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The New York Times Defends Putting Ad With Bloodied Man Next to Bombing Coverage
The New York Times took some heat from readers on Monday for allowing an online ad showing a bloodied man lying on the ground to appear next to coverage of the bombings in Boston. The ad, for the...
View ArticleThe New York Times Planning Lower-Priced Digital Subs
In this morning’s first quarter earnings call, which had revenues down 2 percent, The New York Times Co. announced plans for a number of new initiatives at the flagship paper, including a lower-priced...
View ArticleNew York Times Surpasses USA Today as No. 2 Daily
U.S. newspapers continue to shed circulation, even as they grow their digital audiences. According to the new Snapshot report from the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) covering the six months ended...
View ArticleJill Abramson Isn't a Fan of Native Advertising
New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson isn't a fan of native advertising. At yesterday’s Wired Business Conference, which attracted some of the biggest names in tech and media, Abramson...
View ArticleNew York Times Goes Native With Citi Bike
The New York Times has added an update to its things-to-do app The Scoop that promotes the new Citibank-sponsored bike-sharing system. The new feature is a map, carrying a "sponsored" label, that...
View ArticleNew York Times Launches First Full Mobile Site Redesign Since 2006
Until recently, the New York Times mobile site was exactly the same as it was when it launched in 2006, back when touch-screens were a rarity, the Motorola Razr was a high-tech device, and the iPhone...
View ArticleNew York Times Moves Forward on Low-Priced Product
The New York Times is starting to make good on its promise to develop a low-priced news product. Six months after having completed staff cuts, Times executive editor Jill Abramson announced new...
View ArticleThe New York Times Names New Ad Chief
Back in March, The New York Times Co. announced a new structure, recognizing a need to speed up its operations and boost its digital operations amid a slump for print newspapers. The company created...
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Hearst Magazines Finds Chief Digital Exec at The New York Times
In its second major digital hire of late, Hearst Magazines has hired Todd Haskell from The New York Times as svp and chief digital revenue officer. Haskell will be responsible for driving sales and...
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Food52 Breaks Into Retail With Provisions
Food52, a cooking and recipe site backed by Lerer Ventures, has launched Provisions, an online retail space. The new site is stocked with cookware products, kitchen utensils, spices, etc. The idea is...
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Orange Is the New Black Star Taylor Schilling Talks About Her Favorite Scene
SpecsWho Taylor SchillingAge 29Accomplishments Stars as Piper Chapman in the Netflix prison dramedy Orange Is the New Black; star of drama Stay, which will premiere this fall at the Toronto...
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Pandora Taps Former Microsoft Exec Brian McAndrews as New CEO
Pandora has ended its six-month search for a CEO, tapping former Microsoft executive Brian McAndrews to lead the Internet radio service. McAndrews brings a 20-year resume to the Oakland, Calif.-based...
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The New York Times Rolls Out Another Advertising First
The New York Times has notched a number of advertising firsts lately in its ongoing effort to make marketing messages more engaging, and today it’s unwrapping another one. Bank of America is running a...
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Person of Interest Star Michael Emerson Likes to Keep It Old School
SpecsWho Michael EmersonAge 59Accomplishments Stars as Harold Finch on CBS’ Person of Interest (Season 3 premieres Tuesday, Sept. 24); Emmy Award winner for his roles on Lost and The PracticeBase New...
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New York Times' David Pogue Jumps to Yahoo
David Pogue is leaving The New York Times to lead a major expansion of Yahoo's consumer technology coverage. Pogue has been a fixture in the consumer tech field for 25 years, most recently as a...
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Two Almost Entirely Blank Pages in Today's New York Times Are an Ad for a Movie
Here's a pretty expensive way to say (almost) nothing: Buy two consecutive pages in the A section of The New York Times, and leave them completely blank except for a tiny URL in 12-point type at the...
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Orange Is the New Black Star Kate Mulgrew Gets Lost in Netflix Queue
SpecsWho Katie MulgrewAge 58Accomplishments Plays Galina “Red” Reznikov on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black; starred on Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Kathryn Janeway; currently working on her...
View ArticleHugo Lindgren Reportedly Out as Editor of The New York Times Magazine
Hugo Lindgren, editor of The New York Times Magazine, may be exiting the magazine at the end of this year. According to a report from Capital New York, rumors of Lindgren’s departure first leaked...
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New York Times Raises Subscription Prices
The New York Times is looking for more money from print subscribers in 2014 as it continues to contend with declining print and digital advertising revenues alike. Home delivery subscribers received a...
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Will Time.com be Able to Catch up to Rivals?
With its long-delayed redesign expected to go live in the next six weeks, Time.com has its sights set on being a 24-7 news destination. It’s already shown significant traffic growth this year, and the...
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