Media Miscellany: 04.22.2005

Romenesko is way nicer than we are: Has New York finally hardened me into an icy-cold bitch? Because I feel absolutely no pity for the whiny, entitled little crybaby featured on his page today. Apparently this kid thought she was the only person applying for an internship at Spin, told all her friends it was in the bag, and was stunned when her Application of Applications was rejected. The insolence! The temerity! The resounding slap in the face of brilliance! Just keep blaming it on the font, baby. God, New York really has turned me into a bitch.

Young journalist cries and cries after Spin mag rejects her [North Adams Transcript via Romenesko]

Contessa Brewer off Imus: Without explanation or warning, MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer seems to be off Don Imus’ morning show, according to our brethren at TV Newswer. Apparently Imus didn’t exactly create the most hospitable work environment for women. We’re still irritated by that intern, so we say: Brewer, call your lawyer, go for the jugular, and get yourself a nice condo on the Upper West Side. Barring that, you may be qualified for an internship at Spin.

Contessa Brewer Off MSNBC’s Imus [TV Newser]

Yo, Kelly, you’re irrelevant: Speaking of sexual harrassment in the workplace, the folks over at The Source have more problems on their hands. In addition to the suit being brought against rapper/president Raymond “Benzino” Scott and co-founder David Mays by ex-EIC Kimberly Osario and former Marketing VP Michelle Joyce, The Source is “wrestling with a host of financial, advertising and circulation woes,” according to Keith Kelly at the New York Post. These woes apparently include defaulting on a multi-million bank loan, withdrawing from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (which audits circulation which in turn provides information crucial for setting ad rates). In fact, apparently circulation stopped on March 21st. Oh, and ad numbers are way down.

The vainglorious Scott, who quit and then reinstated himself earlier this month, insisted that he was taking The Source onward and upward, and told Kelly twice that his queries hadn’t been returned “because you’re irrelevant.”

This would not be an appopriate place to make a “Hey, intern, why don’t you apply to The Source?” joke. So I won’t.

‘HICCUPS’ FOR HIP-HOP MAG [NY Post]

UPDATE: I guess New York hasn’t hardened me as much as I thought, because I’m feeling twingey about my post about the woebegone intern. As a brittle, embittered thirtysomething it’s hard to remember back into the shimmery salad days of college (although I didn’t eat much salad in college, hence ye olde ‘Frosh Fifteen’). In any case, Intern, I wish you the best of luck in finding your dream job and lots of great experiences on your way there. Stay plucky.

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