Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli addressed staff this morning, following the announced departure of managing editor Phil Bennett, who’s taking a job upstairs with Don Graham.

After thanking Bennett "for his assistance in helping to smooth …

Washington Post managing editor Phil Bennett stepped down today as managing editor, telling staffers that he’s taking a job on the 9th floor, with Post chief executive Don Graham.

It’s been expected among staff that Bennett, who was passed over …

Last March, New York Times Brian Stelter reported that the Huffington Post could be worth as much as $200 million, a figure floated to him by an anonymous source.

But AdAge’s Simon Dumenco doesn’t buy it, …

For those reading the tea leaves of beleaguered newspaper industry, here’s the latest: The New York Times has begun selling front page advertisements. It’s true that the ads will be small, and below the fold, but allowing advertisers a piece …

I have a new piece up on today’s relaunch of ForeignPolicy.com.

Susan Glasser, executive editor of Foreign Policy, has an ambitious goal for Monday’s Web relaunch: Become the "daily magazine for people interested in the world."

Under the stewardship …

When Greg Sargent wrote this morning that he was leaving Talking Points Memo for a secret new Washington Post site, that launches in the coming weeks, he didn’t reveal the name.

But according to a source familiar …

Sarah Palin, unhappy with media reports that her daughter Bristol and fiance Levi Johnston — parents of newborn Tripp — are dropouts, is reaching out to the press for clarification.

From the Washington Post (h/t Gawker)

"You need to …

In case you were out celebrating on New Year’s, here’s why CNN might need a delay when Kathy Griffin’s on the air. (TVNewser, still working at 3:51 am on New Year’s Day, notes that the exchange was cut out …

Village Voice lays off 83-year-old Hentoff, 1st Ammendment and Jazz-writing legend.

Birnbaum thought Washington Times reporting had "faded."

Bercovici: Times doesn’t have much to worry about in Iseman suit.

Newsweek embed defends …

How strong is Vicki Iseman’s $27 million suit against the Times, and what hurdles will her legal team have to jump in order to make the defamation case?  I have a piece up now on these issues.

Washington lobbyist Vicki …