Breaking Media appoints new Managing Director for defense and federal sector

Breaking Media Inc. has named David Smith as Managing Director, Defense and Government to lead its defense and federal sector based in Washington DC.

Introducing The Above the Law Writing Contest

Legal writing and media is not immune to the diversity problem of the legal industry. Publications are just as likely to have their own implicit biases. And online trolls have a special place in their empty hearts for targeting women, non-binary persons, and people of color. Yet the voices that rise above and lead thinking […]

Breaking Media Is Looking For Dynamic Digital Entrepreneurs

In 2006, Breaking Media launched our groundbreaking b2b brands AbovetheLaw.com, Dealbreaker.com, and Fashionista.com. We believed industry news could be both entertaining and smart, as well as connect digital communities of rank-and-file associates, managers, and executives. We expanded this model into defense (BreakingDefense.com), energy (BreakingEnergy.com), and government (BreakingGov.com) through an acquisition from AOL in 2013, and […]

BREAKING MEDIA ANNOUNCES EDITORIAL PROMOTION AT ABOVE THE LAW

October 18, 2017 – Breaking Media today announced the promotion of Elie Mystal to Executive Editor of Above the Law (ATL). Elie joined ATL in 2008 by winning the ATL Idol Contest. Over the past 9 years, Elie has served in numerous editorial roles at Above the Law and Breaking Media, most recently serving as Editor at Large of Breaking Media.  Prior to joining ATL, Elie wrote about politics and popular culture at City Hall News and the New York Press. Elie received a degree in Government from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He was formerly a litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton, and has been with Above the Law for nine years.   In his new role, Elie will oversee all day-to-day editorial operations of the Above the Law brand.

FASHIONISTA LAUNCHES IN-HOUSE NATIVE ADVERTISING STUDIO, ‘COLAB’

In addition to some exciting editorial changes at Fashionista, we’re thrilled to formally introduce Fashionista CoLab — Fashionista’s own in-house native advertising studio that will align premium advertisers with engaging, creative content on Fashionista. Nina Frazier Hansen, Fashionista’s creative director since April 2014, will oversee and manage native advertising campaigns run through the CoLab.

A Most Appealing Announcement

If you’re like me, you’ve been reading Howard Bashman’s excellent appellate litigation blog, How Appealing, for years. When I started to write online more than a decade ago, Howard, a pioneer of legal blogging, was a role model and inspiration. (I pay homage to Howard Bashman and How Appealing with shout-outs in my forthcoming novel.) […]

Welcome to the New Fashionista

Introducing Fashionista’s website makeover.

What Is ATL Redline?

Now that we’ve been doing it for a couple of days, we thought we’d tell you what we’re doing. ATL Redline is a new project for Breaking Media that will represent Above the Law’s presence on Kinja, Gawker Media’s popular publishing platform. Above the Law has established itself as the go-to place for lawyers and […]

Fashionista Is Looking for an Editor/Writer

Fashionista, recently recognized by the Daily Beast as one of the fashion industry’s most influential blogs, is looking for an editor/writer. We want someone who can stay out until 3 am in a quest–or maybe mad scramble–for industry gossip, be the first with designer moves, put together a smart slide show, and bring a personal […]

Meet Breaking Media

Hi there. This is the (not-very-)corporate site for Breaking Media and a place where we will post our musings on the media business. From the Breaking Media Inc. point of view it’s a repository of basic information on all our sites and somewhere to keep you up to date with plans for new sites and […]