Entries categorized as ‘Media’
You probably know by now that the Dolan family, Cablevision’s overlord/proud owner of NY Rangers (and…um…that other team) are now the new owners of Newsday, the paper of record for the island I call home.
What you might not of heard about was how the family reacted when the paper went to make an offical editorial introduction to the family.
See here for this great article by John Koblin of the New York Observer about how Newsday reporters got treated like they were Knicks beat reporters when they tried to interview the new boss man.
Categories: Long Island · Media
Tagged: Cablevision, Dolan Family, John Koblin, Knicks, New York Observer, New York Rangers, Newsday
Just when you thought it was safe to to read your your local LI paper owned by an American plutocrat…
Word has it now that Rupert Mudoch has struck a tentative deal to buy Newsday.
For the full analysis- see this rundown at Gawker
In the meantime, we shall continue to watch as old white people buy and acquire old media, as ad dollars shrink and people flock to online news. Meh.
UPDATED- The bid for Newsday just got saucier as reports are coming out that Mort from the Daily News might still be bidding for it as well.
Categories: Long Island · Media
Tagged: Gawker, New York Times, Newsday, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Zell, Tribune Company, Zero Wing
