Peter Sterne
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Tribune pulls the plug on planned digital media site Tribune.com
The company also scrapped plans to relaunch Television Without Pity → Read More
O'Reilly antagonist vows to treat him like Glenn Beck
Angelo Carusone is targeting Fox News' biggest star with a plan he used on Beck and Limbaugh. → Read More
Fox News contributor sues network, Ailes for gender discrimination
Julie Roginsky alleges that Fox News pressured her to defend Ailes, and retaliated when she refused. → Read More
IJR hires Mediaite’s controversial managing editor ‘Jon Nicosia’- POLITICO Media
His real name is Zachary Hildreth and he's a con man → Read More
Sessions 'not sure' whether he would prosecute journalists
Trump attorney general pick Sen. Jeff Sessions dodged a question during his Senate confirmation hearings about whether he would subpoena or prosecute journalists for doing their jobs. → Read More
Trump's call to have Congress investigate NBC News source faces challenging precedent- POLITICO Media
The president-elect was upset that a classified report leaked to NBC News → Read More
Medium's pivot catches publishing partners by surprise- POLITICO Media
Publishers didn't know Medium was exiting ad business until news was public → Read More
A dangerous anti-press mix » Nieman Journalism Lab
"It's not enough for people to read the news. They have to trust it." → Read More
The Associated Press lays off 25 staffers- POLITICO Media
The Associated Press is laying off 25 editorial staffers this week, a spokesman confirmed to POLITICO. The cuts came as part of an effort to reduce expenses. "While AP makes every effort to cut costs elsewhere before affecting jobs, AP is laying off 25 staffers in the global News department this week," the AP said in a statement. "Like so many media companies, especially in the news business, AP… → Read More
'Worse than irrelevant': How Donald Trump's potential press secretary views the press
She prefers conspiracy theories to mainstream media → Read More
Gawker settlement: Nick Denton needs Hulk Hogan's permission to buy back Gawker.com- POLITICO Media
Gawker Media's Nick Denton. | AP Photo/Steve Nesius, Pool Gawker settlement: Nick Denton needs Hulk Hogan's permission to buy back Gawker.com Gawker Media founder Nick Denton can't buy Gawker.com unless he gets explicit written permission from former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. That's according to the terms of the proposed $31 million settlement agreement between Gawker Media and Hogan,… → Read More
New York Times has big plans for 'Wirecutter' after $30 M. acquisition- POLITICO Media
The Wirecutter will expand into new verticals and collaborate with the Times newsroom → Read More
Guardian CEO: 'Nothing strategic' about Guardian U.S. cuts- POLITICO Media
Executives in London think Guardian U.S. losses are too high → Read More
Wall Street Journal goes digital-first, creates dedicated print desk- POLITICO Media
AP Photo Wall Street Journal goes digital-first, creates dedicated print desk The Wall Street Journal is splitting its newsroom into a digital desk and a print desk as part of a broader editorial reorganization, editor in chief Gerard Baker announced in a lengthy memo to staff on Tuesday. The digital desk — which will feed WSJ.com and the paper's mobile apps and real-time newswire service — will… → Read More
Guardian U.S. lost $15.85 million on revenue of $15.5 million last year- POLITICO Media
The Guardian's U.S. operation took in $15.5 million of revenue but suffered a $15.85 million net loss last year → Read More
Daily Dot lays off at least 15 across company- POLITICO Media
Cuts were continuing Friday at the popular digital-media news outlet → Read More
Univision's Isaac Lee addresses Gawker employees- POLITICO Media
Univision executive Isaac Lee was in New York on Friday to address employees at Gawker Media, the digital media company that Univision agreed to acquire for $135 million earlier this week. Jorge Ramos, an anchor for Univision and Fusion, was also present at the meeting, according to a person in attendance. Both Ramos and Lee are based out of Univision's headquarters in Miami, Florida. Lee —… → Read More
Vice women's site Broadly searching for new editor in chief- POLITICO Media
Broadly's founding editor in chief Tracie Egan Morrissey has been on extended leave → Read More
Tronc restructures into traditional and digital publishing units- POLITICO Media
Newspaper company Tronc is splitting itself into two separate business units for reporting purposes, the company announced on Wednesday. Its print publishing arm has been christened "troncM," while its digital publishing arm is "troncX." → Read More
Gawker founder Nick Denton to file for bankruptcy- POLITICO Media
Denton's bankruptcy comes as a result of Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker → Read More