The New York Times' Eric Wilson writes about CNN Domestic's new special looking at New York Fashion Week. Hosted by correspondent Alina Cho, the 30 minute special will feature conversations with fashion designers and magazine editors.

“There is room for fashion in our coverage,” Ms. Cho said shortly after the Jason Wu show. “Our viewers crave hard news. They want the headlines about Egypt. But we shouldn’t discount the fact there are other topics we can cover, and I don’t think it makes me any less of a journalist to cover fashion.”

If all goes well with the special, called “Fashion Week: Backstage Pass,” Ms. Cho hopes the network will make it a recurring feature, but she is not under the illusion that CNN will fully revive the “Style” concept. Ms. Klensch covered something like 4,000 shows during her tenure, reporting from Milan and Paris in her trademark Sonia Rykiel jacket and glossy bob. Ms. Cho went to the Paris collections for the first time just last fall, on her own time, tagging along with her friend John Demsey, a group president for Estée Lauder. (Ms. Cho is not shy about pushing herself onto the social circuit, serving as a chairwoman, for example, of the New Yorkers for Children spring gala.)

"Fashion Week: Backstage Pass" airs 2:30p (eastern) this Saturday on CNN Domestic.

CNN Press Release: Prime-time Special ‘Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal’ to air on Saturday, Jan. 10, and Sunday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. (ET)

CNN’s Christine Romans and Fortune’s Andy Serwer will host a special hour-long investigative report on CNN/U.S. examining disgraced financier Bernard “Bernie” Madoff and how he allegedly perpetrated one of the largest investor frauds ever committed by an individual.

“Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal – A CNN-Fortune Special Investigation” will air on Saturday, Jan. 10, and Sunday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. (ET). The special will profile Madoff and detail how his scheme played out, robbing many Americans of their money. Serwer and Romans, along with CNN correspondents Abbie Boudreau, Allan Chernoff and Alina Cho, will examine how the Securities Exchange Commission may have dropped the ball on busting Madoff nearly a decade ago and will profile a few of the charities that suffered severe ramifications.

Romans hosts Your $$$$$ on CNN/U.S.; Serwer serves as managing editor for Fortune.

Guests for “Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal” include Fortune reporters Katie Benner and Telis Demos and editor-at-large Allan Sloan. New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams will discuss how Madoff fooled New York high society. In addition, Romans will conduct a one-on-one interview with Madoff victim Alexandra Penney, a New York artist and former editor of Self magazine, who says she lost her life savings in the Madoff debacle.

“Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal” will also air on CNNI on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 5 a.m. and noon (ET). Segments from the program will be available on CNNMoney.com.

• Aneesh Raman left CNN. :(

• Alicia Keys posted a special commentary to CNN.com prior to her documentary "Alicia in Africa" which premieres July 4th.

• These anchors/reporters have new photos added to CNN.com:

Mari Ramos

Alina Cho

Robin Curnow

Nkepile Mabuse

Chad Myers

Fareed Zakaria