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Could Oprah Be Leaving Broadcast TV? - Posted 1 day, 13 hours ago
Is Oprah Winfrey ready to ditch her syndication deal and take her talk show to her new cable network OWN? Yes, according to Nikki Finke, who reports that the queen of daytime will soon announce that she will not be renewing her syndication contract with CBS Television Distribution and will be... [FishBowlNY]

Bloomberg Starts To Put Together BusinessWeek Staff - Posted 2 days, 13 hours ago
Today's New York Times "Media Decoder" blog post about the restructuring of BusinessWeek post-Bloomberg LP's acquisition has a funny ring to it. We already know that editor Stephen Adler is stepping down, as well as president Keith Fox. So who will be manning the new magazine? Apparently, the people who decided to... [FishBowlNY]

Mother Jones Gets Bittman - Posted 3 days, 10 hours ago
New York Times' Mark Bittman Makes Dinner for Mother Jones Magazine Photo credit: Sarah Kehoe Last night Mother Jones, the political magazine founded in the 70's with a focus on investigative journalism, hosted a fundraiser at the Institute for Culinary Education. The New York Times' food writer Mark Bittman, who just completed... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ's San Fran Edition Launches Tomorrow|Rick Warren Pub Folds|Sun's Seeley To Run WSJ's NYC Section|Papers Rescind AP Cancellations|Newspapers Need Ad Sales Now - Posted 3 days, 11 hours ago
BayNewser: The Wall Street Journal is launching its local San Francisco edition tomorrow. WSJ told BayNewser that editing and reporting on the edition will be done by current Journal staff -- compared to The New York Times' Bay Area pub, which is looking for partners to produce content. MediaWeek: Reader's Digest Association... [FishBowlNY]

First on FBNY: Time Inc. Shutters Custom Pub Fortune Small Business - Posted 3 days, 18 hours ago
Although Time Inc. has said that it will not shutter any publications as part of the restructuring it is undergoing right now, FishbowlNY has learned exclusively that the magazine publisher has decided to close American Express-owned custom pub Fortune Small Business. A Time Inc. spokesperson confirmed that the magazine will no... [FishBowlNY]

Time Inc. Layoffs: Sports Illustrated Hit First, More To Come - Posted 3 days, 20 hours ago
Layoff news started trickling out of Time Inc. last night: The New York Times reported that 15 to 20 sales and marketing staffers were laid off from Sports Illustrated. But, we expect many more cuts to be announced later today as the magazine publisher looks to trim $100 million from its... [FishBowlNY]

Bloggers and The Shield Law: Should You Be Worried? - Posted 4 days, 13 hours ago
There has been a great outcry in the media over Barack Obama's reversal/hedging on the federal shield law, the legislation that protects journalists from revealing their anonymous sources. While this has typically been dealt with on a state-by-state basis, currently Congress is debating turning the protection into a federal precedent. During... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Looks To Hire Local NY Reporters - Posted 4 days, 13 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]

Tribune Co. Is Breaking Up With the Associated Press - Posted 4 days, 20 hours ago
As international newswires like AFP and The Associated Press begin to regulate how much copy can be taken from their articles, it's not just blogs that are going to feel the pinch. Major newspapers also rely on these news organizations from everything from their Op-Ed pieces to their front page cover... [FishBowlNY]

New York City's Media Marathon - Posted November 2, 2009
This weekend wasn't just Halloween in Manhattan, it was also the setting for the 40th Annual New York City Marathon, one of the most difficult (and longest running) endurance races in the world, and certainly one of the largest. It attracts professional athletes, celebrities, and your every day runners from around... [FishBowlNY]

Times' Keller: Within Weeks Of Decision On Pay Wall - Posted November 2, 2009
One surprising reaction to The New York Times' recent announcement that it plans to cut 100 newsroom staffers through buyouts and, if necessary, layoffs is some readers' willingness to pay for the paper's content online in order to save jobs and maintain its quality. Over the weekend, the Times' public editor Clark... [FishBowlNY]

Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
The New York Times' David Carr stole the show at last night's Intelligence Squared debate on the merits of the mainstream media, when he pulled out a print out of fellow debater Michael Wolff's Web site Newser all full of holes. Carr had cut out every story on Newser that came... [FishBowlNY]

This Week's Layoff News: Teen Vogue, Details and More - Posted October 28, 2009
While we await sad news of layoffs that is likely to come out of Forbes this week, Condé Nast continues to pare down its staff and there's more news on impending Time Inc. cuts and The New York Times buyouts. - Yesterday, we heard whispers of cuts among the editorial staff... [FishBowlNY]

More Tribune Employees Join Chicago News Cooperative - Posted October 27, 2009
Between all the layoffs at Conde Nast and The New York Times, you'd think that a journalist who still has a job would hold tight for dear life. Well, as we learned last week with ex-Tribune Co. employees starting The Chicago News Cooperative and selling their content to Tribune competitor, New... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Standards Editor Bans Use Of The Word "Famously" - Posted October 27, 2009
We undoubtedly fall into the same traps as every writer forced to churn out story after story every day: a favorite word repeated, a useless adjective thrown in here or there for extra color or perhaps even a misused word from time to time. Unfortunately, unlike the writers at The New York... [FishBowlNY]

The News Literacy Project: Bringing Accountability Into the Classroom - Posted October 27, 2009
Vivian Schiller, Soledad O'Brien and Alan Miller Photo via Meredith Goncalves Last night, Time Warner hosted a litany of major media players, all gathered in support of The News Literacy Project. Founded by Alan Miller, who left his investigative reporter position at the Los Angeles Times to do the unthinkable -... [FishBowlNY]

Time Inc. Staffers Next On The Chopping Block? - Posted October 27, 2009
Condé Nast. The New York Times. Forbes. By the end of the year, all of these media organizations will have cut their staffs to meet the challenging economic times facing the entire industry. These are just the realities of the fourth quarter, readers of the bottom line tell us. So, it was... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Freelancer Loses Gig Over Thrillist's Jamaica Trip - Posted October 27, 2009
Last week we ran an article that incorrectly speculated that Newsweek's ethics issue with Thrillist.com's Jamaica Junket for over 100 members of the press would force them to take repercussions against Kurt Soller, a staff writer who took up the invitation. Newsweek contacted us and said Soller was not the... [FishBowlNY]

Jim O'Shea Explains The Chicago News Cooperative - Posted October 23, 2009
Yesterday we learned that former Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times staffers were working to create content for The New York Times that will compete with pubs owned by their old employer, Tribune Co. The former Tribune editors have created a non-profit "content co-op" called the Chicago News Cooperative, which will... [FishBowlNY]

Tribune Employees To Create Content For NYT In Chicago - Posted October 22, 2009
Today's New York Times news has to do with the buying of content from former Chicago Tribune employees. Considering that Sam Zell ran the Tribune and his other assets into bankruptcy, there's a certain irony in those writers and editors (who formed a lawsuit against Zell last year) teaming up with... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Co. Reports Ad Revenue Down, Circ Revenue Up In Q3 - Posted October 22, 2009
Just days after announcing that it will eliminate 100 newsroom jobs at The New York Times before the end of the year, The New York Times Co. announced their third quarter earnings this morning -- and it's surprisingly not all bad news. Exceeding expectations, the company reported a 30.2 percent increase... [FishBowlNY]

Newsweek Calls Thrillist-Tripping Journos on Ethics Violations - Posted October 22, 2009
The 150 journalists and guests who had the pleasure of vacationing last weekend in Jamaica for free were repaying their hosts/benefactors, Thrillist.com and Jetblue, with tons of tweets and Internet hype. Some would say that's worth it's weight in gold for the New York-based daily e-mail group, or they wouldn't keep... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's New Bay Area Blog|Playboy Cuts Rate Base|Us Weekly Officially Names Min's Successor|Condé Nast Traveler Pairs With Gilt Groupe - Posted October 21, 2009
BayNewser: The New York Times has launched a Bay Area blog to go along with its recently launched Bay Area section in its local print edition. Mediaweek: Playboy will cut is rate base starting in January from 2.6 million to 1.5 million. New York Post: Jann Wenner has made it official: Michael Steele,... [FishBowlNY]

Norman Mailer Colony Gala: A Night of Media, Literary Superstars - Posted October 21, 2009
It takes a lot to bring America's greatest living fiction, non-fiction, and journalism writers into one room, but if one woman could do, it's Tina Brown. The Daily Beast editor-in-chief hosted the first ever Norman Mailer Colony soiree at Cipriani last night, to celebrate the non-profit in which promising young writers... [FishBowlNY]

Carpetbagger Torch Passed On - Posted October 21, 2009
Award season just won't be the same this year, and it's not just because there will be 10 movies up for Best Picture. Variety announced yesterday that new media reporter David Carr of The New York Times will no longer be covering the Hollywood gala beat, and his Carpetbagger blog will... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Bay Area Edition Stirs Up Plagiarism Controversy - Posted October 20, 2009
The New York Times may have only launched its San Francisco Bay Area section just last week, but it's already finding itself in the midst of a controversy. Our sister blog BayNewser has the scoop: Yesterday, San Francisco Chronicle Editor at Large Phil Bronstein wrote a blog post that "all but accused... [FishBowlNY]

Kidnapped Journalist Rohde Answers Readers' Questions - Posted October 20, 2009
As a companion to his moving five-part series about his Taliban kidnapping, The New York Times reporter David Rohde is answering readers' questions on the paper's "At War" blog. Although we have found Rohde's first person account of his captivity fascinating and informative, readers have lashed out at him and the Times... [FishBowlNY]

Martha Stewart Weddings: Let Them Eat Cake - Posted October 20, 2009
You'd never know from last night that there were any concerns about bridal magazines being shut down. Far from it: In celebration of 15 years of Martha Stewart Weddings, throngs of people whose lives revolve around your special day came and raised a glass at the Plaza hotel to the televised... [FishBowlNY]

Memo: Times To Layoff 100 Newsroom Staffers - Posted October 19, 2009
The announcement that The New York Times is planning to cut 100 newsroom jobs by the end of the year is big news for the media industry, but it couldn't have been a very easy story for Times reporter Richard Perez-Pena to write. Perez-Pena reports on the paper's Media Decoder blog that... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times San Francisco Edition Launches Today - Posted October 16, 2009
Our sister blog in the Bay Area, BayNewser, has been tracking The New York Times' Bay Area metro report that will be included in its Northern California editions on Fridays and Sundays, starting today. Reports BayNewser: "It will start with content written by Times' staffers and assorted contributors, and will focus on... [FishBowlNY]

Remembering New York Owner Bruce Wasserstein - Posted October 15, 2009
Dealmaker, Lazard Ltd. CEO and New York magazine owner Bruce Wasserstein died yesterday at age 61. News of his untimely death filtered through the media world yesterday afternoon, resulting in many tributes and remembrances from those on the media beat. Not surprisingly, New York magazine's Daily Intel blog had the most touching... [FishBowlNY]

Bruce Wasserstein Died At 61 | Vogue Layoffs | NYT Won't Sell Boston Globe | A Look At Jersey's Papers - Posted October 14, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cQueer and Loathing in D.C.www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview Wall Street Journal: Lazard CEO and New York magazine owner Bruce Wasserstein has died at age 61, after being hospitalized Sunday with an irregular heartbeat. All Things Digital: More cuts at Conde:... [FishBowlNY]

MPA Announces Changes To Awards - Posted October 14, 2009
Magazine Publishers of America president Nina Link today announced changes in the magazine industry's Lifetime Achievement Awards. Two industry awards, the Henry Johnson Fisher Award honoring "individuals who have made significant and longstanding contributions to the magazine publishing industry and society," and the American Society of Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame Award... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Another Look At The BusinessWeek Deal - Posted October 14, 2009
Yesterday afternoon came the long-awaited news that Bloomberg LP had snapped up McGraw-Hill's BusinessWeek. This morning, there are a few new points of view on the deal, which is said to have cost Bloomberg less than $5 million. Bloomberg also reportedly agreed to assume all of BusinessWeek's liabilities, including the cost of... [FishBowlNY]

Jon Stewart Mocks CNN|LAT Mag Names New Editor|Star-Ledger Faces More Cuts|The Atlantic Names Brave Thinkers - Posted October 13, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cCNN Leaves It Therewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview TVNewser: Jon Stewart gave CNN some pretty harsh criticism last night on "The Daily Show," mocking the news net's anchors' favorite parting phrase, "Let's leave it there." FishbowlLA: LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine,... [FishBowlNY]

Rush Yanks The Media's Chain|USA TODAY Publisher Addresses Circ Decrease|Wasserstein Hospitalized|NYT Cancels Subscriptions|Letterman Still Facing Challenges - Posted October 12, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: Rush Limbaugh appeared on the "Today" show this morning, talking about how he becomes news by tweaking the media: "I know how to yank their chain. I know how to send them into insanity. I know how to make... [FishBowlNY]

How Necessary Is The NYT's R&D Department? - Posted October 9, 2009
How does The New York Times plan to usher in the newest digital innovations? Just ask its fulltime research & development department, which according to this lengthy profile in Editor & Publisher, "has spent nearly four years reviewing the newest technologies and gadgets for use in spreading news -- and advertising... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Restaurant Critic Sam Sifton Needs A Better Disguise - Posted October 8, 2009
After serving as culture editor for The New York Times, new restaurant critic Sam Sifton may have to give up the convention of remaining anonymous to those in the back of the house. He's already been spotted by celebrity chef Daniel Boulud. As Page Six reports today: "Daniel Boulud was cooking at... [FishBowlNY]

More Thoughts On Condé Nast - Posted October 7, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cPregnant Gourmet Bride Magazinewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview It's only natural that, in the days following the announcement of four magazine closures at Condé Nast, everyone around the industry would have something to say. (We also had our own thoughts... [FishBowlNY]

CBS Tries To Remove Unauthorized Videos Of Letterman's Extortion Explanation - Posted October 5, 2009
The New York Times reported last night that CBS had worked over the weekend to scrub the Internet of any unauthorized videos of David Letterman's revelation of extortion on his show Thursday: "Copies of the segment were uploaded almost immediately to YouTube by users, but many of them were flagged by CBS... [FishBowlNY]

Daily News' Zuckerman Vies For BusinessWeek|NYT Looks To Chicago|Three Reality Stars Get Their Own Shows|Forbes.com's New Chief|Stacked Up - Posted October 1, 2009
BusinessWeek: New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman has made a bid for BusinessWeek. The New York Times: The New York Times plans local editions for Chicago and other markets, in addition to a recently announced San Francisco edition. Variety: Three reality show stars -- Bethenny Frankel from "Real Housewives of New York,"... [FishBowlNY]

Mrs. Butterworth|AOL's $4.2B Value|Andrew Ross Sorkin|Keller: Decision On Paid Content For NYT Will Come To "Gut Call" - Posted September 30, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMoment of Zen - Going Rougewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul Interview PRNewser: An interview with Mrs. Butterworth, whose been getting into the social media recently. All Things Digital: Time Warner's sale of AOL has been valued at $4.2 billion -- "marked down... [FishBowlNY]

Exit Interview: Mediabistro Founder Laurel Touby - Posted September 30, 2009
Anyone who comes to mediabistro.com for media news, job postings or classes has Laurel Touby to thank. She started the company in 1994 as a series of media mixers, which led to the founding of a Web site in 1996 -- before the dotcom bubble burst. Over the years, Touby navigated... [FishBowlNY]

Positioning A British Traditional Media Brand For A U.S. Digital Audience: 4 Questions For The Guardian's Hannah Diddams - Posted September 28, 2009
Although the British newspaper The Guardian is a nearly 200-year-old traditional media company in its home country, in the United States its Web site, www.guardian.co.uk stands alone as the publication's only format. Still, site attracts nine million unique visitors a month from the U.S. -- enough to make the home office... [FishBowlNY]

William Safire, NYT Columnist, Dies At 79 - Posted September 27, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cWilliam Safirewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealthcare Protests The New York Times is reporting that William Safire, a Nixon speechwriter, former Times op-ed columnist and -- most recently -- the writer of the "On Language" in The New York Times Magazine every Sunday,... [FishBowlNY]

What Will The Gawker Sex Tape Lawsuit Mean For Bloggers? - Posted September 24, 2009
First there was the not so scandalous sex tape featuring a three-way romp between married celeb couple Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart and former beauty queen Kari Ann Peniche that Gawker posted online last month. Then yesterday came reports that Dane and Gayheart had filed suit against Gawker, seeking $1 million in... [FishBowlNY]

Atlantic Wire Launches With (Media) Star-Studded Fete - Posted September 23, 2009
All of the (op-ed) stars were out last night to celebrate the launch of Atlantic Wire, the opinion aggregating sister site to TheAtlantic.com. Writers for The Atlantic and TheAtlantic.com like Corby Kummer, Marc Ambinder, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Megan McArdle sipped champagne or checked out the incredible view from the balcony at... [FishBowlNY]

Dayton Litereary Peace Prize Winners Announced|NYT & Twitter|NYP Parody|Domino Editor Launches Online Shelter Mag|Meet The Texas Tribune - Posted September 22, 2009
GalleyCat: The winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize have been announced: Richard Bausch won the fiction prize and Benjamin Skinner has been awarded the nonfiction prize for his book, "A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery." BayNewser: The New York Times is in the process of developing... [FishBowlNY]

WaPo Baghdad Bureau Chief Heads To NYT - Posted September 22, 2009
Editor & Publisher reports today that The Washington Post's Baghdad bureau chief Anthony Shadid is leaving the paper to join The New York Times' Baghdad staff in January. Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, told E&P that both he and his wife Nada Bakri, also a Post staffer based his Baghdad, will... [FishBowlNY]

Photojournalist Criticizes Newsweek's Cheney Photo Cropping - Posted September 17, 2009
Today, photojournalist David Hume Kennerly takes to The New York Times' Lens blog to criticize Newsweek for its use of one of his photos. The photo in question, which appears in Newsweek's September 14 issue, shows former Vice President Dick Cheney cutting meat and is paired with a quote by Cheney from... [FishBowlNY]

Food52's Founders Reveal The Ingredients For A Crowd-sourced Cookbook - Posted September 15, 2009
food52, a Web site devoted to creating a user-generated cookbook in one year, officially launched today. The site seeks to celebrate and highlight home cooks by asking readers to submit recipes that fit into various categories each week. Founders Amanda Hesser (in the photo, on left) and Merrill Stubbs then sort through... [FishBowlNY]

Sulzberger, Robinson Explain Why Readers Embrace Print - Posted September 14, 2009
Less than a week after their rocky visit to The Boston Globe, New York Times Co. execs Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and Janet Robinson have issued an internal memo discussing circulation at The New York Times, the Globe and some of the Times Co.'s regional papers. Despite the fact that one reader has... [FishBowlNY]

Americans' Opinion Of The Media Hits New Low - Posted September 14, 2009
A new Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey, released yesterday, reveals that the American public's opinion of the press's accuracy has reached its lowest level in two decades of Pew surveys. The public's thoughts on media bias and independence didn't fare much better -- the levels reported in... [FishBowlNY]

Getting The Skinny On The BusinessWeek Deal As Bid Deadline Looms - Posted September 14, 2009
After tracking the upcoming BusinessWeek sale all summer, the magazine's own media columnist Jon Fine has compiled all the known information about the transaction and put together this helpful guide. So what do we know? The deadline for any interested parties to place a bid for the magazine is tomorrow. And... [FishBowlNY]

Reading NYTimes.com Can Be Hazardous - Posted September 14, 2009
Here's one reason to read the print version of The New York Times instead of reading the paper online. Over the weekend, All Things Digital's Peter Kafka stumbled upon an embarrassing note from the Times to its readers. Turns out, some readers of the Times's Web site have been exposed to... [FishBowlNY]

Slate Founder Michael Kinsley To Lead New Digital Launch For Atlantic - Posted September 11, 2009
Atlantic Consumer Media, which publishes The Atlantic, has brought on Slate founder Michael Kinsley as a media columnist and the editor of an upcoming digital property that will launch early next year. "As both an editor and a columnist, Michael has long been at the vanguard of publishing's digital transformation," said Atlantic... [FishBowlNY]

Slate Founder Michael Kinsley To Lead New Digital Launch For Atlantic - Posted September 11, 2009
Atlantic Media Company, which publishes The Atlantic, has brought on Slate founder Michael Kinsley as a media columnist and the editor of an upcoming digital property that will launch early next year. "As both an editor and a columnist, Michael has long been at the vanguard of publishingâ€™s digital transformation," said Atlantic... [FishBowlNY]

Columnist Archerd Dies|CBS Tries Bribing Blogger With $20 Gift Card|What Do New Yorkers Say They Like To Read On The Subway?|Daily Beast Hires 24-Year-Old Editor|Fallon Ends Olbermann-Beck Beef - Posted September 9, 2009
USA TODAY: Daily Variety columnist Army Archerd has died at age 87. Deadline Hollywood: CBS tried to bribe Nikki Finke into writing about upcoming show "The Good Wife" with a $20 Amazon gift card. She said -- in so many words -- no thanks. New York Times: A survey of 8,000 readers has... [FishBowlNY]

CNN.com Snags LAT Online ME|NYT, WSJ Plan San Fran Projects|Nielsen: First Half Ad Spending Down 15.4%|EGM Looks To Relaunch In December|Jone Minus Kate On ABC - Posted September 8, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video WebNewser: CNN.com has named Los Angeles Times managing editor, online Meredith Artley VP and managing editor. BayNewser: The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are both reportedly launching Bay Area-specific editions of their papers. BayNewser asks: five years from now, who do you think is going... [FishBowlNY]

Tablet Editor Jesse Oxfeld Takes On Theatre Reviewing Duties At The Observer - Posted September 8, 2009
Jesse Oxfeld, the current executive editor for online Jewish magazine Tablet and former editor at Mediabistro.com, Gawker and New York magazine, is taking on a new title: theater critic. Last week, New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel revealed that Oxfeld would be assuming the critic's role at The New York Observer,... [FishBowlNY]

Thoughts About Depression Era Writers On The Menu - Posted September 3, 2009
Author David Taylor joined Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven on today's mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu. Taylor, the author of Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America weighed in on today's biggest media headlines, including The New York Times' article today about Sen. Edward Kennedy's... [FishBowlNY]

NYT And ProPublica: Keeping Long Form Journalism Alive? - Posted August 28, 2009
The New York Times magazine this Sunday will feature a 13,000-word article that reveals the findings of a two-year investigation that was a joint venture between the Times and non-profit investigative organization ProPublica. The piece's author, Sheri Fink, details the stories of what happened to patients who died at New Orlean's Memorial... [FishBowlNY]

NYT Columnists Prepare To Teach Classes - Posted August 27, 2009
First, there were plans to launch a wine club. Now The New York Times has revealed another new revenue stream: classes taught by Times columnists. The Gray Lady is currently offering three of these courses through its Knowledge Network. First announced in late July, the courses will be taught by Nicholas Kristof,... [FishBowlNY]

Anna Wintour Visits Letterman - Posted August 25, 2009
Last night, Vogue editor Anna Wintour stopped by "Late Show with David Letterman" to discuss the upcoming Vogue-centric documentary The September Issue and all the press Wintour has been getting recently in advance of the film. Wintour was charming, funny and engaging, even making light of Maureen Dowd's description of her... [FishBowlNY]

Maureen Dowd Asks: Is Anna Wintour Human? - Posted August 24, 2009
There's something about Maureen Dowd's column in The New York Times yesterday that just rubs us the wrong way, but we're having a tough time putting a finger on it. Dowd discussed Vogue's Anna Wintour in light of the upcoming documentary centered on the fashion bible's 2007 September issue. It was a... [FishBowlNY]

What Do You Think Of Slatest? - Posted August 24, 2009
The New York Times reported last night that -- starting this morning -- Slate.com is replacing its "Today's Papers" aggregator with a new "Slatest" feature that will collect news three times a day. Slate's editor David Plotz told Brian Stelter that the "Today's Papers" format was outdated and the online publication had... [FishBowlNY]

World of Warcraft: The Magazine | Bye Bye, Bei Times | Lone Wolff | Alternate Universe - Posted August 21, 2009
FishbowlLA: The popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft is going analog, at least in a supplementary capacity. WOW parent company Blizzard Entertainment has partnered with UK-based Future Publishing to create World of Warcraft, The Magazine. BayNewser: San Francisco's Nichi Bei Times, the Japanese American community newspaper that has been publishing since... [FishBowlNY]

We Are Family: Sulzberger-Ochs Grandnephew Joins NYT Newsroom - Posted August 21, 2009
The New York Observer reports that Associated Press reporter Sam Dolnick will join the Metro desk at The New York Times. Oh, and he's the grandnephew of former NYT publisher Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger. A Times spokeswoman said Dolnick will start September 14. After Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (son of Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)... [FishBowlNY]

Former NYT Restaurant Critic Reviews Choco Taco On Nightline - Posted August 18, 2009
Three months after leaving his post as restaurant critic at The New York Times, Frank Bruni is making the rounds to promote his upcoming memoir "Born Round: the Secret History of a Full-Time Eater." Tomorrow, he'll appear on ABC's Nightline talking about his long history with food, dieting and overeating and... [FishBowlNY]

Former Portfolio.com Staffer Lands TV Gig - Posted August 18, 2009
BloombergTV has brought on online and print veteran Dan Colarusso to serve as managing editor of U.S. television for the network, TVNewser reports. Colarusso previously worked as managing editor for Portfolio.com, the Web site for doomed Condé Nast business publication Portfolio, which was shuttered earlier this year. Prior to joining Portfolio.com, Colarusso worked... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Insight Lab Asks For Your Feedback - Posted August 18, 2009
Romanesko's Bill Mitchell clued us in to The New York Times' Insight Lab, which allows members to give feedback directly to Times staffers. According to the FAQ about the Lab, voluntary members of the venture are able to provide feedback to the paper, share thoughts and opinions about the Times with... [FishBowlNY]

Former Portfolio Deputy Editor Impoco Joins Reuters In Newly Created Role - Posted August 17, 2009
Jim Impoco, the business journalism vet who had the misfortune of being fired by Portfolio Editor-in-Chief Joanne Lipman last year before the Condé Nast business publication folded earlier this year, has taken up a new post at Reuters. Impoco, a longtime editor for The New York Times, has been appointed enterprise... [FishBowlNY]

Mediaite.com's Colby Hall On The Menu: His Site's Success, Obama's Op-Ed And HuffBook - Posted August 17, 2009
Today, Mediaite.com managing editor Colby Hall joined hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast. Colby let Matt and Jason in on the success of Mediaite so far. He said the site has had "solid" traffic, reporting 1.2 million page views and about... [FishBowlNY]

Washington Times Editor Fights Back Against NYT's Anti-Obama Allegations - Posted August 14, 2009
A story on the front page of The New York Times today about opposition to President Obama's health care proposals linked one "stubborn yet false" rumor about the alleged "death panels" back to The Washington Times: "The specter of government-sponsored, forced euthanasia was raised as early as Nov. 23, just weeks after... [FishBowlNY]

Help HuffPost Pick New Media "Game Changers" - Posted August 14, 2009
The Huffington Post is launching its Game Changers awards -- "100 people who are using new media to reshape their fields and change the world." Making the awards democratic, Arianna Huffington is asking for your submissions for "game changers" in 10 categories: Politics, Entertainment, Technology, Media, Sports, Business, Style, Health, Green, Philanthropy... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: A Former Fishbowl-er Takes On J-School - Posted August 13, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven dug up today's most interesting media headlines. First up, a discussion about former FishbowlNY contributor Hunter Walker's recent gig writing about his adventures at Columbia J-School for Gawker. Given Hunter's experience -- he's... [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]

Ling Says Sister Did Enter N Korea|Austin American-Statesman No Longer For Sale|Ben Stein Out At NYT|Unions Dispute Tribune's Bonus Requests|NBC Lays Off Local Stations' Creative Services Teams - Posted August 7, 2009
TVNewser: Former "View" host Lisa Ling told CNN's Erica Hill that her sister, Laura, admitted that she and Euna Lee did cross into North Korean territory "very, very briefly." "And she definitely wants to divulge exactly what happened," Ling went on. "And I think she's going to write an editorial very,... [FishBowlNY]

Current TV Founders Comment On Euna & Laura's Release - Posted August 5, 2009
Yesterday, after the announcement that North Korea was going to release imprisoned journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, their bosses at Current TV posted a comment about the whole mess. "All of us at Current are overjoyed at Laura and Euna's safe return," Current Media founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt said... [FishBowlNY]

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]

The End Of An Era - Posted August 3, 2009
Ten years ago, Tina Brown's Talk magazine launched with a lavish party. But the way things are going, we're probably never going to see another big magazine launch again. That's the gist of David Carr's sobering media column in The New York Times, remembering the bloated industry that led up to the... [FishBowlNY]

Ex-NYT Execs Launch Marketing & Ad Company - Posted July 30, 2009
Two former ad executives from The New York Times have joined forces to launch a marketing and advertising sales rep company with an international focus. But they're not just throwing around their former employer's name just to get publicity for their growing company -- the Times is also one of... [FishBowlNY]

Daily News Seeks Social Media Manager - Posted July 30, 2009
Media companies are starting to recognize the importance of social media. Earlier this year, The New York Times announced the creation of a social media editor position, which was filled by Jen Preston. In Texas, the Austin American-Statesman recently appointed Internet Editor Robert Quigley social media editor and National Geographic has... [FishBowlNY]

"Midas Watch" Columnist Thomas Leaves Observer, Says Kushner Is One Of "The Bad Guys" - Posted July 28, 2009
Michael M. Thomas, New York Observer columnist, Forbes.com and Daily Beast contributor and author of several books including the recently published "Love & Money," has decided to leave the salmon-colored paper after 22 years. Thomas, a recent Morning Media Menu podcast guest, wrote about his decision to leave the Observer on his... [FishBowlNY]

More On Ben Silverman's New Project - Posted July 28, 2009
Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video Yesterday, IAC announced that NBC Universal co-chair Ben Silverman was leaving the network to launch a new venture for Barry Diller's media company. Silverman's two-year stint at NBCU has been fraught with speculation of his inevitable exit thanks to expensive flops like "My Own Worst Enemy" and "Knight... [FishBowlNY]

New York Times Takes Home Top Honors For Innovations In Journalism - Posted July 24, 2009
The past few years have been a transitional period for journalism, filled with innovative reporting strategies and interactive presentations that allow readers to get involved in the process of editing and experiencing the news. The Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, presented by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, honor those... [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]

Janice Min Set To Depart Us Weekly - Posted July 21, 2009
Janice Min, longtime editor of celeb magazine Us Weekly said yesterday that she will be leaving her post when her $2.5 million contract expires at the beginning of next month. Min told The New York Times she didn't know what she would do next, "But I'm 39 and I'd like to have... [FishBowlNY]

New Bosses At Interview, Weather Channel & Current TV - Posted July 20, 2009
Although they have nothing to do with each other, we noticed that there have been lots of appointments to the top spot at a handful of media organizations over the last few days. Is something in the air? Interview magazine, which was at the center of some controversy at publisher Brant Publications... [FishBowlNY]

Walter Cronkite Dies At 92 - Posted July 18, 2009
Legendary broadcaster Walter Cronkite died earlier tonight. He was 92. Our colleagues at TVNewser have the full report of Cronkite's death, including statements from staffers at CBS News where Cronkite anchored the Evening News for 19 years, statements from ABC News and NBC's Brian Williams and a rundown of how cable news... [FishBowlNY]

Bonnie Fuller Returns To Editor-In-Chief Spot at Celeb Web Site - Posted July 17, 2009
She once helped celebrity magazine Us Weekly become a must-read and guided American Media, which publishes Star. Then Bonnie Fuller left the world of magazines last year to launch her own company, Bonnie Fuller Media. But now she's put those plans on hold, returning to a role as editor-in-chief -- of... [FishBowlNY]

SCOTUS Reporters Reveal Feelings About The Biggest Story They'll Cover All Year - Posted July 15, 2009
For the past couple days, the network and cable news channels have looked more like CSPAN, thanks to the nonstop coverage of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Although the hearings have been rigidly structured, stuffy and sort of dry, there is always something to keep the media watchers watching. On... [FishBowlNY]

WNYC Buys NYT's Classical Music Station - Posted July 14, 2009
New York public radio station WNYC just announced that it has purchased classical music station WQXR from The New York Times, promising to maintain its classical format and transform it into a public radio station. As part of the deal, Univision Radio Inc. will pay $33.5 million to swap its FCC broadcast... [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]

Publisher: Palin's Book's Gonna Be Huge|MJ Funeral Coverage All Set|Palin's Resignation Speech More Coherent When Edited To 1 Min|NYT Restricts Texting On Company Phones - Posted July 6, 2009
GalleyCat: The debate continues over whether Sarah Palin's resignation was actually a good career move. Her publisher said her memoir is going to be huge. TVNewser: All of the cable news channels and networks are getting their plans for coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial tomorrow underway. Here's the plan for CNN/HLN,... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs Coming At Gannett - Posted July 1, 2009
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 June 30, 2009
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 June 30, 2009
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 June 30, 2009
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 June 29, 2009
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 June 29, 2009
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 June 29, 2009
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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