TV news blogger gets a Times job
Anyone who read the profile in the New York Times in November probably remembers the incredible story of Brian Stelter, a 21-year-old college student at tiny Townson University near Baltimore, who started a blog about the TV news business called — fittingly — TVNewser. In much the same way that Harry Knowles created Ain’t It Cool News and turned it into the go-to spot for movie industry news and rumours, Brian’s blog quickly became the destination for TV news junkies, including many senior executives (Rex has another example here). As the NYT story put it:
“I’ve heard people joke that when TVNewser is dormant, the kid had a final or a big family dinner that he couldn’t get out of,” said Brian Williams, the NBC news anchor and a TVNewser devotee. “People from entry level to high and mighty check in on it.”
Well, TVNewser gained such a following that Brian got hired by Mediabistro, and now he has been hired by the New York Times itself, and will be part of building a new media “vertical” for the newspaper online, along with media editor (and Canadian ex-pat) Bruce Headlam. Jeff Jarvis — who initially advised Brian not to move to Mediabistro, but later changed his mind — has some thoughts on the latest move here. And Poynter has an interview with the man himself done by (what else) instant messaging.
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