The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal Looks To Hire Local NY Reporters - Posted 4 days, 16 hours ago
Good news: Someone is actually hiring, and (surprise!) it's a member of the flailing business press. Just a few days after announcing the closure of its Boston bureau, The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire about a dozen local reporters to cover city beats like the courthouses and city hall, The... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Looks To Hire Local NY Reporters - Posted 4 days, 16 hours ago
Good news: Someone is actually hiring, and (surprise!) it's a member of the flailing business press. Just a few days after announcing the closure of its Boston bureau, The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire about a dozen local reporters to cover city beats like the courthouses and city hall, The... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ's Hook'em and Sink'em Mobile Plan - Posted November 2, 2009
News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal is pretty confident about the choices its made in regards to selling content on the Web. It was one of the first pubs to put its articles behind a pay wall, a system that's now being seen as the only option by papers such as Newsday.... [FishBowlNY]

Paying Respects To WSJ's Boston Bureau - Posted October 30, 2009
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal announced that it was closing its Boston bureau. "That there has been truly great reporting under the generalship of Gary Putka out of Boston over many, many years is not in doubt," Journal managing editor Robert Thomson said in a memo yesterday. "But we remain in the... [FishBowlNY]

Esquire Continues To Bring Multimedia to Print Issues - Posted October 29, 2009
Last September, Esquire raised eyebrows with its release of an "E-ink" 75th anniversary cover, which featured a digital display on the front of the Hearst publication, as well as a digitized ad for Ford on the inside cover. Cheap gimmick or the future of print journalism? Well, at least it wasn't... [FishBowlNY]

FCC Appoints WSJ Contributor Waldman New Media Advisor - Posted October 29, 2009
The FCC has named Steven Waldman as an adviser to the chairman in its office of strategic planning. According to MediaWeek, Waldman will "lead an open, fact-finding process to study the impact of technology and a weakened economy on the future of media, and make policy recommendations." If these... [FishBowlNY]

Gawker Media At Center Of Ad Sales Scam|Heather John Leaves Bon App|WSJ Reveals New Euro Plans|Sulzberger And The Titanic - Posted October 27, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMoment of Zen - Latino Stereotypeswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis AgencySpy: Gawker Media fell victim to a phony ad sales scam, which resulted in ads on Gawker's sites crashing browsers and, in some cases, installing spyware on computers. FishbowlLA: Amidst... [FishBowlNY]

Gawker Media At Center Of Ad Sales Scam|Heather John Leaves Bon App|WSJ Reveals New Euro Plans|Sulzberger And The Titanic - Posted October 27, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMoment of Zen - Latino Stereotypeswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis AgencySpy: Gawker Media fell victim to a phony ad sales scam, which resulted in ads on Gawker's sites crashing browsers and, in some cases, installing spyware on computers. FishbowlLA: Amidst... [FishBowlNY]

The Other Side Of Paper Circ Numbers: Top Gainers - Posted October 26, 2009
This morning, the Audit Bureau of Circulation released its six-month report for newspaper circulation in the U.S., reporting a dismal 10.62 percent drop in weekly circ across the board. But it's not all bad news. Some papers have actually seen growth, with the biggest increases coming from the York Daily Record in... [FishBowlNY]

The Other Side Of Paper Circ Numbers: Top Gainers - Posted October 26, 2009
This morning, the Audit Bureau of Circulation released its six-month report for newspaper circulation in the U.S., reporting a dismal 10.62 percent drop in weekly circ across the board. But it's not all bad news. Some papers have actually seen growth, with the biggest increases coming from the York Daily Record in... [FishBowlNY]

Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop - Posted October 26, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations today released its latest circulation numbers for newspapers and the news is grim, if not unexpected. From April until September of this year, circulation for daily papers dropped to 30,395,652, compared to 34,005,421 during the same period last year, a 10.62 percent decline. Sunday circulation saw... [FishBowlNY]

Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop - Posted October 26, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations today released its latest circulation numbers for newspapers and the news is grim, if not unexpected. From April until September of this year, circulation for daily papers dropped to 30,395,652, compared to 34,005,421 during the same period last year, a 10.62 percent decline. Sunday circulation saw... [FishBowlNY]

Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop - Posted October 26, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations today released its latest circulation numbers for newspapers and the news is grim, if not unexpected. From April until September of this year, circulation for daily papers dropped to 30,395,652, compared to 34,005,421 during the same period last year, a 10.62 percent decline. Sunday circulation saw... [FishBowlNY]

FBNY Poll: What Content Would You Be Willing To Pay For Online? - Posted October 23, 2009
This week, two newspapers announced two very different paywall plans. The Wall Street Journal unveiled a new plan to provide specially aggregated content to "professionals" for up to $49 a month, drawing from WSJ.com, Dow Jones newswires and Factiva. Local Long Island newspaper Newsday also revealed expected plans to roll out... [FishBowlNY]

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

WSJ Looks To Claim Title Of Number One Paper In Circulation - Posted October 14, 2009
The Wall Street Journal today released its latest circulation numbers, revealing that its circulation revenue has grown more than 10 percent year over year. According to numbers reported to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the Journal said that its circulation is 2.024 million as of September 2009, compared to 2.012 last year.... [FishBowlNY]

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

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

More Helps Women Reinvent Themselves - Posted October 6, 2009
Mika Brzezinski, Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron and Lesley Jane Seymour. Yesterday, we stopped by More magazine's Reinvention Convention at Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers just in time to see "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski dump the contents of her purse out. On purpose. The stunt was part of the lunchtime entertainment, which... [FishBowlNY]

Will Comcast Buy NBC Universal From GE? - Posted October 1, 2009
Rumors, theories and conjectures have been swirling since The Wrap reported yesterday that a deal between cable provider Comcast and GE-owned NBC Universal "had already been completed at a purchase price of $35 billion." But reps from Comcast later told Bloomberg, "the report that Comcast has a deal to purchase NBC Universal... [FishBowlNY]

Paying Tribute To Safire - Posted September 28, 2009
Since his death yesterday, William Safire's colleagues have been offering tribute. Here's a few of our favorites: Former New York Times columnist Leslie H. Gelb writes on Forbes.com about advice Safire offered him on column writing many years ago: "Half the columns you write will be no better than C+. Write them and... [FishBowlNY]

Jon Fine Says Goodbye - Posted September 24, 2009
Today, BusinessWeek media columnist Jon Fine said his goodbyes before jetting off on a six-month sabbatical with his wife, Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby. Although he seemed excited about his adventures, Fine said he would miss his readers most of all: "The biggest surprise to me about this whole taking-time-off thing is how... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ. Goes Online|The Observer Moves|Inside The Trump-Kushner Wedding|Another Sobering Poll About The Public's View Of The Media|AboveTheLaw's Lat Interviews Brill - Posted September 23, 2009
WWD: The Wall Street Journal's glossy magazine WSJ. is planning to add two online issues to its quarterly print run. The Observer: The New York Observer is moving offices. During the first half of next year, the pink paper is scheduled to move to a building that is already part of owner... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ. Goes Online|The Observer Moves|Inside The Trump-Kushner Wedding|Another Sobering Poll About The Public's View Of The Media|AboveTheLaw's Lat Interviews Brill - Posted September 23, 2009
WWD: The Wall Street Journal's glossy magazine WSJ. is planning to add two online issues to its quarterly print run. The Observer: The New York Observer is moving offices. During the first half of next year, the pink paper is scheduled to move to a building that is already part of owner... [FishBowlNY]

Far Eastern Economic Review To Close Up Shop - Posted September 22, 2009
The Far Eastern Economic Review will cease publication in December, the magazines's owner Dow Jones said yesterday. Dow Jones, which also publishes The Wall Street Journal, said the Review's closure would allow the company to focus on "core products" and "key markets" like India, China and Japan in order to boost the... [FishBowlNY]

Christiane Amanpour|THR, Variety Plan Changes|GalleyCat Correctly Predicts Oprah's Book Club Selection|WSJ Reveals Pricey Mobile App Pay Structure|Diller Will Use Cash To Reinvest - Posted September 17, 2009
TVNewser: CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour celebrated the launch of her new show "Amanpour" at Michael's yesterday, and chatted with Kevin Allocca. Says Kevin: "After the interview, Amanpour remarked, 'That's the tiniest lens I've every looked into.'" FishbowlLA/Folio: Nikki Finke reports that The Hollywood Reporter will be going online only next year, while... [FishBowlNY]

Opinion Aggregator Atlantic Wire Launches - Posted September 16, 2009
Atlantic Consumer Media has launched a new stand alone site The Atlantic Wire, to aggregate some of the best opinions and debates on the Web. The Atlantic has long been a source for well-thought out opinions and discussions, and some of the voice from the magazine and its Web site, like columnist... [FishBowlNY]

Reporter Who Left Journalism Returns|TV Guide Shrinks|Carine Roitfeld's Movie Dreams|WSJ Wins Softball Title|Good Housekeeping's Green Seal Investigated - Posted September 14, 2009
New York Times: Thomas Moran, a Star-Ledger politics columnist who left journalism to become policy director at PSE&G, has returned to his old gig. New York Post: TV Guide is planning to cut its rate base from 2.9 million to 2 million. WWD: Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld says that were she to... [FishBowlNY]

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

London Think Tank IPN Announces Journalism Prize Finalists - Posted September 9, 2009
The International Policy Network is a think tank based in London whose mission is promote free market solutions to our social ailments. Since 2002, IPN has been doling out the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and they've just announced this year's finalists. And, for the first time this year, IPN had created... [FishBowlNY]

London Think Tank IPN Announces Journalism Prize Finalists - Posted September 9, 2009
The International Policy Network is a think tank based in London whose mission is promote free market solutions to our social ailments. Since 2002, IPN has been doling out the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and they've just announced this year's finalists. And, for the first time this year, IPN had created... [FishBowlNY]

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

Reader's Digest Files For Ch. 11 - Posted August 25, 2009
One week after announcing its intention to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Reader's Digest Association Inc. filed the necessary paperwork with the bankruptcy court yesterday. In a release about the filing, the Reader's Digest publisher said that 80 percent of its senior secured lenders had already agreed to the restructuring plan... [FishBowlNY]

Shrinking Fashion Mags Will Hopefully Drive Publishers To Focus On The Web - Posted August 17, 2009
The Wall Street Journal's Emily Steel has a story today about thin September fashion magazines and dwindling revenue from fashion marketers. The sad truth is, this year's September fashion books are paltry shadows of what once were the biggest, fattest magazines of the year. But, are fashion marketers diverting funds once... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Makes 2 International Editorial Page Appointments - Posted August 13, 2009
The Wall Street Journal yesterday announced two moves within the opinion pages of the financial paper's international editions. Bret Stephens, who currently writes the Global View column for the Journal has been appointed deputy editorial page editor for the paper's editions in Europe and Asia. He will continue to write his weekly... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Thomas Pynchon, Condé Nast And The Future Of Ad Sales - Posted August 12, 2009
FishbowlNY editor Amanda Ernst spent some time this morning on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, talking about today's media news with hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven. On the docket today, The New York Observer's story today about Condé Nast and the steps it's taking to survive... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Carr Dissects Murdochs Pay Wall Plans - Posted August 10, 2009
In his column this week, New York Times media critic David Carr took on News Corp. head honcho Rupert Murdoch and his recent pronouncement that all of his newspaper and television news channels would soon charge for access to their online content. "Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives... [FishBowlNY]

NYT's Carr Dissects Murdochs Pay Wall Plans - Posted August 10, 2009
In his column this week, New York Times media critic David Carr took on News Corp. head honcho Rupert Murdoch and his recent pronouncement that all of his newspaper and television news channels would soon charge for access to their online content. "Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives... [FishBowlNY]

Where's The Best Place For Freelancers To Work In NYC? - Posted August 7, 2009
Yesterday, a story we came across in The Wall Street Journal got us thinking: where do New York's laptop-toting freelancers and bloggers like to work when they step out of their home offices? Coffee shops, cafes, delis, libraries, book shops and even bars offer wireless Internet access, but it seems that more... [FishBowlNY]

New York Coffee Shops Hate On Laptops - Posted August 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports today that many New York coffee shops are taking measures to discourage excessive laptop use. It's hard enough to find a spot in the city that has reliable, free Internet that doesn't make you feel like an unwelcome mooch for lingering over a cup of coffee and... [FishBowlNY]

New York Coffee Shops Hate On Laptops - Posted August 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports today that many New York coffee shops are taking measures to discourage excessive laptop use. It's hard enough to find a spot in the city that has reliable, free Internet that doesn't make you feel like an unwelcome mooch for lingering over a cup of coffee and... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Beefs Up Sales Team - Posted July 17, 2009
Could the key to surviving this economic crisis be bigger and stronger ad sales teams? The Wall Street Journal has become the latest media organization to expand its sales team, announcing yesterday that it had hired Sophie Raptis to be the new publisher of its glossy magazine WSJ.. The current publisher, Ellen... [FishBowlNY]

ABC Pays $200K For Jackson Interview|Who Inappropriately Touched David Brooks?|Pageviews May Have Sealed Froomkin's Fate. Or Not.|Journal-er Dana Heads To Daily Beast|Search Wars: Twitter vs. Google - Posted July 13, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: ABC News paid a pretty penny for the rights to video featuring Joe Jackson and family: upwards of $200,000. Along with the video, the news network also secured an exclusive interview with the grieving father of Michael Jackson. Huffington Post:... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs Coming At Gannett - Posted July 1, 2009
Reports are swirling that USA TODAY publisher Gannett Co. will be laying off a large number of employees soon. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company will cut 1,000 and 2,000 of its 41,500 employees. The layoffs will come from Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing division, consisting of its 80+ daily newspapers,... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs Coming At Gannett - Posted July 1, 2009
Reports are swirling that USA TODAY publisher Gannett Co. will be laying off a large number of employees soon. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company will cut 1,000 and 2,000 of its 41,500 employees. The layoffs will come from Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing division, consisting of its 80+ daily newspapers,... [FishBowlNY]

Wheatcroft Named WSJ European Editor-in-Chief - Posted June 17, 2009
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal announced the appointment of former Sunday Telegraph editor Patience Wheatcroft as editor-in-chief, Europe. Starting next month, Wheatcroft will oversee the transition of the Journal's European office from Brussels to London. She is charged with overseeing The Wall Street Journal Europe, expanding its content across Europe and building... [FishBowlNY]

Wheatcroft Named WSJ European Editor-in-Chief - Posted June 17, 2009
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal announced the appointment of former Sunday Telegraph editor Patience Wheatcroft as editor-in-chief, Europe. Starting next month, Wheatcroft will oversee the transition of the Journal's European office from Brussels to London. She is charged with overseeing The Wall Street Journal Europe, expanding its content across Europe and building... [FishBowlNY]

Wired's Anderson: "The Free Vs. Paid Debate Is Misunderstood" - Posted June 15, 2009
Today, we are staking out Wired magazine's Disruptive By Design business conference. Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson (left) opened the day with a discussion about his upcoming book: "Free: The Future of a Radical Price," and of course, he eventually started to talk about how the media has been affected by the... [FishBowlNY]

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

WSJ Appoints Two New Top Editors - Posted June 9, 2009
Wall Street Journal editor Robert Thomson sent two memos to staff today announcing the appointments of two top editors at the U.S. and Asia editions of the financial paper. Deborah Brewster, formerly of the Financial Times will take the position of deputy managing editor of the Journal early next month, Thomson... [FishBowlNY]

Denton, Newmark, Fuller, Twitter's Dorsey And WSJ's Murray Talk Media's Future - Posted June 3, 2009
We interrupt coverage of Mediabistro Circus to bring you news of another media panel going on at New York University today. I Want Media hosted a panel earlier today featuring former Star magazine editor Bonnie Fuller, Gawker chief Nick Denton, The Wall Street Journal's deputy managing editor Alan Murray (left), Craigslist.org... [FishBowlNY]

Denton, Newmark, Fuller, Twitter's Dorsey And WSJ's Murray Talk Media's Future - Posted June 3, 2009
We interrupt coverage of Mediabistro Circus to bring you news of another media panel going on at New York University today as part of New York's Internet Week. I Want Media hosted a panel earlier today featuring former Star magazine editor Bonnie Fuller, Gawker chief Nick Denton, The Wall Street Journal's deputy... [FishBowlNY]

Playboy Eyes New CEO - Posted June 1, 2009
Has Playboy Enterprises finally found someone to permanently take the reins of the faltering company? The Wall Street Journal has reported that the adult entertainment company is most likely going to offer its top spot to Scott Flanders, president and CEO of Irvine, Calif-based media company Freedom Communications. Since Hef's daughter Christine... [FishBowlNY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EW.com, WSJ.com Take Top Prizes At EPpy Awards - Posted May 7, 2009
Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek presented their 14th consecutive EPpy Awards today in at the Interactive Newspaper Conference and Trade Show in New Orleans, honoring "the best Web sites in the media world." The beleaguered Boston Globe, The Las Vegas Sun, CNN and ESPN all took home two awards each. The Globe,... [FishBowlNY]

EW.com, WSJ.com Take Top Prizes At EPpy Awards - Posted May 7, 2009
Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek presented their 14th consecutive EPpy Awards today in at the Interactive Newspaper Conference and Trade Show in New Orleans, honoring "the best Web sites in the media world." The beleaguered Boston Globe, The Las Vegas Sun, CNN and ESPN all took home two awards each. The Globe,... [FishBowlNY]

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

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

Crown Media Holdings Gives CEO $2.5 Million to Leave - Posted May 7, 2009
Henry Schliff, who has been CEO and president of Crown Media Holdings Inc. (owners of Hallmark Channel), will step down after accepting a lump sum of $2.5 million. CMH officials told The Wall Street Journal the split at "amicable." Bill Abbott, currently the vice president of advertising sales, will take over as... [FishBowlNY]

Crown Media Holdings Gives CEO $2.5 Million to Leave - Posted May 7, 2009
Henry Schliff, who has been CEO and president of Crown Media Holdings Inc. (owners of Hallmark Channel), will step down after accepting a lump sum of $2.5 million. CMH officials told The Wall Street Journal the split at "amicable." Bill Abbott, currently the vice president of advertising sales, will take over as... [FishBowlNY]

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

Bill Keller Responds to Time's Cover Story: What About a Voluntary Pay Model? - Posted February 6, 2009
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller has been doing the "Talk to the Newsroom" feature all week and it's made for some interesting reading. The other day he said that a "lively, deadly serious discussion continues within The Times about ways to get consumers to pay for what we... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ Bucks the Trend, Insources Copy Editors From NJ to NYC - Posted July 16, 2008
Rumors were flying yesterday that The Wall Street Journal was about to dismiss all its copy editors currently based in its Brunswick, New Jersey office, and now its official. WSJ head Robert Thomson has just announced to staff that beginning next month "the news hub in New York will be... [FishBowlNY]

Fewer Than 8.3 Staffers to Touch a WSJ Article - Posted July 15, 2008
Are there more cuts on the way at The Wall Street Journal? Could be. Portfolio is reporting that the paper is in the midst of giving exit packages to around half a dozen top-ranking staffers including Carol Hymowitz, who writes "In The Lead," Terri Cullen, author of "Fiscally Fit,"... [FishBowlNY]