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Conde Nast's Subsistence-Level Holiday Gift
Hamilton Nolan · 12/17/09 09:41AMNYT Layoff Update
Hamilton Nolan · 12/17/09 09:18AMTiger Woods Wishes People Would Stop Giving Him Awards
Ravi Somaiya · 12/17/09 08:38AMForbes Holiday Bonus War?
Ravi Somaiya · 12/17/09 07:28AMThe New York Times Layoff Victims: Allen Salkin(!) Is Among Them [Updated]
Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 05:23PMcityfile · 12/16/09 04:50PM
• Did Hugh Hefner abandon a deal to sell Playboy because he insisted he be allowed to live at the Playboy Mansion until he dies? That's the rumor. [PC]
• CNN will finish 2009 behind MSNBC, which is a first. How is it that CNN chief Jon Klein still has a job? Ask Jeff Bewkes if you bump into him, please. [NYT]
• Daily Intel has a list of the latest layoffs at the New York Times. [NYM]
• Roy Disney, nephew of Walt and former top Disney exec, is dead at 79. [NYT]
• The war between the Times and Wall Street Journal continues apace. [NYO]
• The Journal is boosting circulation of its glossy quarterly, WSJ. [WWD]
• Pressure's on! Jim Cameron's $300 mil. Avatar debuts this weekend. [THR]
• Two of Hollywood's big PR firms, BNC and PMK, have joined forces. [AdAge]
• Teen Vogue editor Amy Astley is making a cameo on Gossip Girl. [WWD]
• Painful truths: Your boyfriend secretly loves soft-rock, Celine Dion. [NYT]
• Time's 2009 "Person of the Year" is Fed chair Ben Bernanke. Yawn. [Time]
Bill Keller Response Response Response Response!
Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 03:04PMNew York Times Barely Worth Freelancing For
Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 01:49PMNews War History: WSJ's Response To Bill Keller's Letter
Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 12:28PMNYT Layoffs
Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 11:49AMThe Diminishing Returns of the Tiger Woods Story
Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 11:04AMTiger Woods Story 4,786,874 Breaks
Ravi Somaiya · 12/16/09 08:46AMTime Names Ben Bernanke Person of the Year
Ravi Somaiya · 12/16/09 08:16AMcityfile · 12/15/09 04:16PM
• Closures: Design magazine I.D. is shutting down. And while Editor & Publisher revealed last week it's folding, there's now a small chance it'll survive. [E&P]
• More bad news: The New Republic laid off some staff today. [Politico]
• Diane Sawyer's farewell to GMA last week and George Stephanopoulos's debut on Monday both did okay, but neither one topped Today. [NYO, NYT]
• More TV news: CNN's ratings continue to suck; Oprah's Obama special scored big ratings; and Oprah pal Nate Berkus is getting his own show, as rumored.
• Golf Digest says it has no regrets about its new Tiger Woods cover. Which is a tad convenient since it went to press before the scandal broke. [Us]
• Men's Health editor Dave Zinczenko got snubbed by his bosses today. [DF]
• Paramount plans to start selling movie clips on the Web next week. [NYT]
• As for plans to create the "Hulu of magazines," it isn't going to be easy. [PC]
• The guy who stalked ESPN's Erin Andrews pleaded guilty today. [AP]
• Advertisers are totally loving Lady Gaga right now. Her "Bad Romance" video managed to squeeze in ten product placements in under five minutes. [LAT]
• Golden Globe noms were announced today. Just in case you missed it. [NYM]
It Takes Two Chefs to Keep Barry Diller Well-Fed
cityfile · 12/15/09 02:18PMMany thanks to the faithful reader in Australia who directed us to this article in The Cairns Post which has some totally vital info on the whereabouts of media mogul Barry Diller's $200 million sailboat, EOS. It's located in lovely Cairns right now—as you probably could have guessed—along with Diller's crew of "two chefs, three engineers, nine deck crew and captains and stewardesses." But it won't be docked there for long! The paper reports that Diller will be climbing aboard the 304-foot beast in January when it sets sail for the Solomon Islands. [The Cairns Post]
Big Ski Threatens Snow-Based Media Freedom!
Hamilton Nolan · 12/15/09 01:56PMRupert Murdoch Wishes Some of You Happy Holidays
Hamilton Nolan · 12/15/09 12:33PMCould Editor & Publisher Survive?
Hamilton Nolan · 12/15/09 11:26AMNew York Times Union Prepares Members For Layoffs
Hamilton Nolan · 12/15/09 09:07AMThe following memos went out to members of the Newspaper Guild, the union representing the New York Times newsroom. In the first memo, the Guild says it has successfully managed to make the NYT adhere to seniority rules regarding the year's final round of layoffs—coming today. In the second memo, the Guild says it's offered a plan to the company regarding the outsourcing of News Service jobs to Gainesville. [If you know more about the NYT layoffs, email us].