media
'Relatively Inexperienced' Fox News Producer in 9/12 Video Scandal!
Andrew Belonsky · 09/20/09 08:51PMAmbush of Ambush Reporter Jesse Watters Keeps Reputation for Sleaze Intact
Foster Kamer · 09/19/09 05:30PMCondé Cuts, Oprah's Big Pick & The Emmys
cityfile · 09/18/09 01:50PM• Rumor has it Condé Nast isn't going to shutter several of its money-losing magazines like Details and Teen Vogue, after all. But the budget review that's taken place in recent weeks seems to have "scared fiscal responsibility into some of the highest-rolling titles at the glitzy empire." This means Graydon Carter won't be making it to London or Milan Fashion Week, sadly. [NYP]
• Irving Kristol, the godfather of neo-conservatism, is dead at 89. [AP]
• Oprah has picked the next big best-seller. The latest pick for her book club is a set of short stories by Uwem Akpa called Say You're One of Them. [NYDN]
• After a 72-year run, Guiding Light's final episode aired today. [Reuters]
• CNBC has canceled Dennis Kneale's 8pm show on the network. [NYO]
• The Emmy Awards take place this Sunday. Who's going to win? If you watched last year's telecast, you may already have the answers. [WP]
Just Don't Watch Cable News This Weekend, Please
John Cook · 09/18/09 12:26PMThe Nation Staying Afloat With Yard Sales
Hamilton Nolan · 09/18/09 12:22PMVariety to Lead Old Media Back to Pay Wall Ghetto
John Cook · 09/18/09 09:53AMWill the Weakest Survive at Conde Nast?
Hamilton Nolan · 09/18/09 09:15AMNo Comments for New David Brooks Column
Andrew Belonsky · 09/18/09 03:04AMAnastos Apologizes for Bestial Flub
Andrew Belonsky · 09/18/09 12:32AMPolitico's Emmy Dreams
John Cook · 09/17/09 03:25PMTime's New Cover, Twitter's Value & Ernie's F-Bomb
cityfile · 09/17/09 02:26PM• Glenn Beck is Time magazine's cover boy this week, sadly. [Time, HuffPo]
• Spike Lee and Robert De Niro are teaming up with Showtime "to develop a drama series about Manhattan's Alphabet City." [THR]
• Twitter is now worth $1 billion, believe it or not. [TechCrunch]
• Nikki Finke hears that Variety is planning to start charging for access to its website and The Hollywood Reporter is dropping its daily print edition. [DHD]
• Jenna Bush made her debut on the Today show this morning. [BS]
• An update how Jay Leno's new show is faring three days in. [NYT]
• An update on the protracted legal battle between CBS and ex-anchor Dan Rather, a feud that only "seems to get pettier by the day." [TDB]
• Fox 5's Ernie Anastos managed to both embarrass himself and coin a delightful new catchphrase on the news last night. [Gawker, NYP, B&C]