The Guardian
Obamamania! Europe Can't Get Enough of 'The Second Coming of J.F.K.'
The 2008 presidential election here in the United States is very important to the French. How important? “Too important," said Douglas Herbert, business editor with the TV news station France 24, "to be left to the American electorate to decide.”
In this, France is not alone. Across Europe, journalists and editors interviewed by The Observer say, people are coming down with the 2008 fever. read more »
Guardian America Sets Launch Date For This Tuesday
FishbowlNY is reporting that Guardian America—the Washington-based Web site with which The Guardian is hoping to target American readers--has set its official launch date for Oct. 23 and has found a few prominent critics to contribute original content on a freelance basis.
The site was originally supposed to go live in September, but Michael Tomasky, who has been heading the project since March, told The Observer last week that various family emergencies in the office had pushed the launch date back to the third week of October.
According to Fishbowl, Mr. Tomasky has lined up a few freelance writers for the site: the critic Richard B. Woodward will write about arts and culture, Inigo Thomas will cover culture and society, Alisa Solomon will write about theater, and as reported last week by The Observer, soon-to-be former BookForum editor Eric Banks will write about horseracing.
Bookforum EIC Eric Banks Resigns, Will Cover Horseracing for Guardian America
As Gawker reported this afternoon, Eric Banks is resigning his post as editor-in-chief of BookForum after four years on the job; once he closes the April/May issue, he told The Observer, he’ll cover horseracing for Michael Tomasky at Guardian America, and possibly also help with the site’s books and arts coverage. That will just be part-time work, though, he said—he hasn’t yet decided what else he wants to do. read more »
Guardian America Staffs Up But Postpones Launch
The Guardian’s new Web site for American readers was supposed to be online by the end of last month, but according to Michael Tomasky, who has been heading the project since March, the launch has been postponed until the third week of October because several staff members have had family emergencies to attend to back in London.
The site, registered at GuardianAmerica.com, will run stories from The Guardian’s British print edition that are likely to interest readers in the United States, as well as original content produced by Mr. Tomasky’s staff in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Tomasky recently made three new hires: As Fishbowl DC has reported, Elana Schor and Megan Mulligan are both coming over from The Hill. And Mr. Tomasky told The Observer today that he has also hired Daniel Nasaw of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Ms. Schor and Mr. Nasaw will report on Congress and the presidential race, respectively, while Ms. Mulligan will serve as a senior editor.
