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The New York Times is being taken to the woodshed on social media for using the term “overrepresented” in an article on Asians in figure skating. "The Asian American Pipeline in Figure Skating"article appeared before US-born Team USA athlete Nathan Chen won gold in men's figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics…

Robin Herman, who broke a significant barrier when she became one of the first female journalists to gain access to players in National Hockey League locker rooms, has died. She was 70 and died Tuesday at home in Waltham, Mass. from ovarian cancer, according to her husband. The NHL issued a statement mourning her…

Not everyone was celebrating the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this weekend. Particularly unenthusiastic were four prominent media outlets, who delivered decidedly downbeat assessments of the significance of American independence and its symbols. The New York Times published a report on the…

Actress Amber Tamblyn says she can relate to Britney Spears’s courtroom anguish in her conservatorship hearing. That’s because she lived a version of it. In a New York Times opinion piece today, Tamblyn noted that “Britney Spears is not the only woman in the public eye who has long been privately controlled, but she…

James Murdoch has spoken out regarding his step away from the family business at News Corp. after 21st Century Fox was sold to the Walt Disney Co. in a $71.3 billion deal. In an interview with the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd that ran today, Murdoch amplified his statement upon his resignation from the board of News C…

The New York Times has launched Watching, its long-planned TV and film recommendation website. The site offers consumers a curated list of films and programs based on qualifiers such as “binge-worthy,” “joke heavy,” “brainteasing,” “family-friendly” and “strong female lead” to name a few. The idea is to help readers…

And now for something completely different: Gustavo Dudamel, the photogenic, tennis-playing globe-trotting music director of the L.A. Philharmonic brought a touch of levity to Cosi Fan Tutte this weekend by proving his chops as a baritone, singing just one line — all that was needed to win raves for what Los Angeles Ti…

The time is rapidly coming when Hollywood studios can forget buying all those 6-page spreads advertising their awards movies in The New York Times. Because NYT Chairman & Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr, told the WAN-IFRA 9th International Newsroom Summit in London that there won’t be a newspaper soon. Asked about his…

The New York Times and Politico report that the Washington Post Co will sell Newsweek to Dr. Sidney Harman, a 91-year old stereo equipment  magnate, philanthropist, and husband of U.S. Rep Jane Harman (D-Calif.). The NYT reports that Harman began selling FM radios in the 1950s. Now, he’ll have to prove that a print…

UPDATE: Bizarrely, LA Times entertainment chief Sallie Hofmeister didn’t bother to even mention that Julie Makinen, formerly Julie Bowles, worked at The Hollywood Reporter briefly. Very briefly. Previous: Earlier this week, I pointed out that both the new Movie Editor and TV Editor for The New York Times…

Both editors are veterans of The New York Times but have zero showbiz expertise. Because we all know that it takes no special knowledge to cover Hollywood, right? As a result, Mary Jo Murphy leaves the Week In Review to take charge of the Hollywood and publishing beats. And Craig Hunter moves from the science desk…

It’s one of newsosaur journalism’s most coveted gigs, and always influential in terms of Hollywood coverage. Now the Grey Lady is expected to announce by next week that Gerry Marzorati will exit his post as editor of The New York Times Magazine before the end of the summer. Already, names of his replacement are…