It is hard to believe it’s been a full year since our newbie website with the awkward-sounding name was welcomed to the blogosphere with accolades such as “sounds…like something you’d give to a toddler suffering diarrhea,” or “no one really cares about the business and personalities behind the media,” or my personal favorite, “Mediaite feels a bit doomed.” Ah, yes — that honeymoon period was so sweet. We all love to curl up with the scrapbook and reminisce about the early days.

Always trying to appear objective, the mainstream media has its own brand of bias: an institutional one towards controversy. The moment it became clear that Elena Kagan would be nominated by President Barack Obama, editors simultaneously posed the same rhetorical question: What do we really know about her? What is the dirt? Well the vacuum of controversy is now leading to overt frustration expressed on both sides of the media political aisle.

As the founder of Mediaite, I am thrilled to announce that our site’s ongoing success — both in terms of traffic and advertising — has led us to create three new websites, which will launch early next year. The Mediaite Network (including syndicated content) is now on track to attract over one million unique visitors this month after less than six months in existence, and we expect to turn a profit next year. We have also landed a place in Technorati’s top 40, alongside blogs ten times older than us. Few sites have achieved this level of growth and success so early

It’s hard to believe that it has been less than four months since we launched Mediaite.com. We honestly never dreamed we would be seeing this kind of traffic so early in the process. It is a fascinating time for the media. Opinions appear to be more commercially viable than ever, but is that costing us [...]

It’s hard to believe that it has been three months since we launched Mediaite.com. In that period I have learned the language of the web: PHP, CPM, uniques, ummm site crashing? And here I thought the cable news wars were as brutal as media can be. It’s been a wild ride with achievements that have [...]

I met Dominick Dunne when I was a cub reporter for Court TV on the OJ Simpson case. He was, at that time, just beginning to enjoy his notoriety as a celebrity journalist. Day after day we took our assigned seats in the courtroom and then met in the hall during breaks as we stalked the attorneys.

As a 28-year-old reporter for a small cable channel, I turned to him as a mentor. But he wasn’t looking to be the purveyor of sage advice. He wanted information from me too. What started as a symbiotic professional relationship became a cherished friendship.

It’s hard to believe that Walter Cronkite has not been a staple on the air for over 28 years.  Through all that time, he has achieved something few in this age of information overload could do when removed from the spotlight for so long. He remained the standard bearer, the person so many journalists wished [...]

Welcome to Mediaite – the place for news and opinion on TV, print, and online media. Why did I launch this site and what is my role? Good questions! Indulge me…