Tucker Carlson Caught in the Crossfire

CNN's Crossfire is no more. January 6, 2005

Sara Nelson Leaves the New York Post to Helm Publishers Weekly

The New York Times reports that Sara Nelson, the former books editor at The New York Post will take over the top editorial job at Publishers Weekly on Jan. January 6, 2005

Top Bush Speechwriter Turns in His Pen

President Bush's chief speechwriter, Michael Gerson, is expected to be replaced by William McGurn of The Wall Street Journal. January 6, 2005

Robot Hopes to Achieve Miss Spider's Success

Callaway & Kirk, the publishers of the popular Miss Spider series of children's books by children's books by artist and storyteller David Kirk, will launch a new series of books by Kirk based on his 1999 bestselling futuristic fable Nova's Ark. January 5, 2005

Will Eisner Dead at 87

Comics legend Will Eisner has died, after complications from quadruple bypass surgery. January 5, 2005

Clinton and Bush, Sr.: Ex-Presidents to the Rescue

No, it's not a Saturday Night Live skit; it's real life. January 3, 2005

Sterling to Publish Books with DIY Network

Sterling Publishing Co. January 3, 2005

Washington Post Company to Acquire Slate Magazine

The Washington Post Company is acquiring Slate, an online magazine, from Microsoft Corp. Jacob Weisberg will continue as editor. January 3, 2005

Nickelodeon and Paramount Acquire Anybodies Series

Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures announced that they have jointly acquired the motion-picture rights to The Anybodies, written by bestselling author Julianna Baggott and illustrated by Peter Ferguson. January 3, 2005

Viacom Completes Acquisition of SportsLine.com

Viacom Inc. January 3, 2005

Sterling to Publish Books with DIY Network

Sterling Publishing Co. January 3, 2005

Report Finds Newspapers Losing Revenue to Craigslist

Craigslist, a free community website that generates more than 1 billion pageviews each month, has cost newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area $50 million to $65 million in employment advertising revenue, according to a new report from Classified Intelligence LLC. January 3, 2005

Washington Post Company to Acquire Slate Magazine

The Washington Post Company is acquiring Slate, an online magazine, from Microsoft Corp. Jacob Weisberg will continue as editor. January 3, 2005

Bacon's Information Will Monitor Blogs

Bacon's Information has announced it will ad blogs to its tracking and content monitoring service January 3, 2005

American Greetings Invests in Children's Entertainment Company

American Greetings has invested in The Hatchery, a company that develops and produces original family and children's entertainment. January 3, 2005

Anybodies Series Acquired by Movie Studios

Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures announced that they have jointly acquired the motion-picture rights to The Anybodies, written by bestselling author Julianna Baggott and illustrated by Peter Ferguson. January 3, 2005

Christine Todd Whitman Speaks Her Mind

The Washington Post reports that former New Jersey governor and EPA head Christine Todd Whitman is going to ruffle some Republican feathers in Washington with her new book, It's My Party Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America (Penguin). January 3, 2005

Stingy No More; U.S. Antes Up $350 Million for Tsunami Relief

The U. December 31, 2004

Journalists and Weblogs Tell of Tsunami Tragedy

This year was already labeled the Year of the Blog and as 2004 ends in sadness and tragedy with the Tsunami disaster, blogs have again proved their usefulness. December 31, 2004

Lawrence Block to Write Screenplay for Small Town

Bestselling author Lawrence Block passes on what he describes as "good but not-yet-official news" -- that he will be writing the screenplay for the film version of his novel, Small Town. December 29, 2004

Susan Sontag Dies at 71

Novelist, essayist and human rights activist Susan Sontag died yesterday in a New York hospital at the age of 71. December 29, 2004

Wikinews Offers Content From Citizen Journalists

Wikinews is a new free online content resource with news stories and articles submitted by citizen journalists. December 28, 2004

Spending on Paid Content Climbs 14%

The Online Publishers Association (OPA) has released its Paid Content U. December 28, 2004

Alex Keegan Launches The Seventh Quark

Award-winning British Crime and Literary Fiction Author Alex Keegan is the publisher and editor of the new British literary magazine, Seventh Quark, which launches in January, 2005. December 28, 2004

Arthur C. Clarke Loses Diving School

Arthur C. Clarke lost his Sri Lanka diving school in a tsunami. The school is located in Hikkaduwa. December 28, 2004