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André Leon Talley sticks up for Anna Wintour after blasting her in book

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:04:39 GMT

André Leon Talley has put his feud with Vogue editor Anna Wintour aside this week and rushed to her defense against charges of racism at the fashion mag.

NJ cops face internal probe after ‘brutal’ arrests of BLM activists

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:22:46 GMT

A New Jersey police department is investigating claims of “brutal and excessive” force and “unlawful” searches in the arrests of four Black Lives Matter activists over the weekend. The contentious encounter unfolded on Saturday afternoon in Englewood, where a Black Excellence march was taking place to support the BLM movement. The four activists said that...

Mother Jones says Facebook’s ‘Big Brother’ tactics have cost it jobs

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:39:07 GMT

Left-leaning investigative magazine Mother Jones has taken another shot at Facebook — this time claiming the social network’s “Big Brother” tactics have cost it jobs. On Monday Mother Jones’ news editor Patrick Caldwell revealed that the news censorship tactics of the social network run by Mark Zuckerberg cost it some $400,000 in lost revenue over...

Group Nine’s video news site NowThis says it has unionized

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:58:37 GMT

NowThis, a leading producer of video news for mobile use, said Tuesday it has unionized with the Writers Guild of America East. The parent company, Ben Lerer’s Group Nine — which also owns sites like Thrillist, The Dodo and PopSugar — agreed to recognize the union as the bargaining agent for the 90-person editorial staff....

Salt Lake Tribune to stop printing daily after 149 years

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:52:13 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake Tribune announced Monday it will stop printing a daily newspaper at the end of the year after nearly 150 years and move to a weekly print edition. The change won’t result in cuts to the newsroom staff of about 65 people, though some would be “redeployed,” the newspaper...

CNN, MSNBC did not air coverage of Amy Coney Barrett confirmation

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:49:38 GMT

CNN and MSNBC did not air Monday night’s Senate confirmation vote for Amy Coney Barrett, a historic moment making her only the fifth woman to sit on the Supreme Court. The two cable channels did not cover the 52-48 vote in the Senate, but CNN aired the swearing-in ceremony later at the White House by...

Claudia Eller returns to Variety after suspension over reporter spat

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:40:33 GMT

The return of Variety’s suspended editor-in-chief may require an enormous amount of bridge building in a new management structure that seems ripe for problems. Claudia Eller, who was suspended from her editor-in-chief job at Variety for five months over a spat with a reporter who called her out for saying she’s done enough to diversify...

Yes, Jeffrey Toobin still has supporters, but no real legal grounds

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:34:50 GMT

It’s true. Jeffrey Toobin still has supporters in rarified media halls despite reportedly unzipping his pants in front of his journalist colleagues on a Zoom call to pleasure himself. But even the legal experts are siding with the Twitter mob, saying the star legal analyst for The New Yorker magazine and CNN has little chance...

HBO owner AT&T squeezed by losses in entertainment unit WarnerMedia

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:49:07 GMT

AT&T’s third quarter earnings were dragged down by the entertainment assets its recently acquired from Time Warner even as its new streaming service, HBO Max, continued to gain subscribers. The telecom giant behind Warner Bros. film studios and HBO said its profit for the three months ended in September fell to $2.8 billion, or 39...

SiriusXM cites ‘significant progress’ on contract talks with Howard Stern

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:18:39 GMT

The boss of SiriusXM said the satellite radio giant is “making significant progress” on a deal to extend Howard Stern’s contract. “Howard tells me he’s never been happier and our relationship with Howard has never been stronger,” outgoing chief executive Jim Meyer said on a Thursday earnings call with investors. “From my perspective we are...

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s video app Quibi is shutting down after six months

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:24:44 GMT

Quibi, the short-form video app founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, is calling it quits just six months after its launch, according to reports. The high-profile startup — which raised a whopping $1.75 billion for an ill-fated launch this spring that coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic across the US — is shutting...

Disney’s Bob Iger joins board of vegan dairy startup

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:54:26 GMT

Disney’s Bob Iger is joining his first outside board of directors since stepping down from the Apple board 13 months ago. The Mouse House executive chairman and former CEO will fill a founder-designated board seat on Perfect Day, a Berkeley, Calif.-based startup that uses fermentation to produce animal-free, flora-made dairy protein. “Innovation and leadership are...

Ex-Fox News anchor allegedly released explicit photos to shame rape accuser

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:08:02 GMT

A former Fox News anchor tried to "humiliate" and victim-shame an ex-staffer who is suing him for rape by releasing sexually explicit images and messages she allegedly sent him, her lawyers claim.

CNN’s Brian Stelter ripped over tweet about Jeffrey Toobin

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:09:41 GMT

Top CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter was ripped on Twitter on Tuesday for what critics called his sidestepping explanation of colleague Jeffrey Toobin’s online masturbation scandal. “Jeffrey Toobin has been sidelined at a pivotal moment in the run-up to the presidential election. The reason: He exposed himself during a Zoom call with New Yorker colleagues...

Jeffrey Toobin’s career in jeopardy after Zoom masturbation incident

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:34:49 GMT

The career of Jeffrey Toobin at the New Yorker and CNN is hanging in the balance after the famous journalist was reportedly seen masturbating on a Zoom call with colleagues, sources told Media Ink. The New Yorker — where Toobin has been a legal correspondent for decades, writing on everything from the O.J. Simpson trial...

Michael Bloomberg held talks to take his media empire public

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:26:55 GMT

Michael Bloomberg has been in talks to take his media empire public through an entity controlled by billionaire Bill Ackman, The Post has learned. The former mayor of New York City and failed presidential hopeful recently entertained an offer to sell a minority stake in Bloomberg LP — the news agency behind Bloomberg Businessweek magazine...

Jeffrey Toobin was masturbating in front of New Yorker bigs, report says

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:07:19 GMT

Now he is the talk of the town. The New Yorker writer and CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin didn’t just expose himself during a Zoom work meeting — he was allegedly caught masturbating in the call with some of magazine’s biggest names and has now been suspended from the publication. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake,...

New Yorker suspends writer Jeffrey Toobin for showing penis during Zoom call

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:39:00 GMT

Writer Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by The New Yorker -- because he exposed himself on a Zoom call between magazine colleagues and WNYC workers.

Former ABC executive named head of Warner Bros. TV

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:38:24 GMT

Former ABC network executive Channing Dungey will take over as chairwoman of Warner Bros. Television Group, the AT&T unit said Monday, replacing veteran television executive Peter Roth, who will step down next year. Dungey, who is currently vice president of Original Series at Netflix, has previously worked at Walt Disney’s ABC network for over 14...

CNN’s Jake Tapper spars with Lara Trump over Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:10:41 GMT

Lara Trump sparred with CNN’s Jake Tapper over Joe Biden’s campaign performances on Sunday after the president’s daughter-in-law suggested the former vice president is in “cognitive decline.” The tense exchange began when the CNN’s “State of the Union” host asked Trump about comments she made saying she feels “bad” for Biden when he comes on...