Editor & Publisher: “United Media sent an advisory to ‘Pearls Before Swine’ clients warning them that ‘language some readers may find inappropriate’ will appear in Stephan Pastis’ Dec. 2 strip. The term used is ‘bite me.'”
Year / 2006
Consumer Interests? I Cannot Trust a Man Over Thirty Who Drinks Eight Espressos A Day
CNN: “The 31-year-old CEO drinks eight espressos a day and possesses a work ethic that’s famous around Silicon Valley. He often arrives in the office by six and is still there 12 or even 18 hours later.”
Bloggers Blacklisted by Book Editors?
Susan Hill claims that she received an email from a broadsheet books editor blacklisting any books she writes from getting coverage. More from This Space, Scott Pack, and The Guardian Book Blog.
OJ Simpson Book Pulled
Publishers Weekly: “After the book was condemned by booksellers (many of whom said they would donate proceeds to the victims’ families), media critics and even pundits from Fox News, News Corp. announced in a terse statement that the book and TV special have been dropped. Murdoch said: ‘I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project. We are sorry for any pain this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.'”
The big question: Is Judith Regan truly sorry?