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NY Times staffers walk out -- but two key reporters cross picket line
Peter Baker and Michael Shear declined to join fellow staffers who launched the newspaper's first labor stoppage in 40 years on Thursday.
All the news not fit to print: New York Times in last ditch bid to avoid strike
Hopes are looking bleak that a deal will be hammered out before Thursday – leading to the possibility of the first major work stoppage at the Times since 1978.
Disgruntled NYT employees learn how to strike, produce indie paper
After attending "strike school," employees will learn on Oct. 11 how to produce their own "strike newspaper."
Over 1,300 New York Times employees pledge not to return to office
The New York Times expects employees to start returning to the office three days a week starting this week — but nearly 1,300 journalists are pledging not to physically come...
Disarray Lady: New York Times employees 'very angry' as company stalls on pay-hike discussions
“People are very angry,” said one insider, echoing what other sources also told The Post. “The company is basically offering the same kind of wage increase they did when they...
Actors, politicians fighting to save iconic NYC theater facing bankruptcy auction
An Off-Broadway theater owner is in a race against time to save his home and lifelong dream.
Teen refugees in NYC reveal horrors of fleeing—and watching—Ukraine war
One New York City high school has welcomed several teen refugees from Ukraine, who reveal the horrors of fleeing war.
Eric Adams needs to 'quickly move away' from PR exec Ronn Torossian: sources
PR executive Ronn Torossian has earned a reputation as a hard charging pro who built his own prominent firm from scratch.
The pay-for-play scandal behind many sexy Maxim, Playboy 'covers'
Any woman can be a magazine cover girl these days — if she's willing to pony up the dough. Juliet Amelia, a 45-year-old licensed massage therapist from Florida, looked like...
A fond farewell from Keith J. Kelly as Media Ink comes to an end
Keith J. Kelly's farewell column gives a snapshot of his most memorable behind-the-scenes moments and the larger-than-life characters he experienced in his 23 years writing Media Ink for The Post.
Kaitlan Collins’ missing Daily Caller bylines restored — but mystery remains
Executives at the Daily Caller news Web site profess to have no insight into vanishing bylines on at least five Kaitlin Collins stories -- but have vowed to fix the...
Pickleball craze inspires new lifestyle magazine
Publishing veteran Dick Porter of Meredith has teamed up with magazine designer J. Armus to launch In Pickleball, a new sports-lifestyle magazine aimed at fans of the fast-growing game.
CNN star's bylines mysteriously vanish from her Daily Caller stories
There is something strange going on with the bylines of CNN's star White House reporter Kaitlan Collins tied to stories she wrote as an entertainment reporter for the Daily Caller...
Rolling Stone names top Daily Beast staffer as new editor in chief
Rolling Stone magazine named Noah Shachtman, the top editor at the Daily Beast, as its new editor-in-chief, ending a five-month search for a replacement. Shachtman, who will start the new...
G/O Media, owner of Deadspin, the Onion, faces new staff woes, discrimination suit
G/O Media, the digital media outfit that saw the entire editorial staff of Deadspin walk out in 2019, continues to grapple with staffing issues, Media Ink has learned.
Ex-Deadspin EIC Jim Rich resigns in latest turmoil at G/O Media
Jim Rich, the former Daily News editor charged with bringing Deadspin back to life following a mass staff exodus, has resigned after just 18 months on the job, The Post...
New owner of NY Daily News mulling bankruptcy: source
The new owner of the New York Daily News is mulling a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for the New York City tabloid, a source tells Media Ink. "It is...
Dueling Tucker Carlson books to hit shelves
Sources tell Media Ink that a smackdown is gearing up on the controversial Fox talk show host, commissioned by Little Brown, just as Carlson's latest book, "The Long Slide," prepares...
Controversial ex-Teen Vogue editor returns to old job
Alexi McCammond — who resigned as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue in March days before she started the job after an uproar over racially charged social media posts — is returning...
Substack signs ex-Forbes writer as it seeks to disrupt book publishing
Substack, an online subscription platform for popular writers like Glen Greenwald and Andrew Sullivan, appears to be setting its sights on disrupting the book publishing world.