New York Observer
Summary
The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. Since July 2006 the paper has owned and published by the American real-estate mogul Jared Kushner.Published every Wednesday, the newspaper's editorial team is led by veteran reporter and former editor for Conde Nast Portfolio, and The Wall Street Journal, Kyle Pope with other writers and editors including Christopher S. Stewart, Joe Conason, Alexandra Jacobs, Tom McGeveran, Tom Scocca, Peter M.
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Jim Roberts joins Reuters
The New York Observer Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Jim Roberts will become executive editor of Reuters Digital, Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke reports. Roberts took a buyout from the Times last month.
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Reuters Snatches Up Ex-NYT Editor Jim Roberts
Reuters has hired former New York Times managing editor Jim Roberts as executive editor of Reuters digital, per a company memo fromReuters digital editor Chrystia Freeland to staff this afternoon.
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3,000 jobs go at Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has made 3,000 of its 50,000 employees redundant - including some editorial staff - according to the New York Observer. Barb Burg, a vice president at the financial news and wire service company, confirmed the lay-offs to Talking Biz News.
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A.J. Daulerio Out as Gawker Editor in Chief
After just a little over a year as Gawker’s front man, A. J. Daulerio announced to staff and via email that his tenure at the popular blog has come to an end.
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Associated Pushback on Twitter
The Associated Press this week is causing a stir by running ads for Samsung via the wire service's Twitter account. The ads—appearing in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas—not only blur the line between editorial church and state, sources say, but also potentially muddy the waters about what brands can do with their social media properties.
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New York Observer Hits Reset Again, Names Ken Kurson New Editor
The New York Observer picks Ken Kurson to become its sixth editor in seven years.
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Media Decoder Blog: The New York Observer picks Ken Kurson to become its sixth editor in seven years.
The New York Observer picks Ken Kurson to become its sixth editor in seven years.
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Best Online Resources, Videos, Photos from Hurricane Sandy Coverage
"Superstorm" Sandy is impacting millions of people up and down the East Coast of the United States and the Internet is rising to the occasion. Here is a collection of the best online resources for following Sandy coverage. Many newspaper websites that have pay walls are lifting them temporarily during the worst of the storm, including NYTimes.
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Media Monkey's diary: Jimmy Savile, Nicky Campbell and the Times
✒Full marks to former toilers on the Times's axed science supplement, Eureka, as it was presumably intentional that their final edition on Thursday was called "Apocalypse – the disaster issue", with a volcano image providing a spectacular fiery cover. Two pages were allocated to the giant headline "Struck Down", and another to "Blown Away".
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Village Voice spins off Backpage.com
New York’s iconic Village Voice and a dozen other weekly newspapers are parting ways with Backpage, a controversial classified site tied to alleged sex trafficking. The split will result in the creation of a new ownership group that is focused solely on news and events.
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