Alt-Weeklies Need Sex And Drugs to Survive
In your throwback Thursday media column: protests loom at the Village Voice, layoffs at the LAT, Fox Business Network continues right on track, powerful people in the media, and a new Women's Health editor.
Sarah Palin Isn't Mourning Anthony Weiner's Resignation
Sarah Palin appeared on Fox Business this evening for one of those interviews she's paid by Fox to make, and not surprisingly host Andrew Napolitano quickly asked the former Alaska governor what she thought of "pervert" Anthony Weiner's resignation. Palin's response is above, but needless to say she wasn't above a…
Lou Dobbs Returns, to Be Ignored
In your bloviating Wednesday media column: Lou Dobbs gets a new show, Tribune Co prepares for bonus season, Business Insider backtracks on a listicle, and Slate is—or is it?
Bon Appetit's New Editor Is Appropriately Fancy
In your ascendant Monday media column: Bon Appetit finally names its new editor, the NYT public editor walks a fine line, Piers Morgan gets a producer, and Fox Business Network makes itself useful.
Poor Guy on Fox Business Live Can't Get a Word In
Don't you hate it when you can't get a word in edgewise? Well, they were talking about something on Fox today and this poor guest just stuttered in the background while everyone yacked off. Trust me, this is hilarious.
The Most Important Business News Story of the Day Involves Tila Tequila, Apparently
What was on Fox Business when the biggest finance story in months—the civil lawsuit filed against Goldman Sachs by the SEC—broke this morning? An interview with Tila Tequila on "how she turned her fame into a business." [BI]
Reporter Fired for Belief in Reality
In your tenuous Tuesday media column: people get fired for crazy reasons, reporters doubling as models, a talking head maybe getting a new job, and journalistic kayak fail.
• Golf Digest has decided to "suspend" Tiger Woods' monthly column. Will Condé Nast continue to pay him his $3 million-a-year salary? Unclear. [NYP]
• The Balloon Boy parents were sentenced to 90 days (him) and 20 days (her) today. For what it's worth, Richard Heene says he's "very, very sorry." [AP]
• Alexis Glick,…
• George Stephanopoulos will probably replace Diane Sawyer on GMA. [TDB]
• Now that Bloomberg LP is talking over BusinessWeek, columnists Maria Bartiromo and Jack Welch are both parting ways with the mag. [NYP]
• CNN is laying off four of its web anchors since it no longer plans to produce live video on CNN.com. The…
New York Rumors, Conde Cuts & SNL's New Low
• Is New York magazine up for sale now that Bruce Wasserstein has died? There's no reason to assume so, but that isn't stopping people from tossing around the names of some very unlikely "contenders." [NYP, AdAge, DF]
• Related: David Carr of the Times details how Wasserstein benefited the magazine; Daniel Gross of…
Lindsay Lohan "Still Learning" Time, Fashion
Lindsay Lohan tries to explain her adventures in fashion. Britney Spears receives a dubious award. Joe Francis has no backbone. And we feel bad for Leona Lewis. Yes, it's your Thursday morning gossip roundup. It's it's chock full of nuts!
Comcast's Plans For NBC; Blagojevich's New Gig
• Comcast is "leaning toward" keeping Jeff Zucker as NBC Universal's CEO if it goes ahead with a deal to buy take control of the company. [Bloomberg]
• The Fine Living Network will be rebranded as the Cooking Channel—and positioned as a Food Network competitor—in the second half of 2010. [AdAge]
• Some laid-off…
Roger Ailes Made More Money Than Rupert Murdoch Last Year
If you need more proof that Fox News is the only thing keeping Rupert Murdoch's empire alive, look no further: Foul propagandist Roger Ailes made $24 million last year—$2 million more than his boss, foul oligarch Rupert Murdoch.
BusinessWeek's New Bidder; John Stossel Joins FNC
• It looks like there's a new frontrunner to take over BusinessWeek. Mayor Bloomberg's media company, Bloomberg LP, has bypassed Bruce Wasserstein as the leading contender to take over the McGraw-Hill-owned mag. [NYP]
• After close to three decades at ABC News, John Stossel is leaving the network to join Fox News and…
Imus To Fox Business, Glenn Beck's Losses Mount
• Confirming the rumors from a few weeks back, Fox Business says it will begin simulcasting Don Imus' radio show beginning next month. [LAT]
• The total number of advertisers that have decided to yank their ads from Glenn Beck's Fox News show, according to ColorofChange: 57. [NYDN]
• More on the transition at ABC…
They Deserve Each Other
It's official: Don Imus is joining the Fox Business Network.
A&E Buys Lifetime; Another Luxury Magazine Launch
• A&E has agreed to acquire Lifetime, which means it's not entirely out of the realm of synergistic possibility that Duane Chapman of Dog the Bounty Hunter will make a cameo on Project Runway sometime next season. Yay. [THR, NYT]
• The Daily News has dropped its restaurant critic, Danyelle Freeman, and doesn't appear…
Reader's Digest Goes Ch. 11, The Weinsteins On the Brink
• Another media company falls: Reader's Digest Association, the publisher of Reader's Digest (duh) and a handful of other titles (like Every Day with Rachael Ray), says it will file for bankruptcy protection shortly. [Reuters]
• As you may have heard, things haven't been too well for Harvey Weinstein and his brother, …
Don Imus This Close to Bringing His Crazy Old Racism to Fox
Rumors have been swirling about Fox courting cancer-stricken, old racist coot Don Imus to be part of their morning lineup, and now it seems they're close to reaching a deal. The question is: What the hell took them so long?
Vibe Resurrected by The Man
In your green shoots-filled Wednesday media column: Vibe's coming back, a "magazine" holds a "launch party," Brian Tierney is unwanted, and Fox Business is unwatched.
