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Thursday Jul 02, 2009

More LA Journos on Countdown

LAT Andrew Blankstein was on again and this time making an appearance was TheWrap's Sharon Waxman.

Tuesday Jun 30, 2009

CyberFrequencies Interview With Nikki Finke

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Queena Kim and Tanya Jo Miller interview Nikki Finke. They mention Sharon Waxman's estimate of her selling her site for $14 million. Gawker's Managing Editor Gabriel Snyder is also on this episode.

Listen here.

Andrew Blankstein on Countdown...Again

LA Times does celebrity tragedy right.

Roger Friedman Sues Murdoch for Wrongful Termination

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From Huffpo:

Fired Fox News entertainment columnist Roger Friedman filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Fox News, News Corp, 20th Century Fox and Rupert Murdoch in New York State Supreme Court Monday, the Huffington Post has learned.

In the suit, Friedman seeks $5,180,000 in damages for wrongful termination, tortious interference, and libel defamation.

Friedman was fired in April after reviewing a copy of 20th Century Fox blockbuster "Wolverine" that had leaked online, a move seen as an implicit endorsement of piracy.

Friedman, who now writes for the Hollywood Reporter, is expected to allege that the piracy incident was an excuse to fire him, and that News Corp really bowed to pressure from Scientologists, who had been seeking his dismissal over columns critical of Scientology.

Monday Jun 29, 2009

Steve Lopez to Other Columnists: 'Leave Your Desks'

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Robert Downey Jr. impersonator Steve Lopez was the keynote speaker Friday at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.

Anne Kallas at Ventura County Star writes:

Prize-winning columnist Steve Lopez said the work of newspaper columnists has become more important than ever in the wild and wooly frontier of digital communications.

"Opinions are a dime a dozen all the more reason to get up and leave the desks behind to go out and find stories," said Lopez, a columnist with the Los Angeles Times.

Whole piece can be found here.

Friday Jun 26, 2009

Andrew Blankstein on Countdown

The reports of Andrew Blankstein hiking on the Appalachian Trail are false. There has been a confirmed sighting of him on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Again, LA Times reporter Andrew Blankstein has been located. We will keep you updated with any further developments on the case.

If there are issues with the embed you can watch it here.

Thursday Jun 25, 2009

James Rainey vs Jill Stewart Redux

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Jill Stewart penned a rebuttal to James Rainey's "take-down" piece about the LA Weekly.

Since LATimes.com is crashing on and off due to the Michael Jackson deluge, we have posted then entire piece after the break, but here's an excerpt:

Rainey accuses me of being an ideologue. Isn't he talking about himself? I suspect that he cannot abide a mixed-bag political mutt like me, a lifelong Democrat raised in a working-class union household, yet one who finds the Democratic leaders now running most of L.A.'s political and civic institutions to be doing an exceptionally poor job of it. That's news, and we at the Weekly will continue to cover it.

After their servers catch up - the story should be here.

Previously on FBLA:

  • Rainey vs Stewart vs Cooper vs Lacey
  • James Rainey vs Jill Stewart

    continued...

  • Rainey vs Stewart vs Cooper vs Lacey

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    The slugfest continues. As we mentioned yesterday, VVM Executive Editor Mike Lacey responded via a blog post to the recent LA Times story critical of the LA Weekly and its news editor Jill Stewart. Lacey ranted against the author of the story, James Rainey, and his only named source, Marc Cooper. Lacey called Cooper "a bitter, disgruntled former employee," and yesterday evening Cooper responded with a note in the blog comments, which can be read below.

    But before we type another word about the matter, we should admit that your FBLA editors are biased. We have worked for the LA Weekly, we like the LA Weekly. We know Cooper and Stewart, and would like to note that both are kind to small animals and secretaries. Wouldn't trust Mike Lacey with a gerbil. Full disclosure.

    On with the show-

    From Marc Cooper:

    Aha! The omnipotent Editor-in-Chief of the Village Voice Media speaks! I see this was posted around 5 p.m. which is no wonder given that later in the day he might encounter, um, some motor-impaired difficulties in typing. And as usual, we hear from Lacey almost exclusively when he is moved to publish an attack on a former employee. Classy guy that he is.

    I am not going to lower myself to responding point by point to someone whose only journalistic distinction is having gutted a half-dozen or so of the best metro weeklies in America.

    I am compelled, however, to correct the record.

    continued...

    Wednesday Jun 24, 2009

    Why is Glenn Beck Playing With Barbies?

    Wow. Glenn Beck - an American treasure. We are sitting here trying to think of the pre-po that went into this bit. "Okay, I'm going to be doing a thing trying to demonize ACORN. Okay, acorns are nuts. I'm nuts. Ken Dolls don't have nuts. We should use Barbies!"

    Via TVNewser.

    James Rainey vs Jill Stewart Continues

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    Michael Lacy, executive editor of Village Voice Media goes after Marc Cooper and James Rainey for their attacks on Jill Stewart and LA Weekly.

    When we dispensed with Cooper's column, few took note, e-mails did not rain down upon us, the Columbia Journalism Review did not question our judgment. Except for Cooper's blog, where he bled thousands upon thousands of words about the demise of the Weekly, the world continued apace.

    continued...


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    James Rainey vs Jill Stewart

    Jon Stewart Takes on CNN

    Don't Call Fox Business Folks "Know-It-Alls"

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    The Enterprise Report Takes on Joel Grover

    Journalists Sentenced by North Korea - Ashton Kutcher on the Case

    When Sprinklers Make News

    OC Reporter Lowers the Bar for Journos Far and Wide

    Police Chief Bratton Says LA Weekly's McDonald is 'Smoking a Little Weed'

    Breaking: There is a Journalist Doing Well Enough to Hire an Assistant off Craigslist!

    NBC4's Tribute to Paul Moyer

    Film Critic Asks Not to Be Named after Named Names Were Edited Out

    A Pirate's Life for Beck....Arrrgh

    Dan Rather on the Daily Show

    Journos Mugshots: Bitter/Sweet

    Richard Rushfield is the Best Idol Stalker the LAT Has Ever Had

    El Paso Cop Arrests Local News Reporter at a Crash Scene

    FBLA Editor Self-Pimps LA Weekly Piece

    Paul Moyer Has Announced He Will Retire

    Stephen Colbert Takes On Glen Beck

    Slate.com's Jack Shafer Thinks There is No Yellow Journalism Anymore...Wants to Bring It Back...Serious, He Wrote That...On the Internet

    By Popular Demand: Danielle Saar's Reel

    Mayrav's Sister is Also an Adorable Journo

    Daniel Heimpel Pens an Awesome Journalistic Moment in LA Weekly

    Print Publications Payment Chart Of Shame

    Happy 75th Birthday Gloria Steinem!

    The Enterprise Report Has First Photos of Montana Plane Crash Pilot

    Will Ratings 'Fix the News'?

    Outed Plagiarist, Heather Lee's Position is on MB Job Board

    Media Criticism Via Facebook Status Updates

    The Recruitment Song for Paul Krugman

    AOL to Launch a New Political Journalism Site "That Pays Writers a Living Wage"

    WaPo's Report on the White House Press Corps

    Lois Draegin is Now an Unpaid Intern at 55?!

    Jon Stewart Takes on CNBC

    The Enterprise Report Launches

    Stalk All Your Favorite Journalists on Twitter!

    Glenn Beck Claims to be Scientific, Postulating that Arctic is Melting Because 'Heat Rises'

    Stephanopoulos Takes on Schwarzenegger

    LAT's Robyn Dixon Named Winner of Batten Medal

    Newspaper Escape Plan On Facebook

    Eric Boehlert Takes on Jonah Goldberg

    FBLA Exclusive Interview With Andrew Blankstein

    Douglas Frantz Gets Interviewed By NYT in the Presence of a Press Aide

    Blind Item: Sports Writers

    Jon Stewart Takes on Geraldo Rivera

    San Diego Scribe Logan Jenkins Saved By MLK and Barack Obama

    The Newseum's Wall of the Fallen

    Downsized Sports Writer Gets New Gig

    Alt-Newsweekly Deathwatch Continues...

    Rick Sanchez Takes on Joe the (Tool) Plumber

    Happy Birthday Andy Rooney!

    Joe the Plumber: Better Than You

    'Joe the Plumber' Who Wasn't Really A Plumber or Named Joe is Now Really A War Correspondent

    Ann Coulter Jumps Shark Named Harry Smith

    LA Press Club Elects New Board Members

    CNN's Top 10 Stories, According to CNN

    Muckraker Ebner Kicking Salomon Scum Off His Boots

    Is Nikki Finke Recession Proof?

    No Company, No Party, Freelancers Throw Their Own X-mas Bash

    NY Times Banned In China -- On The Internet

    Page 6 Isn't Exactly Right -- But Then What Else Is New?

    Rod Lurie Wants The Politics To Play

    Dorothy Parker Still Lives At Bev Wilshire

    If the Shoe Was On the Other Foot...

    Hall and Oats Take on Colmes

    Layoffs at Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel

    Koppel Maybe Prepping For 'Meet the Press' Russert Role

    Mark Halperin Makes 'Worst Persons'

    SPJ/LA Honors Journos

    Marks Disagree at USC Panel

    LAT Dresses Better Than Politico

    Who Will Be the Next Tim Russert?

    FBLA Gets Branded by Politico

    FBLA Accosts John F. Harris in Green Room

    Roger Ailes, The Conservative Maestro Behind Fox News, Signs For 5 More Arduous Years

    Immelt and NBC Want More Media -- While It's Cheap

    Man of God Attacks Man of 'Man Bites Dog'

    Moore Tackling What Else du Jour -- The Economy

    Helen Thomas is Back!

    Mayerson's Open Letter to Fox News

    New AP Style

    Keith Olbermann Takes on Prop. 8

    Welcome to Scarborough Country...

    FBLA Goes Fanboy on Jonathan Gold

    KTLA Captures Arrest of Two Buzznet Employees At Prop 8 Rally

    San Francisco Chronicle Cuts Anniversary Gifts

    Networks Vow Election Night Restraint

    Rob Tornoe: 'Live-Cartooning' the Election

    SoCal Journo Signs Petition to Keep Journalism Local

    Bill Stall, 71

    What An Obama Loss Would Mean To Punditry

    Journos Explain Blogging, Speak Slowly

    Tina Dupuy: Democracy Requires Participation

    Queer Town is Clearly In The Tank for No on Prop. 8

    Not-The-LAT in 90

    Michael Hastings Dishes on Dishing

    Obama Victory Bash Will Cost Cash to Cover

    Sarah Palin to Take Actual Questions From MSM

    Not-So-Funny Papers: Cartoonist Equates Colin Powell To Benedict Arnold. In Blackface.

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