media
The Two Hardest Words in the English Language Are 'Top Cop'
Hamilton Nolan · 01/27/09 02:21PMJob Cuts at Reed, A Magazine for Rick Warren
cityfile · 01/27/09 12:23PM• Reed Business has cut staff across its numerous publications. [NYT, THR, FB]
• Carlos Slim Helu's loan to The New York Times Co. is "an ominous move" by a "capitalist with loyalties to a foreign state," says the Seattle Times. [E&P]
• Pastor Rick Warren is launching a magazine. [WSJ]
• More on Conde Nast's new web strategy. [NYP]
• Meet the Huffington Post's new cast of celebrity bloggers. [Jossip]
• The Senate has voted to delay the transition to digital TV until June 12. [BN]
Martha Stewart Can't Stop Talking About Our Post on Her Crazy Offices!
Hamilton Nolan · 01/27/09 12:02PMCaroline Kennedy Smear Journalism Goes Bizarro
Hamilton Nolan · 01/27/09 10:41AMLiberal Media Elite Spent Weekend Partying With McCain Staffers
Pareene · 01/26/09 06:11PMHBO Exec Angry, Litigious Over Missing Obama's Speech
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/09 04:23PMCuring The Celebrity Disease With Bongs Memos
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/09 03:51PMSara Nelson Out, Sharon Waxman In
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/09 02:48PMWho Will Replace Bill Kristol?
Pareene · 01/26/09 01:39PMMartha Stewart Surprisingly Anal About New Offices
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/09 01:13PMHoda Finds Your Suggestion She Date Anderson Cooper Laughable
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/09 12:32PMMartha Sells, Kristol Departs, Ad Pages Fall
cityfile · 01/26/09 12:05PM• Martha Stewart has sold a third of her shares in her eponymous media company. But she's still as anal as ever around the office. [NYP, Gawker]
• Bill Kristol's New York Times column has come to an end. [NYT]
• Fashion and beauty magazines will see a 22 percent decline in advertising pages during the first three months of the year. [WWD]
• Doubledown Media, the publisher of Trader, is reportedly up for sale. [NYP]
• Conde Nast is reorganizing its web division. [MW]
• Moody's has downgraded New York Times Co. debt to junk status. [NYP]
• A long Q&A between Lesley Stahl and Rachel Maddow. [Wow]
• Sundance ended yesterday without a big sale. [NYT]
• Once again, Paul Blart: Mall Cop was No. 1 at the box office. [THR]
The Slow Death of Good Commercials
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/09 11:20AMHave you noticed lately on your television that there are a stunning number of crappy infomercial-quality ads running during prime time? That is because the fancy advertisers are broke. We live in Snuggie's world now.