The Goldman Sachs Elevator parody Twitter account landed a book deal with Simon and Schuster imprint Touchstone. Remember when it was blog-to-book deals, not tweet-to-books deals, that were inciting envy in the breast of writers? (The New York Times)
The Associated Press is severing its ties with a freelancer who altered a photo he took while covering the war in Syria in 2013. And Jezebel didn’t even have to offer up $10,000. (Associated Press)
Money Honey Maria Bartiromo officially starts at Fox Business News on February 1. (New York Post)
Reuters editor in chief Steve Adler announced that the news agency will hire 50 new journalists over the course of the year. Which is better than last year, when Reuters cut 5 percent of its editorial staff. (FishbowlDC)
The New York Post congratulates itself on making Mayor DeBlasio’s handling of the snowstorm on the Upper East Side into a political story. (New York Post)
