The guy who won't put a noose on the cover of Golfweek

BY SDH With the dust now settling around the whole noose on the cover of Golfweek goof, the parent company of Golfweek Turnstile Publishing, announced a new EIC to further showcase their outrage. In a statement published on the magazine's website the President of Turnstile Publishing blames the whole company for the slip up but only one body was sacrificed. Anyway, the dude pictured right is the new man in charge who will make sure that in the future, Golfweek makes it's point via words and not offensive pictures. We guess a picture of a noose and the word "Noose" is more offensive than when the word "Noose" is used by itself. Canned Editor Dave Seanor just wanted to sell some magazines, poor bastard.

Fortune wants you to match "Nappy Headed hos" with the Neanderthal

-YOSH We love lists, we just have a thing for lists, and Fortune via CNNmoney.com continues to feed the beast that is our love for lists. The magazine lists "The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business, 2007" and of course you couldn't have a list like this without a couple of media idiots on it. Some media mentions include, Former HBO head Chris Albrecht and and his little domestic dust up. Fortune gets fun with the list and Initiates a game of "Match up" asking you to match the deed with the individual.

Businessweek outsider, admits guilt in dishing inside information to two Wall Street scum bags, protects a possible third scum bag

-ZOE S. Juan Renteria, a young dumb and naive former Quad Graphics employee who apparently worked on the Businessweek printing line, is in hot water for browsing the "Inside Wall Street column" and then tipping off two sleeze balls at Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs on stocks mentioned favorably in the column. Renteria, 22, who during questioning did not identify what sounds like third individual, plead guilty, and is facing 25 years in prison. Could it be that the third person is a Businessweek insider who had plenty to gain? Who is this person Juan Renteria is protecting and how much are they paying him if at all? Luck for Juan he may not have to worry about dropping the soap where he is going. Juan Renteria, who worked at Quad Graphics Inc. in Sussex, Wis., told a Manhattan federal judge that he supplied another person, whom he didn't identify, with the names of stocks mentioned favorably in BusinessWeek's Inside Wall Street column. BW INSIDER ADMITS GUILT [NYP]

note to ron burkle: noooooooo!

-BY MARTY It looks like billionaire supermarket god Ron Burkle is about to add the embattled tabloid publisher, American Media Inc (AMI) to his collection of companies. If the deal does indeed reach a close, AMI will merge with Source Interlink's media unit. But that's not the kicker. Rumor has it that AMI's incompetent CEO David Pecker will become head of the new company in a management shake up many say is pending at Source Interlink, and to that we say Holy Shit! David Peck in charge of a much bigger operation? If this is true, who slipped something in Ron Burkle's drink during the discussions? Perhaps Pecker himself. Putting the man in charge who religiously misses financial reporting deadlines and puts the blame elsewhere is just beyond comprehension for us. We thought a deal would have been the end of Pecker as we know it. If and when this deal closes, look for heads to roll (that's a given) along with a mass exodus in senior management. Oh God save the underlings. Sources close to the deal expect Pecker to become head of the new company, despite a very rough patch over the last few years that included falling rate bases and restated financials at AMI. Burkle's Coup [Slate]

David Pecker seeks to hide his shame

American Media CEO Dave Pecker is said to be looking to hook up with Ron Burkle's Source Interlink companies to save his ass. If you haven't heard of David Pecker then look up the word "Incompetent" and you will see a nice picture of the one time tabloid king. Under his leadership American Media has missed financial deadlines and is in the red. Pecker is no doubt praying for a deal to happen with Source Interlink to help hide some of his fuck ups. We only hope a deal doesn't include him still running the show. According to a person with knowledge of the talks, Burkle and American Media CEO David Pecker are discussing a merger that would combine American Media's titles, which include Star, the National Enquirer and Men's Fitness, with Source Interlink's magazine titles, which range from Motor Trend to Soap Opera Digest. This source said both Burkle and Pecker "believe a deal can be done." For Pecker's sake we hope so. No forget that, for the sake of AMI's employees, we hope so. PECKER AIMS FOR A MERGER [NYP]

Financial Week Editor Glenn Coleman is a dick head

Yeah we may be weeks late on this one but we couldn't believe our eyes when we came across the headline "Time Warner Should Buy Starbucks" an idea cooked up by Glenn Coleman editor of Financial Week. Though Coleman was clearly at the height of his daily caffeine intake, such dick headed suggestions will come back to haunt you. Again we don't know how this one flew past us but what can we do? We can't catch everything right. We were taken aback by the suggestion because for the love of the powers that be, we couldn't see it. Can you imagine Starbucks CEO Howie Schultz selling out to Time Warner? The Starbucks brand would die an instant death and his shareholders would eat him alive. Time Inc publications on sale inside, in Starbucks? Time Warner would gain nothing from investing in coffee but a shit storm from their shareholders. Again we give Glenn Coleman the benefit of the doubt but we still think you're a dick head for even allowing this to come out of your mouth. Forget (for now) whether such a merger makes financial sense. It's intriguing, worthy of fun debate, and it points to a bigger issue: whether Time Warner is ultimately a content company or whether it needs as well to control the pipelines through which its goods are delivered. Most insiders I've talked to believe this is the biggest question Jeff Bewkes has to answer -- and will, when he takes charge. They also think he'll ultimately reveal himself to be a content guy, with a strategy to reflect that. Worthy of fun debate for dick heads with nothing better to talk about! And exactly what other pipelines should Time Warner own that its "Goods" are delivered through? Are you suggesting news stands, the homes of which its cable service runs through? Do you mean, our television sets? Dudes, the only thing Time Warner needs to do, is hand Jeff Bewkes the keys and decide what to do with either Time Inc or AOL. And for the record, whether or not Time Warner is content company, is no brainer. The question is, will Time Warner brass identify it as such. Time Warner Should Buy Starbucks [Adage]

Britney probably leaked it to Perez Hilton herself

Another day another lawsuit for fellow blogger Perez Hilton. In addition to the the publicity seeking lawsuit filed by DJ Samantha Ronson, the chubby gossip queen is now being sued by SonyBMG's Zomba Records Group. Apparently Perez has been posting music from Britney's upcoming flop without permission. You know it really kills us when an artist in Britney's current situation gets unreleased tracks posted on a huge site like Perez Hilton's and the only thing her label can think of is suing. Welcome the fucking promotion dicks, and incorporate it into helping one of your biggest selling artist get her shit stained career back up and running. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles yesterday, accused the Web site and its proprietor, Mario Lavandeira, of illegally obtaining and posting at least 10 completed songs and unfinished demos from Spears' upcoming album "Blackout" during the past three months, Zomba said in a statement. ZOMBA SUES PEREZHILTON [NYP]

At Bloomberg LP, Gas bags in bulk!

Was Mayor Bloomberg a corporate dick head when he was running his media company? Was he a woman/baby hater who punished his female employees for basically starting a family? Did he really ask a female employee if she was giving her boyfriend good oral sex? Is he giving his girlfriend Dianne Taylor good oral sex or vice versa? A lawsuit filed against the company the mayor founded, alleges the above. Well except the part where we asked if he is giving his girlfriend good oral sex of course. According to the lawsuit filed against Bloomberg LP which the mayor swears he hasn't ran since 2001 but we all know he still secretly runs it through a network of yes-men, the company has a history of demoting or cutting the pay of its female employees who were out on maternity leave. Now this is not a lawsuit any company wants to deal with. So all you corporate dick heads out there, play your cards right and spear yourselves the embarrassment and bad press. Neal Brickman, the lawyer who represented Ms. Garrison, said that he had handled at least 20 discrimination complaints against the company since 1997 and that the culture at Bloomberg L.P. condoned unequal treatment of women and other groups. Many of those complaints were settled out of court, he said. Suit to Scrutinize Bloomberg Era at Firm [NYT]

Viacom slowly ruining yet another relationship

Lately it seems like Viacom doesn't know how to preserve relationships. If it isn't old man Sumner yapping way over the line about someone, its CEO Phil Dauman. Dauman reportedly may have pissed off director Steven Spielberg by implying that Viacom and Dreamworks would continue to be successful without Spielberg's imput. You would think that a CEO would know how to choose his words more carefully. Now poor little Brad Grey has to step in and play the calmer while trying to avoid calling his boss a dick head. Speaking by telephone on Thursday, Brad Grey, Paramount’s chairman, was eager to calm the waters stirred up by one of his bosses. “I have the greatest respect for the creativity of Steven Spielberg and the entire DreamWorks team, as well as the immense entrepreneurial business skills of David Geffen,” he said. Mr. Grey added, “On behalf of Viacom and Paramount, I hope we’re all in business for a very long time.” Viacom Chief’s Remark on Spielberg Stirs a Furor [NYT]