Debating 'D-Bag' Dave Matthews Fans
Caroline McCarthy was so beyond debating Dave Matthews Band fans; Brian Stelter was so damning his depressing dinner and Joan Walsh had so had it with Bill O'Reilly. The Twitterati went beyond the breaking point.
How Long Before the NYT Shuts Down Its Scandalous Twitterers?!
In January, the New York Times' standards editor issued guidelines about how editorial staffers are allowed to use Facebook and other scary online tools. Is reporter Twittering making a mockery of those guidelines? Let's explore!
ABC News Fiercely Defends Notoriously 'Desperate' Reporter
ABC News' Brian Ross styles himself a gumshoe of the old-school, and his network calls him "one of the most honored and respected journalists in the country." So why is he wrong so often?
The Twitterati Get a Shot of Lidocaine at Their High School Reunion
Life in the media is rough. CNET's Natali Del Conte got stuck in the foot, while Fox's Nancy Loo suffered a wound in makeup. These and other reports of suffering from the twittering class:
The Twitterati Destroy the News
Credulous bloggers think Twitter will make more money than newspapers! That's a low bar. In the meantime, the media's Twitter addicts from the New York Times to ReadWriteWeb prove how value-free the status-updating service is:
Twitterin' In the Rain
Today in Twitter: Demi and Ashton love Los Angeles, Los Angeles loves Rachel Sklar, Jess Coen's vagina loves Drew Barrymore, and Brian Stelter loves Trenton (and technology). Happy Friday.
Almost All of Twitter's Mysteries Solved
Karen Tumulty of Time told us how senators handle their snuff. John Battelle explained why tweets seem so brainless. But who stole a Wired editor's lunch? Twitter still has secrets.
Welcome to the Twitternaugural
Are you sick of your friends who can't stop talking about the inauguration? Then you're really going to hate Twitter today. A special edition of the Twitterati to catch up with this morning's chattiness:
A Chill Sweeps the Twitterati
Oh, the plaintive tweets about New York's lousy weather! And yet the media elite remained so addicted to Twitter they took off their mittens to overinform the world.
Bill Carter
The veteran New York Times TV-industry reporter has to contend with the newspaper's boy wonder, Brian Stelter. Anecdotes?
Twitter Post Promoted To Front Page Of Times
"Mr. Stelter's wonderful article on how people were working around the blackout on the Olympic ceremony began as a post on Twitter seeking consumer experiences, then jumped onto his blog, TV Decoder, caught the attention of editors who wanted it expanded for the newspaper and ended up on Page One, jammed with insight…
The Times' Sluggish Metabolism
The Associated Press says Britney Spears is now "a big deal", writes Brian Stelter, the New York Times' wunderkind media reporter. An interesting story, but strangely familiar. Because it was reported on "various media blogs" a full six days ago. 22-year-old Stelter came to the notice of the Times because of his…
Nikki Finke Made Relevant For Several Minutes By 'Times'
New York Times media beat wunderkind Brian Stelter ever so gingerly puffs out 700 words today on how Nikki Finke owns the writers strike story and everyone knows it. Of course, when your subject's this good at tooting her own horn, you might start to wonder why you're bothering to toot it for her: "Since the strike…
Must Every Journalist Act Like A Blogger?
"The journalistic culture in which columnists were the only ones allowed to have a personality, and everyone else's bylines were practically interchangeable, is practically gone," wrote Doree Shafrir in the New York Observer yesterday about how "personal branding" has infected even that holiest of holies, the New York…
Will Bill Carter Tell Ex-TV Newser Brian Stelter To Step Off?
Brian Stelter, the wunderkind who used to blog for millionairess Laurel Touby's Mediabistro as TV Newser, was hired last month by the Business desk at the New York Times to "cover the media world." When the hiring was announced, it also came out that Touby would enforce Stelter's non-compete clause, and so he's not…
Where To Find Your Favorite 'Times' Journalists In The New Building
Now that every department at the New York Times has moved into the new building, you're probably wondering where everyone has gone! So let's go floor-by-floor, shall we? And as we work our way up, we'll see who really matters in the Times organization.
