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Hamilton Nolan · 04/16/09 02:42PM'The Big Guys Just Knock the Little Guys Right Over': No More Madden Insight
Hamilton Nolan · 04/16/09 01:01PMEsquire Is Getting Nervous
Hamilton Nolan · 04/16/09 11:31AMThe Times Cuts Back, Trouble at ABC?
cityfile · 04/16/09 11:28AM• The Times is folding in several sections of the paper (City, Escapes); scrapping the weekly fashion spread in the New York Times Magazine, and cutting the budget for freelance writers. Grim times, indeed. [NYT, Gawker]
• NBC CEO Jeff Zucker is reportedly concerned that CNBC has become too conservative and is becoming "the anti-Obama network." [P6]
• The new Ben Silverman? That would be ABC's Stephen McPherson. [NYP]
• Bill O'Reilly tends to ambush liberals more often than he does conservatives. Could that mean he, like, has an agenda or something? How surprising! [NYT]
• Twitter on fire: Traffic is up 131 percent from February. [AdAge]
• Gannett Co. reported a 60 percent decline in first-quarter profit today. [AP]
The Most Expensive Magazine You Can Buy Is a Wannabe
Ryan Tate · 04/15/09 10:09PMConde Nast's No Good, Very Bad Quarter
Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/09 02:25PMBen Affleck's Proprietary Media Revenue Models Were Mistaken, And He Is Shocked
Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/09 01:16PMMagazine Melt Down
cityfile · 04/15/09 11:39AM• More bad news for the magazine biz: Ad pages fell 26 percent during the first quarter, although you probably guessed that when you used last month's issue of any number of Condé Nast magazines to floss your teeth. [NYT]
• Steve Brill plans to save journalism! Or die trying, at least. [NYT]
• Sam Zell now says his acquisition of the parent company of the Chicago Tribune in 2007 was "a mistake." And a rather expensive one at that. [CT]
• Is NBC's long ratings slump over? Jeff Zucker sure is hoping so! [LAT]
• 20/20's Bob Brown has been dismissed after 30 years at the network. Insult to injury: He was told he could freelance for the network if he wants. [P6]
Meet Kari Ferrell: Criminally Hipster
Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/09 09:57AMThe First Quarter in Hell
Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/09 08:34AMWhere Greeting the UPS Guy Counts as Journalism
Ryan Tate · 04/15/09 05:26AMLayoffs at Variety, Parent Company
Hamilton Nolan · 04/14/09 03:42PMMartha Stewart's Company Charged With Firing Employee for Getting Hurt
Hamilton Nolan · 04/14/09 03:15PMAndy Rosenthal: '...Hanging Ball.'
Hamilton Nolan · 04/14/09 01:01PMMore Work, Less Pay & No Free Newspapers
cityfile · 04/14/09 12:28PM• Hachette is cutting salaries and asking staff to work overtime. Fun! [Gawker]
• Amazon is blaming an "embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error" for the dropping the sales rankings of thousands of gay and lesbian books. [AFP]
• Bravo has picked up four new shows, including one produced by Sarah Jessica Parker and another by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. [THR, THR]
• NBC's Boston affiliate, WHDH, has backed down from its threat to skip Jay Leno's new 10pm show when it debuts this fall. [B&C]
• Marriott will no longer automatically provide guests with a free copy of USA Today or the Journal. You're gonna have to ask for it from now on. [E&P]
No More Hero Journalists!
Hamilton Nolan · 04/13/09 12:57PMAmazon's Scandal, MSNBC's New Show & More Layoffs
cityfile · 04/13/09 11:32AM• Amazon.com is in the hot seat for stripping gay and lesbian books of their sales rankings, something the bookseller is now calling a "glitch." [EW, WSJ]
• MSNBC is reportedly in the process of developing a weekend political show to be moderated by chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd. [NYO]
• More bad news for barely-living BlackBook: its longtime fashion director is out. And Jann Wenner's marketing chief is leaving Wenner Media. [WWD]
• Alpha Media has laid off a handful of employees at Maxim, including deputy editor Chris Wilson and editor-at-large Steve Garbarino. [NYO]
• Magazines are looking to raise subscription rates to save themselves. [NYT]
Padma Strips Down
cityfile · 04/13/09 08:43AMPadma Lakshmi takes it off for the April issue of Allure, which the mag dubs its "Nude Issue." In the accompanying Q&A, Padma says she enjoys spending her free time in the buff, since she's a "sensual-leaning woman." Let's all take a moment to be thankful that Padma's boyfriend, Teddy Forstmann, doesn't spend his free time attired in quite the same manner: