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Friday, March 27, 2009

What Do Maxim Magazine, Chrysler and Your Tax Dollars Have to Do With Each Other?

maximMore than you think. Or more precisely, they all have former media bank bigwig Steve Rattner in common.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Losing Your Media Job? Blame the Car Companies and Their Shrinking Ad Budgets

Looking for a place to focus your frustration after getting pink-slipped from your media job? Try blaming the car companies, which cut their ad spending by 10 percent in the first half of the year. That number will get much worse by the time 2008 is over.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Shhhhhh! Media, Tech Moguls Meeting Today. Don’t Tell Anyone!

Under normal circumstances, if the CEOs of big companies like Cisco, Microsoft, and Comcast speak in front of an audience of bigwigs, it’s news. But you’re unlikely to hear what John Chambers, Steve Ballmer and Brian Roberts say today and tomorrow at Quadrangle’s Foursquare conference–no press allowed. Unless…

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About Peter

Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider.

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Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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