From Bloomberg TV, this short video covering Tina Brown’s media career (thus far): “When Tina Brown Knew Newsweek Couldn’t Be Saved” — included is a brief mention of her first days at The New Yorker (@ 1:09) and a comment regarding the
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“60 Minutes” airs The Cartoonist
In last night’s installment of 60 Minutes, Morley Safer & Company brought us “The Cartoonist” — a look at the weekly selection process for New Yorker cartoons, a glimpse of some of the cartoonists who show up at the magazine’s office every Tuesday, a peek at Editor David Remnick choosing which cartoons to buy, and a min-profile of the magazine’s
Read more“60 Minutes” to Air Segment on The New Yorker’s Cartoon Department
60 Minutes will take a look at The New Yorker‘s cartoonists this coming Sunday. Here’s a brief clip from the show, and here’s how the CBS website describes the segment: [Morley] Safer reports on the cartoon selection process at The New Yorker, interviewing the cartoonists, their editor, Bob Mankoff, and The New Yorker editor David Remnick.
Read moreNYTs Review: Bob Mankoff’s Memoir; New Yorker Cartoons Live on Late Night with Seth Meyers
From The New York Times, March 19, 2014, “If He Says It’s Funny, It’s Funny” — Janet Maslin (no relation) reviews a memoir by The New Yorker‘s current cartoon editor. The Entertainment Weekly review, March 19, 2014, “How About Never — Is Never Good For You?” by Darren Franich. And…
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