THR 'Most Powerful' List Reflects New Media's Influence

The Hollywood Reporter just released its annual “most powerful people in New York media” list, and the most surprising thing about it is how unsurprising the new listings are.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg provides the story’s lede–and while the piece mentions the expansion of Bloomberg TV and Businessweek, everyone knows that it’s still all about those terminals.

The big news, though, is the addition of the names you’ve come to know from the digital side.

• Nick Denton: the Gawker founder amazingly hadn’t placed on this list in the past; the reason for his addition seems to be the Zimmerman-powered rise in Gawker’s traffic and its bro vs.