THE WIRE 50: The Most Influential People In Media This Year
It has been a roller coaster ride in media this year.A jaw-dropping trip of high highs, low lows, and twists and turns that left many people feeling like they'd been turned entirely upside down —...
View ArticleAt 3:37 P.M., The New York Times' Brian Stelter Published The Best Piece...
Brian Stelter was in Joplin, MO covering the tornadoes.He returned and published an incredible first-person account of his trials.Read it.I’m going to write this in a stream of consciousness, the same...
View ArticleHere's Photographic Proof That Brian Stelter And David Carr Really Are Friends
The New York Times is not a place that lacks ambition.Reporters scratch and claw to rise through the ranks, battling each other and their editors while fighting off hordes of outside journalists who...
View ArticleHere's Why There Are (Almost) No Women In The Big NYT 'Page One' Documentary
It's not entirely true to say there are no women in Page One: Inside the New York Times, the new documentary that spends a year following the NYT media desk as they cover an imploding industry in...
View ArticleGOSSIP: Today's Wall Street Buzz in 60 Seconds (C, MS, UBS, JPM)
Here's legendary hedge fund investor Don Brownstein's solution for the housing crisis.Jamie Dimon made an appearane at the Carlyle bakeoff site. Citi poached two bankers from UBS for its tech group....
View ArticleTOP OF THE MORNING: NYT's Brian Stelter Has Sold His First Book
Rumors have been swirling for a while now that New York Times' media reporter and Page One documentary star Brian Stelter was working on a book. And now it's official. From Publisher's...
View ArticleThe New York Times Plans Up To 20 Buyouts -- Here's The Full Internal Memo
The New York Timeswill eliminate up to 20 newsroom positions, the paper's Brian Stelter reports.New executive editor Jill Abramson said there will be no layoffs on the editorial staff.In a memo to...
View ArticleA (Valentine's) Day In The Life: Jamie Shupak, NY1 Traffic Anchor And Dating...
Jamie Shupak, 30, is an Emmy-nominated traffic anchor for NY1, the New York news TV station.Every morning, the 5 foot 1 Philadelphia native, current West Village resident, wakes up around 3 a.m. to...
View ArticleAnn Curry On Being Bullied Out By 'Today' Show Boys Club: 'It Feels Like I...
Up until Ann Curry's tearful goodbye from the "Today" show in August, the morning show had taken pride in executing smooth handoffs: from Bryant Gumbel to Lauer in 1997; Couric to Meredith Vieira in...
View ArticleBrian Stelter Thinks The New York Times' 'Scathing' Review Of His New Book...
On Monday, bloggers had a field day when the New York Times published its review of New York Times reporter's Brian Stelter’s book, “Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV,” a day...
View ArticlePolitico's Takedown Of The New York Times Editor 'Doesn't Ring True To Me,'...
Last night, Politico published a story called "Turbulence At The New York Times."Citing "More than a dozen current and former members of the editorial staff" it said that Times executive editor Jill...
View ArticleBrian Stelter: Willie Geist Will Replace Matt Lauer On The Today Show By...
New York Times reporter Brian Stelter is the authority on morning show television.He's just written a book about it called "Top Of The Morning."The deeply sourced book's central focus is the ratings...
View ArticleSo Far, Brian Stelter Gives New CNN Boss Jeff Zucker A 'C'
CNN had a really bad week in Boston. Like, really bad.Despite all this, though, star media reporter for The New York TimesBrian Stelter gives new CNN boss Jeff Zucker a "C."Stelter tells us why he...
View ArticleMeredith Vieira 'Not Interested' In Reading Brian Stelter's 'Today' Show Book
Former "Today" show co-host Meredith Vieira will not be picking up a copy of New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter's new book "Top of the Morning."Vieria, who co-anchored the NBC morning show...
View ArticleBrian Stelter On Fired Today Show Host Ann Curry: 'She Wasn't Good At The Job'
New York Times reporter Brian Stelter has a new book out called "Top Of The Morning."In it, he explains how NBC's "Today" show finally gave up a 15-year ratings winnings streak against ABC's "Good...
View ArticleWhat It's Like Being A 27-Year-Old Hot Shot At The New York Times (And Having...
New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter is a marvel.He is one of the paper's higest profile reporters – and he's only 27-years-old.David Carr, who writes a column on media for the paper, once said:...
View ArticleBrian Stelter: Matt Lauer's Career Isn't Over, But He Won't Be Hosting The...
Brian Stelter, author of Top Of The Morning, tells us why everyone hates Matt Lauer, whether he'll stay on the show, and what it all means for the future of the Today Show:...
View ArticleNBC Is In Such Rough Shape, It Could Just Stop Broadcasting
NBC's prime time ratings stink and it's morning show is in turmoil. Can it survive? New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter tells us the best and worst case scenario for NBC below:...
View ArticleBrian Stelter Tells Us About His 'Wake-Up Call' While Auditioning For CNN's...
Brian Stelter, the stellar TV and digital media reporter at The New York Times, will be guest-hosting CNN's media analysis show "Reliable Sources" this Sunday.The program is trying out several guest...
View ArticleTime Warner And CBS Are Screwing Their Customers, But They're Not Going Away...
Earlier this month, CBS and Time Warner failed to reach an agreement on how much Time Warner would pay to broadcast CBS content. Time Warner took CBS off its channels roster, and the result was a lot...
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