Here 's this sunday's Media Nuggets
###### What goes around, comes around -> Raylena Fields - African American producer of 13 years at CBS News, is suiing CBS for her termination at EEOC saying that her firing is racially motivated and accuses Bob Schieffer is bigoted. [Remember how media spun Katrina & Race?]
###### NYTimes leads newspaper $hortfalls. -> NYTimes is leading other media companies, like - Tribune Co., McClatchy Co., Knight Ridder, Gannett & Journal Register Co. - to widening slump in the nation's newspaper profits.
###### Transparency is for everyone, but not for media guns like Russert or Couric, who are fighting a proposed SEC rule that would demand them to publish their salary details. Viacom argues that such data should remain as trade secret.
###### Viveca Novak, famed Time reporter who tipped Karl Rove's lawyer about Matt Cooper officially resigned taking a buy-out from the mag.
###### Couric's departure sent jitters at NBC which ended as a jackpot to Matt Lauer with NBC extending his contract upto 2011 with 13 million annual pay.
###### CNN is looking for Larry King replacement. Starting from May 8 Glenn Beck will be on HLN at 7pm and 9pm. If he come close to H&C, CNN will replace Larry with Glenn.
###### Many old-media execs are making "frantic moves" on the Web, out of recognition that they "must do something to salvage their failing roles and their diminishing and distracted audiences." [Little bit of Truth would help a long way.]
###### NBC decided to close the "The West Wing" due to falling ratings. Dems begged it's "acting president"- Martin Sheen to contest Ohio senate seat. He declined saying - "You're mistaking celebrity for credibility."
###### GE burned by profits drop at NBC and trailing last in networks ratings war. GE may seek to spin-off the media unit as NBC became a liability than asset.
###### Tabloids Star and National Enquirer are looking for buyers.
###### Print edition of Elle Girl magazine folds, keeping the online edition only.
###### Christian Science Monitor's publisher sells it's real estate. Mag's washington bureau in turmoil and could fire many. Media hype of Jill Carrol got NOTHING.
###### NYTimes sells the newspaper group's 50 percent stake in digital cable channel Discovery Times.
###### CNN is selling it's 14-story tower in L.A which includes Larry King studio. It will continue there, paying rent.
End of an era Elle folding do you know if this goes for Europe as well.
Happy Easter morning, everyone!
Great hot sheet tips this Am. I hope that GE cuts their losses with NBC, and also learns to make better Side by Side Refrigerators. I remember when we used to rely on GE for good products. Past Tense,really past tense. Viveva is probably bailing out of a sinking ship. I hope Glenn Beck replaces Larry King just so everyday CNN watchers can see what a Conservative looks and sounds like instead of the Idiot Tucker Carlson types. We need to keep up the good work at dumping subscriptions and stop watching the MSM,they are going down...
NBC decided to close the "The West Wing" due to falling ratings. Dems begged it's "acting president"- Martin Sheen to contest Ohio senate seat. He declined saying - "You're mistaking celebrity for credibility."
makes me think he's not as dumb as I thought he was.
As always, the nuggets are great, thanks.
Many old-media execs are making "frantic moves" on the Web, out of recognition that they "must do something to salvage their failing roles and their diminishing and distracted audiences."
Gn 22:17 your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies
Newspaper sale$ decline should be blamed on the Journos
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People who work at journalism full time ought to be able to do a better job of it than people for whom it is a hobby. But that's not going to happen as long as we "professional" journalists ignore stories we don't like and try to hide our mistakes. We think of ourselves as "gatekeepers." But there is not much future in being a gatekeeper when the walls are down.
Happy Easter everybody!
Anita, Many thanks for these media nuggets. No wonder the MSM is so down about the economy. Talk about projection. No one wants read/watch their lies.