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Michelle Obama, but not Cindy McCain, makes Vanity Fair’s best dressed list

By Carol Eisenberg

July 30, 2008 at 2:19pm

Some will call it political bias, or perhaps, more evidence of the swooning comparisons between the Obamas and the Kennedys by a besotted media.

Ron Paul to write memoir

By Carol Eisenberg

July 22, 2008 at 12:36pm

Quicker than you can say ‘political has-been,’ Ron Paul, the onetime GOP presidential candidate, has moved from “Manifesto” to “Memoir.”

Street-smart Times columnist David Carr takes on Fox News

By A. James Memmott

July 19, 2008 at 9:34am

David Carr, a columnist and reporter for The New York Times, has battled his own crack addition; he has survived cancer. Perhaps strengthened by those struggles, he’s now taking on a force that sometimes sends other reporters running for the hills: The PR department of Fox News.

Randy Michaels built a radio empire, but does he have a plan for newspapers?

By Carol Eisenberg

July 18, 2008 at 9:16am

Does the brash COO of the Tribune Company have any vision of where he is taking it - beyond bailing as fast as he can to stave off potential bankruptcy in the face of the $13-billion debt incurred by Sam Zell’s purchase last year?

Roger Ailes buys N.Y. paper, makes wife publisher

By Carol Eisenberg

July 14, 2008 at 12:48pm

Some men buy their wives flowers; others, chocolates. Roger Ailes, the chairman of Fox News, bought his third wife, Elizabeth, a community newspaper.

NBC political director Chuck Todd an unlikely on-air hit

By A. James Memmott

July 1, 2008 at 9:12am

As the presidential primaries dragged to a close, Republicans and Democrats alike agreed that there was at least one winner, Chuck Todd of NBC News and MSNBC.

Sheldon Adelson unwilling profile subject of the New Yorker

By A. James Memmott

June 29, 2008 at 8:45am

There was a time when Sheldon G. Adelson seemed famous for his anonymity. He built casinos, backed politicians and contributed millions of dollars to a variety of causes but stayed behind the scenes.

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann is not going to take it anymore

By A. James Memmott

June 23, 2008 at 6:17am

It’s official. Keith Olbermann is mad. Mad as in angry, irritated and grumpy.

Rolling Stone replows old ground on Zuckerberg, Facebook

By Gary Jacobson

June 18, 2008 at 4:20pm

Don’t bother reading the Rolling Stone story (dated June 26) on Mark Zuckerberg and “The Battle for Facebook.” It has been done before. And better.

Tim Russert among the elite graduates of the Moynihan ‘Seminar’

By Carol Eisenberg

June 17, 2008 at 10:13am

The network that gave Tim Russert his start in life was called “The Seminar” by those who graduated from it.

Blogger Mayhill Fowler scores some of campaigns’ biggest scoops

By A. James Memmott

June 10, 2008 at 7:16am

One of the many ironies of the endless 2008 primary season is that two of the bigger news stories were generated by an unpaid “citizen journalist.”

Vanity Fair article on Bill Clinton reveals few facts and few sources

By A. James Memmott

June 4, 2008 at 12:25pm

It’s been that kind of year. As the primary season is about to end, as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could be preparing to say a graceful goodbye to the presidential race, her husband has gotten into yet another food fight.

CBS will pay $1.8 billion for CNET Networks

By Laurie Bennett

May 15, 2008 at 9:50am

CBS announced today that is acquiring CNET Networks Inc., for $1.8 billion, at $11.50 per share.

Craig Newmark pursues politics and citizen journalism

By Laurie Bennett

May 12, 2008 at 8:57am

It’s not only his day job that is drawing attention to Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Barbara Walters sure knows how to pitch a memoir

By A. James Memmott

May 5, 2008 at 2:40pm

As a long-time interviewer of celebrities turned authors, Barbara Walters knows how to hype a book.

The drama of Eliot Spitzer’s rise and fall may be coming to a theater near you

By John Decker

May 1, 2008 at 2:03pm

Although Eliot Spitzer’s spectacular political flameout may be fading from most people’s memories, the tale may soon be revisited on the silver screen.

Scientology comes to YouTube

By Emily Morgan

May 1, 2008 at 1:00pm

The Church of Scientology has a new way to reach the masses - via YouTube.

CleanSkies.tv: Webcasting news on energy and the environment

By John Decker

April 29, 2008 at 11:21am

Under the leadership of a pair of television industry veterans, CleanSkies.tv is dedicated to covering two of the hottest news topics of our day - the energy industry and the environment.

Robert Thomson is heir apparent at the Wall Street Journal

By Carol Eisenberg

April 28, 2008 at 7:32am

Of course, Rupert Murdoch already has two sons. But after the ouster of Wall Street Journal editor Marcus W. Brauchli, the man said to be most likely to become the paper’s top editor – Robert J. Thomson - is said to be almost an honorary third son.

Scott Adams gives fans chance to one-up Dilbert punch lines

By Carol Eisenberg

April 22, 2008 at 11:31am

The Dilbert comic strip has gone interactive.



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