Filed under: Journalism, Mediabistro, Gawker, Laurel Touby, Dorian Benkoil
Mediabistro’s editorial director Dorian Benkoil just informed us that Mediabistro’s “CEO’s name is spelled ‘Touby’.” (We had accidentally spelled it Toby in a post from 100 years ago — yes, literally, 100 years ago). Bloggers, who knew? We’re beginning to like Benkoil just as much as our pals over at Gawker:
New Mediabistro editorial director Dorian Benkoil might have an even shorter tenure at the house of boas than we expected: Suggestion from a variety of tipsters — including some we actually know and trust — is that his departure wasn’t exactly voluntary at either of his last jobs. Indeed, at Fairchild Publications, we’re told, his tenure was only a few months, and his fate was sealed after a management retreat in Nantucket, at which he managed to insult nearly all the participants, including Fairchild CEO Mary Berner.
We sincerely hope that we have only offended Benkoil — and not the radiant Ms. Laurel Touby — whom very much look forward to gabbing with at the next DC Mediabistro party.
