ABC News announced Wednesday that Charles Gibson, anchor of ABC’s “World News,” will retire at the end of the year.

Diane Sawyer, anchor of "Good Morning America," will replace him.

Gibson had served as “World News” anchor since May 2006.

Here's one way to spend $23 million.

You’ve seen the commercials (Ed McMahon, R.I.P., not your finest hour).

The death of Michael Jackson has undoubtedly been the biggest celebrity story of 2009 to date. And, according to an interesting if questionable study, magazine publishers have cashed in to the tune of $55 million on the fall of the King of Pop.

I recently wrote a fairly extensive feature (“Politics Still Raging on the Web”) looking at the post-election performance of left-leaning political websites -- particularly those that came into existence or prominence during the Bush White House -- to see what, if any, effect the election of Barack Obama had on their businesses.

Vanity Fair sees dead people – as cover subjects.

This month the magazine published its third consecutive issue (fourth, if you count September’s Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett double issue) featuring a dead person on its cover.

NBC Universal Tuesday announced that iVillage will relaunch its website on Wednesday. As part of the relaunch, iVillage will roll out a new entertainment vertical, calling it the “only celebrity news and entertainment site designed especially for women.”

New York magazine may have shaved some issues from its schedule this summer, but it continues to grow out its website.

The magazine announced a pair of new blog launches on Wednesday – one covering sports, the other television.