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Can Obama Cure TV’s Blitzeritis?

Posted by Variety.com on 26 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Politics, Obama, Journalism, 08 Election, Cable, Media Analysis

By Brian Lowry, Variety
TV creates mass political confusion…

Popularity: 1% [?]

Primaries Pump News Networks

Posted by Variety.com on 06 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, CNN, Politics, Obama, Hillary, Journalism, 08 Election, Cable, MSNBC, Media Analysis

By Sam Thielman, Variety
The resurgence of Sen. Hillary Clinton in Ohio and Texas came as welcome news to the cable news outlets.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Television Analysts Anticipated A Clinton Win In Ohio

Posted by The Plain Dealer on 05 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Fox News, CNN, CBS, NBC Universal, Journalism, 08 Election, Cable, ABC News, ABC, Media Analysis

By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer
The 24-hour cable news channels called Ohio for Hillary Rodham Clinton at 10:55pm.

Popularity: 1% [?]

FCC OKs Murdoch Asset-Swap Deal

Posted by LA Times on 26 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Cable, Business, Licensing

By Jim Puzzanghera, LA Times
Federal regulators approved a long-pending deal allowing Rupert Murdoch to swap his controlling interest in DirecTV Group Inc. for a larger stake in his own company.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Yes, The Strike Was Worth It

Posted by LA Times on 11 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Television, Activism, Cable, Pop Culture, Talk Shows

By Scott Collins, LA Times
With settlement of the 14-week Writers Guild apparently imminent, let’s consider who really won — and if it was worth it.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Hollywood Focuses On Fast End To Long Strike

Posted by LA Times on 08 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Television, Activism, Cable, Pop Culture, Human Rights

By Meg James, Matea Gold and Maria Elena Fernandez, LA Times
Hollywood could be back on its feet as early as Monday.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Seven Networks, Parade Of Pundits = Huge Headache

Posted by NY Daily News on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Fox News, CNN, CBS, USGOP, USDemocrats, NBC Universal, Politics, Obama, Hillary, Journalism, 08 Election, Cable, ABC News, ABC, MSNBC, facebook, McCain

By David Hinckley, NY Daily News
More was ultimately less Tuesday night as TV news fought to make sense of the largest presidential primary day in American history.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Writers’ Strike Could End As Early As This Week

Posted by AP on 05 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Television, Activism, Cable, Pop Culture

By Lynn Elber, AP
An agreement to end the three-month-old Hollywood writers strike could be ready in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars.

Popularity: 1% [?]

FCC Rejects Kucinich Complaint About CNN Debate

Posted by TV Week on 23 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, CNN, FCC, 08 Election, Cable

By Ira Teinowitz, TV Week
The FCC is rejecting candidate U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s contention that CNN unfairly excluded him from the Democratic presidential candidates’ debate in South Carolina.

Popularity: 1% [?]

The Whole World Was Watching

Posted by Truth Dig on 23 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, CNN, Africa, Free Speech, Politics, New York Times, Ethics, Media Freedom, Journalism, Activism, Cable

By Sarah Stillman, Truth Dig
Remember when the world turned its attention to Burma and promised to no longer ignore the suffering of the people there?

Popularity: 2% [?]

Heath Ledger: News - Or Whatever They Had - On A Deadline

Posted by Huffington Post on 23 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Fox News, CNN, Journalism, Television, 08 Election, Cable, Pop Culture, MSNBC

By Rachel Sklar, Huffington Post
Starting just after around 4:30 pm yesterday, Monday’s snipfest at the Democratic debate was knocked off the air/front pages/most-emailed lists with the sad news of actor Heath Ledger’s death.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Last Banned Pakistani TV Network On Air

Posted by AP on 22 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Politics, Media Freedom, Journalism, Middle East, Television, Cable

By Chris Brummitt, AP
Pakistan’s most popular private television network went back on the air after signing a government code of conduct that may be muzzling media before parliamentary elections.

Popularity: 1% [?]

FCC OKs Clear Channel Buyout

Posted by AP on 11 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, FCC, Cable, Business, Licensing

By John Dunbar, AP
The FCC has signed off on the $19.5 billion deal that will take the nation’s largest radio broadcaster private.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Writers’ Strike Boosts YouTube Traffic

Posted by Guardian Unlimited on 11 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, CBS, New Media, Television, Google, YouTube, Cable, Pop Culture, Writer's Strike

By Mark Sweney, Guardian Unlimited
Video-sharing websites such as YouTube have seen increases in popularity as the writers’ strike has led to TV shows being pulled and a glut of re-runs hitting the schedules.

Popularity: 1% [?]

TiVo Update Embraces Internet Video

Posted by PC Magazine on 08 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Technology, Television, Cable

By Tim Gideon, PC Magazine
TiVo’s Season Pass option has always been a quick way to auto-record favorite TV programs, and now users can add Internet video to the mix.

Popularity: 1% [?]

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