The Media Climate Gets Hotter and Hauter
More bad signs of the times, and more publications that are pretending times are better than they really are.
Posted 12/22/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
If You Were Rich, You’d Have Lost a Lot More Money This Year
Someone listed the biggest media losers of 2008.
Posted 12/16/08 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
Some People Are Getting Bonuses This Year
Amid the carnage, some New Yorkers are taking home a little extra this year.
Posted 12/03/08 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
Rangel Tries to Fight Back Against the ‘Times,’ But Gets a Beatdown
The paper published a letter from Charles Rangel alongside a refutation of every single one of its points.
Posted 12/01/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Sumner Redstone Sells Midway Games
Aw. And we thought he was going to Mortal Kombat his way out of this mess.
Posted 11/25/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Sumner Redstone Not So Adamant About Keeping CBS Anymore
It's amazing what a little $800 million impending debt payment will eventually do to a man.
Posted 11/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
How to Become a ‘Mancessory’
The current economy means laid-off bankers may have to turn to the oldest profession.
Posted 11/17/08 in Daily Intel
The Economy of Sex
Eliot Spitzer Has Learned Some Lessons
Eliot Spitzer's Washington 'Post' opinion essay about the economy is a thinly veiled advice column to dudes cheating on their wives with hookers.
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
White Men Without Money
Rupert Murdoch Eyeing Sumner Redstone’s Problems With Glee
After years of trying to position himself as a rival to Murdoch, Redstone's getting what he asked for.
Posted 10/23/08 in Daily Intel
Sumnambulism
Sumner Redstone Will Never Sell (Again)
He won't sell off any more shares of CBS or Viacom despite serious oncoming debt deadlines.
Posted 09/16/08 in Daily Intel
Web Sights
Look! The ‘Journal’ Redesigned Its Web Page
Just in time for an epic international financial crisis, WSJ.com gets a pretty makeover. At least some people are taking care of themselves these days.
Posted 09/05/08 in Daily Intel
Ink-Stained Wretches
‘Times’ to Consolidate Sections
The "Business" and "Sports" sections will be joined together in an awkward marriage.
Posted 04/24/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Zuckerman, Sulzberger, and the News Corp. Board Weigh In on Murdoch's ‘Newsday’ Bid
Once again, the Aussie media mogul is all over our daily industry roundup.
Posted 04/10/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Lehman Liquidates Three Funds to the Tune of $1 Billion
What's going on with Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, and the News. Corp — as well as the Willets Point Stadium, 'Us Weekly,' and Wall Street. Read our daily roundup.
Posted 04/09/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Private Equity Switches to the Full-Court Press
Plus, what's going on at 'Portfolio,' why you'll be hearing more from Perez Hilton, and where the Beatrice Inn is headed next.
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