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Swine Flu Strikes Glamour
Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/09 12:32PMLate-Night Ratings, Ari Emanuel & The Crisis at Condé
cityfile · 06/10/09 12:04PM• It's only been a week since Conan took over the top-rated Tonight Show, but David Letterman has already passed over him in the ratings. [NYT]
• Also: Dave Letterman's new contract will keep him at CBS through '12. [LAT]
• Yesterday the Boston Globe's largest union rejected the New York Times Co.'s proposed package of cuts. The NYT responded by implementing a 23 percent pay cut anyway and now the union is taking the matter to court. [NYT]
• Ratings are down for CNN's Lou Dobbs. And thank God for that. [NYO]
• It's official: Ari Emanuel is the new Mike Ovitz! Both the New York Times and The Daily Beast invoke Ovitz's name in lengthy pieces on "the pre-eminent power player in Hollywood" and "Hollywood's new don." [NYT, TDB]
• Sound the alarms! Swine flu has returned to Condé Nast! [Daily Intel]
Update: NYPD Is Investigating Fox Newser Accused of a Cyclist Hit-and-Run
John Cook · 06/10/09 10:43AMThe Work of Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/09 10:19AMFear and Loathing at the Boston Globe Over Unilateral 23% Pay Cuts
The Cajun Boy · 06/10/09 12:31AMPinch Sulzberger So Tickled at Being Called 'Mensch' That He Saves Boston Globe
Hamilton Nolan · 06/09/09 04:53PMBlogger to Publicists: Please Send Valuables
Hamilton Nolan · 06/09/09 03:19PMExclusive: Fox Newser Accused of Dragging Cyclist Through Central Park
John Cook · 06/09/09 03:05PMReporters Hired, Fired, Mired, Tired
Hamilton Nolan · 06/09/09 01:01PMBob Woodward, Nixon Man
Hamilton Nolan · 06/09/09 12:05PMThe Globe Vote, Dave's New Deal, Changes at Interview
cityfile · 06/09/09 11:05AM• The Boston Newspaper Guild, the Boston Globe's largest union, narrowly rejected a package of pay concessions and benefit cuts last night. [NYT]
• David Letterman is close to signing a new, 3-year contract with CBS. [THR]
• Conan O'Brien has beat Letterman in the ratings every night since his show debuted last week. But that may very well change pretty soon. [Vulture]
• Rachael Ray's talk show has been renewed for two more seasons. Alas. [THR]
• Glenn O'Brien is out as Interview's editorial director. [Daily Intel, FWD]
Boston Globe Rejects Bad Cutbacks in Favor of Worse Cutbacks
Hamilton Nolan · 06/09/09 08:32AMDavid Carr's Night on the Town
The Cajun Boy · 06/08/09 09:16PMObama Not Being Trotsky in Disguise: Good or Bad?
Pareene · 06/08/09 04:57PMNobody At Fox Business Has Any Idea What's Happening, At All
Hamilton Nolan · 06/08/09 03:34PMWhen Fox Business News anchors "throw" a story to a "correspondent," that correspondent may know something, or may just sit there looking flummoxed and terrified. This may happen several times in a row! They do not know anything, these people.
Bright Idea Saves Newspapers
Hamilton Nolan · 06/08/09 03:14PMDana Milbank Steals Man's Underwear on Normal Saturday Night
Hamilton Nolan · 06/08/09 12:51PMChick Runs Dude Network
Hamilton Nolan · 06/08/09 11:50AMWeinstein Woes, Colbert in Iraq, Drama in North Korea
cityfile · 06/08/09 11:04AM• Is Harvey and Bob Weinstein's film company headed for bankruptcy? That remains unclear, although the Weinstein Co's decision to hire Miller Buckfire to restructure its finances isn't a good sign, that's for sure. [NYT]
• Members of the Boston Newspaper Guild are voting today whether to accept the package of pay cuts proposed by the New York Times Co. [PC]
• Stephen Colbert is broadcasting from Iraq this week. In addition to an interview with the president, Colbert will get a military-style makeover. [NYT]
• Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor by a North Korean court late last night. The Obama administration has vowed to keep up its lobbying effort. And in the meantime, employees at Current TV—where both women work—continue to keep quiet about the matter, per instructions from network management. [NYT, AP, NYT]