1. election hangover
    Attacks Heighten on Sarah Palin From Inside McCain CampaignToday we learn even more about the apparent strife between the presidential candidate and his running mate.
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. in other news
    Re-Empowered Katie Couric Would ‘Like an Hour’ of ‘Evening News’In a new interview, Couric indicates she’d like to capitalize on her regained popularity.
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. blog-stained wretches
    What’s Happening to Drudge?Our commenters aren’t the only ones wondering whether Matt Drudge’s influence is on the decline.
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. press-box confidential
    Knicks’ New Media Policy Apparently Doesn’t Prohibit Lip-ReadingIn this week’s look at the local sporting press, the Knicks’ beat reporters get a juicy quote … by reading Mike D’Antoni’s lips.
    By Joe DeLessio
  5. white men with money
    Rupert and Wendi Consummate Their RelationshipThe latest excerpt in ‘Vanity Fair’ from Michael Wolff’s book on the Murdochs is quite the bodice-ripper. Sort of.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. Ugh. CNN’s Election Countdown Has Already BegunAre they trying to make these last few days MORE stressful for all of us?
    By Chris Rovzar
  8. early and often
    Obama Kicks Pro-McCain Newspapers Off Campaign PlaneThe Washington ‘Times,’ New York ‘Post,’ and Dallas ‘Morning News’ have been rotated out in favor for network news reporters and a documentary crew.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. early and often
    November 5: Post-Election Plans of Prominent Politics BloggersTa-Nehisi Coates: ‘If he takes the crown, I’ll talk to my son, pour me some Macallan, and then head to Paris Blues Bar to see how it’s playing uptown.’
    By Will Leitch
  10. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Portfolio’ Down to Ten Issues a YearIn further Condé Nast belt-tightening, the December and January issues of the fledgling business magazine will be combined, as will the June and July issues, and the edit budget will be cut by 5 percent.
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Men’s Vogue’ Down to Two Issues a Year, Packaged With ‘Vogue’The stoically straight men’s fashion magazine is just nuzzling up closer with its fabulous sister.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. What’s Going to Happen to ‘Men’s Vogue’?Reports have Anna Wintour’s manbaby shrinking to only a couple of issues a year, or maybe closing altogether.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. instant politics
    Joe Hagan Grills David Brooks About Palin, Voting for Obama, and Exile From ConservativismNew York ‘Times’ columnist David Brooks and ‘New York’ writer Joe Hagan discuss pulling the lever for Obama, whether Brooks is worried for about brand, and the attempt to ‘excommunicate’ the columnist from the conservative movement.
  14. ink-stained wretches
    So Will Anything Good Come of All These Media Layoffs?Isn’t this how we’re finally going to figure out this whole transition to new media? Because we have to?
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. ink-stained wretches
    More Media Holiday Parties Get AxedWhat will we crash this year??
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. white men without money
    Rupert Murdoch Eyeing Sumner Redstone’s Problems With GleeAfter years of trying to position himself as a rival to Murdoch, Redstone’s getting what he asked for.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. ink-stained wretches
    Maer Roshan, ‘Observer’ Mourn Loss of Late, Great, Intellectual MagazineWith ‘Radar’ gone; who will compete with the ‘New Yorker’?
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Christian Science Monitor’ Ceases Publication, Keeps Pushing Print EditionYou can still get at least 32 issues of the legendary paper, RISK FREE! Just don’t expect many more than that.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. this should surprise no one
    Slate in the Tank for ObamaSlate’s staff and contributors vote, surprise no one.
    By Dan Amira
  20. Politico.com Takes On Perceived Media Bias“As it happens, McCain’s campaign is going quite poorly and Obama’s is going well. Imposing artificial balance on this reality would be a bias of its own.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. ink-stained wretches
    Editor of Elitist Paper Uses Elitist Metaphors at Staff MeetingThe ‘Times’ is like an opera and/or a fine wine.
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. crazytown
    ‘Page Six’ Busts Lyin’ Lydia HearstShe doesn’t write her own columns, she DID say mean things about Hearst Corp., and that’s not even her real last name!
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. press-box confidential
    ESPN Pretty Much Making Its Policies Up As It Goes AlongIf the network doesn’t break a story, might it still be true? Plus, the battle for top dog on their Website, in this week’s look at the sporting press.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  24. ink-stained wretches
    New Editor and Publisher at ‘OK!’Susan Toepfer and Lori Burgess are in at the celebrity weekly.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ Editorial-Page Editors Totally Saw McCain Slap ComingFrom the moment they accepted Barack Obama’s op-ed over the summer, they knew they’d set themselves up for a McCain trap.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. Sumner Redstone Will Never Sell (Again)He won’t sell off any more shares of CBS or Viacom despite serious oncoming debt deadlines.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Factor’ to Continue to Pummel MSNBC for Four More YearsIn his new contract, the conservative host will get more than $10 million a year.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. in other news
    Keith Olbermann Has Bill O’Relly Embedded in His BrainOkay, not his brain. But he does have a monitor embedded in his desk so he can watch Bill O’Reilly while he’s on the air.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. early and often
    Sarah Palin Overheated Conservative CruisesThe ‘New Yorker’ tells us about how the Alaska governor did have a few key Washington ‘connections’ before she got the V.P. tap.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. office-party patrol
    Hearst Cancels Holiday PartyUgh, now we’re going to have to crash the Condé Nast holiday party. And we’re always the only ones there who eat the food.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  31. press-box confidential
    The Sports Media Goes Political!This week: The local sporting press turns its attention to the presidential race.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  32. ink-stained wretches
    It’s Getting Even Harder to Get a Job at Condé Nast‘If you have an open position on your team,’ says one Nast publisher, ‘they’re going to make you stand on your head until you’re blue in the face before you fill it.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. blog-stained wretches
    Andrew Sullivan Explains the BlogThe ‘Atlantic’ online columnist muses at length about the genre he helped form.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. 21 questions
    Alexis Glick Goes to Bed at 8:30The winsome Fox Business Network host answers our trademark New York poll.
  35. crazytown
    Christie Brinkley’s Media ControlChristie Brinkley has filed a restraining order to prevent Peter Cook from showing their children his Barbara Walters interview tonight.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. ink-stained wretches
    ‘Times’ to Close ‘Herald-Tribune’ Website — What Will Drudge Link to Now?The Gray Lady will merge the international paper’s Website with its own. But it’s not a cost-saving measure!
    By Dan Amira
  37. ‘Times’ Editor Joe Sexton Channels EminemA reporter spies on the party mourning the end of the ‘Times’ Metro Section.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. ink-stained wretches
    Graydon Carter Steals From His SisterHe hired writer Michael Lewis away from sister publication ‘Portfolio.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. in other news
    Arianna Huffington Has Trouble Keeping Employees in Her L.A. OfficeAccording to anecdotal evidence, it may have been easier to work for gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson than it is for the Huffington Post founder.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. blog-stained wretches
    Gawker Media Fires Nineteen EmployeesOwner Nick Denton, in an e-mail to staff, predicts that people will call this the end of ‘the golden age of the blog.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. press-box confidential
    Press-Box Confidential: Beating on a Beat Writer, a Blogger Lands Credentials, and Mike Francesa ImplodesA bad start for the ‘Daily News’’ new Rangers beat writer, and more, in this week’s look at the local sporting press.
    By Joe DeLessio and Will Leitch
  42. ink-stained wretches
    New Jersey’s ‘Star-Ledger’ Saved by Delivery Deal?Now that the deliverers’ union has agreed to make some concessions to Advance Publications, publishers say the paper’s future looks more secure.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. 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
  44. 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.’
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. early and often
    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
  48. sad things
    New York ‘Sun’ to Stop Operations TomorrowFishbowlNY confirms that tomorrow’s paper will be the conservative daily’s last.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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