Peter Kaplan
The former editor-in-chief of the New York Observer, Peter Kaplan became the editorial director of Fairchild Fashion Media in 2010, which includes Women's Wear Daily and Style.com.
The Observer's unhappy media beat
Here's one explanation for Zachary Roth's tearful exit from the New York Observer. The media beat at the elite Manhattan newspaper used to be a stepping stone to journalistic greatness; it brought a reporter into contact with most of the people who dispense media jobs. And young reporters like Warren St John (now of…
Discarded 'Sopranos' Scene: "Bereaved Dr. Melfi"
"I was shocked by the ending," said Peter Bogdanovich, the movie director and film historian who played Dr. Elliot Kupferberg, Tony's therapist's therapist. Mr. Bogdanovich said he had shot another scene that didn't make the final episode, in which he was comforting an exhausted, bereaved Dr. Melfi.
Why Philip Weiss Left The 'Observer'
Author and former Observer blogger Philip Weiss has taken to the pages of The American Conservative to detail how he felt he was forced out by Observer owner Jared Kushner and his former Harvard friend, Observer editor Peter Kaplan, for writing incorrectly about Israel. (Also, we find out that Weiss did the blog for…
Jared Kushner: Admirable New Sacks
He's not carrying any of the old sacks of dead weight experience that a lot of publishers carry with them.
Today in Washington: In Which the 'Post' Breaks Peter Kaplan's Heart
"Bush Shifts on Muslim Protests," by Jim VandeHei," The Washington Post, A1:
The 'Observer' to Seek Shelter in Wasserstein's Wealthy Embrace?
Post media stalker Keith Kelly has an interesting item this morning regarding the fate of our much beloved New York Observer (#15 on our 123 reasons for loving this godforsaken town): After years in the red and a circulation plateauing at about 45k, the pretty pink paper is being "quietly shopped around" to…
