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'Village Voice' Fires Art Critic For Conflict Of Interest
Well that didn't take too long. In an online statement today from editor Tony Ortega, the Village Voice announced it has separated itself from art critic Christian Viveros-Faune, whose direction of two commercial art fairs was raised yesterday by a blogger as a possible conflict of interest. More »
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'Voice' Sends Old-Timers Packing
Turns out we were right about those business-side cuts at the Village Voice. Sources inside the paper tell us long-serving staffers were fired today, among them the Voice's accountant and benefits director, who, we're told, had spent 38 years at the weekly.
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'NYPress' Fires Second Sex Columnist In Four Months
Anal annal-er and New York Press sex columnist Kelly Kreth was fired Friday after just three months by editor David Blum, who hasn't been satisfied by any of the
Turns out, as we heard, that Oxygen has indeed shitcanned a whole slew of people—25 percent of its staff, actually. The company fired 65 employees across various departments. The news comes two months after NBC announced it was buying the network and just two weeks after the sale was completed. Anyone getting the feeling that violence will be up more than usual over the holidays?Previously: NBC Makes Oprah, Paul Allen Slightly Richer
Johnson Publishing brought down the axe on three of its top-level advertising executives at Ebony magazine. One of the pink-slipped, associate publisher Ed Burns, told Folio that he was "shocked" by the move and floated the theory that all three firings were connected. Hard to imagine why this comes as a surprise to the guy; Ebony's ad revenue was down 8.7 percent this year, according to Publishers Information Bureau figures.
Three Top Execs Fired At Johnson Publishing [Folio]
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Julia Allison's Sad Breakup With AM New York
Julia Allison, our generation's very own brain-damaged Bradshaw, and free newspaper AM New York have mutually decided to end their relationship. We're sensing this won't be the kind of breakup where sometimes the former couple unites for intense hatefucks and crying: "We've enjoyed working with Julia for the past year and a half. We wish her all the best in her career," is all AM New York wanted to say when we asked whether Julia had been fired. We're guessing that maybe the blog post where Julia called AM on its lack of "journalistic integrity" might have had something to do with the split. But Julia's not looking back: "There's other shit I want to do, most of which involves marrying rich, but I've wanted to leave AM for a while now, and I was really passive aggressive in the last few weeks ... oh yeah, baby, it's all downhill from here. ;) i do hope i can stick with tv. writing is far too much effort ;)" she volunteered to us via (obvs) instant messenger. We have nothing to add. More »
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MTV Prez Christina Norman: TRL Stays
Good news for Times Square, for New Jersey Uggs-wearing high school girls, and for people who like it when Jossip is wrong. At least according to MTV president Christina Norman, MTV's TRL will continue to "air like always," although things will "operate more efficiently downstairs." We can only assume that's some sort of veiled jab at Vanessa Minnillo. Anyway, the full email— in which the words "eternally grateful" are applied to MTV2 staffers—is after the jump. More »
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The latest:
What's Left At MTV After Slaughter
The latest: It's not just "permalance" getting laid off. It's also SVPs and EVPs that have been here for over 10 years!! Have families, kids, etc.Another source tells us that MTV World — which includes Chinese-American themed MTV Chi, South Asian -themed MTV Desi and Korean American themed MTV K — has completely folded. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel! We hear that campus-only channel MTVu's entire staff will be spared. (Lamb's blood over the door?) More »
Everyone is getting in elevators asking around "are you ok?" "are you cut?" It's not a pretty picture here...
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Breaking: Entire VH1 Classics Department Axed
This just in:I work for VH1, and half of our floor belongs to VH1 Classic. The entire VH1 Classic department just got axed.Where will we watch Taylor Dayne videos now? Nooooo! More »
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Happy Firing Day, MTV Kids
You hear it first:MTV ax drops this afternoon. The people will be informed late this afternoon. This from my boss, who will be doing the axing in my dept. Hooray.Later:
I meant axe, whatever. I have not been able to sleep.Chin up, tipster. Remember, this strategic reorganization is for the good of all!
Update: OH IT BEGINS. Another tipster reports that the "ax" is being swung already, surmises that they're doing it in "splurts." Like love! More »
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Breaking: Page Sixer Sarah Polonsky Fired
Well, that sure was quick: Page Six reporter and recently exposed "swag hag" Sarah Polonsky has been sacked only hours after Radar's thorough account of her freebie-mongering and "do you know who I am?" routine. Polonsky's sketchiness really doesn't say much for EIC Col Allan's tightened ship, nor does new hire Corynne Steindler's attempt to throw herself a party sponsored by Thom Bar — which put her in a bit of shit before she's officially started, no less. But Polonsky's got several incidents under her belt, so her head is the first to roll. At least Steindler now knows that the editors are keeping a close watch on the strike count. Tread carefully and swag quietly, little one. More »
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'Post' Just Wants To Know If 'News' Is Okay, You Know?
More in sorrow than in joy (oh, who are we kidding) Keith Kelly reports this morning on the dismissal of the Daily News' Andrea Dove, vice president of classified ads. Kelly gives a roll call of recent News departures, both voluntary and less so: Editor-in-Chief Michael Cooke, executive vice president Ira Ellenthal, investigative reporter Russ Buettner, feature writer Caitlin Kelly, food writer Isabel Forgang, and Michael Segell, Rebecca Louie, Breanne Heldman, Jami Bernard, Graham Fuller, Michele Ingrassia, Michelle Leifer and Celia McGee. More »
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'Maxim': Pain and Struggle for a Thing of Beauty
After firing four Maxim staffers on Friday, EIC Jimmy "William Wallace" Jellinek reflected on his day while sipping his sanctimony juice, then sent out the following email to his staff: More »
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We Have Yet to Work Christopher Hitchens Into the Equation
For visual learners still struggling to understand the Friday bloodbath at Maxim, in which four staffers were laid off. More »
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• We fall to our knees and weep at the first pictures of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, which maybe we saw a little earlier than we were supposed to. But we don't care — her cutey-patootiness shall wait for no lawyer!
• Finally, after interminable months of uncertainty, Conde Nast gives us Porfolio. Lord knows when when we'll actually see it.
• Turns out Page Six editor Richard Johnson's DUI last week wasn't his first.
• The Coop declines to read from his book, opting instead to briefly just talk with smelly people. Afterwards, he retreats to Julio's love nest.
• We marvel at the horror of the Guccione mansion.
• Star magazine cans five employees, including two Fuller veterans.
• Wenner Media readies itself for MTV's cameras, due to start filming on Monday. Assistants begin applying makeup now.
• Krucoff attemps for the world's worst case of indigestion by eating his way around town with David Wain and Ken Marino, who will later dip his balls in it.
Gawker's Week in Review: Really, It Should Be Shiloh's Week in Review
• We fall to our knees and weep at the first pictures of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, which maybe we saw a little earlier than we were supposed to. But we don't care — her cutey-patootiness shall wait for no lawyer!• Finally, after interminable months of uncertainty, Conde Nast gives us Porfolio. Lord knows when when we'll actually see it.
• Turns out Page Six editor Richard Johnson's DUI last week wasn't his first.
• The Coop declines to read from his book, opting instead to briefly just talk with smelly people. Afterwards, he retreats to Julio's love nest.
• We marvel at the horror of the Guccione mansion.
• Star magazine cans five employees, including two Fuller veterans.
• Wenner Media readies itself for MTV's cameras, due to start filming on Monday. Assistants begin applying makeup now.
• Krucoff attemps for the world's worst case of indigestion by eating his way around town with David Wain and Ken Marino, who will later dip his balls in it.
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