With Fleet Street blond Emily Smith taking over for the departed Richard Johnson at the New York Post‘s Page Six, and Frank DiGiacomo (a former Observer staffer) newly installed at the New York Daily News‘ Gatecrasher column, the city’s two warring tabloids are ramping up their gossip coverage in a no-holds-barred attempt to win out. Each week The Observer will take a look at how they handle the big scoops and juicy tidbits that come up through the rumor mill, and pick the week’s top gossipmonger.
SLIDESHOW: Scandal Report: The City’s Tabs Go Head to Head (10/15)