Christopher Zara

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Christopher Zara is the deputy editor of media and culture. He joined IBT in June 2012. He was previously managing editor of Show Business, a magazine for New York City's performing arts industry. His writing has also appeared in the Independent, Salon, Newsweek, Mental Floss, Emmy magazine and elsewhere. Zara’s book "Tortured Artists" was released in 2012 by F+W Media and internationally by Burda Publishing in 2015. Email him at c.zara@ibtimes.com.

Election Day 2012: Mitt Romney’s Closing Arguments

Four days before Election Day 2012, Republican candidate Mitt Romney gave his "closing arguments" speech in the battleground state of Wisconsin.

Barack Obama’s Speech At DNC 2012 Sets Twitter Record; 52,757 Tweets Per Minute

Election Day 2012: Twitter Endorses Barack Obama

The Twitter Political Index shows Barack Obama with a favorability rating over Mitt Romney less than 24 hours before Election Day.

News Corp. Earnings Preview: Higher Profits And No Separation Anxiety

Political ad spending plus red-hot Fox ratings are expected to boost the fiscal first-quarter earnings of News Corp. (Nasdaq:NWSA).

BBC Scandal: Was Jimmy Savile Part Of A Pedophile Ring?

Two celebrities, Gary Glitter and Freddie Starr, were arrested this week in connection with the Jimmy Savile child sex-abuse scandal at the BBC.

What’s Trending After Lunch? Geniuses Predict The Near Future On Twitter

Devavrat Shah and Stanislav Nikolov, a professor/student research team at MIT, have created an algorithm they say can predict trending topics on Twitter before they happen.

Showing Sandy Who’s Boss: Bruce Springsteen, Matt Lauer Join Big-Media Companies For Hurricane Relief

Along with NBCUniversal's live telethon, News Corp. Disney, Time Warner and Viacom have all announced donations to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

George Lucas To Give Away $4B In Disney Dough

George Lucas, the creator of "Star Wars," is giving $4.04 billion to education following a deal to sell Lucasfilm to the Walt Disney Company.

Bookstores To Amazon: We Don’t Want Your Stinkin’ Books

Book retailers from Barnes & Noble to Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., are refusing to carry book titles from New Harvest, a co-venture imprint by Amazon and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Proof Of Armageddon? After Hurricane Sandy, New York Newspapers Are Actually Working Together

New York-area newspapers, including the New York Times, Newsday and the Newark Star-Ledger, have offered to print copies of the Daily News, whose presses lost power.

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Should ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Help Rebuild Atlantic City?

A Change.org petition has called on HBO, the network that airs the hit Prohibition-era series "Boardwalk Empire," to help raise funds for Atlantic City, which has been badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Star Wars 7: The Dark Side Of Disney’s Deal With Lucasfilm

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is purchasing Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. The company will release "Star Wars 7" in 2015. Not all fans are thrilled.

Hurricane Sandy: From the Streets of New York

Hurricane Sandy Fallout: Superstorm Shuts Down New York’s Entertainment Industry

Hurricane Sandy has shut down much of the entertainment industry in New York City, including Broadway shows, AMC movie theaters, and a taping of "The Daily Show With John Stewart."

Village Voice Slaps Yelp With Lawsuit Over ‘Best Of’ Phrase

Village Voice Media Holdings has filed a lawsuit against the website Yelp over use of the phrase "best of."

Hurricane Sandy News Coverage: A Snapshot Of The Best And The Worst

From CNN to NY1 to 1010 WINS, news outlets around the New York City area were out in full force on Monday to cover the devastation brought by superstorm Sandy.

Facebook Sex-Trafficking Surge In Indonesia Underscores Need For Social-Media Savvy

Indonesia, a major source country for sex trafficking, has reported a surge in cases involving girls who were kidnapped after meeting someone on Facebook.

Penguin Group Writes Off Rupert Murdoch, Confirms Merger With Random House

Pearson confirms it will merge Penguin Books with Random House to create the world's largest publisher of trade books.

As Hurricane Sandy Barrels North, Newspaper Paywalls Come Down

The New York Times (NYSE: NYT), the Wall Street Journal (Nasdaq: NWSA) and Newsday (NYSE: CVC) have all lifted their paywalls to provide unfettered access to Hurricane Sandy.

Theft At The National Archives: How Relic Raiders Are Pilfering America’s Past

CBS's "60 Minutes" profiles a recovery team tasked with finding historical artifacts stolen from the National Archives, which has been plagued by theft.

Scientology Rehab In Big Legal Trouble: Drugs, Death, And L. Ron Hubbard

Narconon Arrowhead, a drug treatment center in Oklahoma, is being sued by the families of three patients who died there within a year. The center uses methods created by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

CNN Zaps Embarrassing ‘Hormones’ Story: Journalistic Double Standard?

CNN has unpublished an article posted on CNN.com. The story, posted by Elizabeth Landau, reported on research suggesting that women's ovulation cycles affect their voting habits.

Newsweek Fallout: Regrets, Staff Cuts and Residual Pain

Barry Diller, chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI), spoke at a conference call Wednesday, discussing the future of Newsweek, which will abandon its print edition and go all digital in 2013.

Tom Cruise Vs. The Gossip Rags: How Hard Is It To Win A Defamation Case?

Tom Cruise filed a defamation lawsuit against Bauer Publishing for claims that he abandoned his daughter, Suri. Legal precedent for such cases dates back almost 50 years.

Comcast Earnings Preview: Olympics Coverage Boosts NBC Ratings, Profits

Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq:CMCSA), the telecommunications giant based in Philadelphia, is expected to report higher 3Q earnings.

Editor Of Des Moines Register Strong-Arms President Obama

When Rick Green, Des Moines Register editor, blogged that a conversation with President Barack Obama was off-the-record, the White House gave in.

Honey Boo Boo Needs A Break: TV Meltdown Has Some Critics Saying Enough Is Enough

"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star Alana Thompson had a meltdown on a talk show last week, renewing calls for TLC to end the show.

Can Andrew Breitbart’s Website Survive Without Its Loudest Mouthpiece?

BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins reports that, Breitbart.com, the namesake website of the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, has fallen into a state of disorganization.

Sofia, The Blue-Eyed ‘Hispanic’ Princess, Sparks Controversy; Disney Denies Character’s ‘Latina’ Heritage

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is denying reports that its latest fair-skinned princess, Sofia the First, is meant to be Hispanic.

Obama And Romney At Third Presidential Debate

Did Obama's Apology Tour Really Happen? Facts Dispute Romney’s Post-Debate Potshots

Following the final presidential debate, Mitt Romney's campaign released a commercial attacking Barack Obama's so-called Apology Tour.

Jimmy Savile Sex-Abuse Scandal: Possible Cover-Up Deepens Hole For BBC

The BBC has corrected editor Peter Rippon's story about why it shelved a "Newsnight" investigation into the late Jimmy Savile, who has been accused of sexually abusing teenage girls.