Mediabistro.com's DAILY NEWS FEED 12/26/05
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DAILY MEDIA NEWS FEED
edited by David S. Hirschman
Monday, December 26, 2005
2006: A MEDIA NEW YEARWe asked critics, commentators, and industry reporters for their predictions for 2006
http://www.mediabistro.com/
BUSH APPEALS TO EDITORS ON SECURITY (WaPo)President Bush has been summoning newspaper editors lately in an effort to prevent publication of stories he considers damaging to national security. The efforts have failed, but the rare White House sessions are an indication of how seriously the president takes the recent reporting. Press Think: Keller falls silent on wiretapping backstory. Miami Herald: Was the story truly a danger or simply an embarrassment, asks Ed Wasserman, who wonders whether that justified the Times' decision to hold it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
THE LION IN WENNER (NYT)In about two weeks Jann Wenner, an emblematic baby boomer and the only person ensconced in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the American Society of Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame, will turn 60.
http://www.nytimes.com/
KNIGHT CHIEF 'TERRIBLY DEPRESSED' ABOUT SALE TALKS (LAT)Despite making his newspaper chain highly profitable, Tony Ridder may see his family-built company dismantled. But perhaps Ridder could redeem himself to some old-media true believers by keeping his company from falling into what they see as the wrong hands.
http://www.latimes.com/business/
CHINA INDICTS TIMES RESEARCHER (NYT)A Chinese researcher for the paper was indicted Friday for revealing state secrets to the newspaper and also on a lesser charge of fraud, a move that should send the case to trial within six weeks. NYT Editorial via IHT: Indicting honest journalism.
http://www.nytimes.com/
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BOWS OUT AT ABC (AP via Yahoo!)The second longest-running series on network TV shifts to ESPN beginning next season. The series began in 1970, with Keith Jackson handling the play-by-play. ESPN is paying about $1.1 billion over eight seasons for the Monday night contract.
http://news.yahoo.com/
GOOGLE CAN SELL AOL STAKE AS EARLY AS 2008 (Reuters)Under the agreement for the purchase of the $1 billion stake, Google has the right as of July 1, 2008, to require a public offering of its stake, according to Google's filing on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://today.reuters.com/news/
DON'T KNOW MEDIA (NYP)Unlike the nascent move towards content creation by competitors Yahoo! and Google, Microsoft raised the last of its media white flags Friday, agreeing to sell a controlling stake in MSNBC to the eponymous other half of the cable news partnership
.http://www.nypost.com/business/59392.htm
NOVAK 'PROBABLY' REGRETS PLAME COLUMN (B&C)In an interview on CNN's Situation Room Friday, conservative commentator Robert Novak said he "probably" regrets writing the column that revealed the name of CIA employee Valerie Plame.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/
KATRINA COVERAGE 'BEST TV OF 2005' (Boston Phoenix)Joyce Millman: Reality TV and disaster movies were nothing compared to Mother Nature in 2005, so it’s only fitting that a hurricane tops the list of the year’s most memorable television programming.
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/
MEGA-FAME AND TABS' FREE P.R. (NYT)David Carr: A lawsuit against the celebrity-obsessed US Weekly raises the question: Is it still possible that Britney Spears can be libeled?http://www.nytimes.com/20
HAS DJ DEAL HELPED MARKETWATCH? (Business 2.0)Greg Lindsay: MarketWatch's sale proved a high-water mark for valuing monthly unique visitors—a whopping $80 for each pair of eyeballs Dow Jones acquired. As it turns out, Dow Jones ended up paying much, much more for the eyeballs it actually kept over the course of the year.
http://www.business2.com/
SO YOU WANT TO BE A PUNDIT... (Slate)Jack Shafer: Do you hold political views that reliably identify you as a Republican or a Democrat? Are you willing to interrupt your busy day or early evening at the drop of a hat to accept a limousine ride to a television studio? Do you enjoy having makeup spackled onto your face with a trowel?
http://www.slate.com/id/2133067/?nav=tap3
BIG NEWS HITS AND FLASHY CONTENT LOSES OUT (NYT)Visitors to NY1.com seeking news about New York City's transit strike last week found a stripped-down design featuring basic blue headline links and not a single photo or advertisement.
http://www.nytimes.com/
PUNDITS FIND FREEDOM, AUDIENCES THROUGH BLOGGING (E&P)At least three syndicated creators started blogs this fall—joining a small but growing group of cartoonists and columnists who have taken that online plunge. Syndicated creators already have a public forum via their newspaper features, so why a blog, too? The reasons are many.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/
NO MONEY, MO' PROBLEMS (AP via CBC)Media companies still have a ways to go before regaining favor on Wall Street. Many investors worry about how they will adapt to the evolving technological landscape, and wonder whether the likes of Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. may dominate the emerging world of online advertising. Boston Globe: For newspapers and networks, upheaval was the story of the year.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/051225/b122504.html
http://www.boston.com/
MAG MAY NOT WANT YOU AS A READER (NYT)Related, a magazine to be introduced in February, will print only 25,000 copies and distribute them only to current and prospective owners of high-end condo units.
http://www.nytimes.com/
WRITER HELPS THE LIVING WRITE THEIR OWN OBITS (AP via Salt Lake Tribune)Dean Davisson spends his days crafting free obituaries for dozens of not-yet-dead fellow senior citizens at the 18,000-resident Leisure World in Laguna Woods, a retirement community so large that it's an incorporated city.
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3342752
WHERE IS ARAB MEDIA'S OUTRAGE? (Arab News)Dr. Khaled Batarfi: Most new independent media in the Arab world are attempting to provide as-is news and multi-perspective commentary. If you don't like what is written, write a letter to the editor. If you don't agree with a guest of a live show, call in and tell him so.
http://www.arabnews.com/
NEWS FEED NEEDS YOU! Send us your story tips, job changes, insider gossip, and all that other good stuff: tips@mediabistro.com
DAILY MEDIA NEWS FEED
edited by David S. Hirschman
Monday, December 26, 2005
2006: A MEDIA NEW YEARWe asked critics, commentators, and industry reporters for their predictions for 2006
http://www.mediabistro.com/
BUSH APPEALS TO EDITORS ON SECURITY (WaPo)President Bush has been summoning newspaper editors lately in an effort to prevent publication of stories he considers damaging to national security. The efforts have failed, but the rare White House sessions are an indication of how seriously the president takes the recent reporting. Press Think: Keller falls silent on wiretapping backstory. Miami Herald: Was the story truly a danger or simply an embarrassment, asks Ed Wasserman, who wonders whether that justified the Times' decision to hold it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
THE LION IN WENNER (NYT)In about two weeks Jann Wenner, an emblematic baby boomer and the only person ensconced in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the American Society of Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame, will turn 60.
http://www.nytimes.com/
KNIGHT CHIEF 'TERRIBLY DEPRESSED' ABOUT SALE TALKS (LAT)Despite making his newspaper chain highly profitable, Tony Ridder may see his family-built company dismantled. But perhaps Ridder could redeem himself to some old-media true believers by keeping his company from falling into what they see as the wrong hands.
http://www.latimes.com/business/
CHINA INDICTS TIMES RESEARCHER (NYT)A Chinese researcher for the paper was indicted Friday for revealing state secrets to the newspaper and also on a lesser charge of fraud, a move that should send the case to trial within six weeks. NYT Editorial via IHT: Indicting honest journalism.
http://www.nytimes.com/
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BOWS OUT AT ABC (AP via Yahoo!)The second longest-running series on network TV shifts to ESPN beginning next season. The series began in 1970, with Keith Jackson handling the play-by-play. ESPN is paying about $1.1 billion over eight seasons for the Monday night contract.
http://news.yahoo.com/
GOOGLE CAN SELL AOL STAKE AS EARLY AS 2008 (Reuters)Under the agreement for the purchase of the $1 billion stake, Google has the right as of July 1, 2008, to require a public offering of its stake, according to Google's filing on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://today.reuters.com/news/
DON'T KNOW MEDIA (NYP)Unlike the nascent move towards content creation by competitors Yahoo! and Google, Microsoft raised the last of its media white flags Friday, agreeing to sell a controlling stake in MSNBC to the eponymous other half of the cable news partnership
.http://www.nypost.com/business/59392.htm
NOVAK 'PROBABLY' REGRETS PLAME COLUMN (B&C)In an interview on CNN's Situation Room Friday, conservative commentator Robert Novak said he "probably" regrets writing the column that revealed the name of CIA employee Valerie Plame.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/
KATRINA COVERAGE 'BEST TV OF 2005' (Boston Phoenix)Joyce Millman: Reality TV and disaster movies were nothing compared to Mother Nature in 2005, so it’s only fitting that a hurricane tops the list of the year’s most memorable television programming.
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/
MEGA-FAME AND TABS' FREE P.R. (NYT)David Carr: A lawsuit against the celebrity-obsessed US Weekly raises the question: Is it still possible that Britney Spears can be libeled?http://www.nytimes.com/20
HAS DJ DEAL HELPED MARKETWATCH? (Business 2.0)Greg Lindsay: MarketWatch's sale proved a high-water mark for valuing monthly unique visitors—a whopping $80 for each pair of eyeballs Dow Jones acquired. As it turns out, Dow Jones ended up paying much, much more for the eyeballs it actually kept over the course of the year.
http://www.business2.com/
SO YOU WANT TO BE A PUNDIT... (Slate)Jack Shafer: Do you hold political views that reliably identify you as a Republican or a Democrat? Are you willing to interrupt your busy day or early evening at the drop of a hat to accept a limousine ride to a television studio? Do you enjoy having makeup spackled onto your face with a trowel?
http://www.slate.com/id/2133067/?nav=tap3
BIG NEWS HITS AND FLASHY CONTENT LOSES OUT (NYT)Visitors to NY1.com seeking news about New York City's transit strike last week found a stripped-down design featuring basic blue headline links and not a single photo or advertisement.
http://www.nytimes.com/
PUNDITS FIND FREEDOM, AUDIENCES THROUGH BLOGGING (E&P)At least three syndicated creators started blogs this fall—joining a small but growing group of cartoonists and columnists who have taken that online plunge. Syndicated creators already have a public forum via their newspaper features, so why a blog, too? The reasons are many.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/
NO MONEY, MO' PROBLEMS (AP via CBC)Media companies still have a ways to go before regaining favor on Wall Street. Many investors worry about how they will adapt to the evolving technological landscape, and wonder whether the likes of Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. may dominate the emerging world of online advertising. Boston Globe: For newspapers and networks, upheaval was the story of the year.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/051225/b122504.html
http://www.boston.com/
MAG MAY NOT WANT YOU AS A READER (NYT)Related, a magazine to be introduced in February, will print only 25,000 copies and distribute them only to current and prospective owners of high-end condo units.
http://www.nytimes.com/
WRITER HELPS THE LIVING WRITE THEIR OWN OBITS (AP via Salt Lake Tribune)Dean Davisson spends his days crafting free obituaries for dozens of not-yet-dead fellow senior citizens at the 18,000-resident Leisure World in Laguna Woods, a retirement community so large that it's an incorporated city.
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3342752
WHERE IS ARAB MEDIA'S OUTRAGE? (Arab News)Dr. Khaled Batarfi: Most new independent media in the Arab world are attempting to provide as-is news and multi-perspective commentary. If you don't like what is written, write a letter to the editor. If you don't agree with a guest of a live show, call in and tell him so.
http://www.arabnews.com/
NEWS FEED NEEDS YOU! Send us your story tips, job changes, insider gossip, and all that other good stuff: tips@mediabistro.com
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