1. Media and Hollywood Writer Gabriel Snyder Tapped As New Gawker Managing Editor?We hear Snyder, who has written for ‘Us Weekly,’ the ‘Observer,’ ‘Variety,’ and ‘W,’ was Nick Denton’s choice to run Gawker.com after a long search.
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. instant politics
    Joe Scarborough and John Heilemann Dissect the Bailout Fight: How It Might Sink McCain — and Help the GOP’New York’ magazine’s John Heilemann and Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman and host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ discuss the parallels between the rejection of the bailout bill and the Gingrich revolution, what Sarah Palin still has to offer, and how these couple weeks ‘might very well be remembered by history as the fortnight when Obama won the election.’
  3. early and often
    The ‘Post’ Thinks Bloomberg Has Third Term in the Bag, Agrees With ‘News’ for OnceAfter famous term-limits foe Ronald Lauder backs Bloomberg for reelection, the tabloid says ‘Run, Mike, Run!’
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. in other news
    Tom Brokaw Saved MSNBC From ItselfAccording to the former NBC News anchor, it was his idea to tone down Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, and also he who saved the network’s relationship with the McCain campaign.
    By Chris Rovzar
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    McCain, Palin Attack Couric for ‘Gotcha Journalism’Wait, is that the style of reporting where one asks follow-up questions and holds people accountable for their public statements? Despicable!
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. sad things
    New York ‘Sun’ to Stop Operations TomorrowFishbowlNY confirms that tomorrow’s paper will be the conservative daily’s last.
    By Chris Rovzar
  8. early and often
    So What Does Eliot Spitzer Really Do Now?The ‘Times’ caught up with Eliot Spitzer six months after his great fall.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. sad things
    First Post-Scandal Interview With Eliot Spitzer Scored by … ‘Time Out’The former governor stuck his head out of his hole long enough to answer some questions from the magazine for their 40th-anniversary issue.
    By Chris Rovzar
  10. early and often
    The McCain Surprise: Stupid, Brilliant … or Both??Yesterday, as soon as John McCain announced his stunning decision to suspend his campaign and delay tomorrow’s debate, chaos broke.
    By Dan Amira
  11. early and awesome
    ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Re-Creates Controversial Obama-As-Terrorist ‘New Yorker’ CoverAnd they did it with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, even better than the original!
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. early and awesome
    Barack Obama to Pose for November Cover of ‘Men’s Health’Now the clock is ticking on the most important test of his life: Come November, will Barack Obama have rock-hard abs?
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. instant politics
    Ken Layne and Ben Smith on Being ‘In the Tank’ and Why McCain’s So ResilientWonkette’s Ken Layne and Politico’s Ben Smith discuss the McCain campaign’s accusation that Smith is “in the tank,” the possibility of Henry Paulson and Chris Dodd taking over the country, and the proliferation and pitfalls of political blogs.
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    McCain’s War Against the Gray Lady: A TimelineYesterday’s outburst from the McCain camp against the paper of record, in which strategist Steve Schmidt called the ‘Times’ ‘150 percent in the can for Obama,’ is far from the first skirmish between the two. Here’s a guide to everything that’s gone sour between the paper and the campaign in 2008.
    By Dan Amira
  15. early and often
    Ever Hawkish, McCain Campaign Declares War on PressAnd the declaration itself was, naturally, rife with distortions.
    By Dan Amira
  16. instant politics
    Eli Attie and Ken Layne on Whether Obama Can Steer This Election Back to Substance’West Wing’ screenwriter and former Al Gore speechwriter Eli Attie and Wonkette’s Ken Layne discuss the inscrutability of undecided voters, whether the debates will matter, and what Philip K. Dick has to do with it.
  17. Slideshow: Welcome to Graydon’s CarteristanThe ‘Vanity Fair’ editor is secretly launching his own dictatorship right underneath our noses. He must be stopped!
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. big swinging dickheads
    ‘Times’ Board Member Scott Galloway Thinks Newspaper Business ‘Is a Shitty Business’The activist investor picked by hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners to sit on the board of the ‘Times’ is not really a newspaper fan, it seems.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. glossy people
    One Day, Hudson Morgan and Bam Margera Went to North KoreaAnd they all lived happily ever after. Well, except maybe Kim Jong Il.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. instant politics
    Patrick Healy and Eugene Mirman on the Liberal Media ‘Conspiracy’ and Why It’s Strange That the Wall Street Meltdown Has Swung PollsToday, New York ‘Times’ political reporter Patrick Healy and comedian Eugene Mirman discuss forgetting the things Sarah Palin named her children after, what Americans really want, and Bette Midler for V.P.
  21. in other news
    Rachel Maddow Kicks Butts of King, OlbermannDespite broadcasting at the same hour as a Fox News interview with Sarah Palin, MSNBC’s newest host managed to score her best numbers yet.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. racial gaffes
    GE Flacks Take to Jossip Comment Board to Dispute Jeff Immelt Racism KerfuffleDid Immelt say he was only comfortable around white men and women? We’ll never know, because nobody is addressing this seriously.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. media
    Environmental Activist Buys Dead-Tree MediaAl Gore is investing in ‘Plenty.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. morning hellivision
    Jodi Applegate Out, Rosanna Scotto in at ‘Good Day New York’The show’s strategy for fixing its flagging ratings? Take someone from late night and start forcing them to get up early.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. ink-stained wretches
    Publisher: ‘Star-Ledger’ to Be Sold or Shuttered by JanuaryThe paper’s publisher just announced that if the company can’t reach a deal with its drivers, it may spell the end of the nearly 200-year-old New Jersey daily.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. the greatest show of our time
    Great ‘Gossip Girl’ News!The show had its best ratings ever last night, inexplicably. And we hear who Serena’s new Dan is going to be!
    By Chris Rovzar
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    Why Katie Couric Will Do a Great Job Interviewing Sarah PalinIt’s more than just multiplying by two the sexy librarian fantasy that has white men everywhere riveted by Sarah Palin. It’s that Couric is the right choice for an interview that will finally teach us something about the enigmatic Alaska governor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. web sights
    Look! The ‘Journal’ Redesigned Its Web PageJust in time for an epic international financial crisis, WSJ.com gets a pretty makeover. At least some people are taking care of themselves these days.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. early and often
    Obama Toughens As McCain Is Exposed. Just Mind the Blowback.Could complaints about McCain’s dishonesty end up hurting Obama more than McCain’s dishonesty hurts McCain? Our head hurts just thinking about it.
    By Dan Amira
  30. bons mots
    Unfashionable James Frey Loves FashionThe controversial memoirist wears shower sandals and T-shirts to fashion shows. Or a black mink coat.
    By Darrell Hartman
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    The AP Calls McCain a Lying Liar From LiartownHas the media finally figured out how to fight back against GOP attacks? The subtle introduction of a new dishonesty meme?
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. press-box confidential
    Chris Russo’s Regrettable Voice-overs, Michael Kay’s Dilemma, and Announcer Camp for KidsWe chat with the Mad Dog, and ponder other happenings, in this week’s look at the local sporting press.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
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    Palin Plays the Church Lady With Charlie GibsonPalin performs well in the first segment of her interview series with the ABC News anchor.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. in other news
    New York ‘Post’ Officially a ‘Joke’What does the tabloid’s gag cover of a pig in lipstick tell us about their priorities?
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. instant politics
    Markos Moulitsas and Alex Pareene on McCain’s Mysterious Bump, Obama and the Electoral College, and Fetishizing the Undecided VoterToday, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and Gawker’s Alex Pareene discuss campaign lies, the movement to declaw the Electoral College, and why you shouldn’t be worried about the polls — yet.
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    Ironically, ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Taking Campaigns to Exciting New PlacesMcCain has touted Palin’s bridge-killing heroism on the stump, but Obama is fighting back.
    By Dan Amira
  37. liberal eastern media elites
    Sarah Palin and the Media Announce Cease-fireDespite an upcoming interview with Charlie Gibson, the McCain/Palin war with the media, like all of America’s other wars, isn’t likely to end soon.
    By Dan Amira
  38. den of cougars
    Is Kathie Lee Gifford the Sexiest Woman on Television?That’s what ‘Details’ thinks. We’re, um, not quite sure we agree. We’re kind of on team Natalie Morales.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. that’s the end of that
    NBC Tells Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews to Go to Their Rooms and Think About What They’ve DoneComplaints about liberal bias and on-air squabbling caused MSNBC to remand the anchors back to their own shows.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. early and often
    St. Paul Report: David Carr on Why This Will Be the Last Convention of Its KindIt was David Carr who gave us the best, most colorful assessment of what it was like to be a reporter here.
    By Jada Yuan
  41. early and often
    St. Paul Report: Eugene Mirman, Chicken Run Afoul of Secret Service23/6’s on-air personality, New York comedian Eugene Mirman, had a little incident.
    By Jada Yuan
  42. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ to Consolidate SectionsThe “Business” and “Sports” sections will be joined together in an awkward marriage.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. instant politics
    Ezra Klein and Alex Pareene on McCain’s Dreams for the Presidency and O’Reilly Versus Obama“McCain wants to be a great man of history, and that means doing what he’s got to do on domestic policy such that he’s the guy who gets to go to war with China.”
  44. governor awesome
    Paterson to Appear on ‘Colbert Report’ TonightWill Colbert make a blind joke? Will the lovable gov have a better one at the ready? We can’t wait!
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. early and often
    Obama Briefly Pushed Around by Bill O’ReillyHow do you think Obama did against his persistent critic?
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. ink-stained wretches
    Partisan ‘Us Weekly’ Losing Right-Wing Subscribers?Cellulite-watchers reportedly dump glossy after slightly negative cover.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. ink-stained wretches
    Is the New York ‘Sun’ Finally Setting? I Hope NotOn the day the feisty New York daily announces it is in trouble, one former staffer looks back with fondness.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. Peggy Noonan on McCain’s Campaign After Palin Pick: ‘It’s Over’The ‘Journal’ columnist and fellow conservative pundit Mike Murphy were busted badmouthing Sarah Palin’s political chances by an errant MSNBC microphone.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. in other news
    Rachel Maddow: ‘It’s Hilarious That ‘Page Six’ Just Runs Stuff That They Make Up’The new cable host thinks working at a place like that must be awesome.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. early and often
    The McCain Camp Is ‘Shocked’ Over Obama Criticism and Media Scrutiny of PalinSteve Schmidt goes ballistic on Howie Kurtz, and delegates at the RNC turn on reporters. But what are they so mad about, really?
    By Dan Amira and Chris Rovzar
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    Sarah Palin Jokes: Is McCain’s V.P. Making Politics Funny Again?We round up all of the ‘humor’ flying around the Internet about the Alaska governor, and still can’t quite decide if this season of ‘SNL’ is going to be funny again.
    By Chris Rovzar
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