. Can you answer this week's CQ Political Trivia? The Associated Press reports, "Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled versus a year ago with much of the gain attributed to one-time benefits of tax changes and other issues." We knew we... [FishBowlDC]

Watch the Box: FOX Makes Money on SuperBowl, Holds 24 - Posted November 8, 2007
CEO Rupert Murdoch said Fox has already sold 95% of its ad inventory for the Super Bowl and is getting as much as $2.7 million for some ad spots --a new record. During the same earnings call with Wall Street analysts, News Corp. COO Peter Chernin ventured that the strike will... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.06.07 - Posted November 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. Eventually, you want to have kids. News University is hosting, The Electronic Election: Covering the 2008 Vote: A NewsU/Poynter Webinar on November 14. Register here. Poynter Online reports, "NewAssignment.Net, the professional-amateur (pro-am) journalism effort spearheaded by NYU prof Jay Rosen, has a new project underway -- and they need beat... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.23.07 - Posted October 23, 2007
Good morning Washington. You are rooting for the Red Sox over the Rockies in the World Series. Go Sox! The Onion News Network reports, "For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008." The Hollywood Reporter reports, "About the same... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.19.07 - Posted October 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. Blueberry is your bagel of choice, but everything takes a close second. From a tipster: "preggers Campbell Brown spotted with film crew at Tryst in Adams Morgan" Matthew Felling asks, "If It's Sunday, It's .... Who?" Can you answer this week's CQ Political Trivia. From a tipster: "Stephanie Decker left The... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.09.07 - Posted October 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. Ron Paul is your GOP candidate of choice. Is that because he is fun to cover, or because you dream of having President Paul? B&C reports, "Frontline narrator Will Lyman often lends his smooth baritone to other programs besides the PBS documentary series he’s narrated since 1982. But Frontline’s producers... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.05.07 - Posted October 5, 2007
Good morning Washington. We can't say we are shocked by the results of yesterday's poll. You would rather fight like Mike Tyson than talk like him. An ABC release announced, "In the largest expansion of ABC News' foreign bureaus in two decades, ABC News' President David Westin announced the deployment of seven reporters... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.02.07 - Posted October 2, 2007
Good morning Washington. It is almost unanimous. You think Les Kinsolving is "A total pain who's become a joke" "Yuille Moves to CBS News" An NBC release announced, "NBC's 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' reached a ratings milestone as the nation's No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program, winning its 10th consecutive season... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.27.07 - Posted September 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Vitamin Water wins out over Gatorade. We looked into this, "missing? washington post's technorati supplied 'who's blogging'" and discovered the Washington Post did not get rid of the feature. It just wasn't ready for the new home page launch. The paper tells us the "what blogs are saying" feature will... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.20.07 - Posted September 20, 2007
Good morning Washington. Your bet is on Stephen Colbert over Jon Stewart in a fist fight. Roll Call's Moira Bagley celebrates a birthday today. Media Matter's Eric Boehlert reports, "Last Monday, on the same day that Gen. David Petraeus was testifying before Congress about how important progress was being made in Iraq, the Pentagon... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.18.07 - Posted September 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think the Yankees will make it to the playoffs. Starting on Friday, C-SPAN Radio 90.1 FM in the Washington/Baltimore area is now broadcasting three channels in HD. If you have an HD radio, you'll be able to hear these three C-SPAN Radio stations for free at 90.1. For more... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.10.07 - Posted September 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. Jeff Golimowski, investigative reporter, is no longer with CNSNews.com Longtime producer Michele Michaels has left News 4 to go to Washington Hospital Center. (Trend alert? Producer Lydia Postlewaite left WTOP earlier this year for Washington Adventist Hospital and longtime Montgomery Gazette editor Tom Grant joined Adventist HealthCare in December.) The... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted August 27, 2007
Tom To Sell Out? MySpace might get in on e-commerce, a move that would inspire every soft-core porn princess in the world to put Rupert Murdoch in her Top 8. Guessing Game: Is the Envelope's feature "Joan's favorite awards moments" from today? Is the "Joan" Joan Rivers? We have no idea. We... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 08.27.07 - Posted August 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Redskins? You're not really into it. An ABC release announced, "ABC News Digital increased unique visitors 19% to 9.9 million in July 2007 versus the same time last year, and ranked in ninth place in the Top 20 of general news sites, according to the Nielsen NetRatings." CNN announced in a... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted August 24, 2007
Funny Or Offensive? Online critics praise and skewer BET's "Read a F@&%ing Book" campaign. Greg Braxton does a nice job of pointing out that the campaign's coarse langauge is "bleeped out when it is broadcast on BET, which is part of Viacom, the owner of CBS, which earlier this year fired... [FishBowlLA]

Jack Shafer Vs. Keith J. Kelly - Posted August 20, 2007
It's a battle royale of the media reporter stars. In Slate, Jack Shafer accuses Post media reporter Keith J. Kelly of pulling punches on coverage of labor issues at the Wall Street Journal ever since News Corp. launched their takeover bid: In the old days, the Post would have commemorated the union's... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.03.07 - Posted August 3, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, July 29 in all categories." MarketWatch reports, "Regulatory approval for the pending buyout of Dow Jones & Co. by News... [FishBowlDC]

Rupe Street Journal: The Internal Memos - Posted August 1, 2007
-----Original Message----- From: Brauchli, Marcus Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 6:45 AM Subject: On the News Colleagues, Today's news that a decisive proportion of Bancroft family trusts will vote in favor of News Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Dow Jones begins a process that will affect us all, but won't change what we do in the newsroom.... [FishBowlNY]

Dow Jones Sale "Too Close To Call" - Posted July 25, 2007
Two days after 33 members of the Bancroft family met in Boston (in person or by phone), the WSJ reports News Corp.'s bid for the company "remains too close to call." The family is being asked "to make a decision by early next week." The paper reports that, despite... [TVNewser]

Dow Jones Sale "Too Close To Call" - Posted July 25, 2007
Two days after 33 members of the Bancroft family met in Boston (in person or by phone), the WSJ reports News Corp.'s bid for the company "remains too close to call." The family is being asked "to make a decision by early next week." The paper reports that, despite... [TVNewser]

Is Bill Moyers Unbalanced? - Posted July 23, 2007
Bill Moyers has been the subject of conversation in media circles for a few weeks now. He elegantly eulogized Lady Bird Johnson last week. Before that, he savaged Rupert Murdoch on the possibility of his ownership of the Wall Street Journal. Now, Murdoch — an old hand to charges of bias... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: Cowan, Bancrofts & GE - Posted July 23, 2007
>A week after having already reported for the Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC, NBC made it official this morning: "Lee Cowan has been named NBC News correspondent, effective immediately." Cowan, who comes to NBC from CBS, will be based in Chicago. >Richard Perez-Pena writes about the "stark choices" facing the Bancroft... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Cowan, Bancrofts & GE - Posted July 23, 2007
>A week after having already reported for the Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC, NBC made it official this morning: "Lee Cowan has been named NBC News correspondent, effective immediately." Cowan, who comes to NBC from CBS, will be based in Chicago. >Richard Perez-Pena writes about the "stark choices" facing the Bancroft... [TVNewser]

Simpsons Creator: We Love Attacking Fox - Posted July 20, 2007
Simpsons creator Matt Groening told Jon Stewart earlier this week that Fox forbid the Simpsons of doing a fake newscrawl because Fox viewers it for the real thing. (Comments like these are common out of the Simpsons camp; as Jack Shafer noted, they're is protected by a "titanium shield" from the interference... [FishBowlNY]

Rupe Street Journal To Give Howard Rubenstein More Friends - Posted July 20, 2007
So who, aside from Rupert Murdoch and some Dow Jones stockholders, is going to benefit most from a Rupe Street Journal? How about Howard Rubenstein, Murdoch's PR powerbroker, and his clients? The New Yorker's Ken Auletta, via Beet.TV: Howard Rubenstein has ties to many public officials and clients that are important to... [FishBowlNY]

News Corp. - Dow Deal Set - Posted July 17, 2007
Today's WSJ reports the News Corp. deal to buy Dow Jones is all but done. A tentative agreement is set. The deal goes to the board for a vote tonight and, in the "biggest hurdle" yet, to the divided Bancroft family on Thursday. News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch told the... [TVNewser]

News Corp. - Dow Deal Set - Posted July 17, 2007
Today's WSJ reports the News Corp. deal to buy Dow Jones is all but done. A tentative agreement is set. The deal goes to the board for a vote tonight and, in the "biggest hurdle" yet, to the divided Bancroft family on Thursday. News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch told the... [TVNewser]

Today In Murdochania - Posted July 16, 2007
UPDATE: Editor's Note: We used a headline similar to the one — "This Day in Murdochiana" — Huffington Post's Eat The Press has been using in their Murdoch coverage. This was unintended. We will be sure to come up with a more distinctive tagline for Murdochania, Murdochiana, or whatever you'd like... [FishBowlNY]

News Corp.-Dow Deal "Basically Finished" - Posted July 16, 2007
Despite a "last-ditch, long-shot crusade" by a member of the family that controls 64% of the voting shares of the Dow Jones media empire, today's Wall Street Journal reports News Corp. is ever closer to acquiring Dow. Christopher Bancroft is one of three family members on the Dow board. He... [TVNewser]

News Corp.-Dow Deal "Basically Finished" - Posted July 16, 2007
Despite a "last-ditch, long-shot crusade" by a member of the family that controls 64% of the voting shares of the Dow Jones media empire, today's Wall Street Journal reports News Corp. is ever closer to acquiring Dow. Christopher Bancroft is one of three family members on the Dow board. He... [TVNewser]

How The Journal Covers The Journal - Posted July 11, 2007
File under meta: Discussing the ins and outs of how the Wall Street Journal reports on stories that involve the Wall Street Journal. Apparently, it all comes down to a mix of high-minded neutrality tempered by self-censorship and the fact that there's little incentive for reports "to dig up dirt on... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.02.07 - Posted July 2, 2007
Good morning Washington. An Atlantic release announced that The Atlantic and Plum, "the media network of America's most influential destination communities, today announced a multiplatform partnership that celebrates books, ideas, and the spirit of community. The first installment, called BOOKMARK 2007, will be launched on Nantucket July 14 and run through... [FishBowlDC]

Would Rupe Kill Paper Edition Of Journal? - Posted June 28, 2007
Evil Genius? This week's upcoming Time magazine cover story is an "exclusive" interview with Rupert Murdoch. Eric Pooley, the former Fortune editor, conducted the interview, and dare we say it contains the best package of Rupe soundbytes we've heard since the Dow Jones saga began. Highlights (and notice he's already using "we" when... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 06.28.07 - Posted June 28, 2007
Good morning Washington. TVWeek reports, "Ray Hennessey is being named managing editor and director for the Fox Business Channel Web site, slated to launch later this year." E&P reports, "If Rupert Murdoch succeeds in buying Dow Jones & Co., will the unusual editorial-independence provision in the deal -- which would apparently limit his... [FishBowlDC]

It's On! Rupe, DJ Agree On Editorial Safeguards - Posted June 27, 2007
A Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal creeps even closer to reality: Dow Jones & Co. and News Corp. agreed broadly on measures to protect the editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal under ownership by Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, clearing away a major hurdle in the way of a deal, a person... [FishBowlNY]

Times' News Corp. China Plot Sounds Suspiciously Familiar To 007 Fans - Posted June 26, 2007
Today's Times piece on Murdoch's China: Many big companies have sought to break into the Chinese market over the past two decades, but few of them have been as ardent and unrelenting as Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Mr. Murdoch has flattered Communist Party leaders and done business with their children. His Fox... [FishBowlNY]

Times' Rupe Investigation Not Quite Over - Posted June 25, 2007
We characterized the Times much-anticipated 3,900-word Rupert Murdoch exposé, published today, as "fizzling out," partly because the promises of a look at Rupe's China business dealings and an "'AGGRESSIVE' EXAMINATION ON MURDOCH, HIS ASIAN WIFE ...," as Drudge all-capped it, fell short. Well, looks like there's more coming — particularly the... [FishBowlNY]

Daily News' Dunn Fires Back At Post's Keith Kelly - Posted June 6, 2007
From Jared Paul Stern, Monday: Is Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman shopping for his own ethically-challenged Brit editor to give the New York Post a run for its money? The "Spectator" column of London's Independent on Sunday is reporting that ousted News of the World editor-in-chief Andy Coulson was recently offered the... [FishBowlNY]

Murdoch-Bancroft Tea Party Report: Rupe Calls It 'Constructive' - Posted June 5, 2007
Not much hard news to come out of yesterday's historic tea meeting between Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal-controlling Bancroft family. Rupe called it "long," "constructive." Murdoch still wants editorial control. Family dissidents could block any sale. Murdoch uses a Western grip on his umbrellas. The Journal, though, ran its own... [FishBowlNY]

Jared Paul Stern Returns To Gossip Writing, Blasts Daily News - Posted June 4, 2007
Well, sort of. Yesterday, the scorned Page Six scribe posted a gossip item on his infrequently-updated Web site "Night & Day" blasting his former paper's rival, Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman, while managing to sideswipe New York Post editor Col Allan as "ethically-challenged" — all in under 250 words! June 3, 2007... [FishBowlNY]

Murdoch, Bancrofts To Have Tea, Discuss $5B Sale Offer - Posted June 4, 2007
After posturing on both sides, Rupert Murdoch and the Dow Jones' controlling Bancroft family are scheduled to meet today at the offices of Bancroft family legal adviser Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Part social gathering, part business meeting, according to the Wall Street Journal. Attending: Murdoch, News Corp. CFO David DeVoe... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: Dow Jones To Consider News. Corp, Other Offers - Posted June 1, 2007
Bancrofts to meet with Rupe Statement from Dow Jones and the Bancroft Family Robinson *on Rupe's offer: NEW YORK, May 31, 2007 -- Dow Jones & Company (NYSE:DJ) said that a director who is a representative of the Bancroft family, Michael B. Elefante, has informed the Dow Jones Board of Directors that: "After a... [FishBowlNY]

Fox News Covers Page Six Covering Itself - Posted May 21, 2007
Isn't this the sort of thing that Rupert Murdoch-fearing Wall Street Journal staffers are afraid won't be allowed if he buys Dow Jones? RELATED: Page Six Covers Itself, a Bit Painfully [NYT] Jared Paul Stern Wants Post Job Back... [FishBowlNY]

Rupe's Green Memo Confuses News Corp. Employees - Posted May 15, 2007
Rupert Murdoch's memo announcing News Corp.'s Cool Change initiative was so out of left field for the right wing media mogul, it required New Corp.'s HR department to send out a second memo clarifying the first one: Subject: Cool Change: Global Energy Initiative Launch and Webcast From: HR Hello, Many of you have asked what... [FishBowlNY]

News Corp Email About Carbon Neutrality Too Confusing For Staff? Or Too Unbelievable? - Posted May 15, 2007
News Corp. employees were so mystified by an email about a program called Cool Change (signed by Rupert Murdoch himself) that Human Resources operatives had to come back from lunch early and fire off an explanation: Cool Change: Global Energy Initiative Launch and Webcast From: HR Hello, Many of you have asked what the Cool... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 05.11.07 - Posted May 11, 2007
Good morning Washington. An ABC release announced that "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" " outperformed CBS' 'Face the Nation' in both Total Viewers and Among Adults 25-54 for May 6. "This is the 13th time this season "This Week" beat "Face the Nation" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic. It also... [FishBowlDC]

SEC Accuses Hong Kong Couple Of Insider Trading Before Rupe's Dow Bid - Posted May 8, 2007
Remember last week at this time, when Dow Jones stock jumped on news that Rupert Murdoch had made a $5 billion bid to buy the company? The Securities & Exchange Commission certainly does. Today in a lawsuit filed in New York, the SEC accused a pair of Hong Kong residents of... [FishBowlNY]

Murdoch To Buy Facebook? - Posted May 7, 2007
Is Rupert Murdoch going to buy Facebook? Jeff Jarvis has the Dirty Digger all cuddled up with Mark Zuckerberg: Murdoch sat next to Zuckerberg and he was clearly enchanted; they stayed head-to-head all through the meal. Remember the Yahoo buying Facebook rumor? ... [FishBowlLA]

Rupe Wooing Dow: No Slash-And-Burn, But No 'Holiday Camp' - Posted May 4, 2007
Lots of ins, outs and what-have-yous in the fallout from Rupert Murdoch's surprise $5 billion bid to buy Dow Jones & Co. earlier this week. For starters: News Corp., launching a two-pronged offensive, is planning to take its case for buying Dow Jones & Co. to the media company's controlling shareholders, the Bancroft... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 05.04.07 - Posted May 4, 2007
Good morning Washington. Overwhelmingly, you would not wear a yellow "Tony Snow" bracelet as a reporter covering the White House. "House Radio and TV Gallery Director Tina Tate Leaves for the Newseum" Did you enjoy World Press Freedom Day yesterday? An NBC release announced that "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" was "the top-rated Sunday... [FishBowlDC]

Was Murdoch's Rejected $5B Bid For Dow Jones A Marketing Stunt? - Posted May 2, 2007
Rupert Murdoch: "Marketing genius." At least that's what Jon Friedman thinks of his dizzying, roundly rejected $5 billion bid for the Wall Street Journal: Say what you will about News Corp.'s news properties. Perhaps you fret that Fox News has a bias to the Republicans, or that the New York Post is... [FishBowlNY]

Dow Jones Confirms Murdoch's $5B Bid; WSJ Staffers Blast Rupe's 'Quality Crushing' Ways - Posted May 1, 2007
'A Willingness to Crush Quality and Independence' Dow Jones has confirmed Rupert Murdoch's surprise bid to buy the company, news of which sent DJ stocks soaring: NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 — Dow Jones & Company (NYSE:DJ) today confirmed that its Board of Directors has received an unsolicited proposal from News Corporation to... [FishBowlNY]

Vieira: NBC Made Right Call To Air VT Shooter Footage - Posted April 24, 2007
While Meredith Vieira's replacement on The View spent the afternoon setting the bar at a new low with her expletive-laden diatribe against Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and the New York Post at yesterday's Matrix Awards, the co-anchor of Today was talking about weightier subjects. When the newly-minted Matrix winner was asked about... [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]

Rosie On Trump @ Matrix: 'My Goal ... To Give A Bald Billionaire A Boner' - Posted April 24, 2007
The 'Boner' we wish Rosie'd been referring to at yesterday's Matrix Awards During a break in the pre-Matrix action yesterday, we poked our heads into the Waldorf Astoria ballroom where recipients of the New York Women in Communications Foundation Scholarship winners were lined up in ready to rehearse their introduction to the... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 04.03.07 - Posted April 3, 2007
Good morning Washington. Lots and lots and lots of coverage of the recent Tribune deal. (Hat Tip: Romenesko) Almost no one got busted by an April Fools joke. Are you too smart or no fun? Jack Hurley, "deputy director/senior VP, broadcasting, for the Newseum and its backer, the Freedom Forum" talks to B&C's John... [FishBowlDC]

Rosie's News Corp. Poetry Reveals O'Reilly Sex Scandal Silence - Posted April 2, 2007
Good old Rosie O is up to her old tricks again, antagonizing nemesis Bill O'Reilly with a poem on her Web site that accuses him of being "big brother" Rupert Murdoch's lap dog. Rosie writes that when she and View co-host Joy Behar mentioned an O'Reilly sex scandal on the air, they... [FishBowlNY]

Will Jared Paul Stern's Lawsuit Against Ron Burkle & Co. Botch Hillary's Prez Run? - Posted March 29, 2007
Interesting question, and one that likely hinges on how much Stern's conspiracy allegations against Burkle, the former president and current New York senator will involve the latter, particularly if this case ever comes to a jury trial. Specifically, allegations contained on page 14 of the civil complaint filed in New York,... [FishBowlNY]

Mort Zuckerman, Bloomberg Top Most Generous Donor List; Trump, Rupe Absent - Posted February 16, 2007
The list of America's 60 most generous donors is out, and Mayor Bloomberg and media magnate Mort Zuckerman [right] have made the top 20, pledging $165 million and $100 million to charity in 2006, respectively. Warren Buffett tops the list with his $43.5 billion 2006 pledge. Curiously missing from the list are... [FishBowlNY]

Rupe: 'Everything We Do, CNBC Will Copy'; Times Bias; Borat Sequel Coming - Posted February 9, 2007
Plenty of coverage of yesterday's candid interview with Rupert Murdoch at the McGraw-Hill summit in New York. Some highlights and soundbites: Sequel to 20th Century Fox's Borat is coming after Sacha Baron Cohen fulfills a movie contract with another studio. Murdoch saw Borat "about three times." Judith Regan? "Not a team... [FishBowlNY]

Borat 2--Deal Not So Done, After All - Posted February 9, 2007
Did Rupert Murdoch jump the gun when he announced Borat 2? Studio spokesman, Chris Petrikin, backpedaled saying We're eager to work with Sacha again, and we've had casual discussions about a sequel, which we'd love to do, but at this point, it remains too preliminary to discuss. FOX has the rights to any... [FishBowlLA]

Borat 2--Deal Not So Done, After All - Posted February 9, 2007
Did Rupert Murdoch jump the gun when he announced Borat 2? Studio spokesman, Chris Petrikin, backpedaled saying We're eager to work with Sacha again, and we've had casual discussions about a sequel, which we'd love to do, but at this point, it remains too preliminary to discuss. FOX has the rights to any... [FishBowlLA]

Fox Finally Announces Biz News Channel - Posted February 8, 2007
In an interview earlier today, Rupert Murdoch wouldn't give details about the forthcoming business channel launch because "everything we do, CNBC will copy." Here are some: NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2007 — News Corporation will launch a business cable network scheduled to debut in the fourth quarter of 2007, announced Rupert Murdoch,... [FishBowlNY]

Monday Morning Meta Media Mashup - Posted February 5, 2007
A weekly meta-roundup of our favorite (mostly) New York media pundits, what they're saying, why they're saying it, and an all-important grade, subjective and arbitrary — just like their columns! "Can we take much more good news?" | Peter Johnson, USA Today Peter Johnson, USA Today's classically-named media columnist, takes aim at... [FishBowlNY]

LAT vs. NYT | Molly Ivins Moves On | Senator Al Franken? | Google Grows Stonger | James Brady On Former Boss Murdoch | Globe Lacks Writers? | WaPo Lacks Style? - Posted February 1, 2007
LAT's O'Shea: Slams NYT's Keller. [LA Weekly] Molly Ivins: Passes away at 62. [AP] Al Franken: To run for Senate. [USAT] Google: Continues to take over the world. [CNET News.com] James Brady: On Rupert Murdoch. [Forbes.com] Boston Globe: In trouble?. [Boston Phoenix] WaPo: Lacks style? [washingtonian.com]... [FishBowlNY]

$50,000 For 'Money Honey' Ride | 10,000 Teens | Time Tries To Poach From Times | JFK Jr.'s Ex snags $1.2M Book Deal | ABC's Cuomo Unscathed In Iraq Roadside Bombing | Fox, CNN Spar Over Obama - Posted January 24, 2007
10,000 Teens: Already registered for CondéNet's Flip.com. [WWD] ABC's Cuomo: Narrowly escapes roadside bomb attack in Iraq. [WaPo] Rupert Murdoch: Enters Tribune Co. bid battle with Ron Burkle, makes play for Newsday. [FT] Time: Trying to poach NYT writers. [NYO] Ex-JFK Jr. Girlfriend: Snags $1.2M deal for tell-all. [Gatecrasher] Exec's... [FishBowlNY]

James Brady Uses Occasion Of Dirt To Dish From His Own Sordid, Checkered Media Past - Posted January 12, 2007
Forbes.com media columnist James Brady has a few ideas culled from his glory days to improve FX's Dirt: Since I was the guy who created Page Six, wrote high-flown gossip for New York magazine and was the editor of what was then called The National Star, now directed by [Bonnie] Fuller, I... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch's Weekly Standard Responds To Foreign Policy Castro Cover - Posted January 10, 2007
Last week, Foreign Policy published a January issue that includes an instructive editorial on Rupert Murdoch that is more reverent than scathing: No other media executive has as much personal clout with world leaders, in part because none so willingly uses his moguldom to reward friends and punish enemies. So Murdoch's Weekly Standard,... [FishBowlNY]

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

Just What an Evil Genius Would Want Us to Think: Mag Says Rupert Murdoch Not an Evil Genius - Posted January 4, 2007
This month's severely underappreciated Foreign Policy magazine has an interesting editorial piece on News Corp. supermogul Rupert Murdoch. The argument? That Murdoch is not the powerful tyrant and evil genius that we think he is: "Rupert Murdoch Is the World's Most Powerful Media Mogul" Not for long. The chairman and CEO of News... [FishBowlNY]