David Pecker
The CEO of the rather generic-sounding American Media Inc., Pecker oversees a collection of more than a dozen magazines and newspapers including the National Enquirer and Star.
American Media: A Filthy Business
We're not sure whether the rumors about American Media moving Star and its other titles down to Boca are true or not, but if so, it might be for the best. According to a someone who works there, the place is disgusting.
David Pecker Has a Big ... Ego
From our friends at the Smoking Gun comes news that a lawsuit filed by AMI chief David Pecker against a www.davidpecker.com — which houses porn ads — has been dismissed. Pecker apparently thought that since the site has the word "pecker" in it, he was entitled to the domain. HA! More interesting, though, are the…
Media Bubble: "I'm glad you like it, you're going to get more of it."
Bonnie Fuller's Salary to Be Humiliatingly Average?
WWD reports today that AMI editorial director Bonnie Fuller's juicy contract expires at the end of the month and has not yet been renewed. With AMI pinching pennies to the tune of sacking 5 Star staffers last week, some believe that there's no way in hell AMI chairman David Pecker will renew Fuller's contract for the…
AMI Board Meeting Sounds More Fun Than We'd Expected
The board of directors of American Media — the publishing company that brings you such joys at National Enquirer, Star, Bonnie Fuller, and a CEO named David Pecker — is meeting in New York today, and apparently there's all sorts of financial tension going on: New board members, problems with bondholders, even …
Media Bubble: The Death of the Lowbrow, the Rise of the Very-Lower-Middlebrow
• You can't even win in magazine publishing by appealing to the lowest common denominator, as tabloid king David Pecker is learning the hard way. [BusinessWeek]
• You can win, though, by appealing to the just-better-than-lowest denominator, as Jann Wenner — and his Us staff of the cool girls — has learned the fun way.…
Gossip Roundup: David Pecker Swaddles Schwarzenegger, Keeps Him Safe From Harm
• American Media Inc. publisher David Pecker has been shelling out some hefty amounts of cash to suppress any negative coverage of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had signed on executive editor of AMI's muscle mags. Good thing tabloids or politicians don't really depend on ethics, or else this just…
