Filed under: FishbowlDC, Bass ackwards, Patrick Gavin, Mediabistro, Laurel Touby
It’s not very often that we see any scoops coming out of the Mediabistro FishbowlDC empire, so when editor Patrick Gavin proclaimed this morning a “First on FishbowlDC” exclusive centered on the Los Angeles Times, of all places, we kinda had to pay attention. “FishbowlDC has learned from a reliable source that the new managing editor for the Los Angeles Times will be current assistant managing editor John M. Arthur,” he breathlessly reported.
But, then we immediately got to thinking: Why would Gavin’s sources be better than those of FishbowlLA — you know, the Mediabistro blog that covers the L.A press?
So we made a few inquiries.
Turns out Gavin has no idea whether whether this scoop is real. In fact, the Times is now saying that “there’s been no such appointment,” and he’s had to totally backtrack: “Our source - whom we had no reason to doubt - called it ‘100%,’ but perhaps it’s more like ‘100% that the conventional wisdom within the newsroom has him getting the gig.’”
Oh, another week, another Gavin goof. Why doesn’t he just stick to schmoozing at charity events?
Someone’s put on a few pounds, wouldn’t you say?
Patrick Gavin has gained more weight than than Monica Lewinsky during the last holiday season. He can’t get enough chocolate, liquor and sex on the side. I once asked him if he’d like a beefcake, and he said, “Sounds delish.”
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