1. media deathwatch
    We Are Beginning to Be Suspicious of Oprah’s Recent Weight GainIs she just trying to sell magazines? Because it’s working. Pass us the Little Debbies, please!
    By Yelena Shuster
  2. ink-stained wretches
    Just How Bad Is It That Vanity Fair Reused Its Obama Cover Image?On a scale of one to tacky: Are we talking Angelina Jolie wearing her dress backward at the SAG Awards? Or Heidi Montag wearing the same dress twice?
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. ink-stained wretches
    Radio’s Ira Glass Attacks Print and Television News’Newspapers are mostly really terrible and they deserve to die,’ the nerd icon announced. ‘And network news is mostly really terrible and it deserves to go down.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. in other news
    The Backlash to the Media Backlash Begins!One lone Twitter goes against the grain and claims that the media, in fact, is thriving.
    By Chris Rovzar
  5. awesome blossoms
    Sulzberger’s New Girlfriend: ‘There Is Only One Woman in Arthur’s Life’The Gray Lady, duh!
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. media deathwatch
    The Media Calls a Snow DayThe latest news (not entirely bad) in the media maelstrom.
    By Kathryn H. Cusimano
  8. the times they are a changin’
    Times Shedding Profits, Red SoxBut this is somehow good news?
    By Dan Amira
  9. blog-stained wretches
    Bill Bennett and David Kuo’s Culture11 ShutteredA conservative website with promise bites the dust.
    By Erica Orden
  10. the gays
    Andrea Mitchell Has Just a Hint of That Je Ne Sais Drag QueenThe ‘Observer’ argues that Andrea Mitchell is a gay icon. We’re not so sure.
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. early and often
    Ragin’ Rod Still AWOL From Impeachment TrialBut his words are still being heard in court.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. ink-stained wretches
    So You Lost Your Newspaper Job. Now What?A new study shows that a third of people who lost their paper jobs last year were re-employed within three months.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. early and often
    Peter King Calls Newsday a LiarHe didn’t say the things they said he said, he says.
    By Dan Amira
  14. ink-stained wretches
    William Kristol’s Last Column: Buying Into Hope?On his way out, the conservative columnist doesn’t quite root for Obama to fail.
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. early and after
    Is It Now Open Season on Caroline Kennedy?By leaving on a mysterious note, she’s bringing weeks of scrutiny upon herself.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. in other news
    Glenn Beck Cries on First Day of School WorkAnd already the blogosphere is split over what this means.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. ink-stained wretches
    Sherman: The New York Times Parties for the Obama EconomyBut did it feel right?
    By Gabriel Sherman
  18. todd-al domination
    Chuck Todd’s French Horn Quietly Awaits Its Glorious RebirthIs there anything that man can’t do? No, there isn’t.
    By Dan Amira
  19. it just happened
    Wall Street Journal Receives Envelopes Containing White Powder’At least 10’ envelopes arrived at the paper’s offices today, addressed to the paper’s executives, beginning a Day of Terror.
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. Times Blows Another OpportunityOr did they?
    By Dan Amira
  21. media deathwatch
    Obama or No, the Media Keeps on EvolvingToday we have people getting new jobs, losing old ones, and just plain disappearing.
    By Mike Vilensky
  22. inaugur-nation!
    First Awkward Racial Slip of the Day Goes to: Brian WilliamsCraig Robinson and Reggie Love both play basketball — maybe that’s why the NBC anchor got them confused?
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. ink-stained wretches
    Carlos Slim Tries Harder to Save TimesHe wants to throw them a $250 million bone.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. crazytown
    Midtown Twentysomething Thinks NYC Is O-V-E-RSometimes the ‘Times’ gives us such a headache.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. inaugur-nation!
    T-Minus-One Day to a New AmericaSomehow, this feeling of giddiness is mitigated by the fact that you are the only one of your friends who has to work today.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. inaugur-nation!
    Christopher Hitchens Blames Torture on Common Americans, Demands ‘Tongue’ From Andrew Sullivan“I want tongue. Give me tongue,” Hitchens implored.
    By Russell Berman
  27. ink-stained wretches
    Times vs. Washington Post Spat Gets CattierHoward Kurtz raises the nastiness bar.
    By Dan Amira
  28. Huffington Post Globe Takes On the Drudge Report SirenWhich news-aggregator avatar better communicates urgent, breaking news?
    By Dan Amira
  29. some things don’t ever change
    Bi-partisan Spirit Still Escapes Bill KristolThe ‘Times’ columnist gloats that his meeting with Obama was better than the liberals’ meeting.
    By Dan Amira
  30. media deathwatch
    Washington Post Appoints First Woman, Gannett Staffers Take a ‘Vacation’More media bad news, disguised as good, in our daily roundup.
    By Mike Vilensky
  31. early and often
    Obama Also Met With Liberal ColumnistsAnd Rachel Maddow, just because.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. party chat
    Whoopi ‘Loves’ Elisabeth’s New ‘Love’ for ObamaShe even has a little love for Ann Coulter. But only a little.
    By Randi Eichenbaum
  33. early and often
    What Do You Think of Obama’s Dinner With the Conservative Carrion?Was it harmless, clever, or did it just send the wrong message?
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. media deathwatch
    Newspapers Become Blogs Become Newspapers AgainTry to keep up.
    By Mike Vilensky
  35. made-off
    Bernie Madoff Will Take Even the Health From Your BodyReporters standing in front of Bernie Madoff’s house were drained — of LIFE.
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. good ol’ common sense
    New War Reporter Joe the Plumber Thinks War Reporting Is UnnecessaryWe’re glad your fifteen minutes haven’t run out, Joe.
    By Dan Amira
  37. media deathwatch
    More Wenner Media Cuts; More Bono in New York TimesUnrelated … or are they?
    By Mike Vilensky
  38. media deathwatch
    Magazine Readers Can’t Afford a Country HomeAnd there’s an argument over the doom of the ‘Times.’ Again.
    By Mike Vilensky
  39. early and often
    Sarah Palin Wants to Be Bitter About Caroline KennedyHoney, get in line.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. in other news
    Outsourcing Tycoon and Flat-World Pioneer Competes With Own Imagination, LosesTom Friedman, as we predicted, is friends with the latest international fraudster.
    By Ira Boudway
  41. media deathwatch
    Video-Game Magazines Latest Victims of Print’s StrugglesMinus 12 HP.
    By Mike Vilensky
  42. chuck you
    Chris Matthews Watches Chuck Todd Lose His VirginityHis White House correspondent Obama press conference virginity!
    By Dan Amira
  43. media deathwatch
    The Media Climate Gets Hotter and HauterMore bad signs of the times, and more publications that are pretending times are better than they really are.
    By Mike Vilensky
  44. the greatest depression
    Andrew Ross Sorkin to Hit the AirwavesWhy is this so exciting? you might ask.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. media deathwatch
    Media Layoffs Bad for MinoritiesBut then, when are they ever good for the majority, either?
    By Mike Vilensky
  46. Tom Wolfe Continues Lifelong Battle Against The New YorkerThis time, it’s music critic Alex Ross in his crosshairs.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. happy new year
    Kathy Griffin Will Knock Those Pesky D’s Out of Your MouthThe comedian couldn’t quite make it through all of New Year’s Eve without some bad language.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. early and often
    Times Has to Awkwardly Acknowledge What It Was Trying to Say in McCain-Iseman StoryThis is just like that time in junior high when you got in trouble for passing along some gossip someone ELSE said, which wasn’t even your fault.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. ink-stained wretches
    Gawker Sells Consumerist.com to Consumer ReportsA popular blog find a safe new home.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. media deathwatch
    The Media Only Marginally Flatlines Into the New YearIt’s still alive! For now.
    By Mike Vilensky
  51. media deathwatch
    The Media’s Christmas HangoverSome media workers got pink slips in their stockings this Christmas. Others nursed hard liquor in order to stay alive.
    By Mike Vilensky
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