Morning Links: While Oprah Shakes up OWN, Gayle Parties With Cory Booker

SNL Kagan says Oprah Winfrey’s OWN lost $107 million last year. This month the network laid off 30 people, brought

SNL Kagan says Oprah Winfrey’s OWN lost $107 million last year. This month the network laid off 30 people, brought in a new COO/CFO from Discovery, and canceled Rosie O’Donnell’s show, which we were really looking forward to. [Bloomberg]

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Gayle King went to the Hunger Games premiere with Newark Mayor Cory Booker. We hope this means they’re dating, but then, what an awful date. [NY Post]

How unethical is it for financial journalists to take speaking fees? [CJR]

A look at the niche fact-checking industry. [Poynter]

The New Yorker iPad app for the new iPad is not very user friendly. [Pixel Peeps]

Huffington Post founder Kenneth Lerer and Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman went in on a share of the Mets. [WSJ]

Gawker mocks fluffy New York Times piece. Just like old times. [Gawker]

Gary Pruitt from McClatchy Company named CEO of the Associated Press. [NY Times]

 

 

Morning Links: While Oprah Shakes up OWN, Gayle Parties With Cory Booker