1. 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
  2. the greatest depression
    Andrew Ross Sorkin to Hit the AirwavesWhy is this so exciting? you might ask.
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. media deathwatch
    Media Layoffs Bad for MinoritiesBut then, when are they ever good for the majority, either?
    By Mike Vilensky
  4. Tom Wolfe Continues Lifelong Battle Against The New YorkerThis time, it’s music critic Alex Ross in his crosshairs.
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. ink-stained wretches
    Gawker Sells Consumerist.com to Consumer ReportsA popular blog find a safe new home.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. media deathwatch
    The Media Only Marginally Flatlines Into the New YearIt’s still alive! For now.
    By Mike Vilensky
  10. 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
  11. in other news
    Katie’s Having a ComebackFor the fourth week in a row, she’s steadily beating her ratings from last year.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. early and often
    Team Obama Did Nothing Wrong, Says Team ObamaObama’s much-anticipated internal investigation into his staff’s contacts with Rod Blagojevich reaches unsurprising conclusions.
    By Dan Amira
  13. media deathwatch
    Newspapers Learn to ShareThis is a step.
    By Mike Vilensky
  14. ze frraaaanch
    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
  15. the most important people in the world
    Jennifer Aniston GQ Cover Banned at Grand Central StationMaybe Hudson News is sick of her, too?
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. media deathwatch
    The Media Comes Out at NightCNN is killing its news crawl and Charlie Rose is laying off staffers, but media parties may live forever.
    By Mike Vilensky
  17. the greatest depression
    If You Were Rich, You’d Have Lost a Lot More Money This YearSomeone listed the biggest media losers of 2008.
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. press-box confidential
    Ed Werder’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad WeekAlso in this week’s look at the sporting press: hockey writers on ice!
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  19. ink-stained wretches
    New York Times Kills ‘Times File’Now you can just Digg things, which they know you were probably doing anyway.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. media deathwatch
    The Media Misses CaviarDon’t we all.
    By Mike Vilensky
  21. american heroes
    Joe Scarborough Threatens to Go Vigilante After Mika Brzezinski Gets MuggedThis is why we love ‘Morning Joe.’
    By Dan Amira
  22. opinion brief
    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
  23. early and often
    Time Picks Barry O. As Person of the YearAnd somehow Matt Drudge is happy about it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. early and often
    Why Is the Post Already Behind Caroline Kennedy?The ‘Observer’ has some ideas.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. client 9
    Silda Edits Eliot’s Slate Columns!Overheard: the former governor and Slate columnist discussing his creative process.
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. ink-stained wretches
    Some People Are Getting Bonuses This YearAmid the carnage, some New Yorkers are taking home a little extra this year.
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. office-party patrol
    Happy Holidays With L MagazineA print magazine throws a holiday party! Score one for alcoholic underdogs everywhere.
    By Carolyn Jones
  28. media deathwatch
    Local Political Reporting Takes a Blow, As Does NewsweekNow people are just saying mean things.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. bons mots
    What Are Your Buzzwords of 2009?Graydon Carter’s are ‘sophisticated, innovative and entitlement.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  30. the most important people in the world
    Paparazzi Now Planting Girlfriends on Michael PhelpsHey everyone: if you just follow a celebrity around, everyone will think you’re dating!
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. media deathwatch
    NPR Is Philosophical About CutbacksToday on soon-to-be-axed radio show ‘Day to Day’? Job prospects for laid-off journalists!
    By Mike Vilensky
  32. it’s historicool
    New York Archives Now on Google BooksTrust us, this is the most amazing procrastination tool since Snood.
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. in other news
    Why You Should Be Excited About the New NewsweekAnd it’s not because it’s becoming a blog.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. media deathwatch
    Radio Joins the Layoff BandwagonMore media layoffs and shrinkage.
    By Mike Vilensky
  35. web of lies
    James Frey Accuses Gawker Alumnus of ‘Making Things Up’Irony!
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. ink-stained wretches
    Rupert Murdoch Is Like the Jewish Mother Bob Thompson Never HadThey bicker all the time, but really they love one another.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. this is probably fake
    James Frey to Gawker for a DayWeirder things have happened. This week, in fact.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. in other news
    Ann Curry Still Pissed About That Botched Trip to Mount KilimanjaroYou know, where she got brutally sick in the name of chipper morning television, and failed in front of America?
    By Mark Graham
  39. media deathwatch
    Newspapers Kick Off the Week With Mortgages, Self-AnalysisIt’s going to be one of those weeks. Er, another one of those weeks.
    By Mike Vilensky
  40. governor awesome
    Governor Paterson Speaks Truth to PowerThis time, he’s talking about the presidency.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. ink-stained wretches
    Tribune Bankruptcy OfficialBut the press release ends on a high note!
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. press-box confidential
    Fred Hickman Highlights a Rather Embarrassing Week for ESPNThe ex-YES anchor turns out to be a space cadet, Rick Reilly loves teeth, and more, in this week’s look at the sporting press.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  43. ink-stained riches
    Simon and Nathaniel Rich Are Going Through an Awkward StageFrank Rich’s writer sons are exhibiting symptoms of Famous Parent Fatigue.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. ink-stained wretches
    Daily News Changes Gossip LineupRush and Molloy are moving to Sundays, and new blood takes over the daily duties.
    By Jessica Coen
  45. media deathwatch
    Bad News for Books. And Newspapers. And Magazines. And Websites.Yeah, this week is getting ugly.
    By Mike Vilensky
  46. ink-stained wretches
    Rangel Tries to Fight Back Against the ‘Times,’ But Gets a BeatdownThe paper published a letter from Charles Rangel alongside a refutation of every single one of its points.
    By Gabriel Sherman and Chris Rovzar
  47. ink-stained bitches
    Blog Stuff We’re Sick OfWhy do people blog about how they are annoyed by blogs?
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. the greatest depression
    Good Times Gone at Google?Cutbacks at Earth’s greatest employer undermine our faith in America.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. media deathwatch
    Media Slaughter Leaves Anna Wintour Thus Far UntouchedAs if they could take her down as easily as, say, some Gawker editors and a scrapbooking Website.
    By Mike Vilensky
  50. in other news
    Are You Really Ready to Have David Gregory on ‘Meet the Press’?NBC and Gregory’s press people won’t confirm reports from last night that he’ll take over the moderator’s chair. Which gives us time to think.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. early and often
    Chris Matthews’s Potential Senate Run Sends a Thrill Up Our LegAbsurd Matthews lines like the one in the headline are exactly why we’re so excited.
    By Dan Amira
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