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Archives: March 2013

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TVNewser: Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie think people getting fired because of one person’s ego is so fun and silly!

Lost Remote: This is pretty interesting — MLB is going to stream a Yankees game on Twitter.

FishbowlLA: Here’s more information about James Deen, just in case you’re somehow not sick of him yet.

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Tim Grieve Named NationalJournal.com Editor

Tim Grieve is joining National Journal as editor of nationaljournal.com. Grieve comes to the magazine from Politico, where he most recently served as a managing editor. Grieve had been with Politico since 2008.

“Tim is one of Washington’s most accomplished journalists and digital innovators,” said NJ’s president, Bruce Gottlieb, in a statement.  ”We are thrilled that he will spend the next chapter of his career here, delivering National Journal’s trusted voice on politics and policy to engaged citizens across the nation.”

The Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for The Week

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

1) Matt Lauer Hating Is in Full Swing

2) Jane Pratt: “I Was Definitely Doing Everything I Could to Get Cat Marnell Into Rehab”

3) Time Publishes Two Gay Marriage Covers

4) Unfortunately for Brooklyn, MTV Brings VMAs to Barclays Center

5) Meghan McCain is Getting Her Own TV Show for You to Hate 

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Disney Tops Media Company Revenue List

Disney is the top dog (or mouse, if you want to be dumb/cute about things). SNL Kagan released its annual list which ranks media companies by analyzing revenue and profitability, and The Walt Disney Company takes the number one spot. According to Mediapost, the company had $42.3 billion in revenue last year. Not bad, considering the people who work at Disney thought Taylor Kitsch was a great actor.

Here’s the top five media companies, ranked by 2012 revenue:

1) Disney ($42.3 billion)
2) News Corp. ($33.7 billion)
3) Omnicom Group ($14.2)
4) CBS ($14.1)
5) Viacom ($13.9)

Five Staffers Cut From InTouch, Life & Style

There have been a total of five editorial cuts at Bauer Publishing’s InTouch and Life & Style. The New York Post reports that among those let go was In Touch veteran Michael Todd, who had been the magazine’s executive director of photography since 2002. Nicole Tereza, design director for In Touch for the past two years, was also dropped.

Dan Wakeford, editorial director of both magazines, told the Post the recent cuts were nothing big and things are going great. ”It’s minimal restructuring compared to anything else other magazines are doing,” he insisted.

We’re guessing Todd and Tereza don’t agree with that assessment.

Donald Trump Blasts New York in Twitter Rant

Let the record show that if you publish slightly critical commentary about Donald Trump, he will blast back on Twitter and it will be fun for everyone involved. When New York’s Daily Intelligencer posted about Trump’s appearance on David Letterman, Trump responded by firing off a series of hilarious tweets. Here they are, for our enjoyment.

A vague insult followed by an odd prediction backed by no evidence whatsoever is a great start.

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Edward Felsenthal Named Managing Editor of Time.com

Edward Felsenthal has been named managing editor of Time.com. Felsenthal is succeeding Cathy Sharick, who is stepping down to work on a startup. She had been a managing editor since 2011.

Felsenthal most recently helped launch Al-Monitor, a news site that covers the Middle East. He has also consulted for companies such as UStream. Felsenthal was a co-founder of The Daily Beast in 2008, and he served as its executive editor. He was also a reporter and deputy managing editor at The Wall Street Journal.

In a memo announcing the moves, Martha Nelson wrote that Felsenthal is “a true digital leader.”

The full note from Nelson and Rick Stengel is below.

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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance

Well Done | What is Good Luck? | Not Close Enough

UnBeige: We don’t get to say this often, but the post office’s new stamps look great.

GalleyCat: LeVar Burton wants to host Jeopardy! Too bad Alex Trebek will be directing the show until he’s 123.

SocialTimes: Google is offering same day delivery! If you live in the Bay Area. Sorry.

Barbara Walters to Retire Next Year

The twilight of Barbara Walters’ career is finally upon us. According to fellow Mediabistro site TVNewser, Walters is retiring in May of 2014.

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, after all, Walters is 83 years old. But she has occupied the TV landscape for so long — she got her start in 1961 — it will be surely odd to not have her around anymore. Well, she’s still be around. Just because she’s ending her career doesn’t mean— well, we’re going to stop right there. No need to jinx anything.

For more on this story, head over to TVNewser.

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