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National Enquirer Retracts Claims of Obama Affair Video, Already
Ravi Somaiya · 05/01/10 04:28PMWhy the National Enquirer Obama Sex Scandal Story Must Be True
Adrian Chen · 05/01/10 10:45AMAnother Way HuffPo Is the Same as World Net Daily
Hamilton Nolan · 04/14/10 01:00PMPulitzer Prize or Not, The National Enquirer Will Soldier On
Hunter Walker · 04/12/10 06:05PMAre Martha Stewart and Bill Clinton Having Romantic Dinners Together?
Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/10 11:31AMNational Enquirer Editor Corrupts Impressionable Columbia J-School Students
John Cook · 03/01/10 01:57PMNew York Times Columnist Backs the National Enquirer for a Pulitzer
Ravi Somaiya · 02/22/10 05:40AMNational Enquirer Beats Pulitzer Brahmins, Enters for Prize: Report
Ryan Tate · 02/18/10 06:35PMJohn Edward and Rielle Hunter to Marry, For Some Reason?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/10 12:33PMcityfile · 02/04/10 04:09PM
• Lawmakers on Capitol Hill grilled Brian Roberts and Jeff Zucker today about Comcast's proposed takeover of NBC Universal. Meantime, Zucker's chances of keeping his job as NBC's CEO? Dimmer by the day. [Reuters, WSJ, LAT]
• Observer owner Jared Kushner is expanding: He's decided to partner with another company to launch a free newspaper in Vegas for some reason. [NYT]
• More on the deep job cuts at CBS News this week. [NYT, LAT]
• Howard Stern's contract with Sirius XM expires this year. Whether he ends up staying put—or finds a new home on radio or TV—is up in the air. [THR]
• EMI announced a massive annual loss and now needs more cash. [BBC]
• Another installment of Fast and Furious is on the way. Finally! [Variety]
• Does the National Enquirer deserve a Pulitzer Prize? Probably! [Gawker]
There's No Good Reason the National Enquirer Shouldn't Win a Pulitzer Prize
John Cook · 02/04/10 03:11PMAnderson Cooper Not Adopting Haitian Baby, Still Gay
Brian Moylan · 02/04/10 02:57PMAnderson Cooper's Casually Outed in Haitian Adoption Tale
Brian Moylan · 02/03/10 05:18PMNational Enquirer Applies for Pulitzer
Maureen O'Connor · 01/22/10 01:13AMcityfile · 01/21/10 04:28PM
• As if this hasn't already been a crappy week for liberals thanks to the election results in Massachusetts, Air America announced today that it's shutting down effective immediately and filing for bankruptcy protection. [AP, WP]
• More on the conclusion of l'affaire Coco, what's in store for O'Brien (unclear), and what NBC can look forward to in the months ahead (lackluster ratings for Leno, mammoth losses, continued shame, etc). [NYT, TW, WSJ, NYT]
• CNN has been pulling out all the stops to cover the crisis in Haiti (not to mention invested in hundreds of tight t-shirts for Andy Cooper). And yet Fox News, which has sorta ignored the earthquake (and typically avoids covering stories involving poor black people) is still out in front in the ratings. [LAT]
• Kitty Kelley's tell-all about Oprah hits bookstores on Apr. 13. [AP]
• A Pulitzer for the National Enquirer? Stranger things have happened. [WP]
• HGTV and Food Network have returned to Cablevision customers. [NYT]
• Thanks to Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, you'll be hearing "We Are the World" (Haiti 2010 edition) again in the near future. [Showbiz411]
• Madonna and Beyoncé have joined Team Clooney, FYI. [Reuters]
• So much for free content: Hulu may start charging its users to watch popular TV shows in the future; and YouTube is introducing pay-per-view videos.
• Is the Wall Street Journal really launching a travel agency? Yes. [E&P]
• Say goodbye (arrivederci?) to MTV's Jersey Shore. [NYM, Gawker, MTV]
A Pulitzer Prize for the National Enquirer?
Ravi Somaiya · 01/21/10 07:34AMIs John Edwards' Wandering Penis Pulitzer-Worthy?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/11/10 02:07PMcityfile · 12/02/09 03:35PM
• Rupert Murdoch is hoping to give the Times a run for its money. The mogul plans to put $15 million into the NYC edition of the Wall Street Journal. [NYO]
• ABC still hasn't said who's replacing Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, which has led to some "puzzlement and frustration" among staffers. [LAT]
• Why is Comcast planning to keep Jeff Zucker on as NBC Universal's CEO after it takes control of the company? There are no easy explanations, alas. [NYT]
• The Times may "prune" its collection of 70 blogs to cut expenses. [NYO]
• Sam Zell has stepped down as CEO of Tribune; he'll remain chairman. [NYT]
• The lineup for Sundance 2010 was announced today. [Vulture, NYT]
• Tiger Woods' spicy extracurricular activities would have come out two years ago if the National Enquirer hadn't cut a deal with the golfer. Allegedly. [NYP]