Charlotte Klein
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I cover media for New York Magazine
The New York Times has a new internal awards ceremony, with categories including "Best Scoop" and "Writer of the Year."
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The New York Times Is Giving Prizes to Itself Now
Introducing the “Ochs Awards,” a cross between the Pulitzers and the Oscars.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-new-york-times-is-giving-prizes-to-itself-now.html?utm_campaign=intel&utm_content=%3Cmedia_url%3E&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=twitter
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“What’s the plan after this?” a former Post reporter wondered. “You cut however many hundreds of people to solve the fact that you’re still losing lots of money. Then what?”
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Inside the Washington Post’s Existential Meltdown
“There’s no vision for why it should exist.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-the-washington-posts-existential-meltdown.html
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about 2 months ago
"Chris Pine is there, and Bob Iger is there, and all of these A-list writers who’ve won Oscars. And all anyone wants to do is talk to Bari Weiss."
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on Bari Weiss's Hollywood-fueled comeback:
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Bari Weiss In Wonderland
Her exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/bari-weiss-cbs-news-comeback-new-york-return.html
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I wrote about Puck’s acquisition of Air Mail:
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Bon Voyage, Air Mail
Graydon Carter’s post–Vanity Fair project is now a part of Puck. What happened?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/bon-voyage-air-mail.html
3 months ago
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Talked to reporters about what it was like covering the mayoralty of Eric Adams, from stakeouts to indictments to fish
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Why Reporters May Miss Eric Adams
“He’s one of the oddest people in politics that I’ve ever covered.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-reporters-may-miss-eric-adams.html
4 months ago
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I wrote about the unlikely rise of Cultured magazine:
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An Art Magazine? In This Economy?
The sudden, unlikely rise of Cultured.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/an-art-magazine-in-this-economy.html
5 months ago
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Wrote about this seismic moment in the media biz and beyond
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Je Suis Jimmy
In media, even at the highest of perches, there’s a new sense of vulnerability.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/jimmy-kimmel-donald-trump-media-entertainment-companies-vulnerable.html
5 months ago
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Wrote about the state of cultural criticism, and the difficult decisions media outlets have been forced to make around it:
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Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?
The grim calculations involved in publishing traditional written reviews.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/do-media-organizations-even-want-cultural-criticism.html
5 months ago
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A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram!
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The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything
Shannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.
https://www.thecut.com/article/food52-shannon-muldoon-company-credit-card-stealing.html
6 months ago
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More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house
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Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington Post
A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/things-are-somehow-getting-worse-for-the-washington-post.html
7 months ago
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Revisiting the Grill Room to talk Condé past and present
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The Once and Future Condé Nast
A new book about the magazine conglomerate’s glorious past puts its current predicaments in a fresh light.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-once-and-future-cond-nast.html
7 months ago
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The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble:
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Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse
The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-the-medias-traffic-apocalypse.html
7 months ago
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The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:
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Are You a $300,000 Writer?
Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-a-team-inside-the-atlantics-expensive-hiring-spree.html
8 months ago
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Charlotte Klein
Bill Grueskin
9 months ago
Nine years ago, when James Bennett took over NYT Opinion, it had around 60 staffers. Now, under Kathleen Kingsbury, it has almost 200. Via
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The Opinion That Ate the Paper
Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/new-york-times-opinion-section-op-eds-kathleen-kingsbury.html
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Under Katie Kingsbury, the New York Times Opinion section has doubled in size — nearly 200 people, bigger than many American newspapers and magazines. What kind of publication is she building?
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The Opinion That Ate the Paper
Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/new-york-times-opinion-section-op-eds-kathleen-kingsbury.html
9 months ago
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The Smiths want to unseat Davos and they also want to be a global news organization. A look at Semafor’s newsletter-and-events proposition three years since its founding:
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What Is Semafor?
The Smiths’ newsletter-and-events business is both a modern media mash-up and a throwback to a pre-Trump era.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/what-is-semafor.html
10 months ago
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Radhika Jones leaves Vanity Fair after seven years, as successor speculation swirls
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Amidst Deepening Malaise, Radhika Jones Leaves Vanity Fair
“I have to imagine that there were more than enough financial reasons to warrant her leaving,” one Condé staffer said.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/amidst-deepening-malaise-radhika-jones-leaves-vanity-fair.html
10 months ago
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The Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to donate and it’s working…for now.
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The Newspaper Flourishing Without a Paywall
How the Guardian US is using Trump to get readers to cough up a donation.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-the-guardian-us-flourishes-without-a-paywall.html
11 months ago
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What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into the go-to, one-stop shop for media start-ups and established stars alike. This week’s column on Substack:
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The New Substack Universe
What started as a newsletter service has since evolved into an all-purpose go-to platform for media start-ups and established stars alike.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-new-substack-universe.html
11 months ago
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MSNBC is basically building a news operation from scratch. Will it work?
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MSNBC’s Post–Joy Reid, Post-NBC Future Is Kind of Bright?
The liberal network is leaning into its forthcoming split from NBC News, seeking to hire more than 100 journalists.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/msnbcs-post-joy-reid-post-nbc-future-is-kind-of-bright.html
11 months ago
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Kathy Baird, chief communications officer at the Washington Post, is resigning, per email she sent to staff just now
11 months ago
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A fight between the Associated Press and the White House has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists. Checking in with the DC press corps:
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How Trump Is Dividing and Conquering the White House Press Corps
A spat with the Associated Press has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-is-dividing-and-conquering-the-white-house-press-corps.html
11 months ago
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis publicly supported Bezos's decision to remake the ideology of the opinion section. But privately, he pushed back, warning Bezos it would have consequences for the health of the paper:
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The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants
The venerable paper has officially become the Amazon CEO’s plaything.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-washington-posts-strategy-is-to-do-jeff-bezoss-bidding.html
12 months ago
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Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials:
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The Media Is Now Part of Trump’s War Against the Deep State
Inside the campaign to expose “collusion” between journalists and government officials.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/media-trump-administration-agenda-deep-state.html
12 months ago
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An invitation to a Lorne Michaels book event turned into an amazing reply-all disaster, featuring boomer journalists, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, and Aaron Sorkin:
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The Lorne Michaels Book Event Thread Is the Reply-All Disaster We Need
Susan Morrison’s invitation quickly went haywire, thanks to some boomer journalists and Tina Fey.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-lorne-michaels-book-event-reply-all-fiasco.html
12 months ago
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Inside the search for the next co-host of The Daily, one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times:
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Who Wants to Co-Host The Daily?
Inside the auditions for one of the plummiest jobs at the New York Times.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-wants-to-co-host-the-daily.html
12 months ago
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The Bulwark is amassing between 700 to 1,000 new paid subscribers about every day or two. A look at the anti-Trump media operation’s expansion and success:
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Resistance Media Lives!
The explosive success of The Bulwark.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-bulwark-is-leading-the-anti-trump-resistance.html
about 1 year ago
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Can a foreigner be your unofficial guide to official Washington? My column on Politico’s unconventional choice for the new Playbook:
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Can a Brit Become the Face of Politico?
You don’t know Jack Blanchard.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/can-jack-blanchard-become-the-face-of-politico.html
about 1 year ago
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The New Yorker gears up for its yearlong 100th birthday celebration—culminating with the release of a Netflix documentary EP'd by Judd Apatow—as anxiety about a post-Remnick future swirls
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The New Yorker’s Anxious 100th Birthday Celebration
The magazine’s big centenary comes at an awkward time.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-new-yorkers-anxious-100th-birthday-celebration.html
about 1 year ago
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News: Pamela Paul is out at New York Times Opinion
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Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section
A surprise departure that appears to be part of a shake-up.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/pamela-paul-is-out-at-the-times-opinion-section.html
about 1 year ago
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“In a world in which there’s not a lot of chilled shrimp being served to journalists, it’s pretty nice to be able to go to the Century.” Inside the media elites’ private club of choice:
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Inside the Century Club, Elite Media’s Watering Hole
Why are so many journalists pressing to join?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-the-century-club-elite-medias-watering-hole.html
about 1 year ago
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Top reporters and editors are fleeing the Post amid a crisis of confidence. Meanwhile, CEO Will Lewis and his team have floated a goal of attracting 200 million subscribers.
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It’s Open Season on the Washington Post
Rivals are swarming the paper for talent amid a crisis of confidence in its mission and business model.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/its-open-season-on-the-washington-post.html
about 1 year ago
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The Washington Post laid off most of their PR team as part of today’s cuts. Comms chief Kathy Baird said in an email to her team that the Post will “stop the dedicated practice of publicity for our journalism across broadcast and traditional media outlets."
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Reporters covering the transition don't have much to cover in Palm Beach, where Trump's press team isn't playing ball. "An incredible waste of time," says one. But the weather isn't bad...
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The Press Is Down and Shut Out in Palm Beach
While MAGA government is forming at Mar-a-Lago, scoop-hungry reporters are kept at a safe distance. But at least the weather is nice.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-reporters-are-down-and-shut-out-in-palm-beach.html
about 1 year ago
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Why have so many well-respected journalists left Politico lately?
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Is Politico Really That Awful of a Place to Work?
Eleven high-profile staffers have left Politico in recent months. More are eyeing the exits. Management, meanwhile, sees a hiring opportunity.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/is-politico-really-that-awful-of-a-place-to-work.html
about 1 year ago
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Happy Thanksgiving from Hearst, where nearly 200 people were laid off across all categories of editorial, ad sales, product, and PR.
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Hearst Gives Thanks With Layoffs
Hearst Magazines lays off nearly 200 staffers across various brands, just in time for the holidays.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/hearst-magazines-lays-off-nearly-200-people.html
about 1 year ago
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Layoffs at Hearst today. Staff got an email saying those impacted would get an HR meeting invite by 9 am. But then President Debi Chirichella noted there’d been some technical difficulties…
about 1 year ago
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Charlotte Klein
Edmund Lee
about 1 year ago
a few names floated for top editor including Kevin Merida, Matt Murray, Steven Ginsberg and Cliff Levy, but seems people internally prefer Matea Gold
add a skeleton here at some point
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News: The Washington Post was on track to lose at least as much money as it lost last year—$77 million—even before 250,000 digital readers unsubscribed.
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Jeff Bezos Cracks Down on the Washington Post
The paper was already set to lose at least $77 million this year before all the cancellations.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/jeff-bezos-cracks-down-on-the-washington-post.html
about 1 year ago
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This week’s column is about what the White House press corps—and press shop—might look like this time around:
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Who Wants to Cover the Second Coming of Trump?
The White House press corps tries to marshal itself in this era of bullying, burnout, and budget cuts.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/white-house-press-corps-trump-return.html
about 1 year ago
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