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crazytown
Jan. 19, 2009
Midtown Twentysomething Thinks NYC Is O-V-E-R
Sometimes the ‘Times’ gives us such a headache.
By
Chris Rovzar
inaugur-nation!
Jan. 19, 2009
T-Minus-One Day to a New America
Somehow, 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
inaugur-nation!
Jan. 18, 2009
Christopher Hitchens Blames Torture on Common Americans, Demands ‘Tongue’ From Andrew Sullivan
“I want tongue. Give me tongue,” Hitchens implored.
By
Russell Berman
ink-stained wretches
Jan. 16, 2009
Times
vs. Washington
Post
Spat Gets Cattier
Howard Kurtz raises the nastiness bar.
By
Dan Amira
Jan. 16, 2009
Huffington Post Globe Takes On the Drudge Report Siren
Which news-aggregator avatar better communicates urgent, breaking news?
By
Dan Amira
some things don’t ever change
Jan. 15, 2009
Bi-partisan Spirit Still Escapes Bill Kristol
The ‘Times’ columnist gloats that his meeting with Obama was better than the liberals’ meeting.
By
Dan Amira
media deathwatch
Jan. 14, 2009
Washington
Post
Appoints First Woman, Gannett Staffers Take a ‘Vacation’
More media bad news, disguised as good, in our daily roundup.
By
Mike Vilensky
early and often
Jan. 14, 2009
Obama Also Met With Liberal Columnists
And Rachel Maddow, just because.
By
Chris Rovzar
party chat
Jan. 14, 2009
Whoopi ‘Loves’ Elisabeth’s New ‘Love’ for Obama
She even has a little love for Ann Coulter. But only a little.
By
Randi Eichenbaum
early and often
Jan. 14, 2009
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
media deathwatch
Jan. 13, 2009
Newspapers Become Blogs Become Newspapers Again
Try to keep up.
By
Mike Vilensky
made-off
Jan. 12, 2009
Bernie Madoff Will Take Even the Health From Your Body
Reporters standing in front of Bernie Madoff’s house were drained — of LIFE.
By
Jessica Pressler
good ol’ common sense
Jan. 12, 2009
New War Reporter Joe the Plumber Thinks War Reporting Is Unnecessary
We’re glad your fifteen minutes haven’t run out, Joe.
By
Dan Amira
media deathwatch
Jan. 9, 2009
More Wenner Media Cuts; More Bono in New York
Times
Unrelated … or are they?
By
Mike Vilensky
media deathwatch
Jan. 8, 2009
Magazine Readers Can’t Afford a
Country Home
And there’s an argument over the doom of the ‘Times.’ Again.
By
Mike Vilensky
early and often
Jan. 8, 2009
Sarah Palin Wants to Be Bitter About Caroline Kennedy
Honey, get in line.
By
Chris Rovzar
in other news
Jan. 8, 2009
Outsourcing Tycoon and Flat-World Pioneer Competes With Own Imagination, Loses
Tom Friedman, as we predicted, is friends with the latest international fraudster.
By
Ira Boudway
media deathwatch
Jan. 7, 2009
Video-Game Magazines Latest Victims of Print’s Struggles
Minus 12 HP.
By
Mike Vilensky
chuck you
Jan. 7, 2009
Chris Matthews Watches Chuck Todd Lose His Virginity
His White House correspondent Obama press conference virginity!
By
Dan Amira
media deathwatch
Jan. 5, 2009
The Media Climate Gets Hotter and Hauter
More bad signs of the times, and more publications that are pretending times are better than they really are.
By
Mike Vilensky
the greatest depression
Jan. 5, 2009
Andrew Ross Sorkin to Hit the Airwaves
Why is this so exciting? you might ask.
By
Chris Rovzar
media deathwatch
Jan. 2, 2009
Media Layoffs Bad for Minorities
But then, when are they ever good for the majority, either?
By
Mike Vilensky
Jan. 2, 2009
Tom Wolfe Continues Lifelong Battle Against
The New Yorker
This time, it’s music critic Alex Ross in his crosshairs.
By
Jessica Pressler
happy new year
Jan. 2, 2009
Kathy Griffin Will Knock Those Pesky D’s Out of Your Mouth
The comedian couldn’t quite make it through all of New Year’s Eve without some bad language.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 31, 2008
Times
Has to Awkwardly Acknowledge What It Was Trying to Say in McCain-Iseman Story
This 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
ink-stained wretches
Dec. 30, 2008
Gawker Sells Consumerist.com to
Consumer Reports
A popular blog find a safe new home.
By
Chris Rovzar
media deathwatch
Dec. 30, 2008
The Media Only Marginally Flatlines Into the New Year
It’s still alive! For now.
By
Mike Vilensky
media deathwatch
Dec. 29, 2008
The Media’s Christmas Hangover
Some media workers got pink slips in their stockings this Christmas. Others nursed hard liquor in order to stay alive.
By
Mike Vilensky
in other news
Dec. 24, 2008
Katie’s Having a Comeback
For the fourth week in a row, she’s steadily beating her ratings from last year.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 24, 2008
Team Obama Did Nothing Wrong, Says Team Obama
Obama’s much-anticipated internal investigation into his staff’s contacts with Rod Blagojevich reaches unsurprising conclusions.
By
Dan Amira
media deathwatch
Dec. 23, 2008
Newspapers Learn to Share
This is a step.
By
Mike Vilensky
ze frraaaanch
Dec. 23, 2008
Why Are We So Willing to Believe the French Will Say Crazy Things About Us?
Is it us? Or is it them?
By
Chris Rovzar
the most important people in the world
Dec. 23, 2008
Jennifer Aniston
GQ
Cover Banned at Grand Central Station
Maybe Hudson News is sick of her, too?
By
Jessica Pressler
media deathwatch
Dec. 22, 2008
The Media Comes Out at Night
CNN is killing its news crawl and Charlie Rose is laying off staffers, but media parties may live forever.
By
Mike Vilensky
the greatest depression
Dec. 22, 2008
If You Were Rich, You’d Have Lost a Lot More Money This Year
Someone listed the biggest media losers of 2008.
By
Chris Rovzar
press-box confidential
Dec. 19, 2008
Ed Werder’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Also in this week’s look at the sporting press: hockey writers on ice!
By
Joe DeLessio
and
Will Leitch
ink-stained wretches
Dec. 19, 2008
New York
Times
Kills ‘Times File’
Now you can just Digg things, which they know you were probably doing anyway.
By
Chris Rovzar
media deathwatch
Dec. 18, 2008
The Media Misses Caviar
Don’t we all.
By
Mike Vilensky
american heroes
Dec. 18, 2008
Joe Scarborough Threatens to Go Vigilante After Mika Brzezinski Gets Mugged
This is why we love ‘Morning Joe.’
By
Dan Amira
opinion brief
Dec. 18, 2008
What Did the Year 2008 Do to Deserve Elisabeth Hasselbeck?
Jezebel has a great clip reel of the wrongs she’s inflicted upon this momentous year.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 17, 2008
Time
Picks Barry O. As Person of the Year
And somehow Matt Drudge is happy about it.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 17, 2008
Why Is the
Post
Already Behind Caroline Kennedy?
The ‘Observer’ has some ideas.
By
Chris Rovzar
client 9
Dec. 16, 2008
Silda Edits Eliot’s Slate Columns!
Overheard: the former governor and Slate columnist discussing his creative process.
By
Jessica Pressler
ink-stained wretches
Dec. 16, 2008
Some People Are Getting Bonuses This Year
Amid the carnage, some New Yorkers are taking home a little extra this year.
By
Jessica Pressler
office-party patrol
Dec. 15, 2008
Happy Holidays With
L Magazine
A print magazine throws a holiday party! Score one for alcoholic underdogs everywhere.
By
Carolyn Jones
media deathwatch
Dec. 12, 2008
Local Political Reporting Takes a Blow, As Does
Newsweek
Now people are just saying mean things.
By
Chris Rovzar
bons mots
Dec. 12, 2008
What Are Your Buzzwords of 2009?
Graydon Carter’s are ‘sophisticated, innovative and entitlement.’
By
Jessica Pressler
the most important people in the world
Dec. 12, 2008
Paparazzi Now Planting Girlfriends on Michael Phelps
Hey everyone: if you just follow a celebrity around, everyone will think you’re dating!
By
Chris Rovzar
media deathwatch
Dec. 11, 2008
NPR Is Philosophical About Cutbacks
Today on soon-to-be-axed radio show ‘Day to Day’? Job prospects for laid-off journalists!
By
Mike Vilensky
it’s historicool
Dec. 11, 2008
New York
Archives Now on Google Books
Trust us, this is the most amazing procrastination tool since Snood.
By
Chris Rovzar
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