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Iran YouTube Video Wins Polk Award
Ravi Somaiya · 02/16/10 05:42AMThe video of Neda Agha-Soltan's death, during protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election in Iran, is the first anonymously shot piece to win the prestigious George W. Polk award. David Grann's New Yorker piece on the death penalty and David Rohde's five-part New York Times series on being held by the Taliban were also honored.
Michael Yon Walks Back His Accusation That David Rohde Was Ransomed
John Cook · 11/16/09 12:49PMDavid Rohde: There Are More Kidnapped Journalists Still in Pakistan
John Cook · 11/13/09 03:39PMDid the New York Times Lie about Paying a Ransom for David Rohde's Release?
John Cook · 11/02/09 12:59PMAndrea Peyser: David Rohde Writes for the 'Taliban Times'
John Cook · 10/22/09 08:55AMDavid Rohde's Great Escape and the NYT's Great Falsehood
John Cook · 10/19/09 12:41PMNYT Reporter David Rohde and The Great Taliban Escape
Foster Kamer · 10/17/09 08:45PMWhy Does the New York Times Keep Losing Reporters?
John Cook · 09/09/09 02:03PMForces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
Andrew Belonsky · 09/08/09 10:35PMThe Kidnapped Reporter's Career Guide
Hamilton Nolan · 08/11/09 02:38PMThe Blade, Book Deals, CNBC's Blogger Battle
cityfile · 07/02/09 12:44PM• The New York Blade, one of the two big gay and lesbian newspapers in New York City, has suspended publication and laid off most of its staff. [NYT]
• How many books can you possibly read about Bernie Madoff? Who knows, but there at least four books about him scheduled to hit stores this fall. [Crains]
• David Rohde, the New York Times reporter who was kidnapped in Afghanistan with his translator in November and released a couple of weeks ago, returned to the Times newsroom to a standing ovation yesterday. [NYT]
• James Frey's young adult novel has been sold to HarperCollins. [NYT]
• Wonkette editor Ken Layne has sold a book to HarperCollins, too. [NYO]
• The battle between CNBC's Dennis Kneale and bloggers goes on. [Dealbreaker]
David Rohde Returns to the New York Times Newsroom
John Cook · 07/01/09 03:04PMThe Box Office, The Times, More Trouble at NBC
cityfile · 06/29/09 12:09PM• Despite unkindly reviews from most critics, the Transformers sequel racked up $112 million at the box office over the weekend, bringing its five-day gross to more than $200 million. [THR]
• Don't worry too much about the New York Times going under. AdAge reports the paper should be in business until at least 2011. [AdAge]
• Viacom is not going to buy MySpace from News Corp., alas. [Reuters]
• NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker is so concerned about the situation at the company's film division, he's sending his CFO to LA to crack skulls. [NYP]
• More bad news for the TV biz: According to a new report, the industry faces a $2 billion ad slump over the next four years. [FT]
• Not only did the New York Times keep news of reporter David Rohde's kidnapping a secret, the paper kept it off of Wikipedia, too. [NYT]
• MSNBC's is hoping broadcasting in HD boosts ratings. [B&C]
• Kate Gosselin's next book has been postponed; you can guess why. [NYP]
• VH1 has two new hip-hop-themed reality shows in the works. [THR]