D-Day is here for ABC News. (“D” is for “Damn, they’re taking my job.”) The company is reportedly seeking three to four hundred buyouts, which would amount to about a quarter of its workforce. We’ll…
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Haiti Trumped by More Important Story [Lies And Statistics]
Anyone noticed we haven’t heard as much about Haiti lately? A Nexis search shows us that US newspapers and wires have run 30% fewer “Haiti Earthquake” stories this week than last week. What could be…
Cutbacks at The Onion; New York A.V. Club Folded [Media Crack]
In your value-added Tuesday media column: The Onion shuts down a section, SmartMoney may be taken over by Dow Jones, an n+1 guy gets a book deal, and Magic Johnson’s still not a media…
Wall Sizzle Jizzle Explizzle Snizzle Dizzle [Nillas]
Snoop Dogg has been banned from entering the UK for three years, because he used “insulting words” whilst being pushed around by police in Heathrow airport. One positive side effect: The WSJ now gets…
Anna Wintour Probably Hates Having Such a Big Fuss Made About Her [Media Crack]
In your fill-in Monday media column, journalistic panhandling fails, dick jokes meet the holy land and Anna Wintour gets the recognition she’s been waiting so long for.
Anna Wintour has been elected…
Meet Wild-Man Paul Krugman (And His Cat) [Journalismism]
The new New Yorker profile of Paul Krugman is great, and not just for the picture of the New York Times columnist holding his cat. It’s also awesome for revealing Krugman as the wildest,…
News Trusted Slightly More than Blatant Propaganda [Media Crack]
In your flippant Friday media column: Americans don’t know who to trust, a money man gives up on the NYT, Conde Nast is spying on you, and Chris Dovi really got screwed.
In a new survey, 40% of…
National Enquirer Beats Pulitzer Brahmins, Enters for Prize: Report [Pulitzer Prize]
The Pulitzer Prize Board has allowed the National Enquirer to enter its John Edwards coverage in two categories, according to the Huffington Post, reversing an administrator’s earlier objections….
White House Press Corps to Obama: We Will Not Be Ignored [Stalkers]
Remember when Barack Obama caved in to the demands of the White House press corps and held a press conference earlier this month? That was just part of his pernicious plan to hide from the public….
PR Industry Gains, Immediately Cedes Moral High Ground [Media Crack]
In your thawing Thursday media column: the PR industry blows a chance to look good, a Nick Kristof documentary, a wedding fight, and NBC declares war on the Lo Lifes.
Style Weekly reporter Chris…