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more about #badnews more comments → adiam7: This guy is awful and that goodness the judge had some commons sense. How come Hiram Monserrate's mate , whose attack was caught on tape, was able to ... more » Buttafooco: They should throw the bloody wife in with him. The thought of her possibly putting the life of an innocent man in jeopardy simply because she wants to... more » cassandra: In retrospect, the Posties should have been worried when they started giving away free copies of the Post with the Journal. If your parent company dec... more » DTurkin: Obviously now that Murdoch has a new toy (WSJ) he has grown bored of his old stuff. Good riddance (although I won't hold my breath just yet). #newyor... more » BettyCrocker: Andrea The Boner Slayer #newyorkpost more » flugennock: Hell, you want a real voice of opposition, you need a loud-assed, smart-mouthed left-wing rag -- and I mean a real left-wing rag, not like Mother Jone... more » BadUncle: When the post is reduced to a hotel room freebie, Col Allan will be promoted to even higher ranks. This is the Newscorp way. #newyorkpost more » raincoaster: When he says "the targeted reduction is in payroll and not headcount" what he means is "they'll still be filing copy, but we'll call them bloggers and... more » TheBusinessGuy: "Maintain...deepening...making shifts..." In other words, those who remain will be working longer, harder, and maybe for less pay. And while we cut ... more » Chore Boy: No doubt Steve's Aspergers will prevent him from making eye contact with the recently chopped as they clean out their cubicles, but they can rest easy... more » Rozelle’s Bagman: I read Aviation Week for the fashion advice. more » Trai_Dep: Highlights Magazine just won't be the same when they roll out the remade, Goofus & ...Goofus. more » Dominant Glee Club: Didn't I say the New Yorker was immune? more » Zira: One word of advice to long-term Conde Naste employees who get fired: threaten to sue (for age discrimination, etc.) if they don't double whatever the... more » ZahirPublius: Another way to read this is that Conde Nast is putting 25% cuts on the worst of its magazines (Details, Glamour, Courmet and Teen Vogue). Traveler ha... more » -
#crime
Dominic Carter Guilty, Still Screwed
Cursed NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter was found guilty of assaulting his wife on Friday, after a judge called his wife's last-minute "an unidentified man did it" reversal "preposterous." Carter spent the weekend being screwed by fate, and the media. More » -
#tabloids
We Must Save The New York Post
After an all-too-brief period as King of the Tabloids, the New York Post's circulation is cratering. Could the "Scurrilous Money-Losing Yellow Tabloid Propped Up By a Rich Foreign Patron" formula be on the wane? Everyone must pitch in to help! More » -
#media
More AP Layoffs TK (Updated)
Last November, the AP decided it would be reducing its budget 10% this year—costing up to 400 jobs, we heard at the time. How's that going? Michael Calderone estimates they may need hundreds more layoffs before January. [Politico] *Clarification: More » -
#badnews
Here Come the Forbes Layoffs
Last week we heard large-scale layoffs are hitting Forbes this week. An insider tells us "at least three" sales staffers were canned today. FishbowlNY got an internal memo from Steve Forbes telling his staff about what's to come: More » -
#media
How Scared Should Businessweek's Staff Be?
Most of the serious bidders for Businessweek have dropped away, leaving Bloomberg as the leading candidate. We know BW's not exactly a fountain of profit these days. But would Bloomberg really gut the magazine's entire staff? More » -
#media
Conde Nast: 25% Cuts, Layoffs Loom. Except at The New Yorker!
For weeks now, a scary number has been floating through the hallowed halls of Conde Nast: 25%. That's how much the gossipmongers speculated McKinsey would chop the company's budget. Evil rumors! Now it looks like that frightening number was correct. More » -
#fashion
The New Look: Ivy League Jerk Chic
Are you Trad? Totally tradded? Traddin' it up? Doesn't the very term "Trad" sound like the first name of some prep school prick? Trad Rockefeller III, the inventor of the "Look at my blazer" look? It's all the rage! More » -
#badnews
The unemployment rate climbed to 9.7%, with 216,000 jobs lost last month.
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#mediacrack
Proof That Profiling Journalists Is Worthless
In your finally Friday media column: Army profiles of journalists are a huge waste of money, a special journalists asks for a special job, the New Yorker hires someone expressly to make you jealous, and newspapers lose billions again. More » -
#magazines
Conde Nast's September: Ouch
Just after announcing it would bring in McKinsey & Co. for some horrific cost-cutting, Conde Nast has released its official projections for its crucial September ad sales. We knew the numbers would be bad; they lived up to expectations.
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#espionage
Master Thief Steals Goldman's Secret Process
Uh oh! The magical computer formulas that allow Goldman Sachs to continue making money, forever, as the world burns, have been stolen and sent to Germany! The FBI has arrested a Russian immigrant who used to work for Goldman. More » -
#publicrelations
Threatening Bloggers Via Text Message: Not Savvy PR
An actor named Kevin Byrd sent a bad, self-composed press release to reporters, which one of them posted on Facebook. A PR blogger picked it up to point out how bad it was. That's when Kevin Byrd came unhinged. More » -
#contentisking
Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
The media job market is tough. But there are always freelancing opportunities on Craigslist! Right? Right! Terrible, degrading freelance opportunities. Follow these onerous submission guidelines and you too could one day earn literally dozens of dollars, by writing! More » -
#badnews
How Dare NBC Make Us Wait Seven Months for New 30 Rock?
NBC has announced its fall TV schedule, and dropped in an immensely disappointing piece of news: the 30 Rock season premiere date is TBA. They say maybe winter; it's currently May.
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#magazines
Conde Nast: Halfway Through Hell in a Gasoline Suit
For magazines, the first quarter of this year was hell. Particularly for Conde Nast. Now, ad sales figures for the first half are out. They're hell. Particularly for Conde Nast!
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#deals
Downside: You're a laid-off autoworker. Upside: Free trip to see Eminem in LA. Downside wins.
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#recessionomics
Wild Orangutans Eat Your Stock Rally
The Way We Live Now: Schizophrenically. By Friday everybody was like "Stocks have recovered!" and this morning everyone panicked and sold everything, predictably. Monkeys are rampaging through this weak economy! More » -
#printisdead
The First Quarter in Hell
It's time for newspaper and magazine companies to start reporting how they did in the first quarter of this wondrous year, 2009, when The Lord smote them for their sins. It was epically terrible. More » -
#recessionomics
The Death of the Entry Level Job
2009 is a terrible time to be young, if you're the type of young person who wants a job in the media, as opposed to the drug distribution industry. The "entry level" is...closed.
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#media
Conde Nast's Former Moneymakers Meet The Reaper
Conde Nast could really use some good news. Instead, today's news is that the company is planning cuts in its media group, which handles its biggest advertisers and marketers. That's even worse than it sounds. More »
