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Layoffs Coming At Gannett - Posted 3 days, 13 hours ago
Reports are swirling that USA TODAY publisher Gannett Co. will be laying off a large number of employees soon. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company will cut 1,000 and 2,000 of its 41,500 employees. The layoffs will come from Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing division, consisting of its 80+ daily newspapers,... [FishBowlNY]

Wrapping Up At The Personal Democracy Forum - Posted 4 days, 5 hours ago
The past couple days have been filled with a flurry of panels and presentations about technology, politics and new media. There's been so much information flying around, its hard to sort through all the noise. That's why we were so pleasantly surprised by Kansas State University professor Michael Wesch's presentation at... [FishBowlNY]

Another Magazine Death: Vibe Reportedly Closing - Posted 4 days, 10 hours ago
Jeff Bercovici at AOL's DailyFinance is reporting that music magazine Vibe is ceasing publication. Just last month, the magazine's parent company, Vibe Media Group, announced the launch of spin-off The Most!, a "celebrity fashion, lifestyle, red-carpet moments, travel, and news" publication that was due to hit newsstands earlier this month. There's... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Snags Three Loeb Business Journalism Awards; WSJ, "60 Minutes" Each Get Two - Posted 4 days, 13 hours ago
Last night, UCLA's Anderson School of Management presented its 2009 Gerald Loeb Awards at the New York Athletic Club. The New York Times was the big winner of the night, with business and financial editor Lawrence Ingrassia receiving the Lawrence Minard Editor Award and the paper and its magazine winning three of... [FishBowlNY]

YouTube Launches Reporter Center|Wikipedia Co-Founder Helped The Times|Hachette Reorganizes Auto Brands|Atlantic City Paper's Editor Says Goodbye With Top Ten List|Spitzer Blogs For HuffPo - Posted 5 days, 3 hours ago
WebNewser: YouTube launched its Reporters Center today, featuring instructional videos, tips and advice from journalists like Katie Couric, Bob Woodward, The New York Times's Nicholas Kristof, and Arianna Huffington. New York Times: More information about the lengths the Times went to to keep reporter David Rohde's kidnapping off the media's radar: Wikipedia... [FishBowlNY]

Harry Chapin Media Award Winners Announced - Posted 5 days, 5 hours ago
WHY, a nonprofit organization that combats hunger and poverty, recently announced the winners of its 2008 Harry Chapin Media Awards, named in honor of co-founder and singer Harry Chapin. Although the awards, presented by WHY and Mediabistro, will be awarded at a ceremony in New York in September, only one New York... [FishBowlNY]

Madoff Sentenced To 150 Years - Posted 5 days, 9 hours ago
If one thing could push Michael Jackson's death off the front pages of news Web sites around New York, it is the sentencing of Ponzi scheme perpetrator Bernard Madoff. Earlier today, a federal judge sentenced Madoff to 150 years in prison -- the maximum sentence. Madoff's attorneys had requested a 12-year sentence,... [FishBowlNY]

King Of Pop Dies - Posted June 25, 2009
What a strange, sad day in the entertainment world today. First, Farrah, and now a number of sources have confirmed that King of Pop Michael Jackson died this afternoon at the age of 50. The New York Times' started live-blogging the coverage as soon as news broke that Jackson had been rushed... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Reminds World That Hirschorn Said It'd Be Dead By May - Posted June 25, 2009
New York Times Co. chairman Arthur Sulzberger and CEO Janet Robinson have put out a memo celebrating The New York Times' survival until June -- despite the grim predictions of The Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn last year. "The month of May came and went and, contrary to the prediction of one writer, we... [FishBowlNY]

Watch This: NYT Interactive Newsroom Panel From Mediabistro Circus - Posted June 24, 2009
Miss the circus? Now you can experience it right from your desktop. Footage from the Mediabistro Circus presentation by members of The New York Times' digital newsroom is now available for Mediabistro On Demand subscribers. The panel, moderated by BusinessWeek columnist Jon Fine, featured Times' multimedia editor Andrew DeVigal, graphics editor Steve... [FishBowlNY]

Globe Union And Times Co. Reach Tentative Agreement - Posted June 24, 2009
Last night, The Boston Globe's largest union, the Boston Newspaper Guild, finally reached a tentative agreement with the paper's owner, the New York Times Co, giving the company the $10 million in cost savings it has been seeking for months. According to guild president Dan Totten, the new agreement "includes a 5.94... [FishBowlNY]

GalleyCat's Jason Boog Takes Over The Menu - Posted June 22, 2009
GalleyCat editor Jason Boog debuted as the host of mediabistro.com's Morning Media Menu today, welcoming editorial director Rebecca Fox to discuss today's hot topics in media. On deck today: the ongoing Iran coverage and Twitter's role in it, especially how the mainstream media is citing facts from Twitter without verification and whether... [FishBowlNY]

A Very Special Menu: Good Bye Steve - Posted June 19, 2009
More sad news: today is host and TVNewser blogger Steve Krakauer's last mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Mediabistro.com editorial director Rebecca Fox and AgencySpy editor Matt Van Hoven helped send off Steve with some discussion about The New York Times's Bill Keller reporting from the frontlines of Iran and a reliving... [FishBowlNY]

Knight Foundation Awards $5.1 Million To News Challenge Winners - Posted June 18, 2009
Yesterday, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the winners of its 2009 Knight News Challenge, which provides funding to innovative digital news projects submitted to the foundation. This year, the Knight Foundation awarded a total of $5.1 million in grants to nine new projects and 17 winners from the... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: NYT's Stelter Still Shocked About Cable News' Iran Coverage - Posted June 17, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, The New York Times reporter and Twitter phenom Brian Stelter spoke about Twitter's role in the media's coverage of Iran and cable news channels' decisions over the week and in the past few days. "As more and more foreign journalists are forced out of the... [FishBowlNY]

Today's Menu Is All About Iran - Posted June 16, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, TVNewser's Steve Krakauer and mediabistro.com editorial director Rebecca Fox talk about the many ways the Iran election has been covered by the media in recent days. The developing story in Iran has had some affect on various media outlets and Twitter, a valuable tool... [FishBowlNY]

What Is The Boston Globe Worth? - Posted June 15, 2009
There might be some buyers interested in saving the Boston Globe, but how much will they have to shell out? David Carr of The New York Times, who asked industry experts to weigh in on the issue, raises an interesting point: the New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, may... [FishBowlNY]

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]

With Future Of Media Uncertain, Mirror Awards Honor Journalists Covering Media - Posted June 9, 2009
Today's Mirror Awards luncheon at the Harmonie Club uptown was swarmed by all manner of media types. Media critics who were nominated for Mirrors like Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff, Rachel Sklar of Abrams Research (nominated twice for her work for the Huffington Post) and The New York Times' David Carr (who... [FishBowlNY]

North Korea Sentences Detained Journalists To 12 Years Hard Labor - Posted June 8, 2009
After a closed trial, North Korea's highest court today convicted two detained Current TV journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, of "committing hostilities against the Korean nation and illegal entry," The New York Times reported. Following their conviction, Lee and Ling were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, although there is... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: Layoffs At The Observer - Posted June 5, 2009
Earlier this week, The New York Observer said good-bye to editor Peter Kaplan, and now there are rumors swirling that more staffers are heading out the door. Daily Intel has a report that newly appointed editor-in-chief Tom McGeveran is handing out pink slips today, while Gawker has a tentative list of those... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs At The Hollywood Reporter|Glenn Beck Earns $23M, Makes Forbes List|Mortgage Originator Magazine Closes|Times Admits To Big Oops|TweetDeck Slows Times Computers - Posted June 4, 2009
FishbowlLA/TheWrap: The Hollywood Reporter cut about 10 staffers including Rose Einstein who joined THR in June 2007 as Vice President, Associate Publisher. TVNewser: Glenn Beck makes it on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, raking in an estimated $23 million in the last year. Folio: Summit Business Media has folded monthly financial pub Mortgage... [FishBowlNY]

A New York Times In The Digital World - Posted June 3, 2009
Three members of The New York Times' digital newsroom joined the Circus today, giving a dynamic presentation about some of the interesting visual and interactive items they are using today. Fiona Spruill, the editor of the Times' Web newsroom, kicked off the panel with a look at some of the interactive tools... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Day Two Of The Circus - Posted June 3, 2009
Today, the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast is back at the circus. It's day two of the Mediabistro Circus and Seamus Condron, Community Manager at mediabistro.com, gives us a run down of the day's events. On deck today: Keith Ferrazzi speaking about his book, "Who's Got Your Back?" and the... [FishBowlNY]

What's Next For Digital Publishing - Posted June 2, 2009
This morning, PCMag.com executive editor Dan Costa hosted a panel at Mediabistro Circus where he discussed the future of digital journalism with Anil Dash from Six Apart, Blurb founder Eileen Gittins and Rob Samuels, the director of mobile product development for the The New York Times. Costa opened the discussion with a... [FishBowlNY]

Thinking Different Helps Hearst Survive - Posted June 1, 2009
Hearst may be no stranger to layoffs but The New York Times insists the company is doing well due to unique initiatives, like not putting all of its magazines' content online for free, upping newsstand prices and increasing book sizes instead of shrinking them. (But as Sunday's article mentions, Hearst is... [FishBowlNY]

Pulitzers Celebrate Journalism In An Uncertain World - Posted May 28, 2009
Today, we headed all the way uptown to Columbia University for the annual presentation of the Pulitzer Prizes. We spied some bigwigs of New York media, like Bill Keller celebrating The New York Times' five award haul ("I feel pretty damn good," he told FishbowlNY) and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, a... [FishBowlNY]

Cirque du Soleil At The Circus - Posted May 27, 2009
Our new editor is gearing up for her first trip to Mediabistro Circus on June 2-3 and excitement couldn't be higher around here. But just wait until the incredible performers of Cirque du Soleil take the stage on the last day of the Circus. Nothing makes us happier than acrobatic... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's New Social Media Editor Sees Potential In Journos Using Twitter - Posted May 26, 2009
The New York Times today announced (through Twitter and an internal memo to staffers) that Jennifer Preston would be taking over the newly created role of social media editor for the paper. Though some critics have predicted that Preston will only be a Twitter cop for micro-blogging NYT reporters and editors, she... [FishBowlNY]

Deadline Club Honors Times, Journal and AP - Posted May 20, 2009
The Deadline Club, the New York Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, presented its 2009 awards honoring New York-area journalism last night. The biggest winners of the evening were The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, which all took home three awards each. Newsweek, Newsweek.com, and... [FishBowlNY]

NY Press Club Awards Recognize Times' David Barstow, BusinessWeek - Posted May 20, 2009
The New York Press Club yesterday announced the 62 winners of its 2009 Journalism Awards. BusinessWeek led the award count with seven wins, while The New York Times' David Barstow will accept the Gold Keyboard Award for excellence in investigative journalism at the June 15 ceremony. Barstow was awarded the Gold Keyboard... [FishBowlNY]

Journalist Judges Help ProPublica Award Investigative Governance Prizes - Posted May 19, 2009
Non-profit investigative newsroom ProPublica announced the winners of its first ever Investigative Governance Prizes today. The winners were federal and state/local investigative reports of elected or executive agencies, the legislative branch or independent agencies. The jury, which included public officials, politicians and journalists, awarded four prizes -- two at the state/local level... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Launches Photo Blog - Posted May 18, 2009
The New York Times launched a new photojournalism blog, Lens, on its Web site Friday. The blog, which already features some striking and beautiful photos, promises to offer "some of the most interesting visual and multimedia reporting: in photographs, videos, audio slide shows and any other medium that fits - our format." Added... [FishBowlNY]

Traffic Soars At WSJ.com In April - Posted May 18, 2009
Editor & Publisher has published Nielsen Online's monthly unique visitor tally for newspaper websites in April and they have a few surprises. First, there was a huge jump for The Wall Street Journal (ranked number two on the list) while hits at The New York Times' Web site were down by... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Tops Technorati Attention Index - Posted May 15, 2009
Our colleagues over at BayNewser have Technorati's list of mainstream media Web sites that get the most hits from bloggers, which they have titled the "Attention Index." YouTube is number one on the list (although we agree with BayNewser that the classification of that site as "mainstream media" is a bit of... [FishBowlNY]

Times' Frank Bruni Leaves The Restaurant Beat Behind - Posted May 14, 2009
Frank Bruni, the mysterious restaurant critic for The New York Times, is leaving his post after five years. In an internal memo sent out today, executive editor Bill Keller said Bruni will be abandoning the restaurant beat this summer to promote his book "Born Round: the Secret History of a Full-Time Eater,"... [FishBowlNY]

Loeb Award Finalists Announced; Times, Economist Editors To Get Career Achievement Awards - Posted May 13, 2009
Today, UCLA's Anderson School of Management announced the finalists for its 2009 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times had the most finalists, with seven each across multiple categories. The Journal was nominated in the large newspaper, commentary, breaking news, beat... [FishBowlNY]

Twitter News Of The Day - Posted May 12, 2009
Social media monster (or whale?) Twitter is getting a lot of ink today. Here's what people are talking about (in 140 characters or less): Traffic Leader: Thanks to Oprah, Ashton Kutcher and CNN, Twitter scored more unique visits than The New York Times and WSJ.com last month The Future of Television Journalism?: On... [FishBowlNY]

The Stimulist Puts Another Nail In Snark's Coffin - Posted May 12, 2009
Today is a big day for launches! Slate's Double X and The New York Times' Times Wire both debuted today, along with Carlos Watson's optimistic take on the news of the day, The Stimulist. Watson said he launched his site "to chronicle the historic shifts we're seeing everywhere from finance to media,... [FishBowlNY]

Times Gives Us Another Way To Waste Time - Posted May 12, 2009
The New York Times' new Times Wire online news feed is reminiscent of Twitter, and just as addictive. Now, in addition to checking our RSS reader and Twitter as often as possible, we'll also be checking in with Times Wire, even if its just to see how often the pictures change. What... [FishBowlNY]

Former Domino Staffers Sell Leftovers - Posted May 7, 2009
When the magazine we were working for folded, the thought of selling all our accumulated swag for a few extra bucks naturally came up. But that sad little rummage sale would never have been able to compete with the Greenwich Village tag sale being organized by former staffers of the... [FishBowlNY]

Personal WiFi Comes to a Pocket Near You - Posted May 7, 2009
As a "professional blogger," we spend far too much time wandering around looking for places with WiFi. (One can only spend so much time in one's apartment before one goes nuts, especially when two stories are being added onto the roof of one's building.) Those days might be drawing to a close.... [FishBowlNY]

"Gossip Girl" Producers Seek Real Girl For New Web Series - Posted May 7, 2009
We are confirmed "Gossip Girl" fans here at FBNY, so when we heard of an open casting call for a new web series from the creators of "GG" based on another book series, we had to do some investigating. Alloy Entertainment, the marketing company behind such teenage fare as "Sisterhood of... [FishBowlNY]

Someone at The New York Times Steals Jennifer 8. Lee's Vodka - Posted May 4, 2009
We knew times were tough at The New York Times but we didn't realize they were "stealing vodka" tough. We'd hate to see what the kids at the Boston Globe will resort to. ... [FishBowlNY]

New Jersey Paper Reaffirms Our Faith in Ad/Edit Split - Posted May 4, 2009
Local papers rely on local advertisers to survive. This truth has become even more evident as revenue falls across the industry, which makes this story about New Jersey's The Record all the more inspiring in the age old battle between editors and publishers. The paper, owned by North Jersey Media Group,... [FishBowlNY]

WNYC Debuts Live Broadcasts in The Greene Space With Lou Reed Concert - Posted April 29, 2009
Photo credit Scott Ellison Smith On Tuesday afternoon, we were lucky enough to catch a live performance of Soundcheck with John Schaefer at WNYC's new downtown performance space, The Greene Space. The show -- featuring a discussion between the host, Santi "Santigold" White, Lou Reed, and Mary Rowell from the string quartet... [FishBowlNY]

WNYC Debuts Live Broadcasts in The Greene Space With Lou Reed Concert - Posted April 29, 2009
Photo credit: Scott Ellison Smith On Tuesday afternoon, we were lucky enough to catch a live performance of Soundcheck with John Schaefer at WNYC's new downtown performance space, The Greene Space. The show -- featuring a discussion between the host, Santi "Santigold" White, Lou Reed, and Mary Rowell from the string quartet... [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]

U.S. Government Quitting Print Media - Posted April 23, 2009
In a cost saving measure, the Department of Homeland Security told its employees to give up subscriptions to papers such as The New York Times and the Washington Post, as well as magazines including Time. But don't worry, our government won't be wandering around blindly without its news. Why? As the AP... [FishBowlNY]

New York Newspapers Can't Retain Web Site Traffic - Posted April 22, 2009
Webnewser has a story detailing the struggles that the recently online-only Seattle Post-Intelligencer is having to retain Web traffic, which fell 23 percent year-to-year. However, there's an interesting story happening closer to home as well. As Editor & Publisher reports, while The New York Times' site saw unique visitors rise seven... [FishBowlNY]

Five Percent of New Yorkers Support Higher Taxes to Save the NYT - Posted April 10, 2009
One way to save The New York Times would be to raise taxes. But would New Yorkers support that plan? Not according to 100 people polled by New York. While 69 would be okay with a tax increase to support universal health care and 67 said sure to provide better funding for... [FishBowlNY]

Vanity Fair on Arthur Sulzberger Jr: People Are Rooting for Him - Posted March 31, 2009
Speaking of The New York Times, which is pretty much all we've been doing these past few days, have you read Mark Bowden's piece in the upcoming Vanity Fair on Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.? It's a good long one -- despite the fact Sulzberger refused to talk to... [FishBowlNY]

Vanity Fair on Arthur Sulzberger Jr: People Are Rooting for Him - Posted March 31, 2009
Speaking of The New York Times, which is pretty much all we've been doing these past few days, have you read Mark Bowden's piece in the upcoming Vanity Fair on Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.? It's a good one -- despite the fact Sulzberger refused to talk to Cuban,... [FishBowlNY]

Newspapers Failing Social Networking 101 - Posted March 31, 2009
According to a report from Gartner Inc., newspapers need to do much, much more to engage the social side of their readers if they hope to compete in the increasingly difficult marketplace. Specifically, newspaper Web sites fail to integrate social media tools effectively. As a result, while 49 percent of those... [FishBowlNY]

Whitaker on Matthews: Expect Layoffs at the NYT - Posted March 23, 2009
Are there more cuts coming at the NYT? NBC's Mark Whitaker seemed to think so on this weekend's Chris Matthews Show. Says Whitaker:Look, it's a -- it's a real problem. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer couldn't survive with a newsroom of 165 people. It's going down to a Web staff of... [FishBowlNY]

Iseman Drops Lawsuit Against NYT - Posted February 19, 2009
Finally! A piece of good news for the folks at The New York Times. Seems that lobbyist, and friend of John McCain, Vicki Iseman has dropped her defamation lawsuit against the Times (perhaps she took a look at the company's current stock prices and concluded it wasn't worth the... [FishBowlNY]

All is Not Rosy for Rupe: Layoffs at WSJ? News Corp Downgraded - Posted January 30, 2009
Much of the bad news this week has focused on The New York Times, but all is not well over at the Wall Street Journal. Portfolio is reporting that the newsroom will be hit by cuts next week, which may total up to 50 persons (depending who is offered/takes a... [FishBowlNY]

GateHouse vs. NYT Co. Goes to Trial - Posted January 26, 2009
Lately it seems as though The New York Times is making as many headlines as it is reporting. Here's today's addition. GateHouse Media, a large publisher of community newspapers filed copyright infringement lawsuit against the New York Times Co., which is set to hit the courthouse this week. ... [FishBowlNY]

'This is William Kristol's Last Column' - Posted January 26, 2009
All good things must come to an end. Also Bill Kristol's (ambivalent) time at The New York Times — an appointment that has continued to puzzle and frustrate Times readers since it was announced over a year ago. In his last column Kristol declares that "Jan. 20, 2009, marked... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times and New Museum Celebrate the Big O - Posted January 21, 2009
Who said New York is over! While those of us down here in D.C. were fighting our way through security, cab line-ups, icy sidewalks, and over-cooked pasta at last night's Inaugural Balls all the media types back in New York were partying it up at the New Museum courtesy of... [FishBowlNY]

TPM Launches New Blog, Hires Matt Cooper - Posted January 19, 2009
TPM has announced it is launching a new political blog, TPMDC.com, which they describe as "successor to TPM Election Central." Matt Cooper, formerly of The New York Times, Newsweek, etc. and currently a contributing editor at Portfolio, where he will continue, has been hired to cover the White House and... [FishBowlNY]

The Atlantic Responds to The New York Times - Posted January 14, 2009
The Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn responds to The New York Times response to his article 'The End' (on a side note: at this rate these two could keep us all in business until at least May):The analysis in my column was based on the New York Times Company's public statements. As Catherine... [FishBowlNY]

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

New York Times Wins Two Global Media Awards at CES - Posted January 9, 2009
Over at WebNewser, TVNewser's Chris Ariens, who is out in Las Vegas for the International CES, reports that The New York Times won two awards last night at the first ever Global Media Awards.The Times won Outstanding Short Format Entertainment for "Life in Transition," an NYTimes.com video about a homeless Bronx... [FishBowlNY]

Lobbyist Sues New York Times Over McCain Story - Posted December 31, 2008
This has not been the best of years for The New York Times. They've had to (finally) slash dividends, mortgage their pretty new building, and are currently attempting to sell their stake in the Boston Red Sox. Now, to cap it all off they are being sued! Remember... [FishBowlNY]

Lobbyist Sues New York Times Over McCain Story - Posted December 31, 2008
This has not been the best year ever for The New York Times. They've had to (finally) slash dividends, mortgage their pretty new building, and are currently attempting to sell their stake in the Boston Red Sox. Now, to cap it all off they are being sued! Remember... [FishBowlNY]

Gawker Slims Down for The New Year - Posted December 31, 2008
Gawker Media is capping off 2008 by selling two of its blogs — Consumerist and the Hollywood gossip site Defamer. Yesterday, two weeks after FishbowlNY broke the story of talks between the two companies, The New York Times reported that Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, is buying the customer... [FishBowlNY]

NPR Taps NYT's Vivian Schiller As President and CEO - Posted November 11, 2008
NPR announced today that after an eight month search they have named Vivian Schiller President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 5, 2009. Schiller comes to NPR from The New York Times Company where she is currently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com. Per the... [FishBowlNY]

How the Crisis is Making You Feel According to The New York Times - Posted October 14, 2008
The fun folks over at Slate's Big Money have perused The New York Times and discovered they've been relying on a few choice words to describe the financial crisis and how it's making us feel. ... [FishBowlNY]

Two American Journalists Missing in Lebanon - Posted October 8, 2008
MSNBC is reporting that according to the US Embassy in Lebanon two Americans have gone missing there and both are thought to be journalists: "An embassy statement said Holli Chmela, 27, and Taylor Luck, 23, had not been heard from since Oct. 1 when they reportedly left Beirut en route to... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times: What's Not to Love? - Posted July 17, 2008
Maybe it's because The New York Times declares itself to be the "paper of record" (and then hires Bill Kristol) that we are all so quick to point out its shortcomings. Or maybe it was the fact they tried to get us to pay for their opinion. Or... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times Discovers a New 'N' Word - Posted July 10, 2008
So Jesse Jackson. Pretty awful (also, unbelievably stupid), and offensive on so many levels. But language-wise? We're pretty sure six-year-olds in Kansas have heard worse on school playground. However, on the off chance this is not the case we're fortunate enough to have The New York... [FishBowlNY]

Borders Bonds With Ripple For Bookstore TV Network. The Mind Reels. - Posted November 13, 2007
Borders bookstores has partnered with Ripple, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company to create an in-store television network called Borders TV for 250 of the company's bookstores nationwide. According to the press release: This agreement enables Borders customers, for the first time, to enjoy the customized network of news, entertainment and topically-relevant local content... [FishBowlLA]

Off the Media: Clever Headlines, Kate Coe and Giuliani - Posted February 22, 2007
OK, we may be giving too much significance to just one segment on this week's On the Media, but since it's sister-blogger Kate Coe from our own FishbowlLA, we can't help but crow. OTM's Bob Garfield interviews Kate about her story for the L.A. Weekly on how little coverage a black-on-white... [FishBowlNY]

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