Arthur O. Sulzberger, who transformed The New York Times through his 34 year tenure there, has died. His family announced that he died from a longtime illness. Sulzberger was 86.

Sulzberger took over as publisher of the Times in 1963, and slowly began to alter the paper for the better. In perhaps his most memorable move, Sulzberger decided to publish “The Pentagon Papers,” which detailed the government’s many stumbles and evasions during the Vietnam War. President Nixon demanded that the documents be pulled, but Sulzberger refused, and the Times ultimately won the case in the Supreme Court.

Sulzberger is also credited with adding sections to the Times such as business, home, weekend and metropolitan. Competitors panned the decision, but after they saw how popular the new sections were with readers, quickly began to add them to their own papers.

“Adolph Ochs is remembered as the one who founded this great enterprise,” said Richard L. Gelb, a member of the Times’ board, when Sulzberger stepped down as chairman in 1997. “Arthur Ochs Sulzberger will be remembered as the one who secured it, renewed it and lifted it to ever-higher levels of achievement.”

For much more on Sulzberger, please read the Times’ excellent piece on his life.

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TVNewser: CBSNews.com got a makeover because it was just feeling in a rut and not itself lately, you know?

AppNewser: Apple’s CEO Tim Cook apologized for the Apple Map app being not up to par. He will also sit next to Steve Jobs’ grave for one month straight as a penance.

FishbowlDC: Politico’s Jonathan Martin is a Twitter master.

Here’s a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week.

1. Mike Francesa and WBLS Are Marconi Award Winners, September 21
2. Sue Simmons (left) in First Interview Since Leaving WNBC: ‘I Cried Every Day,‘ September 26
3. Cover Battle: GQ or Complex, September 20
4. Sandra Lee is Launching a Magazine, September 26
5. Vogue Issues Fantastic Correction, September 25
6. Michael Moynihan Joins Newsweek/The Daily Beast, September 26

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New Yorkers sure do complain a lot. (And rightly so!) But the last thing you want is to come off as a whiner in the workplace. In the latest Mediabistro feature, workplace experts give tips on the art of “managing up,” or how to better your relationship with your boss.

No. 6: Tell your manager what you need

Managing up doesn’t mean saying yes to every request; that can cause trouble later if you become overwhelmed. “Communicating requires you to be open about your needs rather than assuming your manager understands what’s going on,” said career coach Deborah Howard, president of Guiding Change Consulting. “Learn to say, ‘I’ll be happy to work on this project, and I’m also working on these three other projects, so how would you like me to prioritize them?’”

For more advice, read Managing Up: 7 Ways to Keep the Boss Happy.

Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel has named Gillian Telling its new editor-in-chief. Telling comes to BT from Front Desk New York, where she served as editor-in-chief as well. Previously Telling had been a staff editor at Details and Rolling Stone.

“I am excited that we were able to attract someone of Gillian’s caliber to our magazine, and certain that she will continue to provide Budget Travel’s audience or more than two million readers with the award-winning brand of travel journalism they’ve come to expect,” said BT’s vice president and publisher, Elaine Alimonti, in a statement.

“As a longtime budget traveler myself, I can’t say how thrilled I am to now be editing what has always been one of my favorite magazines,” added Telling.

Laura Lang, CEO of Time Inc., just shuffled the deck at the top of the company. According to Adweek, Paul Caine will now be group president as well as chief revenue officer.

David Geithner was also promoted to the top of the company’s Style and Entertainment Group. Geithner will oversee People, In Style and Entertainment Weekly.

Lang directed Todd Larsen, group president of Time’s News and Sports Group, to oversee the company’s international tactics.

Additionally, Fran Hauser — director of digital for the Style and Entertainment Group — was tasked with managing an “innovation lab.”

Mark Thompson has joined CNNMoney as assistant managing editor. Thompson previously worked at Reuters in a variety of roles. At CNNMoney, Thompson is overseeing the site’s international content.

According to a memo from Lex Haris, CNNMoney’s managing editor, Thompson will be hiring two reporters in London, and an editor and reporter in Hong Kong.

The full note from Haris is below.

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Newly minted lead WNYW anchorman Greg Kelly competed for the title of New York’s Funniest Reporter. Despite his ad-libbing qualities at the anchor desk, Kelly did not win the charity event held last night at Comic Strip Live.

It was Fox News’ Clayton Morris who grabbed the top prize in the 7th annual event. He edged In Touch Weekly‘s Marianne Garvey. Kelly settled for third place.

“We offer many congratulations, praise, and thanks not only to Clayton Morris but, to all participants in the show who were brave enough to go on stage and help out a great cause,” co-producers Mark Goldman and Ryan McCormick said.

The proceeds will be donated to the Humane Society of New York.

Like a sale at your favorite department store, One Day Only! That could be the banner headline as Rosanna Scotto does a TV doubleheader today. Following her Good Day New York work at WNYW with Dave Price, Channel 5 viewers will see Scotto guest host on Anderson Cooper‘s syndicated daytime show. This season Anderson took it up a notch as Anderson Live. But to accommodate Scotto, our sister site TVSpy reports the show was recorded earlier this week.

Anderson Live is seen at noon on WNYW.

TVSpy has a video clip of Scotto showing off her rarely seen dancing talents.

The New York Film Festival raises the curtain tonight on its 50th year. The gala event kicks off with the screening of Ang Lee’s latest movie, Life of Pi.

In all, 32 movies will be screened featuring a mix of major directors and indie fare.

David Chase of The Sopranos fame, makes his feature film debut directing Not Fade Away. Watch for a supporting role by James Gandolfini. Chase’s movie is named the Centerpiece Gala Selection. Robert Zemeckis‘ Flight, starring Denzel Washington closes the festival.

Another film being shown is the New York debut of Hyde Park on Hudson. The film stars Bill Murray as F.D.R. and Laura Linney, already generating Oscar buzz, as a distant cousin having an affair with the only four-term president. Also garnering plenty of attention, and available for viewing at the NYFF, is Brian De Palma‘s Passion.

The New York Film Festival runs through October 14.

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