In the world of New York media gossip, two blogs reign supreme: Gawker and MediaBistro’s FishbowlNY. They’re both chasing the same scoops, courting the same sources, and vying for the same readers.
The result? A blog war that’s as entertaining as it is ruthless.
“We’re not friends,” admits one editor. “But we read each other obsessively.”
The rivalry illuminates a larger shift in journalism: the rise of blogs as legitimate news sources, capable of breaking stories that traditional outlets miss—or are too cautious to publish.
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