The New York Times ombudswoman—yes: woman!—has made her first mark at the paper. What’s it look like? What’s up with Cosmo‘s new look? What do campaign reporters think about this year’s campaign? What piece absolutely needed to be written today that was finally written? All that, and more, in your Thursday Evening Media Briefs: Read More
The Fall Fashion Season began with a complex game of editorial musical chairs at Hearst this morning. Current Marie Claire editor Joanna Coles has been named editor of famed women’s title Cosmopolitan, replacing a retiring Kate White. Brides editor Anne Fulenwider will replace Coles at Marie Claire. As of this publication time, no Read More
Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski has been given a monthly column at Cosmopolitan, the magazine announced today.
The column, which launches in the October issue, is called “Getting What You Want.” When that phrase appears on Cosmo covers it’s typically followed by “in bed” or “from your man,” but Ms. Brzezinski will write about “career confidence, empowerment, and getting ahead in the workplace,” according to the press release. Read More
Forbes and Parade chatter-hound James Brady reports today on his annual leg-humping trip to Hearst boss Cathie Black’s Christmas party. There was “TV’s gorgeous Deborah Norville,” “the tall, striking Atoosa Rubenstein,” “Ken Auletta…that wonderful writer,” “Kate White, blond and lovely”…
And then there was this other guy:
David Hershey, editor of Esquire, informed me Read MoreKnock on wood: If the news cycle and the relative stateside calm continue as is, The New York Times ‘ A Nation Challenged section is likely to end on Jan. 1, staffers at the newspaper believe.
Executive editor Howell Raines has not made any formal declaration about the fate of A Nation Challenged, but Times Read More
