Michael Wolff

Rupert Murdoch’s Disaster Is Already an E-Book

Peter Kafka in Media on July 29, 2011 at 2:40 pm PT

Vanity Fair gets a compilation into the Kindle and Nook stores: Twenty previously published stories for $4, heavy on the Michael Wolff.

Rupert Murdoch Expert Michael Wolff Knows Nothing About Baseball. Just Ask Him! (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on July 14, 2011 at 8:54 am PT

In which the BBC gets very, very confused, to great comic effect. Watch!

Here's a Story About Rupert Murdoch, the New York Post and Michael Wolff

Peter Kafka in Media on October 4, 2010 at 11:01 am PT

One thing that journalists hate more than getting scooped: Getting scooped on stories they already know about. Just ask News Corp. employee Keith Kelly.

Wolff vs. Waxman, Round 2. Rubber Match on CNN Sunday.

Peter Kafka in Media on April 8, 2010 at 8:52 am PT

It took a little longer than I expected, but Michael Wolff has indeed penned a column insulting The Wrap founder Sharon Waxman, who sent his Newser site a cease and desist notice last night. And if you don’t want to read about this but still want to see a fight, you’re in luck.

Waxman to Wolff: Unhand My Content!

Peter Kafka in Media on April 7, 2010 at 3:41 pm PT

More shots fired in the great Web aggregation war. Or at least in the war between Sharon Waxman and Michael Wolff: The Wrap, the Hollywood news site Waxman runs, has demanded that Newser, the aggregation site Wolff founded, give her site better credit for its stories or stop using them altogether.

Media Consultant Michael Wolf Is a Media Consultant Again

Peter Kafka in Media on February 24, 2010 at 9:01 pm PT

It must be “hang out your shingle week” for big media vets. First, CBS digital dealmaker Quincy Smith and crew formally unveiled his M&A shop after months of planning. And here’s Michael Wolf, the longtime media consultant last seen at Viacom. He’s back to consulting again.

News Corp.: Conan’s Not Coming to Fox Just Yet; Amazon’s Ready to Bend on E-Book Pricing

Peter Kafka in Media on February 2, 2010 at 2:41 pm PT

Amazon caved to Macmillan’s demands on e-book pricing, and now the online retailer is set to give News Corp.’s HarperCollins a new deal too, says Rupert Murdoch. Meanwhile, don’t hold your breath waiting for Conan O’Brien on Fox.

Mr. Newspaper Goes to Washington, Comes Back Without a Bailout

Peter Kafka in Media on April 22, 2009 at 4:46 am PT

The newspaper industry wants help from Washington. But it’s not going to get it anytime soon. That’s the takeaway from a Congressional hearing yesterday, where some industry executives pleaded their case–specifically, that they need a change in antitrust law to survive. But if they were thinking that the Obama administration would be receptive to that sort of thing, they got a swift rebuke.

New York Times to the Web: Careful With Our Copy!

Peter Kafka in Media on March 2, 2009 at 2:20 pm PT

The New York Times says Web publishers are increasingly worried about aggregators who hoover up their stories. I can think of one publisher who has been acting that way–the New York Times.

New York Times to the Web: Hands Off Our “T”!

Peter Kafka in Media on February 25, 2009 at 11:27 am PT

The New York Times is justifiably proud of the work its staff publishes on its flagship Web site every day. It’s also very proud of the first letter of its name. That seems to be the lesson in a flap between the paper and Newser, an aggregation site whose motto is “Read Less, Know More.” The Times says it is happy to let Newser link to its stories–but not to use its “T” logo.