The Village Voice

New York City does not have a nickname (in the official sense) and the latest Batman installment The Dark Night is coming to movie theaters this summer. What does one have to do with the other you ask?

A trio of City Councilmen thinks New York should capitalize on the blockbuster-generated publicity wave coming soon so they have introduced a resolution designating New York City’s new nickname “Gotham City," just in time for the caped crusader to grace cinema screens across the country.  read more »

When Village Voice Media named Tony Ortega editor of its flagship paper, The Village Voice, The Observer asked him about his relationship with Michael Lacey, the man who runs VVM and who has been accused of micromanaging his stable of newspapers from his Phoenix offices.

“I never really had that problem with him,” said Mr. Ortega, who had worked for Mr. Lacey since 1995, most recently as editor in chief of New Times Broward-Palm Beach. “I’ve always had complete freedom to do what I wanted.”  read more »

This week's issue of Newsweek contains a story by DC investigative reporter Michael Isikoff on Rudy Giuliani's ties to terror-financing outfits in the Middle East. The piece treads much of the same ground as a Village Voice story by Wayne Barrett published last week. Today, in a blog post that drew attention to the two pieces under the heading "Giving Credit Where It's Due," The Voice appeared to argue that its reporting should have been credited by Newsweek.

Media Mob asked Mr. Isikoff about the decision not to credit The Voice. His emailed response after the jump...  read more »