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Breaking: WOR Radio, Buckley President Rick Buckley Has Died

Jerry Barmash — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:42:33 +0000

Rick Buckley, who succeeded his father as president of Buckley Radio in 1972, has died. The flagship station for the company is WOR Radio/710.

All access.com reports that Buckley suffered a brain embolism yesterday afternoon and died peacefully this morning.

According to Radio-info.com, Buckley was boating on the Long Island Sound yesterday when he complained about not feeling well, and was taken to a hospital.

Just last month, the veteran radio executive was in Lake George for enshrinement into the New York State Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his wife Connie, and daughter Jennifer, the director of sales at WOR Radio.

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Long Way Down | Truth Hurts | Touchdown

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:00:57 +0000

TVSpy: Watch Fabio read the forecast for a Portland TV station. How the mighty have fallen.
SocialTimes: Speaking of Fabio, here’s the truth behind viral ads – most of them are paid for.
SportsNewser: Oh thank god – HBO is airing a 90 minute special celebrating the past season’s of “Hard Knocks.” All together now, “Football! Football! Football!”

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Two New York Articles Get Optioned

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:23:02 +0000

International Creative Management (ICM), through its partnership with New York magazine, has brokered a deal with Sony Pictures TV to option two articles from the magazine; perhaps one day turning them into a TV show or movie.

The New York Observer reports that the two articles are “A Serial Killer in Common,” by Robert Kolker, which details the Long Island serial killer’s victims and their connections, and “Paw Paw & Lady Love,” by Dan Lee, a piece on the tragedy of Anna Nicole Smith.

As you can see, Hollywood loves a sad story.

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Bonnier Corp.’s Parenting Group Names New Associate Publisher, Marketing

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:21:08 +0000

The Parenting Group, the publishing division of Bonnier Corp. responsible for Parenting, Babytalk and Parenting.com, has named Heather Gumbley as its new Associate Publisher, Marketing. Gumbley was most recently Executive Director of Creative Services for the Fairchild Fashion Group at Conde Nast.

At Bonnier Gumbley will be tasked with increasing marketing efforts for The Parenting Group’s brands. Mark Wildman, Vice President and Group Publisher, said she’s well-equipped to handle that job.

“With her strong integrated marketing background and extensive experience with fashion and retail advertisers, Heather has the perfect blend of media and client expertise to help Parenting become the leading media brand serving today’s modern families,” explained Wildman.

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Vanity Fair Launches New E-Book on Rupert Murdoch

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:07:35 +0000

Everything Rupert Murdoch is in vogue right now. Profiles in magazines, TV talking heads examining his health, Rupert Bobblehead Night – if you’ve got something about News Corp.’s man, you’ve most likely got yourself a hit. So it’s no surprise that Vanity Fair’s second e-book ever takes an in-depth look at the man.

Rupert Murdoch: The Master Mogul of Fleet Street, takes 20 selected pieces from the pages of Vanity Fair and puts them in one, tiny electronic place (it’s available on the Kindle or Nook).

The book documents Murdoch’s journey from Fleet Street until now, and includes works from Sarah Ellison, Edward Klein, James Wolcott, and Michael Wolff and more.

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Notes From The AP’s Deputy Standards Editor

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:15:26 +0000

The Washington Post has a great profile of David Minthorn, the Associated Press’ Deputy Standards Editor this morning. Minthorn is the man responsible for policing the grammar used by the AP, and because of that, he’s answered just about every question concerning the English language there is.

The most common question he’s answered is about when to use quotes and when to italicize (the AP never italicizes, but that’s due to formatting issues more than anything else), but here’s a few other interesting items from the Minthorn piece:

It’s “bed-and-breakfast”
There was a lot of arguing when the AP switched from “e-mail” to “email”
The plural of “meatloaf” is “meatloaves.” No word on if Meat Loaf refers to his children this way or not.

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The Atlantic Taps New Managing Editor

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:03:02 +0000

The Atlantic has named Jennifer Barnett its new Managing Editor. Barnett comes to the magazine from Parks & Recreation, and she’s previously worked at Teen Vogue, Elle, Redbook.

The Atlantic’s Deputy Editor, Scott Stossel, sent out a memo to staffers late yesterday afternoon announcing the hire.

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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance

Jerry Barmash — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:02:00 +0000

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Promoted | Stalking Banksy | To Pay or Not to Pay

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:00:04 +0000

AllTwitter: Get ready for ads to fill your Twitter newsfeed.
UnBeige: Here’s something cool for all you graf fans out there – an iPhone app for tracking Banksy’s street art.
TVNewser: A breakdown of which network – if any – will pay the $1.5 million Casey Anthony is asking as an interview fee.

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Felix Salmon is Completely Fine With Tweeting False Information

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:41:17 +0000

Earlier a rumor began floating around Twitter that CNN had suspended Piers Morgan. Immediately journalists tweeted and retweeted the news, because media people always love being the first (or close to first) to report something. Now that the rumor has been proved false, those same journalists are backtracking – none more ridiculously than Reuters’ financial blogger Felix Salmon.

While some people who tweeted the rumor – such as Anthony De Rosa – went the right route and simply apologized for the error, Salmon took to his blog and basically said it’s okay for journalists to tweet false information:

…One of the things I like about Twitter is that it behaves in many ways a lot more like a newsroom than a newspaper. Rumors happen there, and then they get shot down — no harm no foul.

He adds that because the false information doesn’t come from a professional account, it’s all good. But it’s not. People obviously make mistakes, but to tweet something wrong and then say, “Oh, well it’s fine” when people follow you because you’re supposed to be a credible news source, is wrong.

If Salmon doesn’t want that responsibility placed on his account, he should remove “Felix Salmon is the finance blogger at Reuters” from his Twitter bio. Until then people are going to give more weight to what he tweets, whether he likes it or not.

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60 Minutes Take Weekly Top Spot on WCBS; America’s Got Talent Number Two on WNBC

Jerry Barmash — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:38:34 +0000

As we meander through the summer, viewership is typically altered. But 60 Minutes had no problems grabbing ratings. The venerable newsmagazine was number one, according to the Nielsen Company. The broadcast had 751,000 WCBS/Channel 2 viewers with a 3.7 rating.

On WNBC/Channel 4, a two-hour episode of America’s Got Talent was number two (623,000/3.1).

Yankee Baseball on the YES Network was third (556,000/2.8) from July 21. Several other games cracked the Top 20.

A pair of games tied for number 13 –July 18 on YES (473,000/2.3) and July 19 on WWOR/Channel 9 (468,000/2.3).

A July 20th Yankee game on YES was number 20 (416,000/2.1).

amNewYork Launches iPad and iPhone App

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:50:45 +0000

AmNewYork, the most widely distributed (and maybe the most widely discarded, but keep trying Metro!) daily newspaper in the city, has launched an iPhone and iPad app. The app comes equipped with all of the content found in print, and even allows users to download previous issues.

Publisher Paul Turcotte says of the apps, “The introduction of this mobile application extends our reach and allows readers to get their news anytime or anyplace. Our active NYC reader will now have access to the paper on the go, day or night.”

The apps are free and available in the iTunes store now.

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Moviefone Names New Senior Writer

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:29:51 +0000

Moviefone, an AOL Hufington Post Media Group site, has named Mike Ryan its new Senior Writer. Ryan has been an entertainment reporter for Vanity Fair’s site, and has contributed to New York and Wired.

At Moviefone, he’ll be responsible for reviews, features, interviews and much more. Michael Hogan, Editor-in-Chief of Moviefone, said Ryan’s style will be a welcome addition to the site.

“His original reporting, commentary and videos will complement the Moviefone’s comprehensive, real-time news and opinion, and help establish the site as a hub for all things movies – as well as a starting point for opinionated conversations about film.”

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Elevator Pitch: Alan Meckler Sizes Up Wanderfly

Andrew Gauthier — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:02:01 +0000

In the debut episode of MediabistroTV‘s “Elevator Pitch,” our CEO Alan Meckler meets with the founders of Wanderfly, a startup that provides travel advice based on a user’s interests and budget.

So, what do you think? Is Wanderfly the next big thing? Leave your thoughts in the comments section…

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Browse FishbowlNY July 2011 archives - FishbowlNY

Breaking: WOR Radio, Buckley President Rick Buckley Has Died

Long Way Down | Truth Hurts | Touchdown

Two New York Articles Get Optioned

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week

Bonnier Corp.’s Parenting Group Names New Associate Publisher, Marketing

Vanity Fair Launches New E-Book on Rupert Murdoch

Notes From The AP’s Deputy Standards Editor

The Atlantic Taps New Managing Editor

FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance

Promoted | Stalking Banksy | To Pay or Not to Pay

Felix Salmon is Completely Fine With Tweeting False Information

60 Minutes Take Weekly Top Spot on WCBS; America’s Got Talent Number Two on WNBC

amNewYork Launches iPad and iPhone App

Moviefone Names New Senior Writer

Elevator Pitch: Alan Meckler Sizes Up Wanderfly