Media News Page: 40

This is page 40 of the media news archives.

Peter Frank Named Editor-in-Chief of Concierge.com (2005-11-15): CondeNet has named Peter Frank, former Deputy Editor of Men's Journal, to be Editor-in-Chief of travel site Concierge.

Alito Reveals His Personal Thought On Abortion (2005-11-15): Well, that didn't take long.

Gambit Weekly Returns to New Orleans (2005-11-09): The Gambit Weekly, a New Orleans alternative newsweekly, returned to the Crescent City's streets November 1st issue.

New Climate Study Predicts Total Loss of Arctic Tundra (2005-11-09): A new warns that if global warming continues at its current pace, that there will be a near-total loss of Arctic tundra.

Jack Kliger Named MPA's Chairman of the Board (2005-11-08): Jack Kliger, President and CEO, Hachette Filipacchi Media US, Inc.

The Vatican Stands Behind Charles Darwin (2005-11-08): In a bit of a shocker, the Vatican has come out swinging in the evolution wars.

Aaron Brown Ousted From CNN (2005-11-03): Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN, continues his mission to totally turn CNN upside down and inside out.

Gallup Poll Has Warnings For Senators on Alito (2005-11-02): A new Gallup Poll should serve as a warning to senators as they consider their strategy for handling the Alito nomination.

Plamegate Gets Hotter: Harry Reid Invokes Rule 21 (2005-11-01): After the 2004 presidential election, there was a bit of hand-wringing over the election of Harry Reid (D-Nevada) as Senate Minority Leader.

Bush Nominates Alito For Supreme Court (2005-10-31): Today, President Bush announced his next Supreme Court nomination, just days after Harriet Miers was forced to resign by the religious right.

Village Voice Media and New Times Media to Merge (2005-10-28): Village Voice Media and New Times Media, the nation's leading alternative media companies, have announced a definitive agreement to merge.

Jane Hirt Named Editor of RedEye (2005-10-28): Chicago Tribune has named Joe Knowles associate managing editor/design and graphics, effective October 7.

Scooter Libby is Indicted: Karl Rove is Not (2005-10-28): Things are heating up in Plamegate.

Goodbye to Harriet Miers (2005-10-27): Harriet Miers has withdrawn from her nomination to be the next Supreme Court Justice.

Andres Martinez to Oversee L.A. Times Op-ed Page (2005-10-25): Andres Martinez, editorial page editor of the Los Angeles Times, will now oversee the op-ed page and Sunday Current, in addition to his responsibilities for the editorial page.

New York Times Chastises Judith Miller (2005-10-25): Judith Miller is in hot water with her own newspaper.

Jim Brosseau Named Editor of Sea Island Magazine (2005-10-24): Redwood Custom Communications, publishing partner of Sea Island Resorts, has named Jim Brosseau Editor of Sea Island magazine.

Investigating Karl Rove's Garage (2005-10-23): While we're all waiting around to see if Patrick Fitzgerald is really going to convince the grand jury to issue a slew of indictments on Tuesday, perhaps we can find some clues as to what's going to happen in Plamegate by peeking inside Karl Rove's garage.

Patrick Fitzgerald Goes Digital (2005-10-22): Plamegate Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has now launched a website.

Steve Weitzner Named CEO of CMP Media (2005-10-20): United Business Media has announced the appointment of Steve Weitzner as Chief Executive Officer of CMP Media.