BizJournals Portfolio
Home >   Business Views, Opinions and Blogs >   Business Blogs >   Mixed Media >  

Idle Chatter China Vs Nyt Mika Vs Joe More

Mixed Media

by Jeff Bercovici
Main
(Early) Late Breaks: Journalists, Future and Former   For Chris Matthews, a Senate Dream Deferred?

Recent Blog Posts

Links

Dec 22 2008 8:48am EDT

Idle Chatter: China vs. 'NYT,' Mika vs. Joe, more

-After blocking its citizens from accessing the website of The New York Times for three days, the Chinese government has relented and restored access. [NYT]

-Conservative radio hosts are salivating over the prospect of having a Democratic president to attack for the next four years. Also, it turns out Fred Thompson, not Rudy Giuliani, will be taking over Bill O'Reilly's soon-to-be-vacated slot on Westwood One. [NYT]

-Speaking of talk radio, Mike Brzezinski says she and Joe Scarborough decided to do a radio version of Morning Joe because their arguments usually continue for several hours after their MSNBC show wraps anyway. [WaPo]

-Warner Music is removing its artists' content from YouTube, saying its licensing deal with the video-sharing site isn't generating enough revenue to be worthwhile. [WSJ]

-Wenner Media is shelving plans for a fashion-focused spinoff of Us Weekly. [Mediaweek]. □

Comments

If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.


Connect With Portfolio.com
Like Portfolio on Facebook

Come on, like us—you know you want to.

Follow Portfolio on Twitter

Follow us and if you're an innovative entrepreneur, we'll return the favor.

The Mix

Today's top stories, conversation starters, and the back nine business bites.

spotlight on

Slideshows

500 Startups Hits New York

Dave McClure's brainchild makes its way to New York and introduces East Coast money folks to some intriguing new companies. View Slideshow