Fare Thee Well, New York Post?

If Vanity Fair journalist and author Michael Wolff (The Man Who Owns The News) is correct, the New York Post may not be long for this world. At least, not as a Rupert Murdoch publication. Addressing the New York Press Club last night, Wolff predicted that once Murdoch buys the New York Times! (which, says Wolff, is all-but inevitable as the Gray Lady teeters on the edge of financial ruin), the Australian newspaperman will lose interest in the Post, which bleeds his News Corp of millions of dollars every year. Murdoch's shedding of the paper famed for headlines such as "Topless Woman in Headless Bar" may well prove to be the paper's death knell, forecasts Wolff, who believes, if anything, the tabloid will be folded into the Daily News. As for the city's paper of record, Wolff called the Times slushy and in need of an owner who can re-energize it. He believes that a Murdoch buyout of the NYT would save the periodical from its current state of wayward irrelevance. Wow. Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times in the hands of one man? Unimaginable. But, in Wolff's belief, unavoidable and not such a bad thing. Stay tuned.

Is Sixty the New Forty?

At an age when many doyennes are plotting their second face-lifts, the New York Press Club celebrated its sixtieth birthday looking as fit and toned as ever. The festivities took place tonight with a reception at the New York Historical Society. Special guest Brian Williams, anchor of NBC Nightly News, helped salute legendary Big Apple journalists Gabe Pressman, of WNBC, and Stan Brooks, of 1010 WINS, both of whom were inducted into the Club's Hall of Fame. Also honored were Dominic Carter, of NY1, and Rossana Rosado, publisher of El Diario. %%showphotos [setid=72157607527240199]%%