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February 3, 2012: Virginia Heffernan has been named national correspondent at Yahoo! News. She had been op-ed columnist at The New York Times. (FishbowlNY)

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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted 1 day, 15 hours ago
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The New York Times Company Lost Almost $40 Million in 2011 - Posted February 2, 2012
The New York Times Company has reported its fourth quarter earnings today, and as usual, things are bleak. For the quarter, profit dropped 12 p... [FishbowlNY]

Register Today for Poynter's "Develop a Smarter Mobile Strategy" Workshop - Posted February 2, 2012
One thing that I've been diligent in talking about here at 10,000 Words is creating a mobile presence. By 2014, mobile Internet is poised to... [10,000 Words]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted February 1, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 31, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 30, 2012
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The New York Times Releases New Tool For Collaborative Editing - Posted January 27, 2012
As more news organizations move toward web content systems that were originally intended for single-person bloggers, the need for a more dynamic tool has becoming increasingly apparent. The New York Times recognizes this and has launched some code that could help. Called ICE ("Integrated Co... [10,000 Words]

Politico Loses Editor to The New York Times - Posted January 27, 2012
Bill Hamilton is leaving his post as Deputy Managing Editor of Politico to join the New York Times. Prior to Politico Hamilton was with the Washington Post for almost 30 years. For more on the announcement, head over to our sister site, FishbowlDC.... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 27, 2012
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Revolving Door: Le HuffPo, NY Times' Abramson to Debut at Davos, NBC Publishing eBooks, and More - Posted January 26, 2012
Le Huffington Post made its debut on Monday in France with Anne Sinclair as editorial director. Sinclair, a former TV anchor, is the wife of infamous former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, aka DSK. At the pre... [PRNewser]

Fact Check Obama's SOTU Speech with The New York Times - Posted January 25, 2012
The State of the Union speech is traditionally a rah-rah moment for the current president; a chance to rally his supporters and give opponents plenty of opportunity to begrudgingly clap. Last night's speech by President Obama didn't disappoint. The Commander-in... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 25, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 24, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 23, 2012
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5 Journalism Panels at SXSW Interactive 2012 - Posted January 19, 2012
You may remember our post from back in August which featured fifteen journalism-related panels which were up for voting for inclusion into the 2012 SXSW sc... [10,000 Words]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 19, 2012
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Revolving Door: 'Today' turns 60, @SpinReviews, Top Media Pinners, and more - Posted January 13, 2012
[caption id="attachment_32565" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="The January 6, 1964 cover"][/caption] Today ... [PRNewser]

Want to Cruise to the Mediterranean with NYT Journalists? - Posted January 13, 2012
Have you ever thought: I want to go on vacation, and I want to do it with a reporter from The New York Times? Yeah, we haven't either. But The New York Times is betting that someone has. The paper, in partnership with Insight Cruises, has launched ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 13, 2012
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Arthur Brisbane Responds to Critics - Posted January 12, 2012
A couple hours ago we pointed out how absurd the article Arthur Brisbane recently posted on the New York Times' website was. Bris... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Isn't Sure About That 'Telling The Truth' Thing - Posted January 12, 2012
Oh boy. If this article by New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane -- which essentially asks if the Times should call out lies -- wasn't on the pap... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 12, 2012
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Which News Organizations Have the Most Google+ Engagement? - Posted January 11, 2012
Social media consultant Adam Sherk has ranked 45 news organizations by their Google+ engagement. To develop the list, Sherk fo... [FishbowlNY]

Michelle Obama Won't Read Jodi Kantor's Book - Posted January 11, 2012
New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor is making waves with her book ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 11, 2012
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New York Times Producer Moves to CNN.com - Posted January 9, 2012
Flora Zhang joins CNN.com this week as an Opinion producer. Zhang will be based in New York and was previously a producer at The New York Times where she spent five years and was part of the team that launched the ... [FishbowlLA]

Free Nook or Discounted Nook Color with a New York Times Subscription - Posted January 9, 2012
The New York Times and Barnes & Noble have teamed up for quite a deal. From now until March 9, you can get a free Nook Simple Touch or a discounted Nook Color ($99, a $100 discount) when y... [FishbowlNY]

Apply Now For The New York Times Social Media Internship - Posted January 9, 2012
Are you a student journalist who lives and breathes all things social media? Then The New York Times is looking for you. Do you like the NYT? Do you like social media? We may have just the newsroom internship for you. Details: bit.ly/A5zYc5 -- Lexi Mainland (@lexinyt) January 9, 2012 ... [10,000 Words]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 9, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 6, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 5, 2012
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Newspaper Guild Sends Letter to Sulzberger Packed with 560 Signatures - Posted January 4, 2012
On December 23, the Newspaper Guild of New York posted an open letter criticizing ... [FishbowlNY]

Did You Notice The New York Times Price Increase? - Posted January 4, 2012
This week, The New York Times is sporting a new price tag on New York City newsstands: $2.50. This is just one of the planned price increases for the paper, which also includes higher h... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 4, 2012
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted January 3, 2012
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The New York Times' 'Nocturnalist' Column Ends - Posted December 30, 2011
The New York Times' "Nocturnalist" is over. Today Sarah Maslin Nir, wrote ... [FishbowlLA]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 29, 2011
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New York Times Accidentally Sends Email Meant for 300 to 8 Million - Posted December 28, 2011
Earlier today we received the email pictured above from the New York Times that said we had cancelled our home subscription, which was news to us. It seems it was news to quite a few people. The paper's official account twe... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Promotes Tom Bodkin to Deputy Managing Editor - Posted December 27, 2011
The New York Times has promoted Tom Bodkin to Deputy Managing Editor. Bodkin, who joined the Times in 1980 as an Art Director for the Home section, was most recently its Des... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 27, 2011
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The New York Times' Year in New York Pictures - Posted December 23, 2011
From the Occupy Wall Street movement to Hurricane Irene, to the legalization of gay marriage, 2011 contained many memorable moments for the city. The New York Times -- along with its "Year in Pictures" ... [FishbowlNY]

Newspaper Guild Writes Open Letter to Arthur Sulzberger Jr. - Posted December 23, 2011
Just like we thought, the Newspaper Guild of New York has something to say about recently departed New York Times Company CEO Janet Robinson getting her full pension ... [FishbowlNY]

Newspaper Guild Writes Open Letter to Arthur Sulzberger Jr. - Posted December 23, 2011
Just like we thought, the Newspaper Guild of New York has something to say about recently departed New York Times Company CEO Janet Robinson getting her full pension ... [FishbowlLA]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 23, 2011
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Janet Robinson's Total Severance: $15 Million - Posted December 22, 2011
Despite not being eligible for her New York Times pension benefits for another two years, Janet Robinson got paid the full amount -- about $10.9 million -- as part of her severance package. That's in addition to the $4.5... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 22, 2011
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The New York Times Honored with First Ever Digital Reporting duPont Award - Posted December 21, 2011
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism have announced the winners of the 2012 Alfred I. duPont Awards, and The New York Times is one of two organizations to receive the first ever duPont Award honoring digital reporting. The duPont's are widely consi... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 21, 2011
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More Buyouts at The New York Times - Posted December 20, 2011
There are a few more names to add to the list of people who accepted buyouts from the New York Times. The New York Observer reports that Diana B. Henriques, a Business ... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times is Raising Home Delivery Rates - Posted December 20, 2011
The New York Times is raising home delivery rates for the first time in almost three years. Poytner has the rate hike breakdown, but... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 20, 2011
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New York Times Veterans Take Buyouts, Memos Leaked - Posted December 19, 2011
When George Vecsey abruptly announced that he was stepping back from his regular contributions to The New York Time... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 19, 2011
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George Vecsey Steps Back From Regular Contributions to The New York Times - Posted December 17, 2011
George Vecsey is stepping away from his regular duties at the New York Times after 30 years. Today he wrote his final regular column ... [AllTwitter]

Revolving Door: Newspapers Down, Magazines Up; Changes at ABC; and More - Posted December 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_31506" align="alignleft" width="171" caption="Photo: Evan Agostini/AGOEV, via Associated Press"][/caption] A new report from the USC Annenberg Center says that most newspapers will be gone in five years. ... [AgencySpy]

Report: Most Newspapers Will Fold Within Five Years - Posted December 15, 2011
Dammit. Just when we're talking about print being alive and well, we read that the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future has released a report that says most newspapers will be ... [FishbowlNY]

New Jersey's The Record Grabs Global Editor from The New York Times - Posted December 15, 2011
The second largest newspaper in New Jersey -- The Record -- has hired Martin Gottlieb, Global Editions Editor of The New York Times for the past three years, as its ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 15, 2011
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Email Shows James Murdoch Was Alerted to Phone Hacking in 2008 - Posted December 13, 2011
James Murdoch is in trouble. Yes, again. The New York Times reports that Murdoch, despite claiming the contrary to Parliament during testimo... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Launches Election iPhone App - Posted December 8, 2011
The New York Times has launched a new app gathering political news from the paper and other sources around the web. The free app, "Election 2012," aggregates news, opinion, polls and -- eventua... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 8, 2011
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A Brief Look at The Most Popular Online News Stories for 2011 - Posted December 7, 2011
Bill Lucey, a former news researcher for the Sun-Sentinel, put together a great list on his website covering the most popular stories from a variety of news outlets' websites for the year. These can either provide an insight into what dr... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 7, 2011
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The New York Times' Cyber Monday a Hit - Posted December 6, 2011
The New York Times' first foray into Cyber Monday -- offering 50 percent discounts on digital subscriptions -- was a hit. It ended u... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 6, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 5, 2011
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Two New Editorial Hires at Reuters - Posted December 2, 2011
Duff Wilson and Megan Twohey are joining Reuters expanding Global Enterprise Team. Wilson, most recently a reporter at The New York Times, will be an invest... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted December 2, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. A. J. Daulerio Named EIC of Gawker, Tommy Craggs EIC of Deadspin, November 28 ... [FishbowlNY]

Adweek Unveils Annual Hot List Next Week; CBS and MTV Early Winners - Posted December 2, 2011
New York-based Adweek has named the finalists for this year's Hot List. For the first time, the list expands from best in magazines to include television, print, and digital banners. The winners will be revealed next week, but FishbowlNY has learned exclusively about several of the honorees. CBS h... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted December 2, 2011
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Changes to The New York Times Comment System Brings Out The Crazies - Posted December 1, 2011
Yesterday The New York Times announced an overhaul of its online commenting system, and just like any news of this magnitude, people have... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 29, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 28, 2011
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Former New York Times Associate Editor, Columnist Tom Wicker Dies - Posted November 25, 2011
Tom Wicker, who had a four-decade association with The New York Times, died Friday of an apparent heart attack. He was 85. Wicker, who joined The New York Times in 1960 as a political correspondent in the Washington bureau, had a career turn three years later thanks a tragic moment. He was the... [GalleyCat]

Former New York Times Associate Editor, Columnist Tom Wicker Dies - Posted November 25, 2011
Tom Wicker, who enjoyed a four-decade association with The New York Times, died Friday of an apparent heart attack. He was 85. Wicker, who joined The New York Times in 1960 as a political correspondent in the Washington bureau, had a career turn three years later as a result of a tragic... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Times Offers 50 Percent Discount for 'Cyber Monday' - Posted November 23, 2011
If you're someone who desperately wants to be one of the mentally unstable people lining up at stores at 4 am for Black Friday deals, but can't stomach anyone else knowing that you'd actually do that, Cyber Monday is your jam. You get amazing discounts... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 23, 2011
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The New York Times Offers Subscription Discounts to Companies - Posted November 21, 2011
In an effort to keep readers rolling in, The New York Times is expanding its subscription offers to companies that employ 50 or more people. The current three tier subscription system will be discounted to companies depending on their size, ... [FishbowlNY]

Pete Wells Named Chief Restaurant Critic at The New York Times - Posted November 15, 2011
Pete Wells has been named the new Chief Restaurant Critic at the New York Times. Wells most recently was the Dining Editor, a position he held since 2006. Susan Edgerley, a former Metropolitan Editor, will succeed Wells as the new Dining Editor. "No one could be better prepared or respected for his... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted November 11, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Latest New York Times Magazine Cover is a Gem (left), November 9 ... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times' Tweeters - Posted November 11, 2011
The New York Times has so many journalists that are active on social media platforms it can be hard to keep up. Thankfully the Times has put together a listing of all its writers who are on Twitter. It makes following a few -- or all of them ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 11, 2011
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Revolving Door: NYT's Bits, NY Mag's Price, James Murdoch, and More - Posted November 10, 2011
The New York Times Bits blog has a new logo and lots of other changes like expanded coverage, new staffers, and a daily email newsletter. The newsstand price of ... [PRNewser]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 10, 2011
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The New York Times Offers Tips for Spelling Names Correctly - Posted November 9, 2011
(Via Identifont.com) Some people love to point out that The New York Times has typos aplenty. This is because those people have never, ever misspelled something themselves. They are spelling gods, and we are all better for... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 9, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 8, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted November 2, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 31, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 28, 2011
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Citigroup Analyst Downgrades New York Times Stock - Posted October 27, 2011
(Via Yahoo) Citigroup analyst Leo Kulp has ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 27, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 25, 2011
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Jill Abramson: 'I Don't Want Every Story to be 1,800 Words' - Posted October 21, 2011
In an upcoming interview with C-SPAN, Jill Abramson, the Executive Editor of the New York Times, said that one thing she will change during her time at the paper is story length. "I don't want every story to be 1,800 words," said Abramson. "I think in general, ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 21, 2011
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The New York Times Company Posts a $15.7 Million Profit - Posted October 20, 2011
The New York Times Company announced this morning that all you people who said newspapers were dead and the paywall would fail can go to hell. Okay, the company actually reported that it posted a $15.7 million profit for the third quarter... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 20, 2011
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The New York Times Expands Online Opinion Section - Posted October 18, 2011
Apparently that new Op-Ed section the New York Times launched back in June is working, because the paper just announced that it's expanding its... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 18, 2011
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In Rising to Top, Jill Abramson's Weakness Became a Strength - Posted October 17, 2011
(Via Marie Claire) In today's New Yorker profile of ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 17, 2011
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Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted October 14, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Occupy Wall Street Protestors are Not Geraldo or Fox News Fans, October 10... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: Occupy Wall Street in the News, 'WSJ Europe' in Hot Water, and More - Posted October 13, 2011
[caption id="attachment_28703" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="Photo: Reuters"][/caption] Pew Research Center data shows that coverage of Occupy Wall Street has reached early Tea Party levels. ... [AgencySpy]

Revolving Door: Occupy Wall Street in the News, 'WSJ Europe' in Hot Water, and More - Posted October 13, 2011
[caption id="attachment_28703" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="Photo: Reuters"][/caption] Pew Research Center data shows that coverage of Occupy Wall Street has reached early Tea Party levels. ... [PRNewser]

The New York Times' Editors Don't Care About Salad Dressing - Posted October 11, 2011
We've always imagined that everything inside the New York Times' walls is edited to perfection. Any modifiers that are caught dangling are immediately corrected and there sure as hell aren't any misspellings. Apparently that's not the case. This picture, tweeted by ... [FishbowlLA]

WSJ Loses Staffer to New York Times - Posted October 11, 2011
Mary Pilon is leaving the Wall Street Journal and heading to the New York Times. Pilon, who has been with the Journal since 2008, was most recently a Money Correspondent, covering personal finance, Wall Street and investing. According to Pilon's blog, she'll be joining the Times as a Sp... [FishbowlNY]

Carlos Slim Increases Stake in The New York Times - Posted October 7, 2011
Carlos Slim has once again wrapped his big arms of money around The New York Times and given the paper a tender squeeze. According to Bloomberg News, Slim has upped his shares from 850,000 to 11.9 million. He ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 7, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 5, 2011
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Robert Mackey Returns to The New York Times - Posted October 4, 2011
Robert Mackey, the former editor of the New York Times' The Lede blog, is returning to the paper, after a very short stint with The Guardian's stateside team. The announcement was just made by Jim Roberts, the Times' Assistant Managing Editor, ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted October 3, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 27, 2011
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How ESPN and The New York Times Build A Second Screen For Readers - Posted September 24, 2011
[caption id="attachment_7171" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Above, Patrick Stiegman of ESPN speaks, accompanied by Brian Hamman (center) and Tyson Evans, both of The New York Times."][/caption] BOSTON -- At the ... [10,000 Words]

New York Press Club Inducts New York Times' Sam Roberts in Hall of Fame - Posted September 22, 2011
Longtime New York Times reporter Sam Roberts will be inducted into the New York Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame at this next month's conference. The half-day gathering, on October 1 at New York University, will be an immer... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times' Ad Revenue to be Worse Than Forecasted - Posted September 22, 2011
Janet Robinson, the CEO of The New York Times Company, had some bad news for those gathered at a Goldman Sachs conference yesterday: Things are worse for the New York Times than previously thought. Third quarter ad revenue is expected to drop by about eight percent, rather than the... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Has Smart Commenters, CNN Doesn't - Posted September 21, 2011
Here is another thing for New York Times readers to feel smug about: According to a study, the comments on the newspaper's website are the smartest among six top news sites. Tim Libert, a web developer for NYU's journalism department, re... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted September 16, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. October Issue of Playboy Price is 60 Cents, September 13 ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 16, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 14, 2011
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Sam Sifton Named National Editor at The New York Times - Posted September 13, 2011
Sam Sifton is now officially the New York Times' National Editor. Earlier this week Jill Abramson brushed off the rumor, ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 13, 2011
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YouTube Collaborates with 'NYT' on 9/11 Video Channel - Posted September 11, 2011
YouTube is commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a dedicated video channel that features clips collected over the past decade from the public, archival footage, and content from the channel's partner, The New York Times. ... [TVNewser]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 8, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 7, 2011
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Two WSJ Veterans Leave for New York Times - Posted September 6, 2011
Nick Wingfield and Amy Chozick, veterans of The Wall Street Journal for 14 and eight years respectively, are both leaving the paper to join The New York Times. Wingfield ... [FishbowlNY]

Jill Abramson Takes Over as Executive Editor of The New York Times Today - Posted September 6, 2011
If you haven't already picked up a copy of today's New York Times, you might want to, because it's a historic issue. Today is Jill Abramson's first day ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted September 6, 2011
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Revolving Door: 'Vanity Fair's List; the 'Rookie' Launch; Rev. Al Sharpton, and More - Posted September 1, 2011
As predicted by The OutCast Agency's TJ Snyder, the Vanity Fair annual ... [PRNewser]

New York Times Photographer Has Legs Blown Off, Takes More Pictures - Posted August 30, 2011
Joao Silva, a photographer for The New York Times, was working alongside troops in Afghanistan last year when he stepped on a landmine. The explosion cost him both his legs, bu... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Offers Huge Discount to Subscribers - Posted August 25, 2011
We subscribe to The New York Times (and you should to) because we believe in supporting the best journalism in the nation, not because of the discounts the paper sometimes sends us via email. But every once in awhile, we do get an offer that makes us exc... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted August 25, 2011
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Hot 97's Miss Info Among New York Observer Top 50 Media Bachelorettes - Posted August 19, 2011
As we reported earlier in the week, The New York Observer has compiled a list of the 50 most eligible bachelorettes in media. Hot 97/WQHT's Miss Info (a.k.a. ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted August 16, 2011
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Revolving Door: Murdoch's Successor, 'Times' Testing, and a 'WaPo' Partnership - Posted August 12, 2011
Rupert Murdoch sat in on News Corp.'s earnings call the other day and, according ... [PRNewser]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted August 12, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted August 9, 2011
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Use a Coupon for The New York Times - Posted August 8, 2011
The New York Times is offering a Living Social group coupon today, for all of you heathens out there who read the paper and its website bu... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Keller on Arresting Front Page Photo: 'A no-brainer' - Posted August 2, 2011
The above is a picture by The New York Times' Tyler Hicks, which accompanies ... [FishbowlNY]

Dick Stevenson Named New York Times' Political Editor - Posted August 2, 2011
Dick Stevenson has been named Political Editor, a new desk at The New York Times. ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted August 2, 2011
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NYT Reporter Defends Herself After Confusion Over Retweet Sparks Critical Daily Caller Post - Posted August 1, 2011
Jen Preston of The New York Times writes for a living, but confusion over a retweet led to some unplanned writing for her in the form of a Storify timeline to defend herself against a story posted on ... [SocialTimes.com]

White House: Twitter Played Role in Budget Deal - Posted August 1, 2011
White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer admitted to Brian Stelter of The New York Times that the deluge of tweets directed toward lawmakers, encouraged last Friday by President Barack Obama, were a factor in the agreement between... [SocialTimes.com]

Tool of the Day: Newsbeat - Posted July 28, 2011
Chartbeat, the real-time monitoring tool for websites, recently announced the release of Newsbeat, a publishers' version of their analytics service. With input from ... [TVSpy]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 28, 2011
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'Crepuscular' and The Top 10 Most Looked-Up Words on NYTimes.com - Posted July 27, 2011
Do you know what "crepuscular" means? How about "panegyric?" If you do - and you didn't look it up and cheat like we did - congrats, because those two words are among the top 10 most looked-up words on The New York Times' we... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Keller Ends New York Times Magazine Column, Moves to Op-Ed - Posted July 25, 2011
It seemed like each time Bill Keller wrote a column for The New York Times Magazine, half the world loved it and half the world hated it. From lamenting ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 25, 2011
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David Leonhardt to be New York Times' Washington Bureau Chief - Posted July 22, 2011
David Leonhardt is expected to be named the New York Times' Washington Bureau Chief, according to Politico. Dean Baquet, t... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 21, 2011
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New York Times Journalists Take To Quora To Answer Questions - Posted July 19, 2011
A reporter, editor and columnist from The New York Times will take to Quora, starting today, to answer your questions. In one of the highest-profile partnerships yet for the nascent question and answer-based social network, Diana B. Henriques, Gretchen Morgenson and ... [10,000 Words]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 19, 2011
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NY Times Writers to Answer Quora Queries - Posted July 18, 2011
New York Times senior financial writer Diana B. Henriques, Sunday Business section columnist Gretchen Morgenson, and deputy national editor ... [SocialTimes.com]

'NYT' Looking for Feedback About the Role of PR - Posted July 18, 2011
Arthur Brisbane, The New York Times' public editor, wants feedback. After ... [PRNewser]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 18, 2011
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The New York Times Repays Debt to Carlos Slim - Posted July 13, 2011
Maybe things aren't so bad for The New York Times after all. Today the Times said it is repaying its $250 million debt to Carlos Slim... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Asks for Readers' 9/11 Relics - Posted July 12, 2011
The 10th anniversary of 9/11 is coming up, and to honor those that died and those that were impacted by the tragedy, The New York Times is doing something interesting: It's asking for photographs of readers' relics from that day. As indicated in the po... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 8, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 7, 2011
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Hugo Lindgren Pokes Fun at Frank Rich Debut in New York - Posted July 5, 2011
This week's New York features the anticipated debut of Frank Rich. When Rich left The New York Times for the magazine, it was ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted July 5, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 30, 2011
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New York Wants Us All to Know When Frank Rich Debuts - Posted June 27, 2011
Back in early March, New York shocked us when it announced that Frank Rich was leaving The New York Ti... [FishbowlLA]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 27, 2011
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Help The New York Times Solve Mysteries of Nazi Photo Album - Posted June 21, 2011
Attention World War II aficionados: The New York Times needs your help. ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 21, 2011
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The New York Times Shortens Reader Comments to 2,000 Characters - Posted June 20, 2011
For The New York Times, it appears less is more. At least when it comes to reader comments on the website. Today the paper announced that it will now limit comments on article to 2,000 charahcters, down from its usual limit of 5,000. The Wrap investigated this ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 20, 2011
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Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted June 17, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Miami Herald Runs Ad Congratulating Heat on Championship, June 13 ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 17, 2011
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New York Times Movie Review Slams 'Page One: Inside the New York Times' - Posted June 16, 2011
Michael Kinsley, senior editorial adviser for Bloomberg View, posted a film ... [FishbowlNY]

The Wall Street Journal's 'Greater New York' Gets Mixed Reviews - Posted June 14, 2011
About a year ago The Wall Street Journal launched its "Greater New York" section as a way to compete for local readers and ad dollars with The New York Times. According to Ad Age it's failing at the former, but succeeding at the latter. The pap... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 14, 2011
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Andrew Rossi Goes Inside The New York Times - Posted June 13, 2011
Andrew Rossi's Page One: Inside The New York Times hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles June 17, with a special premiere tonight at Lincoln Center. In the film, Rossi trails reporters at the paper's media desk (including TVNewser founding editor @BrianStelter) to document what he calls the "play within... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 13, 2011
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Sneak Peek: Andrew Rossi Talks Page One - Posted June 10, 2011
For next week's @MediaBeat interview, we talk with Andrew Rossi, director and producer of the highly-anticipated documentary Page One: Inside The New York Times. Even if you're not a newspaper buff, you'll enjoy this film. It's got great pacing, enough history to keep you informed but not bore you, and lots... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted June 10, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. The Best Angry Goodbye Notes from Fired Journalists, June 6 ... [FishbowlNY]

WaPo, NYT Ask Readers To Help Sift Through Sarah Palin's 24,000 Emails - Posted June 10, 2011
The State of Alaska will today release 24,199 of Sarah Palin's emails from her tenure as governor. The Washington Post and The New York Times are ... [10,000 Words]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 10, 2011
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Arthur Sulzberger Jr. Purchases Upper West Side Penthouse for $3.9 Million - Posted June 8, 2011
Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Publisher of The New York Times, has purchased a three-bedroom penthouse on the corner of 71st and Broadway for $3.9 million. The building is called The Dorilton, and if you Google pictures of i... [FishbowlNY]

The Jill Abramson Piece Extravaganza Has Begun - Posted June 8, 2011
Now that Jill Abramson is the Executive Editor of The New York Times, we can all expect about 1,734 profiles about her to be written in the next couple of weeks. Today alone three pieces about Abramson were post... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 8, 2011
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With Jill Abramson at The Helm, Expect a Digital Focus - Posted June 2, 2011
Jill Abramson, the new head honcho at The New York Times, is going to have a tough job ahead of her, but if her past is any indication, she's the right pick to guide the paper into the digital future. Abramson has been known as someone dedicated to the power of... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: Leadership Changes at the 'NY Times,' and More - Posted June 2, 2011
[caption id="attachment_21919" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Left to right: Baquet, Abramson, Keller. Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times"][/caption] Jill Abramson has been named the executive editor of ... [PRNewser]

The New York Times' Schott's Vocab Blog Ends - Posted June 1, 2011
Schott's Vocab, a popular blog about phrases and linguistics on NYTimes.com, is ending its almost three year run. Ben Schott, the writer behind ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted June 1, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted May 31, 2011
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Social Sharing Buttons: Too Much Or Not Enough? - Posted May 26, 2011
News can break at a moment's notice, and whether you have the exclusive scoop or not, chances are that readers coming to your website to read the story will want to share it with their friends and family. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other social networking services can help give your story... [10,000 Words]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted May 25, 2011
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The New York Times Renames 'Week in Review' Section - Posted May 24, 2011
FishbowlNY is getting a little tired of covering how The New York Times is revamping its Week in Review section, so we're sure you're getting a little tired reading about it. However, it's the Times, so we have to talk abou... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Social Media Editor Liz Heron on Guidelines: 'Don't Be Stupid' - Posted May 24, 2011
The New York Times social media editor Liz Heron discussed her newspaper's social media guidelines, or lack thereof, at the BBC's ... [SocialTimes.com]

The New York Times Turns Off Automated Twitter Account - Posted May 24, 2011
Most of the time The New York Times' official Twitter account, @NYTimes, is automated. However, this week it's being run by actual people. L... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted May 24, 2011
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Frank Bruni to be First Gay Op-Ed Columnist in The New York Times' History - Posted May 23, 2011
Frank Bruni - a writer for The New York Times since 1995 - has been named an Op-Ed columnist. The move was announced by Andy Rosenthal as part of the much discussed ... [FishbowlNY]

Media Undecided About Which Sites People Are Actually Reading - Posted May 23, 2011
The media traffic wars are heated folks. It started, it seems, a couple of weeks ago, when the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study showing that The Drudge Report is a major traffic driver, trumping social networks. ... [PRNewser]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted May 16, 2011
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The New York Times' 'Week in Review' Inches Closer to Relaunch - Posted May 12, 2011
If you're curious about what the revamped "Week in Review" section will look like for The New York Times when it gets an overhaul, today The Huffington Post offers up some in... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times' Traffic Drops 24 Percent in April - Posted May 11, 2011
The New York Times' share of newspaper sites' traffic hit a 12 month low in April, dropping from a 13 percent share to 10 percent. Overall, page views fell 24 percent, while other newspaper sites collectively only declined by seven percent. W... [FishbowlNY]

Anne Barnard Wins Berger Award for Best Human-Interest Reporting - Posted May 11, 2011
Anne Barnard, a reporter for The New York Times, has won the Mike Berger Award from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism for her year-long series about a Haitian church in Queens. The ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted May 11, 2011
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James Stewart to Write Business Column for The New York Times - Posted May 10, 2011
James Stewart, the Pulitzer-winning writer who contributes to The New Yorker and Smart Money, will now pen a weekly business column for The New York Times. Stewart is replacing ... [FishbowlNY]

What The Final New York Times Will Look Like - Posted May 10, 2011
Ever wonder what the final edition of The New York Times will look like? Well, Slate is giving us all a look into the grim future of the paper today. Produced by a group of writers, ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted May 9, 2011
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The New York Times' Interactive Osama bin Laden Graph - Posted May 5, 2011
This is actually pretty cool. The New York Times has an interactive graph set up that allows visitors to plot their feelings on Osama bin Laden'... [FishbowlNY]

A Look at a 'Want Ad' from The New York Times - Posted May 4, 2011
Who wouldn't want to work at The New York Times? Well, aside from people who hate on the paper no matter what happens. Actually, we're pretty sure even those people would jump at the chance if it was presented. If you're a person who would like to work for the best paper... [FishbowlNY]

Nick Ascheim to Drive Digital Media at BBC Worldwide Americas - Posted May 4, 2011
BBC Worldwide Americas signaled that a serious online push is under way, adding former Associated Press general manager of digital and ... [SocialTimes.com]

Audit Bureau Reports Overall Circulation Decline With A Few Bright Spots - Posted May 4, 2011
The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported an overall decline in daily American newspaper circulation numbers for the six months ending March 2010, with a few exceptions. (New ABC rules dictate that online editions are included as well.) First, the bad news. Overall circulation was down 2.6 percent from 19 million to 18.5... [PRNewser]

The New York Times Launches Preshow for Movie Theaters - Posted May 2, 2011
The New York Times is launching a new initiative called "Times in Cinema," which will show branded Times video before the previews in select independent theaters. The approximately 10 minute long s... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Times Adjusts Printing on The Fly - Posted May 2, 2011
It's an overused phrase that is rarely used to mean exactly what it's supposed to mean, but last night it literally happened: Someone gave the order to stop the presses. Eileen Murphy, Vice President of Corporate Communications at The New York... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 29, 2011
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People Alters Publishing for Royal Wedding - Posted April 28, 2011
Who wants to read about the Royal Wedding? Anyone? Well, too bad. If we have to, you have to. So here's the latest: People magazine - Time Inc.'s big money maker - is altering its publishing schedule this ... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Honored by Overseas Press Club - Posted April 28, 2011
The Overseas Press Club is handing out their 72nd annual awards tonight in 26 international categories. The New York Times is the leading winner with four trophies, including two in their new online categories. Executive editor Bil... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 28, 2011
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Arthur Sulzberger Jr.: The New York Times Is Not Sinking - Posted April 27, 2011
As Adweek points out, a question and answer session doesn't always bring out the best in us. Such was the case during The New York Times' annual meeting, which began with Arthur Sulzberger Jr... [FishbowlNY]

Slate's Jack Shafer Dismantles The New York Times Public Editor - Posted April 25, 2011
Over the weekend Arthur S. Brisbane, the Public Editor of The New York Times, wrote a piece lamenting the way the Times has attacked other media companie... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted April 22, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Former Newsweek President Explains Magazine's "Disaster" First Quarter Ad Sales, April 18 ... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Times Builds Data Visualization Tool - Posted April 22, 2011
On the 28th floor of The New York Times building, there are a team of scientists working for something called the Research and Development Lab (R&D Lab). Though it would be cool if they were working on a more efficient way to get the last bits of peanut butter out of... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 22, 2011
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Analyzing the New York Times Paywall Subscriber Numbers - Posted April 21, 2011
Earlier today we told you how the New York Times released the first stats since its paywall launched, and like most people, we thought over 100,000 subscribers was pretty good. However, not everyone is so optimisti... [FishbowlNY]

Yahoo! News Tops Most Visited News Websites - Posted April 21, 2011
FishbowlNY recently told you about Mail Online passing The Huffington Post as the most visited newspaper website, and now Poynter has the top U.S. news sites listed. The Yahoo! N... [FishbowlNY]

Journalism, Social Media and PR: An Interview with Romey Louangvilay - Posted April 21, 2011
The context of social media in journalism today cannot be ignored. Several mainstream media organizations such as The Guardian, Slate, and The New Yo... [10,000 Words]

New York Times Writer Angers Fantasy Fans - Posted April 20, 2011
Writing is difficult. People don't think it is, but trust us, it is. Nothing illustrates this point more than when New York Times writer Ginia Bellafante wrote a negativ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 20, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 18, 2011
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David Carr Discusses New York Times Documentary - Posted April 15, 2011
This summer, Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times will release across the nation. The documentary, as you can guess from the title, follows the daily happenings at the paper, and David Carr is featured prominently. Carr and director Andrew Ros... [FishbowlNY]

Paywalls Have Digital Management Requirements - Posted April 14, 2011
As expected, traffic numbers have taken a dip in the weeks following the implementation of The New York Times' mete... [PRNewser]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 14, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 13, 2011
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Study: The New York Times Paywall Has Hurt Traffic - Posted April 12, 2011
Here we go. The first study on The New York Times paywall has been conducted by Experian Hitwise, and ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 12, 2011
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'A Google a Day' Encourages Googling for Trivia Answers - Posted April 11, 2011
Using Google to look up answers in trivia games is generally frowned upon, but not when Google is the creator of the trivia game. User-experience researcher Dan Russell announced the launch of ... [SocialTimes.com]

The Semantic Link - Episode 5, April 2011 - Posted April 11, 2011
On Friday, April 8, a group of Semantic thought leaders from around the globe met with their host and colleague, Paul Miller, for the fo... [AllTwitter]

The Semantic Link - Episode 5, April 2011 - Posted April 11, 2011
On Friday, April 8, a group of Semantic thought leaders from around the globe met with their host and colleague, Paul Miller, for the fo... [semanticweb.com]

The New York Times Partners with Google for Trivia Game - Posted April 11, 2011
The New York Times has partnered with Google to launch A Google A Day, a trivia game that actually encourages you to use the search engine to solve one question per day. ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 11, 2011
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Is the New York Times Tumblr Actual Journalism? - Posted April 8, 2011
The headlines say that The New York Times is now on Tumblr, but truthfully it is not the New York Times on the popular social networking platform. It's T Magazine, a subsidy online magazine of the NY Times. Which bears an interesting point: What is so special about T Magazine... [SocialTimes.com]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted April 8, 2011
Here's a look what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee Arrested for Public Lewdness, April 6 ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 8, 2011
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In The Twitter-verse, The New York Times Dominates All Other Newspapers - Posted April 5, 2011
The New York Times dominates the newspaper sector when it comes to Twitter followers, tallying more than 3 million (3,062,437, to be exact) as of March 31, while no other newspaper cracked the 1 million ma... [SocialTimes.com]

The 'NY Times' is Tops on Twitter - Posted April 5, 2011
With 3,062,437, The New York Times is the only U.S. newspaper with more than one million Twitter followers, giving it the number one spot on the list of top newspapers on Twitter, ... [PRNewser]

Vice Media Seeks Expansion - Posted April 5, 2011
Vice Media Group wants to expand its already large empire, and to do so, has enlisted a little help from some big friends. According to The New York Times, the company is about to announce three new investors - Tom Freston, one of the founders... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 5, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted April 4, 2011
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New York Times Paywall Begins Today - Posted March 28, 2011
The New York Times paywall goes into effect today. We're sure you have already thought about what you're going to do about i... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 24, 2011
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The New York Times Wants Questions About Paywall - Posted March 23, 2011
Paul Smurl, Vice President for Paid Products at NYTimes.com, is now taking questions about the p... [FishbowlNY]

Frank Bruni Discusses His Writing Habits, Other Subjects - Posted March 23, 2011
Poytner caught up with Frank Bruni for a quick interview today, and it's worth a read. Fittingly, Bruni covers a wide variet... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand:Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 22, 2011
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WNET Taking Splash at Local News Online - Posted March 21, 2011
WNET, the parent company of public broadcasters WNET/Channel 13 and WLIW/Channel 21, is going to cover local news on the Web starting around Memorial Day. The New York Times reports the venture, called MetroFocus, was envisioned as a 30-minute television show and a mobile application as well. The Times says television specials... [FishbowlNY]

David Carr on The New York Times Paywall: Reporting Costs Money - Posted March 21, 2011
The weekend is over, and because your bracket is definitely in shambles (if it isn't, we hate you), FishbowlNY would like to shift your attention to a smart take on the New York Times paywall, written by David Carr. In ... [FishbowlNY]

The Four New York Times Journalists Captured in Libya Have Been Released - Posted March 21, 2011
Six days after being captured in Libya, the four missing New York Times journalists have been released. The journalists -- Lynsey Addario, ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 21, 2011
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New York Times Journalists to be Freed - Posted March 18, 2011
Here's some good news about a bad situation: Last night on Nightline, Christian... [FishbowlNY]

Tweeting Around The New York Times Paywall - Posted March 18, 2011
As soon as the New York Times launched its paywall, we braced ourselves for all the people who were going to write about how to get around ... [FishbowlNY]

WPIX Opts for Sensationalism Wednesday Night in Story About Missing New York Times Reporters - Posted March 18, 2011
You probably heard about the four New York Times reporters who disappeared in Libya. WPIX mentioned it Wednesday night in their opening "11 stories in 11 minutes" segment. At issue is not the 27-second story that anchor Jodi Applegate read. Instead, it was t... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 18, 2011
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New York Times' New Paywall Vs. WSJ, Newsday - Posted March 17, 2011
[caption id="attachment_2884" align="alignright" width="420" caption="NYT.com paywall coming to a browser near you."][/caption] Today, The New York Times announced details of its new paywall, which hits ... [TVSpy]

New York Times' New Paywall Vs. WSJ, Newsday - Posted March 17, 2011
[caption id="attachment_2884" align="alignright" width="420" caption="NYT.com paywall coming to a browser near you."][/caption] Today, The New York Times announced details of its new paywall, which hits ... [10,000 Words]

Times CEO on Paywall: 'This is a long-term strategy' - Posted March 17, 2011
Because there's really nothing bigger than the New York Times finally announcing their paywall, we've got more about that from Ad Age. The magazine caught up with Janet Robinson, CEO of the Times, for an interview. She tells Ad Age that the system was ... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times to Erect Paywall March 28 - Posted March 17, 2011
The New York Times finally announced the details for its paywall, which will take effect March 28. Users will be able to read 20 articles per month free-of-ch... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The New York Times Announces Paywall - Posted March 17, 2011
Well, this is it. It's finally here. The New York Times just announced their paywall system. Here are the details: You can view 20 a... [FishbowlNY]

Four New York Times Journalists Missing in Libya - Posted March 16, 2011
Some distressing news just broke: Four journalists from The New York Times are missing in Libya. The paper last heard from them Tuesday morning, and sources told the Times that the missing were taken ... [FishbowlNY]

The Week: Aggregating Profit - Posted March 14, 2011
Earlier today we told you about how niche newsweekly magazines were all the rage. One of those magazines, The Week, gets profiled in today's ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 14, 2011
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Amanda Hearst Talks Clothes - Posted March 11, 2011
The New York Times has a section called "What I Wore," which features an important person discussing their clothing choices for one week. Why a paper would have something like this is beyond us, as pictures are a much better way of doing this than text, but... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Wins Design Award for Haiti Coverage - Posted March 11, 2011
The New York Times has won the Gold Medal and Best in Show awards from the Society of News Design (SND) for its coverage of the Haiti earthquake tragedy. The organization awarded the ... [FishbowlNY]

Arianna Huffington Fires Back at Bill Keller - Posted March 10, 2011
To quote kids these days: Oh, it's on now. Earlier FishbowlNY told you about the scathing Bill Keller piece on aggregation that attacked The Huffington Post a... [GalleyCat]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 9, 2011
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Confusion Reigns Over The New York Times Paywall - Posted March 7, 2011
Last week a few media writers got ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 7, 2011
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Anna Holmes Puts The Charlie Sheen Hype in Perspective - Posted March 4, 2011
Anna Holmes, the founder of Jezebel, has some strong words on the current obsession with all things Charlie Sheen in The New York Times. Holmes says that Sheen's... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Keller Comments on a Variety of Issues - Posted March 4, 2011
FishbowlNY's friend Tonya Garcia, from PRNewser, attended the New York Press Club event at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism last night, and Bill Keller was one of the featured speakers. Garcia was kind... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 4, 2011
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Two Editors Leave The New York Times for Bloomberg View - Posted March 3, 2011
Today Jeff Bercovici ponders the brewing feud between The New York Times and Bloomberg View, and in his post drops this bit of knowledge: [Losing ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 3, 2011
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Janet Robinson on NYTimes.com Paywall: 'We Expect It Will Launch Shortly' - Posted March 2, 2011
"The pay model for NYTimes.com is in the final testing phase, and we expect it will launch shortly," ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

More Changes at The New York Times Opinion Section - Posted March 1, 2011
As Frank Rich departs, Joe Nocera arrives. Michael Calderone at The Cutline is reporting that... [FishbowlNY]

Frank Rich Joins New York Magazine - Posted March 1, 2011
Talk about a huge score: Frank Rich is leaving The New York Times for New York magazine. At New York, he will be writing a monthly column on politics and culture, as well as editing a new monthly section that will be centered... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Looks Closer at Bloomberg View - Posted March 1, 2011
Bloomberg View, the op-ed venture from Michael Bloomberg, got a close examination ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted March 1, 2011
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Drinking Was Widespread at The New York Times in the 60s - Posted February 28, 2011
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Drinking Was Widespread at The New York Times in the 60s - Posted February 28, 2011
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Roger Ailes Accused of Making Former Employee Lie to Feds - Posted February 24, 2011
Can't wait to see how Fox News spins this: Judith Regan, formerly with Harper Collins, supposedly has a recording of Roger Ailes telling her to ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted February 24, 2011
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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted February 23, 2011
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2010 Polk Award Winners Announced - Posted February 22, 2011
Long Island University just announced the winners of 2010's George Polk Award in Journalism, and there are quite a few local recipients. Below are just some of the many journalists who were honored: The George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting went to ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance - Posted February 22, 2011
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Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes to The Times - Posted February 17, 2011
Remember a few days ago when Whoopi Goldberg ranted about a New York Times article that she and the cast of The View obviously misread? Well today ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Taps New Deputy Op-Ed Editor - Posted February 17, 2011
Sewell Chan has been named the new Deputy Op-Ed Editor for The New York Times. Chan announced the move just a few minutes ago via Twitter. Chan has written for the Times since moving on from ... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Responds to Whoopi Goldberg's Rant - Posted February 15, 2011
Yesterday on The View, Whoopi Goldberg lost her mind when Barbara Walters brought up an article in the New York Times that seemingly left Goldberg out of a list of black actors who had won Oscars. Goldberg lashed out at the paper, and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck canceled her subscr... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Times Asks When a Hot Wing Is Not a Hot Wing - Posted February 9, 2011
The shiny 10-inch-wide tin of nachos enticing Carolyn Thalin at the mahogany bar of the Stadium Grill in Manhattan was not your normal gloop-coated pile of tortilla chips. Inspired by the chef David Burke's can o' cake at his high-end resta... [SportsNewser]

iPhone 4 Is In at The New York Times - Posted February 2, 2011
Ann Derry, editorial director for video and television at The New York Times, discussed her newspaper's use of the iPhone 4 and an app from Aspera by reporters to record and upload videos with ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Report: The New York Times Patching Holes in Paywall - Posted January 28, 2011
The New York Times has been busy plugging leaks in its soon-to-deploy paywall, as ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Times Says Lower Manhattan a New York Media Hotspot - Posted January 28, 2011
Way back in the day, Lower Manhattan was home to a ton of newspapers, mainly because of its proximity to City Hall. Now, according to the New York Times, that area is getting a rebirth. This time, however, its not just newspapers taking up residence there, it's... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Publishes WikiLeaks eBook - Posted January 28, 2011
The New York Times has released an eBook covering the WikiLeaks scandal entitled Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy. The newspaper cut an exclusive deal with Barnes & Noble, and the title will only be available on the Nook. eBookNewser ... [GalleyCat]

New York Times Names New Sunday Business Editor - Posted January 28, 2011
David Gillen has been tapped by the New York Times to replace Tim O'Brien - who left for The Huffington Post - as its new Sunday Business Editor. Gillen came to the Times from Bloomberg News in 2007. He... [FishbowlNY]

U.S. Soccer Star Is Bored, Checks in With The NYT From China - Posted January 24, 2011
The United States women's soccer team is currently in the middle of the Four Nations tournament in China. Th... [SportsNewser]

More Info on New York Times Paywall - Posted January 24, 2011
FishbowlNY told you last week that the Times will be charging about $20 a month for full access to its website, and now a report from the Wall Street Journal sheds a little more light on the subject. ... [FishbowlNY]

Trish Hall Named Op-Ed Editor for New York Times - Posted January 21, 2011
Trish Hall has just been named the new Op-Ed Editor for the New York Times. Hall most recently worked as Assistant Managing Editor for the paper, where she was responsible for the Dining, Home, Thursday Styles, Travel, Real Estate and Sunday Style sections. ... [FishbowlNY]

Report: Full Online Access to The New York Times to Be Priced Under $20 per Month - Posted January 20, 2011
When The New York Times officially implements its ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

New York Times to Charge Less Than $20/Month for Web Access - Posted January 20, 2011
Bloomberg is reporting that when the tiered paywall for the New York Times gets initiated, it will be a little less than $20 a month. The Kindle price for the Times is currently $19.99 a mo... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Goes Around the Sports World in 11 Photos - Posted January 20, 2011
Check out this very cool feature from NYTimes.com featuring 11 amazing photos from aroun... [SportsNewser]

New York Times Taps Carolyn Ryan to be Metro Editor - Posted January 19, 2011
Bill Keller just issued a memo to the Times staff that Carolyn Ryan, who joined the paper in 2007, has been named the new Metro section Editor. Ryan was a key part of the paper's Elio... [FishbowlNY]

Freakonomics Blog to Leave The New York Times, Get Freaky On Its Own - Posted January 14, 2011
Freakonomics is heading off on its own. According to a report on Forbes' ... [eBookNewser]

Veteran Political Writer Wayne Barrett Out At The Village Voice - Posted January 4, 2011
After nearly 40 years of service, The Village Voice's ... [FishbowlNY]

More Video Content Coming to NYT DealBook - Posted January 4, 2011
Mac William Bishop, video producer for The New York Times' DealBook, spoke with ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

AP Reporter Attacks New York Times Article - Posted December 27, 2010
Reporter fight! Reporter fight! There has been considerable buzz about the article detailing the last moments of the Deepwater Horizon in the New York Times, but AP reporter ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times to Expand DealBook - Posted December 27, 2010
Jeffrey Cane, Managing Editor for DealBook, says that the financial blog will grow in 2011. He tells Beet.TV that new... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Times to Beef Up Dealbook - Posted December 27, 2010
Jeffrey Cain, managing editor of The New York Times' Dealbook, told ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Julian Assange Continues to Ignore The New York Times - Posted December 23, 2010
Julian Assange is determined to shut out the New York Times and reporter John Burns. In Burns' article today, he says that Assange continues to freeze him out: ... [FishbowlNY]

NYPD Sued by The New York Times - Posted December 22, 2010
The New York Times is suing the city's police department for repeated violations of The Freedom of Information Law. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday, cites four incidents where the Times believes information was improperly delayed or withheld. ... [FishbowlNY]

Sunday Business Editor Timothy L. O'Brien Leaves The New York Times to Become National Editor at The Huffington Post - Posted December 16, 2010
The New York Times Sunday Business editor Timothy L. O'Brien joined ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Bloomberg News Adds Two Executive Editors - Posted December 15, 2010
Bloomberg News editor-in-chief ... [FishbowlNY]

Air Force Bans Access To The New York Times And Other WikiLeak-ed Sites - Posted December 15, 2010
An AP report states the Air Force is restricting personnel from viewing ... [FishbowlNY]

Washington Post Writer Responds to The New York Times - Posted December 15, 2010
Recently, Jennifer Steinhauer of the Times wrote an article about covering the many restaurants around Capitol Hill that are serving crappy food. Apparently that was the last straw wit... [FishbowlNY]

Burr Leaves The New York Times - Posted December 9, 2010
Two words: olfactory art. Go ahead, Google it, we'll give you a minute. Weird, right? Well not according to Chandler Burr, who is leaving his post as Perfume Critic for The New York Times to head a Center for Olfactory Art at The Museum of Arts and Design. Burr will... [FishbowlNY]

Filkins heads to The New Yorker - Posted December 6, 2010
Dexter Filkins, Middle East correspondent for The New York Times, is leaving for a similar position at The New Yorker. According to WWD, Filkins will not be limited to just that area of the globe. David Remnick, editor ... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Editorial on Comcast-NBCU: Hands Off Internet Video - Posted December 6, 2010
The New York Times published an editorial urging regulators considering the merger conditions for Comcast and NBC Universal to forbid ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Mashable Taps Stacy Green from The New York Times as Director of Communications - Posted November 29, 2010
Stacy Green, formerly manager of digital partnerships and social-media marketing for NYTimes.... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

How they did it: The New York Times' budget interactive - Posted November 15, 2010
by Ethan Klapper The buzz this weekend in the online journalism world was about an interactive created by The New York Times, "Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget." The puzzle was an online companion to a story by Times reporter David Leonhardt in Sunday's Week in Review... [10,000 Words]

Irina Aleksander Says Goodbye To The New York Observer - Posted November 4, 2010
The Awl's Choire Sicha reported that Irina Aleksander... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Honored for Online Work - Posted November 1, 2010
It was a banner weekend for The New York Times, honored with mulitiple wins at the 2010 Online Journalism Awards. The awards were given out by the Online News Association. The Times was chosen as the best for a large site for "Toxic Waters." The venerable newspaper also went home with the hardware in... [FishbowlNY]

Former New York Times Web-Design Director Khoi Vinh Is Not a Fan of Magazines' iPad Apps - Posted October 28, 2010
Khoi Vinh, the former We... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Run Marathons. Just Don't Get Hurt - Posted October 25, 2010
The New York Times - gearing up for the New York City Marathon with On The Run (Look! Old guys running marathons!) - takes a look at ... [SportsNewser]

The New York Times Co. Reports Strong Online-Advertising Revenue for 3Q - Posted October 19, 2010
The New York Times Co. revealed in its third-quarter earnings report that online advertising now represents 27 percent of its overall ad revenue, and online ads rose 14.6 percent, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

New Editors' Choice iPad App from The New York Times Offers More Free Content, but for How Long? - Posted October 15, 2010
The mystery of the absence from the iTunes Store ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The New York Times Launches Marathon Blog - Posted October 14, 2010
The New York City Marathon is less than a month away and NYTimes.com's coverage is already up and running. On Tuesday, the site debuted On The Run, a blog dedicated to the event. The gist? "Reporters and e... [SportsNewser]

New York Times iPad App: iTunes Store Out of Stock? - Posted October 13, 2010
All the news that's not fit to view on an Apple tablet? Silicon Alley Insider reports that the iPad app from ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The New York Times Vows To Maintain Online Presence Despite Paywall - Posted October 7, 2010
The New York Times will ring in the new year by charging readers to view their online content, however Times executives are not overly ... [FishbowlNY]

Michael Wolff of Vanity Fair Named e5 Global Media Editorial Director - Posted October 4, 2010
Known for his combative style of journalism, Michael Wolff, the Vanity Fair columnist and co-founder of Newser.com, is ready to pick some more fights in the industry. According to ... [FishbowlNY]

Time Warner Hires Journalist Richard Siklos - Posted October 4, 2010
Journalist Richard Siklos is joining ... [PRNewser]

Prepare Your Clients for Success - Posted October 4, 2010
Boo-hoo. So you got a great story written about your business and now sales are through the roof and you just can't keep up. It's a problem everyone would like to have. The (handsome) founders of Chocomize experienced this dilemma first-hand when t... [PRNewser]

Social Media, Mobile, and Video on the Itinerary at Advertising Week's Travel Panel - Posted September 29, 2010
[caption id="attachment_5294" align="alignleft" width="252" caption="Left to right: Drew Patterson, Jetsetter.com; John Boris, Lonely Planet; and Valerie Edmonds, Weber Shandwick"][/caption] The discussion at Advertising Week's day two travel s... [PRNewser]

Baseball Payrolls Get New York Times Infographic Treatment - Posted September 27, 2010
The New York Times is back with another smart, tasteful, and helpful graphic. On the heels of its stunning women's tenni... [SportsNewser]

Janet Robinson: The New York Times Will Print 'For Many Many Years to Come' - Posted September 22, 2010
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII conference in New York, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The Huffington Post Strikes Again: The New York Times' Peter Goodman Named Business Editor - Posted September 22, 2010
Whatever The Huffington Post is doing to lure high-level journalists is clearly working: Just ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Mashable Social Good Summit: Social Media's Growing Role - Posted September 21, 2010
Leveraging social media to help solve some of the world's toughest problems was the theme of Mashable's Social Good Summit in New York on Monday. The conference was held in par... [PRNewser]

Have Semantic Technologies Crossed the Chasm Yet? - Posted September 17, 2010
  This article kicks off a series of interviews on Semantic Technologies in the MIT Entrepreneurship Review with industry thought leaders including Thomas Tague (Thomson Reuters), Chris Messina (Google), David Recordon (Facebook), Will Hunsinger (Evri) and Jamie Taylor (Metaweb). At first sight, the answer is yes. I recently attended the Semantic Technology Conference... [semanticweb.com]

Fox Makes Announcement About Upcoming 'American Idol' Announcement - Posted September 16, 2010
In a move straight out of the LeBron James PR playbook, American Idol's Ryan Seacrest will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday, September 22 to announc... [PRNewser]

FTC Dispute 'Was a Frivolous Matter' Says Reverb's Snitker - Posted August 27, 2010
The New York Times covers the Federal Trade Commission settlement announced yesterday with PR and marketing firm ... [PRNewser]

Bridging the gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW - Posted August 17, 2010
Personally, I believe that the Semantic Web will become mainstream in the next few years (I actually have a bet on this with some college friends). I know that this is a strong statement, but I am confident that it will happen. Mainstream is defined in Wikipedia as “the common current of... [semanticweb.com]

For a Former Atlantic Intern, Payback is More Than Just Personal - Posted April 7, 2010
By Katharine Rust The recent news of the Atlantic Media Company's ... [MediaJobsDaily]

Elisabeth Murdoch: Husband Matthew Freud Had 'Gone Rogue' With Fox News Assault - Posted March 22, 2010
This past January, the "PR shot heard around the world," in media circles, at least, was Matthew Freud ... [PRNewser]

New York Times Publishes Second Paterson Profile - Posted February 19, 2010
They almost had us there for a second: When The New York Times ran a second feature about David Paterson yesterday, we thought for a second that this could be the sca... [FishbowlNY]

Essence Names New Director Of Fashion - Posted February 18, 2010
Essence Communications Inc. has gotten itself a good deal in its latest hire: Celeste Harwell, who has done directorial sales work for ... [FishbowlNY]

From News Corp. To Time Warner: Gary Ginsberg's Got A New Gig - Posted February 18, 2010
That would be speculation from The New York Post (update: just confirmed by ... [FishbowlNY]

NBC Might Not Be On Top Of The Olympics...But The New York Times Is - Posted February 18, 2010
While the debate rages on to why NBC is refusing to air any of its Winter Olympic coverage in real time, The New York Times wants you to know that they at least are. Writes Clark Hoyt... [FishbowlNY]

Data Of People Who Want Free Content Forever Remain Skewed - Posted February 17, 2010
See, this is just confusing: Nielsen's recent survey released Tuesday showed that 85 percent of participants would stop going to a website if it started charging for content. Now, compare that number to ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Won't Address Paterson Rumors - Posted February 16, 2010
In the Sunday edition of The New York Times, Clark Hoyt fumed about the nature of salacious rumor-mongering about the alleged sex scandal his paper was assumed to be writin... [FishbowlNY]

Could More Layoffs Be Looming At The New York Times? - Posted February 12, 2010
It's just a rumor for now, but The New York Times is certainly covering their asses when CFO James Follo told reporters on Wednesday that "... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Nye The MSNBC Guy | Bill Clinton Hospitalized | The Late Book | Rip-Off Coke - Posted February 11, 2010
• Mediaite: Bill Nye the Science Guy has gone from kids tv ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Presents Quarter Earnings for 2009 - Posted February 10, 2010
Despite ending the year on a slightly better note than the previous one, The New York Times Co. traded down 6.4 percent this morning after releas... [FishbowlNY]

The Writing's On The Hand | Leno Exits Early Night | Phoenix Poachers | Google's Buzz - Posted February 9, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

The Flip Side Of Newstand Losses: Accentuate The Positive! - Posted February 9, 2010
Yesterday was all doom and gloom for the future of print over at The New York Times, which reported an average newsstand loss in the maga... [FishbowlNY]

No Hope For Newsstand Sales? - Posted February 8, 2010
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, as quoted in The New York Times today, newsstand sales for magazines dropped 9.1 percent last year, with overall subscriptions 2.23 percent. Popular individual titles fell anywhere from 4... [FishbowlNY]

Columbia Awards USA TODAY Reporters Environmental Journalism Award - Posted February 4, 2010
An investigative piece into toxic air around America's schools has garnered a 2009 John B. Oakes Award for two USA TODAY reporters. The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism announced today that ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Observer To Co-Create Free Weekly - Posted February 4, 2010
The New York Observer may have gotten a minor site redesign and a new digital editor yesterday, but ... [FishbowlNY]

Letterman Adds A Female Staff Writer - Posted February 4, 2010
One upside from the David Letterman extortion/sex scandal: a woman has been added to the late night comedian's writing team. The New York Times ... [FishbowlNY]

Gothamist Editor Swipes At New York Times, City Blog - Posted February 3, 2010
No one will ever accuse Jake Dobkin of shying away from controversy. Four months ago, the Gothamist.com founder sat on a panel for ... [FishbowlNY]

More Details On Journalism Online's Pay Wall Plans - Posted February 2, 2010
For months, we've been hearing more and more about Journalism Online -- a new company launched by Steven Brill and L. Gordon Crovitz in the hopes of offering a standard pay wall plan for a variety of different news outlets. Today, The New York T... [FishbowlNY]

Yahoo, AP Reach Deal On Content - Posted February 2, 2010
We can all breathe a sigh of relief now: the two-week long nail biter over whether The Associated Press and Yahoo News would ever renew their... [FishbowlNY]

Ann Curry Learns Lesson In Sartre: Hell Is Being Stuck In An Elevator With Other Media People - Posted February 2, 2010
By now you may have heard that Ann Curry and seven other social media-savvy individuals were stuck in The New York Times' building elevator yesterday after a kickoff p... [FishbowlNY]

More Details On Harper's Shake-up Emerge - Posted February 1, 2010
Last week, Harper's Magazine announced an editorial shift. The 160-year-old magazine announced that its editor, ... [FishbowlNY]

Haiti Gets Stars and Stripes - Posted February 1, 2010
Stars and Stripes, the official newspaper of the United States Army, has finally reached Haiti almost two weeks after American troop deployment to the country. With basic necessities such as food and water scarce in the region, ... [FishbowlNY]

Joan Rivers|No More News Corp. Deal With NYT|Zuckerman Weighs In On Local Journal Section|Bloomberg In A Reuters Ad|Salinger TK|NYTimes.com Pay Wall - Posted January 29, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

Atlantic Editor On Pay Walls: "Can't Afford To Be Ideological" - Posted January 29, 2010
Last night The Atlantic hosted a discussion titled "Money, Media, and the Future of HBO" with network co-president ... [FishbowlNY]

Times Appoints Execs To Oversee Pay Wall - Posted January 29, 2010
In advance of its introduction of a pay wall on its Web site next year, The New York Times has restructured the jobs of a handful of executives today. These vice presidents, which include P... [FishbowlNY]

HuffPo Hires Business Editor - Posted January 29, 2010
The Huffington Post has recruited MIT business school professor Simon Johnson as contributing business editor for the site. In his new role, Johnson will help craft HuffPo's business c... [FishbowlNY]

Journal Seeks Help from Times To Launch New York Local Section - Posted January 28, 2010
Although Rupert Murdoch has touted the upcoming local New York section of his The Wall Street Journal as a direct competitor for ... [FishbowlNY]

McClatchy Considers Pay Wall - Posted January 27, 2010
Earlier today The McClatchy Co. gave a strong impression that 2010 is going to be a good year: online ad sales are on the rise (as they've been elsewhere i... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Reveals iPad App - Posted January 27, 2010
All of those whispers about ... [FishbowlNY]

It's Apple Tablet Day On The Menu - Posted January 27, 2010
Despite Apple's denials, everyone in the entire (media) world seems resigned to the fact that today's big announcement will be a tablet device reveal. ... [FishbowlNY]

WSJ's Local NY Looks Bigger Than Expected - Posted January 27, 2010
When a media company starts hiring, it makes news. And when that company is hiring more people than expected it's a cause for celebration. This fall, we were excited to learn that ... [FishbowlNY]

The Guardian's Editor Swipes At Pay Walls, Murdoch - Posted January 26, 2010
When Rupert Murdoch began to wage his war with news aggregators like Google, media critics called it either stupid, daring, or both. But with th... [FishbowlNY]

Harper's Magazine's Editor Steps Down - Posted January 26, 2010
Harper's Magazine, the oldest general interest magazine in the U.S., has lost its editor. The pub announced today that editor Roger D. Hodge was departing "to pursue other endeavo... [FishbowlNY]

Times Reveals More Tablet Details - Posted January 26, 2010
Yesterday, The Los Angeles Times reported that a team from The New York Times ... [FishbowlNY]

Fit to Print: Covering The Decline Of The Newspaper Industry - Posted January 25, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Working With Apple? - Posted January 25, 2010
Ever since the idea of an upcoming Apple tablet device has been circling among tech and media insiders, there has been rumors about The New York Times' involvement in the project. In October, editor Bill K... [FishbowlNY]

Times Execs Answer Readers' Pay Wall Questions - Posted January 22, 2010
In the days since its announcement this week about plans to launch a pay wall on its Web site next year, The New York Times has covered the news from every angl... [FishbowlNY]

Bay Area News Project Appoints Leadership|Apple Tablet|Comcast-NBCU Hearings|InTouch Editor Frontrunners|The Missing 'Tonight Show' Sketch - Posted January 21, 2010
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

Local News Outlets Cover Times Pay Wall Plans - Posted January 21, 2010
The New York Times announcement yesterday about plans to launch a pay wall model on its Web site next year, wasn't just a big story for the media -- it was als... [FishbowlNY]

Vice Pairs WIth CNN.com|Praise For CNN|Times Covers Its Own Pay Wall Announcement|Hearst Hurts After MediaNews Ch. 11 - Posted January 20, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

Poll: Would You Pay to Read The New York Times Online? - Posted January 20, 2010
Back in July, we asked readers how much they would be willing to pay for The New York Times online, after a survey from NYTimes.com ... [FishbowlNY]

NYTimes.com Pay Wall: Media CEOs, Editors And Bloggers Weigh In - Posted January 20, 2010
With The New York Times's pay wall a year away and its details vague, there are many questions still left to be answered. What will this metered system really look like? What will it actually cost? Will it send bloggers to link to other news sources and dete... [FishbowlNY]

More On Times Online Pay Model: The Memo - Posted January 20, 2010
Although details are scarce about The New York Times' decision to launch a metered pay model on its Web site next year, announced this morning, publisher ... [FishbowlNY]

Times Announces Pay Model - Posted January 20, 2010
After months of hemming and hawing The New York Times today finally announced plans for a pay model for its Web site, NYTimes.com. The model will be a metered plan, as predicted by ... [FishbowlNY]

New Book Reveals Inner Workings Of WSJ Takeover - Posted January 19, 2010
Be careful what you write about Rupert Murdoch or his various entities: not only will you inevitably suffer the full backlash from The New York Post... [FishbowlNY]

Huffington Post's Traffic More Than Doubles Year Over Year - Posted January 19, 2010
In December 2009, the Huffington Post saw unique visitors climb more than 150 percent from the year before, and without the help of an election to drive readers to the site as well known for its political bloggers as for its broad aggregation. According to ComScore ... [FishbowlNY]

Report: NYT To Start Charging For Web Content - Posted January 18, 2010
Over the weekend, Gabriel Sherman at New York magazine reported that The New York Times is... [FishbowlNY]

Covering Haiti - Posted January 15, 2010
It would be impossible to touch upon the many ways in which different media outlets are covering the tragedy unfolding in Haiti after this week's earthquake. But while some outlets, like The New York Post, are ... [FishbowlNY]

Conan v. Leno: The End of The Week - Posted January 15, 2010
Can you believe it: this time last week we were going about our Friday afternoon business, completely unaware that the following week would see the dra... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Expands Education With Certificate Program - Posted January 15, 2010
As media companies look for new ways to earn revenue, education offerings are an ideal way to earn extra cash while extending the brand in a meaningful way. For two years, the New York Times Co. has operated The New York Times Knowledge Network, which of... [FishbowlNY]

Mediabistro Reports On Jobs|The City's Dirtiest Media Cafeterias|Boston Globe Publisher Gets $1.4M|Playboy Replaces Photo Editor|Times Seeks Private School Reporter|The Magazine Revolution Is Near - Posted January 14, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

A Hole In Newsday's Pay Wall - Posted January 14, 2010
Cablevision's decision last October to put their Long Island paper Newsday ... [FishbowlNY]

Who Will Pay For News Content Online? - Posted January 14, 2010
Back in November, New York magazine asked of 100 people walking around SoHo about online content, and ... [FishbowlNY]

Times Cafeteria Gets The All Clear - Posted January 13, 2010
It looks like the cafeteria in The New York Times' building is up and running again today after a wave of "gastrointestinal symptoms"... [FishbowlNY]

NYT's Metro Loss Leaves Room For Competition - Posted January 11, 2010
Last week was a tough one for The New York Times: not only were employees dropping like flies over a gastrointestinal bug ... [FishbowlNY]

No Matter How Murdoch Feels, Fox News' Roger Ailes Makes Bank - Posted January 11, 2010
A profile of Roger Ailes in The New York Times yesterday highlighted the tension between the Fox News... [FishbowlNY]

Times New York Metro Desk Gives Fond Farewell To Chan, Welcomes Newman - Posted January 8, 2010
Earlier today, we reported the news that The New York Times's metro reporter and bureau chief Sewell Chan was leaving the New York office -- and the City Room blog -- for a gig in the paper's Washington bureau. He's bei... [FishbowlNY]

Changes At Two NYT Blogs - Posted January 8, 2010
The New York Times unveiled some big changes to its City Room blog this morning. Sewell Chan, the metro reporter wh... [FishbowlNY]

Will Leno Return To 11:30? - Posted January 8, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

Jay Leno To Reclaim 11:30 Slot?|Car & Driver SVP Leaves Hachette|Huffington Post Parody|Forbes Sells Building - Posted January 7, 2010
TMZ: ... [FishbowlNY]

Ex-Time Warner CEO Regrets AOL Merger|Kelly Cutrone's Book|Clay Risen Joins NYT|Ebony's Eunice Johnson Dies|Two New Newspaper Watch Blogs - Posted January 5, 2010
... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Magazine Publishes Story Online Two Weeks Early - Posted January 4, 2010
For the first time ever, The New York Times has posted a story that's set to run in its Sunday magazine two weeks before the publication date. ... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Defends Blurry Ethical Territory, Takes Swipe At Bloggers - Posted January 4, 2010
The New York Times has had a hell of a time in the last six months trying to determine just exactly how much freedom to allot to their freelance (or non-staff) writers. And the ... [FishbowlNY]

Washington Post Ombudsman Deborah Howell Dies - Posted January 4, 2010
Deborah Howell, who was one of the first women in America to head up a major news organization with her work at the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota, ... [FishbowlNY]

Government Subpoenas Bloggers Over TSA Leak - Posted December 31, 2009
When the government targets traditional journalists seeking information about confidential sources, reporters like Judy Miller can at least rest easy knowing they have the full force of news organizations like ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Crowdsources Readers' Photos For A Decade Of Images - Posted December 30, 2009
Because there is such a thing as a free lunch, as long as you promise that your meal will be featured in The New York Times: "Documenting The Decade" is the NYT's interactive photo gallery of over a hundred pictures taken t... [FishbowlNY]

Remembering The Year That Was: FishbowlNY Editor On The Menu - Posted December 30, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst visited the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast today, joining hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Readers Respond: What You'll Pay For - Posted December 29, 2009
Over the past few months, we've asked you a number of questions relating to paid content. And you have responded overwhelmingly: it will take a lot for you to pay for your content online. One of our favorite polls was this one, from August, when we asked you if you would pay... [FishbowlNY]

Paid Content: A 2009 Buzzword Will Become Reality In 2010 - Posted December 29, 2009
Do you think it is a coincidence that The New York Times would publish a story about pay walls one day before we were prepared to cover the same topic on FishbowlNY? Not at all, since... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Freelancer Takes Perks, History Shows Firing Imminent - Posted December 28, 2009
When the daily e-mail group Thrillist.com held its JetBlue Mystery vacation for 150 journalists and contest winners in October, it raised a hu... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: In Memoriam - Posted December 28, 2009
Our favorite part of any award show is the memorial montage commemorating the lives of all those who passed away in the past year. While this year's headlines were populated by the tragic deaths of celebrities and other bold-faced names -- from Michael Jackson and ... [FishbowlNY]

"Vook" Heralds An Era Of Stupid e-Reader Terms - Posted December 23, 2009
The New York Times released its list of buzzwords for 2009 last week, including terms people actually used this year, like "birthers" and "I'mma let you finish" (more of a... [FishbowlNY]

Last Minute Gift Ideas|Rushfield Leaves Gawker|Another List For 2009|Thoughts On Leaving NYT, Set To Verse - Posted December 22, 2009
TVNewser: Last minute ... [FishbowlNY]

Sony's E-Reader Poaches Kindle's Publications - Posted December 21, 2009
The war of the e-readers has already begun, and electronic companies are already gearing up for battle. While Amazon broke out as an early forerunner, threatening to turn all other devices into the Zune knockoffs to the Kindle's iPod, Sony has a couple weapons in its own arsenal. They've ... [FishbowlNY]

Dealing With Layoffs|MPA Lays Off 5|Examiner.com Gets New CEO|Colbert Covers Raise Newsstand Sales|Deadline Hollywood - Posted December 17, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Editor On The Menu: The Feud Between NYT and WSJ Goes On - Posted December 17, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst joined host Jason Boog on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast this morning to talk quickly about the biggest New York media story this week:... [FishbowlNY]

Layoffs Hit New York Times - Posted December 17, 2009
After weeks of anticipation, yesterday was the day for layoffs at The New York Times. New York magazine's Daily Intel blog and ... [FishbowlNY]

Carr's Column Rekindles Rivalry Between WSJ, NYT - Posted December 14, 2009
In his "Media Equation" column today, The New York Times's David Carr took on The Wa... [FishbowlNY]

What Titles Were You Sad To Lose In 2009? - Posted December 14, 2009
It hasn't been the easiest year for print journalism. Crain's New York Business reported Friday that 367 magazines have been axed in the last 12 months, with 64 going online-only, acc... [FishbowlNY]

Times Staffers Prepare For Not So Merry Christmas - Posted December 11, 2009
According to a memo sent out to guild members last night, The New York Times will keep staffers it plans to lay off next week -- as many as 26 of them -- on the payroll until December 23, "several days longer than planned." This extension is related to a dispute b... [FishbowlNY]

Recapping The Times Buyouts - Posted December 10, 2009
Yesterday was a somber day at The New York Times, as the paper bid farewell to all of the newsroom staffers who agreed to to take buyouts. We've heard from Times-ers that the... [FishbowlNY]

Is The New York Times' Gift Guide Practicing Discrimination? - Posted December 9, 2009
New York Times-watcher blog NYTpick.com raised an interesting point about the section of th... [FishbowlNY]

Chicago Sun-Times Hires Marketing President - Posted December 9, 2009
Out of all the positions in the newspaper industry to freeze during a recession, it's sad that the people who write and edit the actual copy are the ones who have to find work in a different field. Meanwhile, advertising and marketing staffs continue to grow in many sectors, because media... [FishbowlNY]

Saul Hansell Leaves New York Times For AOL - Posted December 8, 2009
Today is just the day for former print people to move on over to the other (digital) side: first was MaryAnn Bekkedahl from Rodale Inc., and now ... [FishbowlNY]

"GMA" Names New Newsreader|Living Stories|Hachette Works With MSN On New Lifestyle Site|Good Housekeeping Digs Up Archives|Huffington Criticizes Times Reporter - Posted December 8, 2009
TVNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Social Media Wunderkind Moves To Marketing New App - Posted December 7, 2009
The New York Times' manager of digital partnerships and social media, Soraya Darabi, is leaving the print world behind. After two years at Sulzberger's institution, she w... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Staff Cuts May Come As Early As Next Week - Posted December 4, 2009
Keith Kelly has some bad news for The New York Times employees today. The ... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Style Mag T Gets A New Look Online - Posted December 4, 2009
The New York Times gets props for being innovative and relevant on the Web, and (although its rumored to be trimming its vast blog network soon) there's a spot on the Gray Lady's Web site that just got a whole lot prettier. Today, the paper's style magazine, T relaunched a ... [FishbowlNY]

It's Official: Comcast Acquires NBCU Stake - Posted December 3, 2009
Well the big media deal that has been much talked about all fall has finally been officially announced. This morning, Comcast and General Electric announced that they are entering a joint venture that will in... [FishbowlNY]

Meet The NYT's Newest Online Tool: Times Skimmer - Posted December 2, 2009
Amidst rumors that The New York Times is looking to its blogs to cut costs, the Gray Lady launched a new online tool today giving readers a new way to view the paper's content. Called the ... [FishbowlNY]

Two Times D.C. Reporters To Take Buyouts - Posted November 30, 2009
Although we have a week before the deadline for the voluntary buyouts at The New York Times, some information about who is planning to take... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Co.'s No Good, Very Bad Week - Posted November 25, 2009
Sam Zell is not going to be having the greatest Thanksgiving this year: not only has The New York Times enlisted some of his former ... [FishbowlNY]

Washington Post Goes Local, Closes NY Office - Posted November 25, 2009
Let the pre-Thanksgiving bad news dump continue. Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli ... [FishbowlNY]

John Byrne BusinessWeek Departure Rumors Turn True - Posted November 24, 2009
When false reports of the deaths of Lady Gaga or Jeff Goldblum get blasted all over Twitter, it becomes a trend piece in ... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Releases BlackBerry App - Posted November 24, 2009
Sometimes it seems like media companies are so focused on launching mobile applications in the popular iPhone format that they forget that other types of smartphones exist. It may be surprising that The New York Times has never had an application for BlackBerry smartphones before tod... [FishbowlNY]

Prevention Names Pilates Expert Fitness Editor - Posted November 23, 2009
Here's some early holiday cheer for the magazine industry: Rodale Inc., which holds such fitness titles as Men's Health, ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Launches Local Chicago Edition Today - Posted November 20, 2009
Today saw the premiere issue of the much-discussed Chicago edition of The New York Times... [FishbowlNY]

More On This Week's BusinessWeek Layoffs - Posted November 20, 2009
To say it's been a rough week for ... [FishbowlNY]

Oprah Set To Leave Broadcast TV In 2011 - Posted November 20, 2009
Yesterday, it became clear that the rumors were true: Oprah Winfrey will be leaving her network TV show in 2011. ... [FishbowlNY]

HBO Considers New York Times Media Writers For New Show - Posted November 17, 2009
With the mockumentary genre basically dominating television comedies in the last five years ("The Office," "Parks and Recreation," and "Summer Heights High") it's easy to forget the original source of these were British television shows that followed people around their jobs for a year and let you experience life through their... [FishbowlNY]

Cops Raid New York Dailies As Part Of Corruption Investigation - Posted November 17, 2009
The New York Times reports that police raided the paper's printing plant in Queens this morning as part of a corruption investigation. The offices of ... [FishbowlNY]

British Times To Also Charge For Online Content - Posted November 17, 2009
At first we thought this may have been news about The New York Times and publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. planning to build a pay wall for his newspaper... [FishbowlNY]

Newsweek Remains Positive Despite Layoffs, Operating Losses - Posted November 16, 2009
A week after Newsweek cut a dozen editorial staffers, The New York ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Television Critic O'Connor Dies at 76 - Posted November 16, 2009
Television critic John J. O'Connor worked for The New York Times for over 25 years. To put it in perspective, he was around to call ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Magazine Poll: Newspapers and New Media Neck and Neck, But No One Willing To Pay - Posted November 13, 2009
New York Magazine asked 100 residents walking down the street in SoHo where they got their news from, as part of their poll on whether information and entertainment should be free. The results ... [FishbowlNY]

Remembering William Safire - Posted November 12, 2009
Yesterday morning saw the memorial service for The New York Times' William Safire, the former Nixon speechwriter who became an Op-Ed columnist for the paper in 1973. ... [FishbowlNY]

Spot.Us Funded Garbage Patch Story Published|Self's January Issue Shows Ad Promise|Letterman Extorter Appears In Court|Layoffs At A&E, Lifetime|Director Speaks Out Against Times Critic - Posted November 10, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Could Oprah Be Leaving Broadcast TV? - Posted November 6, 2009
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, ... [FishbowlNY]

Former Portfolio Editor To Lead Observer - Posted November 6, 2009
Former Portfolio top editor Kyle Pope has been picked to take over the reins of The New York Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Bloomberg Starts To Put Together BusinessWeek Staff - Posted November 5, 2009
Today's New York Times "Media Decoder" blog post about the restructuring of BusinessWeek post-... [FishbowlNY]

Mother Jones Gets Bittman - Posted November 4, 2009
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 j... [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 November 4, 2009
BayNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

First on FBNY: Time Inc. Shutters Custom Pub Fortune Small Business - Posted November 4, 2009
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 ex... [FishbowlNY]

Time Inc. Layoffs: Sports Illustrated Hit First, More To Come - Posted November 4, 2009
Layoff news started trickling out of Time Inc. last night: The New York Times reported that ... [FishbowlNY]

Bloggers and The Shield Law: Should You Be Worried? - Posted November 3, 2009
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 d... [FishbowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Looks To Hire Local NY Reporters - Posted November 3, 2009
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, ... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Co. Is Breaking Up With the Associated Press - Posted November 3, 2009
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. Majo... [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 necess... [FishbowlNY]

Layoffs Expected As Time Inc. Looks To Shed $100M - Posted October 30, 2009
We had hoped that there would be no more bad news this week. But rumors of impending layoffs at Time Inc. have gained steam throughout the week, with the... [FishbowlNY]

First 5000 Tags Released to the Linked Data Cloud - New York Times - Posted October 29, 2009
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Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
... [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, Co... [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 la... [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 T... [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... [FishbowlNY]

Time Inc. Staffers Next On The Chopping Block? - Posted October 27, 2009
Conde Nast. The New York Times. Forbes. ... [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 forc... [FishbowlNY]

Jim O'Shea Explains The Chicago News Cooperative - Posted October 23, 2009
Yesterday we learned that former Chicago Tribune and ... [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 t... [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, ... [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-... [FishbowlNY]

NYT's New Bay Area Blog|Playboy Cuts Rate Base|Us Weekly Officially Names Min's Successor|Conde Nast Traveler Pairs With Gilt Groupe - Posted October 21, 2009
... [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-chie... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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 s... [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... [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... [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 ye... [FishbowlNY]

Excitement For BusinessWeek Deal At MPA Conference - Posted October 15, 2009
Yesterday, we spent a few hours at the Magazine Publishers of America's Magazine Innovation Summit. In between panels and interviews like The New York Times' ... [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 / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [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," an... [FishbowlNY]

Search Still on For Times SVP of Communications? - Posted October 14, 2009
The head communications position at The New York Times Company - Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications - is still vacant since 12-year veteran Catherine Mathis left the company in early August for Standard & Poor's. Clearly, this is a buyer's market. But will a decision come so... [PRNewser]

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... [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 / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [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 Econ... [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... [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... [FishbowlNY]

More Thoughts On Conde Nast - Posted October 7, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

Letterman Apologizes To Wife, Staff - Posted October 6, 2009
... [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... [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
... [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 / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [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 naviga... [FishbowlNY]

Gay Talese: There's No Link Between Alcohol And Creativity But Journos Sure Used To Drink A Lot - Posted September 29, 2009
We could listen to Gay Talese talk all day about the boozy good old days at The New York Times, when tobacco smoke clouded the City Room and drunk reporters passed out on ... [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 attr... [FishbowlNY]

William Safire, NYT Columnist, Dies At 79 - Posted September 27, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [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 Gayhear... [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 ... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]

WaPo Baghdad Bureau Chief Heads To NYT - Posted September 22, 2009
Editor & Publisher reports today that The Washington Post's Baghdad bu... [FishbowlNY]

Bloomberg Makes Bid For BusinessWeek - Posted September 21, 2009
BusinessWeek's media columnist Jon Fine reported yesterday that ... [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 ... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Sulzberger, Robinson Explain Why Readers Embrace Print - Posted September 14, 2009
Less than a week after their rocky visit to The Boston Globe, ... [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 th... [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 ... [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 ... [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 upcomi... [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
... [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|Jon Minus Kate On ABC - Posted September 8, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video WebNewser: CNN.com has named ... [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... [FishbowlNY]

Thoughts About Depression Era Writers On The Menu - Posted September 3, 2009
... [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... [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 taugh... [FishbowlNY]

Today's Coverage Of Ted Kennedy's Death - Posted August 26, 2009
Senator Edward M. Kennedy died late last night at age 77 after a battle with brain cancer. Although his death came at a late hour, many newspapers were able to quickly shift gears and get photos and stories of Kennedy up on their front pages. One front page notice... [FishbowlNY]

Anna Wintour Visits Letterman - Posted August 25, 2009
Last night, ... [FishbowlNY]

Maureen Dowd Asks: Is Anna Wintour Human? - Posted August 24, 2009
There's something about ... [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 ... [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... [FishbowlNY]

We Are Family: Sulzberger-Ochs Grandnephew Joins NYT Newsroom - Posted August 21, 2009
The New York Observer reports that Associated Press r... [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, ... [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, ... [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, ... [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... [FishbowlNY]

Mediaite.com's Colby Hall On The Menu: His Site's Success, Obama's Op-Ed And HuffBook - Posted August 17, 2009
... [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 ... [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, ... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: A Former Fishbowl-er Takes On J-School - Posted August 13, 2009
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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... [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
... [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 ... [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 Econ... [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 ... [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... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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 Journalis... [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 ... [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 p... [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 ... [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... [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 ... [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 p... [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... [FishbowlNY]

Publishing Consultant Richard Nash Talks Paying For Online Content On The Menu: Focus On Creating Community - Posted July 10, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Would You Pay To Read NYTimes.com? - Posted July 9, 2009
Bloomberg reported today that The New York Times is considering charging readers to access its Web site, NYTimes.com. In a survey sent to print subscribers, the paper said it is considering charging as much at $5 a month to access it... [FishbowlNY]

Web Journalists To Debate Business Model At Upcoming Mediabistro Panel - Posted July 9, 2009
Next week, mediabistro will be hosting a panel that will discuss how social media is changing the face of journalism, whether an online business model is on the horizon and what that business model may look like. We suspect this panel, moderated by ... [FishbowlNY]

Times Addresses Photoshopping Faux Pas - Posted July 9, 2009
Yesterday, there was news that The New York Times had removed an online photo gallery from its Web site due to all... [FishbowlNY]

Journal Looks To Develop New York-Centric Culture Pages - Posted July 8, 2009
Since snatching up The Wall Street Journal last year, Rupert Murdoch has made a few changes -- in an attempt to expand the business paper into a more general interest read. Now, Th... [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... [FishbowlNY]

SemTech 2009 Post-Event Media, Blogs, and Trip Report Items - Posted July 1, 2009
There were a lot of articles and blog postings written about the Semantic Technology Conference. Below is a list of those we are aware of.  If you know of others, feel free to send them to us at info (at) semanticuniverse.com so we can add them to this list. Articles (June 26, 2009): ... [semanticweb.com]

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. ... [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 Wes... [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... [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 ... [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 t... [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 Se... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]

King Of Pop Dies - Posted June 25, 2009
What a strange, sad day in the entertainment world today. First, Farrah, and now ... [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 ... [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... [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, ... [FishbowlNY]

GalleyCat's Jason Boog Takes Over The Menu - Posted June 22, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

A Very Special Menu: Good Bye Steve - Posted June 19, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Announces a Major Addition to the Linked Data Cloud - Posted June 18, 2009
SAN JOSE, CA -- Today in a keynote presentation at the 2009 Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose, California, Rob Larson and Evan Sandhaus of the New York Times made a significant announcement regarding the NYT Annotated Corpus and the NYT Index in the "Linked Data Cloud". ... [semanticweb.com]

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... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: NYT's Stelter Still Shocked About Cable News' Iran Coverage - Posted June 17, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Today's Menu Is All About Iran - Posted June 16, 2009
... [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? ... [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 fro... [FishbowlNY]

Who Knew? NYT Has A Sense Of Humor - Posted June 11, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c... [FishbowlNY]

NYT Draws Ire For Use Of Anonymous Sources - Posted June 10, 2009
Over the weekend, The New York Times published an article examining the internal debate at the Justice Department in 2005 about interrogation techniques. In the days since, the paper has b... [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, ... [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," ... [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 t... [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
... [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. F... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: Day Two Of The Circus - Posted June 3, 2009
... [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 ... [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 ... [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 Time... [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 feats... [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 ... [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 ... [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' ... [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 el... [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 rep... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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... [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' ... [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 Tim... [FishbowlNY]

Brian Williams Gets Indie Music Cred|Google's Mysterious Meetings With Post And Times|Newspapers Should Fail|OK!'s Luxury Update Conspiracy|WSJ.com's Micro-Payment Plan - Posted May 11, 2009
WebNewser: Today, ... [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 form... [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 ... [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... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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 ... [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. Specifica... [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. ... [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, ... [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. ... [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. ... [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 Time... [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... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]

The Atlantic Responds to The New York Times - Posted January 14, 2009
The Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn responds to The New York Times ... [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 Bi... [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, ... [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 sue... [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]

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 C... [FishbowlNY]

Sulzberger: 'We Can't Care if Newspapers Die' - Posted October 23, 2008
Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman and publisher of The New York Times Company, said at his keynote address at the WebbyConnect conference on Wednesday ... [ThinkMobile - SocialTimes.com]

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... [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 ... [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 s... [FishbowlNY]

Wall St. Knocks NYT Stock to a Ten Year Low - Posted July 10, 2008
While people apparently can't keep themselves from going up the Times building, the paper's stocks are doing anything but. The New York Post is reporting that ... [FishbowlNY]

Social Graphology | Online Communities and the Small Business - Posted December 4, 2007
In a recent blog post, Tim Berners-Lee, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote about a new paradigm. In the early days of the internet it was the computers and the wires that were important; more recently it was the documents that were the important things, the centres of focus... [semanticweb.com]

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 ... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]

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