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Gawker found this 5/21/2008 on www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com [flag]
HBO's Richard Plepler, who rose from top corporate communications officer to the company's programming boss in a move that raised eyebrows, has decided to get some help from a familiar source: The New York Times. Specifically, from Frank Rich, the NY Times' Op-Ed columnist and formerly America's most powerful drama critic, who as of today keeps his day job [...] [link]

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Frank Rich Gets Vague Title at HBO [Hbo]
Published 5/21/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
... just signed a deal making him HBO's "creative consultant." Which means, according to Nikki Finke, "a consulting fee combined with payments for projects that get made." What it also means is that now he can get all his kids jobs on television too. (Zing!) [Deadline Hollywood Daily] ...

What's next, Maureen Dowd writing Lost?
Published 5/21/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Simon Crowe) at Mostly Movies
Frank Rich hired as creative consultant for HBO. (Deadline Hollywood Daily)

Hillary Clutches Florida and Michigan Flotation Devices
Published 5/21/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... 's next romp across the country just might be for you. Rags to more Riches : New York Times columnist Frank Rich has signed on as a creative consultant with HBO. Yes kids, nobody cares what you think. ...

Late Breaks: Michael Savage, Frank Rich, Tina Brown
Published 5/21/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
-Michael Savage played a song by the Dead Kennedys to make fun of Ted Kennedy's brain tumor, because he's just that classy a guy. (Note to God: Wouldn't it be crazy ironic if Savage got a brain tumor, too?) [Media Matters] -New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich has signed on as a consultant to HBO. [DHD] -Tina Brown has hired Ziddio executive Caroline Marks to manage her new news aggregator, which is described as like "Huffington Post, but more culture and less political wonkishness in a bolder and more colorful design." [ ...

NY Times Columnist Gets Consulting Gig at HBO
Published 5/22/2008 at mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA
Nikki Finke brought us this story. New York Times political columnist Frank Rich has announced that he will be working as a creative consultant at HBO. Weird cross-over? Strange bedfellows? Conflict of interest? Well columnists get paid for their expertise and opinion and consultants get paid for their expertise and opinion, so it's not that big of a jump. It's like a fortune cookie writer have a twitter account. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media

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