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Tina Brown Can Still Have Any Writer She Wants

Hamilton Nolan · 01/31/11 01:11PM

In your stuffed Monday media column: Tina Brown is making power moves, Hearst is making Hachette employees nervous, a PBS show may get canceled, Phish fans invade the media, and The Atlantic Wire gets a new boss.

Sam Zell Won't Be 'The Media's Bitch'

Hamilton Nolan · 01/27/11 02:16PM

In your ice-encased Thursday media column: Sam Zell is done with you media types, Comcast wouldn't dream of touching NBC News, rabbis (in the pocket of George Soros, commie Jew) hate Glenn Beck, and The Daily is coming next week.

New York Times Names New Op-Ed Editor

Hamilton Nolan · 01/21/11 12:44PM

The NYT has just named Trish Hall as its new Op-Ed editor. Interesting choice: much of Hall's career at the paper has been spent not in hard news, but in features—food, travel, style. She even edited Martha Stewart's magazine.

The New News Cycle: Report, Retract, Repeat

Hamilton Nolan · 01/20/11 01:39PM

In your cheeky Thursday media column: Henry Blodget demonstrates the New Journalism, NYT blogger profiles reach a new low, every media relaunch is delayed, and America's thinkiest journalists embed at a White House dinner party.

Robert Thomson Isn't Going Anywhere

Hamilton Nolan · 01/19/11 01:38PM

In your fleeting Wednesday media column: Robert Thomson is staying put, new offices for the HuffPo, ironic union troubles at Harper's, David Pecker is beloved without ever ordering anyone to love him, and A.J. Daulerio, profiled.

Freakonomics Is Going Indie

Hamilton Nolan · 01/14/11 02:08PM

In your finally Friday media column: Freakonomics is taking its bazillion readers away from the NYT, layoffs loom at the NY Daily News, Hollywood media wars aren't catty enough for Vanity Fair, and PBS must have news on the weekend.