Aggregation Vs. Plagiarism: Old and New Media Not As Divided As You'd Think - Posted August 12, 2008
Pop + Politics poses an interesting question to former L.A. Times City Editor Bill Boyarsky and former Gawker editor Choire Sicha: "Where does aggregation end and plagiarism begin?" In the article, editor Chris Nelson said the "Old" and "New" Media journalists' "perspectives were often a study in contrasts." But from our reading (and,... [FishBowlLA]

Aggregation Vs. Plagiarism: Old and New Media Not As Divided As You'd Think - Posted August 12, 2008
Pop + Politics poses an interesting question to former L.A. Times City Editor Bill Boyarsky and former Gawker editor Choire Sicha: "Where does aggregation end and plagiarism begin?" In the article, editor Chris Nelson said the "Old" and "New" Media journalists' "perspectives were often a study in contrasts." But from our reading (and,... [FishBowlLA]

Andrew Breitbart: Sensitive Olden Days Guy - Posted August 7, 2008
Choire Sicha penned a piece in Radar about Andrew Breitbart's new venture into the conservative Hollywood entertainment news 'market': What is more absolutely interesting to America than actors who have opinions about politics? Gosh, not much! (Economic regulation theory, maybe?) So, good news! Andrew Breitbart, the longtime Drudge henchman, is launching BigHollywood,... [FishBowlLA]

A Pox on Commenters and the Apocalyptic Horse They Rode in On! - Posted July 22, 2008
The recent chatter about online commenters is refusing to die down (apologies for the bad pun). You may recall how a few weeks ago Time's Lev Grossman was wondering what makes commenters so nuts (conclusion: basically deep down we're all mean). Since then the discussion appears to have turned... [FishBowlNY]

A Pox on Commenters and the Apocalyptic Horse They Rode in On! - Posted July 22, 2008
The recent chatter about online commenters is refusing to die down (apologies for the bad pun). You may recall how a few weeks ago Time's Lev Grossman was wondering what makes commenters so nuts (conclusion: basically deep down we're all mean). Since then the discussion appears to have turned... [FishBowlNY]

All Good Things, Etc.: Jezebel Moe to Radar - Posted July 22, 2008
Radar announced late last night that Jezebel stalwart Moe Tkacik is decamping to the website as of August 18. Tkacik's departure will be a big loss for the Gawker Media run Jezebel; she's roundly considered one of the stars of the site where she covers the politics beat and pens... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.08 - Posted July 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Above, Luke Russert and James Carville spearhead XM radio's coverage of the MLB All-Star Game. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted October 26, 2007
Brother Against Brother: It took three reporters and Lord knows how many man hours to do it, but the LAT put together this thinly veiled plea to get mentioned on both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Good luck with that. Put The Lotion In the Basket: That chick from The... [FishBowlLA]

Breaking: Denton's Valleywag Poaches Editor From Business 2.0 - Posted June 14, 2007
Denton: Less blogging, more tanning We just got word that Valleywag has a new editor in Owen Thomas of Business 2.0. Thomas, a former online editor for Time Inc., currently edits 2.0's Beta blog and — most importantly — worked on beloved late '90s site Suck.com. Valleywag has been edited by Gawker... [FishBowlNY]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishBowlNY]

Meta Intel: New York Blog Rips Gawker On Lack Of Disclosure, Fails To Note Own - Posted February 28, 2007
Following a pair of Gawker posts — on the Observer's redesign and the undulating Frank Bruni imbroglio — today's Daily Intel points out Gawker's failure to disclose that managing editor Choire Sicha worked for the Observer and once dated Frank Bruni. Daily Intel itself, though, fails to point out that its editor,... [FishBowlNY]

Gawker Fires Mohney, Rehires Sicha - Posted January 18, 2007
Gawker Media has fired Chris Mohney, the first-ever managing editor of its flagship, Gawker, six months into his tenure. Daily Intel, edited by former Gawker co-editor Jesse Oxfeld (and former mediabistro.com editor), has the scoop on his old digs: Gawker Media, Nick Denton's swaggering blog network, yesterday fired Chris Mohney, the managing... [FishBowlNY]