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more about #thrillist more comments → Nick Denton: How about a little background? Justin Rocket Silverman, Karion's favorite New York journalist, also nearly got fired last year -- after he went on the... more » John Cook: Bercovici strikes again: His reporting got Sarah Polonsky canned from Page Six for similar reasons a few years ago. [gawker.com] #mikealbo more » Seeräuber Jenny: Now, if the junket had been to Berlin [gawker.com] , I might have understood. (I think this was my favorite Underminer piece). more » Seeräuber Jenny: Too bad. Mike Albo was so much better than the woman who thinks that fat people ain't got no right to live, much less shop. I thought The Underminer... more » TheBusinessGuy: Yeah, he shouldn't have taken the junket. But gifts are delivered at the Christmas season to writers at some of our best-loved publications, and no o... more » marginalizer: I just re-read Emily Gould's post from back in 2007 about Albo livin' the dream as a freelance writer. [gawker.com] Then I read his tweet: "in case... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: "You totally crossed the line between what is ethical and what is garbage!" "It’s hard not to cross it; they keep moving the little sucker, don’t... more » elinorwhyme: So many things. For sure the NY Times wasn't going to do anything about it until it made the blogs and other press. Secondly, it's way over the top t... more » BlinkyMcChuck: Also without sacrificing one of the only good things left to read in the paper. Oh well. #mikealbo more » Baroness: I feel bad for him, liked his column. And didn't ever make the connection that he was The Underminer here, back in yore. Which was damned funny. It... more » procrastination_state: How is this different than David Pogue? It's a double standard applied to someone with very little power to fight back, or even present their case. Bu... more » iplaudius: They’re just using this as an excuse to cost-cut/downsize. ONE MAN AT A TIME. #mikealbo more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Who *didn't* go on that junket? #mikealbo more » davids: You guys are real fucks. Way to go, Gawker, get the little freelance guy who lives paycheck to paycheck. NYT lost a superbly talented and witty write... more » misslinda: I would like to take over as the NYT critical shopper, where I would write columns about how to buy an entire day-to-night-to-weekend wardrobe from on... more » -
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New York Times Fires Freelancer for Misunderstanding Ethics Rules That the New York Times Also Misunderstood
The New York Times fired Critical Shopper columnist Mike Albo for taking a free junket to Jamaica, in violation of ethics policies. Which might make sense, if the Times itself hadn't specifically cleared him of violating ethics policies. More » -
#gossiproundup
Amy Winehouse's Dad Thinks Her Knockers Are Great
Mitch Winehouse thinks Amy's rack was worth the rumored $56,000 cost of silicone. Salman Rushdie scores another PYT. Obama Girl is mauled by a light fixture at that one ubiquitous press junket in Jamaica. Welcome to Thursday's gossip! More » -
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New York Times Travel Writer Broke These Travel Writer Rules With Junket
Mike Albo's free trip to Jamaica violated the newspaper's freelancer guidelines, or at least the ones we've seen. And now the Times has reversed its defense of the trip, saying it has "concerns." More » -
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New York Times, Newsweek Pick Up the Junketeer Habit
The denizens of cheesy Thrillist junkets were once only shameless bloggers, but now it looks like grandiose outlets are getting on the free-trip teat, too. More » -
#mediacrack
'You Could Be Allergic to Wi-Fi!'
In your mockable Monday media column: Fox News needs sources for a follow up to their "Tin Foil Hats" scoop, Thrillist gets down, Carol Rosenberg's colleagues speak, Tom Shales is replaced, and we are all corporate tools. More » -
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Saviors Save the Media!
In your salvation-drenched Thursday media column: Media career ascension! An available media job! People buying newspapers! People saving newspapers! People saving Paste magazine! Huzzah! More » -
