Kat Stoeffel

Idolator's Maura Johnston Has a New Home at Popdust

By Kat Stoeffel | January 10, 2011 | 4:45 pm

Smart-but-not-pretentious music fans... MORE >

O: A Presidential Novel Is Set In the Future, Has a Cover

By Kat Stoeffel | January 10, 2011 | 1:50 pm

Today O: A Presidential Novel publisher Simon & Schuster offered up a few more scraps of information about the Obama-era Primary Colors. Their publicity department... MORE >

Oohs and Aahs for The Daily's 'Dummy Issues'

By Kat Stoeffel | January 10, 2011 | 11:54 am

Been wondering what all the illustrious Daily staffers have been up to since their whirlwind hires? They've been doing "full-scale dry runs" and "cranking out dummy issues" for a lucky thousand preview subscribers, reports Jeff Bercovici. Considering nary a screenshot has leaked, the privileged issues probably came with formidable non-disclosure... MORE >

NewsBeast Brings in Time-Trained Transition Crew

By Kat Stoeffel | January 10, 2011 | 9:40 am

Tina Brown has enlisted two Time veterans to run Newsweek while she oversees the Daily Beast-Newsweek merger and relaunch, reports the Post. Steve Koepp, formerly the second ranking Time editor, and Arthur Hochstein, former art director, join the staff... MORE >

CNN Considers Replacing Kathleen Parker

By Kat Stoeffel | January 10, 2011 | 9:12 am

CNN is considering replacing Parker Spitzer co-host Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker, sources familiar to the situation told the Wall Street Journal. "We aren't going to engage in speculation," a CNN spokeswoman... MORE >

New York Times Uses Heart in Headline, Does Not Break The Presses

By Kat Stoeffel | January 7, 2011 | 7:01 pm

Yesterday saw what is believed to be the paper of record's first-ever foray into the world of parenthetical exclamation, The Observer (!!) reported. Today brings another groundbreaking development: a heart. (♥) Although our money was on the Style section, the heart made its appearance in Education Life, in the headline "A L♥ng-Distance... MORE >

The Daily Sold!

By Kat Stoeffel | January 7, 2011 | 6:04 pm

Talent and media giant IMG has sold their eight year-old fashion week newspaper The Daily to founder Brandusa Niro, reports Jeff Bercovici. So, yeah, not the super-hyped Rupert Murdoch tablet newspaper The Daily. Any confusion would be warranted, according to... MORE >

New York Post: Bloomberg's Meteorologist

By Kat Stoeffel | January 7, 2011 | 9:47 am

Some characteristically selfless civil service from today's New York Post, via FishbowlNY: This cover is very 'old person's blog that another old person prints out to read.' We dig that. kstoeffel@observer.com ::... MORE >

Village Voice Retracts Columbia J. School Grad's Story With Made-Up Sources

By Kat Stoeffel | January 7, 2011 | 9:02 am

Tough week at the... MORE >

NPR News Exec Ellen Weiss Resigns In Wake of Juan Williams Review

By Kat Stoeffel | January 6, 2011 | 2:53 pm

NPR News Senior Vice President Ellen Weiss has resigned in the wake of a review of Juan Williams' firing, according to a series of memos posted on NPR's The Two-Way. However, the review found nothing illegal about Wiliams' dismissal. The memo... MORE >

If you squint it kinda looks like James Bennet.

The Atlantic Is Profitable!

By Kat Stoeffel | January 6, 2011 | 1:11 pm

The Atlantic was profitable in 2010, for the first time in decades, according to a press release. "Overall advertising revenue grew 37%, with print advertising up 27% and digital advertising surging nearly 70%. Atlantic LIVE-the industry-leading events division behind franchises such as the Aspen Ideas Festival and the Washington Ideas Forum-grew revenues 37%", they... MORE >