media
Commie Reds Write Shoddy Heds. Body Bags and Hotties' Beds!
Hamilton Nolan · 10/01/09 11:16AMObama Really Testing Media's Blind Devotion
Hamilton Nolan · 10/01/09 09:04AMSeizing "Statutory Rape" Zeitgeist, Right Hones Latest, Gayest Czar Attack
Andrew Belonsky · 09/30/09 10:25PMMort's Bid For BW, Condé Rumors & Cable Ratings
cityfile · 09/30/09 01:43PM• Who hasn't looked at buying BusinessWeek by now? Daily News and US News owner Mort Zuckerman appears to be the latest mogul to join the party. [BW]
• The wave of job cuts at Condé Nast could begin in a few weeks or in a few months, depending on who you ask. But either way, it's going to be ugly. [NYO]
• Fox News continues to trounce the competition: Both CNN and MSNBC experienced big declines in ratings during the third quarter. The situation appears to be especially bleak at CNBC, however. [B&C, HuffPo, ZH]
• Simon & Schuster is shaking things up at a couple of its imprints. [Crain's]
• The New York Times is planning to introduce a Chicago-centric edition of the paper. That's in addition to the San Fran edition launching this fall. [NYT]
• Related: Is the New York Times going to start charging readers to access its website? That's still unclear, but the answer should be coming soon. [NYO]
• "Print is undead," reports the undead print newspaper the Village Voice. [VV]
Glenn Beck Is Even Wrong in the Future
John Cook · 09/30/09 01:15PMYesterday, in furtherance of his indictment of Barack Obama as an Olympics-mongering gamewhore, Glenn Beck pointed out that the Olympics suck and Vancouver lost $1 billion when it hosted them. Next year.
Rumor: Layoffs at Reader's Digest (Updated)
Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/09 12:56PMBig Scary Cartoonist Coming to Scare Yale
Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/09 09:46AMCelebunepotistic Art Mag Had Some Flaw, Somehow
Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/09 09:13AMYoung Sulzberger Hunts a Sniper!
Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/09 08:26AMWill a Moose Appear?
Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/09 07:55AMHaving Lost His Crusade, a Disgraced Newsman Contemplates His Remaining Empty Years
John Cook · 09/29/09 03:23PMDan Rather's Suit Dismissed; Name Change at TLC
cityfile · 09/29/09 01:59PM• It's all over for Dan Rather and his long-running legal campaign against CBS. A state appeals court dismissed the ex-anchor's lawsuit today. [Reuters, NYP]
• At least four parties are still in the bidding for BusinessWeek. But Bloomberg LP remains the most likely acquirer of the struggling magazine. [BW, Reuters]
• An "unbelievably conscientious" Sarah Palin has finishing her memoir in less than four months. You can not buy the book beginning on November 17. [WP]
• Michelle Obama will appear as guest on Sesame Street's season debut. [NYT]
• TLC announced today it's dropping Jon Gosselin from Jon & Kate Plus 8. This news calls out for name change, obvs, so it'll be Kate Plus 8 from now on. [THR]
Man Succeeds on TV Despite Literacy
Hamilton Nolan · 09/29/09 12:30PMEverybody at the New York Times Used to Be So Wasted Every Day
Hamilton Nolan · 09/29/09 10:00AMYeah, Kanye Just Needs Rehab
Andrew Belonsky · 09/29/09 05:00AMTampax Happy to Have Serena in Their Bloody Commercials
Andrew Belonsky · 09/29/09 03:13AMSuperman's Super Problems
Andrew Belonsky · 09/29/09 12:49AMTime Warner Rumors, Condé Cuts & SNL
cityfile · 09/28/09 02:00PM• Is Time Warner planning to shed its Time Inc. magazine division? [Crain's]
• Condé Nast is hunkering down for a big round of budget cuts, as you've probably heard. One Condé title that happens to be doing quite well: Vanity Fair's Italian edition, which having its best year ever, apparently.
• Saturday Night Live's Jenny Slate won't be punished for cursing on the air. But it's looking like Darrell Hammond may have been dropped from the show.
• Tina Brown's Daily Beast is planning to get into book publishing. [NYT]
• Former Times film critic (and Turner Classic Movies host) Elvis Mitchell is in financial trouble again: He reportedly owes $500,000 in back taxes. [P6]
• How much the cast of The Hills makes might make you nauseous. [TDB]
• Can Twitter ever earn enough in advertising revenue to justify its recent valuation of $1 billion? It's highly unlikely, say some observers. [AdAge]
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs was No. 1 again this weekend. [LAT]