Nearly 50 journalists spent weeks documenting what New Yorkers were doing after dark when pandemic restrictions were fading, at least for a time. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “News and News Media”
‘Ugh’: Life at Andrew Cuomo’s Hometown Newspaper
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2021
The Times Union’s strait-laced, minimal-schmooze, no off-the-record principles put it on a collision course with the notoriously press-controlling governor of New York. Source: New York Times
CNN’s Cuomo Conundrum: A Star Anchor Chris With Andrew in Trouble
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2021
Chris Cuomo, the top-rated host, left some colleagues confused after he did not acknowledge the calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation during his Tuesday show. Source: New York Times
Rupert Murdoch Wishes Keith Kelly 'The Best' In Retirement
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2021
For 23 years, his Media Ink column for The New York Post was a must-read for magazine machers. What’s next? Source: New York Times
Richard J. Meislin, Times Editor and Web Journalism Pioneer, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2021
He was both a computer whiz and an accomplished newsman when he began prodding colleagues and the newspaper itself to begin adapting to the online world. Source: New York Times
New York City Traffic is Back, According to Reporters
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
In New York City, traffic has roared back to nearly prepandemic levels; perhaps no one has a better front-row seat than traffic reporters. Source: New York Times
Bill McCreary Dies at 87; Blazed Trail for Black Journalists on TV
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
He was hired at what became the Fox flagship station in New York in 1967, when there were few Black faces on the air, and became an Emmy-winning anchor. Source: New York Times
As Cuomo Fights for Survival, He Revives His Combative Image
By Gotham Rex on May 10, 2021
The governor has begun to publicly undermine the state attorney general, Letitia James, who is overseeing investigations into Mr. Cuomo’s conduct. Source: New York Times
Andrew Cuomo’s White-Knuckle Ride
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
Amid scandals, accusations and calls for his resignation, the New York governor seems determined to prove that the instincts that have gotten him into trouble can get him out of it too. Source: New York Times
Gail Slatter, Who Helped Make the Times Newsroom Run, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
For 40 years she was a guide and gatekeeper, working in “the morgue” (the article and photo archive) and on the photo and culture desks. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
How a Former News Anchor and Current Painter Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on February 19, 2021
John Johnson, a trailblazing Black journalist, lives in the woods now, where he has an art studio and a cozy den that he calls “the nest.” Source: New York Times
Albor Ruiz, a Journalistic Voice for Latinos, Is Dead at 80
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
As a columnist for The Daily News, he wrote passionately about the issues facing immigrants and lobbied for the U.S. to lift its trade embargo of his native Cuba. Source: New York Times
Fox Files Motion to Dismiss Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2021
In a court filing, Rupert Murdoch’s media company says it had the right to broadcast the debunked claims of election fraud promoted by President Donald Trump’s legal team on Fox News and Fox Business. Source: New York Times
Sharon Begley, a Top Science Journalist, Is Dead at 64
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
Long at Newsweek, she was regarded as one of her generation’s pre-eminent science writers. An “Enlightenment-era figure,” Jon Meacham said. Source: New York Times
5 Anchorwomen to Leave NY1 After Settling Discrimination Suit
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
Roma Torre, a signature presence at the New York City cable news channel, is among the group of women who are departing. Source: New York Times