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Networks wary of convention coverage
Posted by Politico on 10 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, CBS, NBC Universal, Obama, ABC, McCain, Agenda Setting
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By Michael Calderone, Politico.com As political junkies flee to cable, prime-time network coverage of the conventions dwindles. |
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Gannett suffers from housing downturn
Posted by Financial Times on 10 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By Ben Fenton, Financial Times Gannett is likely to miss earnings forecasts and reported an impairment charge of up to $3bn due to falling property advertising revenue. |
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FCC Urged to Probe Pentagon Propaganda Program
Posted by Democracy Now on 09 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Policy
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By Democracy Now Lawmakers are urging the FCC to investigate the Pentagon’s propaganda program to determine if the major TV networks or the Pentagon-backed analysts violated federal law. |
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Tribune Co. faces big cuts, fast
Posted by Chicago Tribune on 06 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune With the financially strained newspaper industry watching, Tribune Co.’s papers will become radically more slender. |
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Pursuit of profit hurting the media, say MEPs
Posted by EUobserver on 05 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By Leigh Phillips, EUobserver The pursuit of profit is putting the historic role of the press as the watchdog of democracy at stake, MEPs from all political parties have warned. |
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The Cure for America’s Internet
Posted by Huffington Post on 04 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Policy
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By Timothy Karr, Huffington Post Future policymakers should learn from our failings and from success in other countries so we can deliver the vast benefits of an open connection to every American. |
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Documents Shed Light on Yahoo’s Efforts to Thwart Microsoft’s Takeover Bid
Posted by AP on 03 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By AP Details about a costly employee severance plan could be fodder in a shareholder mutiny that activist investor Carl Icahn is leading against Yahoo’s board |
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BBC Accused of Sexism as News Reports by Women Plummet
Posted by Guardian Unlimited on 02 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By James Robinson, The Guardian BBC insiders have accused the corporation of sexism after it emerged that the number of reports by women journalists on its flagship 10pm news bulletin has fallen dramatically in the past year. |
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“Scary” prospects for newspapers: Thomson Reuters CEO
Posted by Agence France Press on 30 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By AFP Times are scary for newspapers, but news agencies are benefiting from the big shifts in the media industry, Thomson Reuters CEO Thomas Glocer said at the All Things Digital conference. |
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CO2 Car Advert Rules Threaten Press Freedom, Media Giants Say
Posted by EUobserver on 29 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Policy
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By Leigh Phillips, EUobserver Europe’s media giants have attacked proposals to slap environmental cigarette-packaging-style ‘health warnings’ on car advertising in newspapers and magazine. |
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White House Rips NYT for ‘Misleading’ Editorial
Posted by The Hill on 27 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, New York Times, Agenda Setting
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By Klaus Marre, The Hill The White House on Monday blasted The New York Times for ‘irresponsibly distort[ing] President Bush’s strong commitment to strengthening and expanding support for America’s service members and their families.’ |
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Al-Jazeera English tackles staff disquiet
Posted by Financial Times on 27 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Al-Jazeera
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By Jane England, Financial Times Al-Jazeera’s English-language television news channel has given its new managing director what looks like an ambitious make-or-break mission |
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Google Co-Founder Makes Pitch For Unused Airwaves Access
Posted by MediaChannel on 23 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Policy, Google
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By Fawn Johnson, Dow Jones Google Co-Founder Larry Page made an unprecedented appeal to policy makers for access to unused television airwaves. |
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Cantwell on Media Consolidation
Posted by Seattle Times on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Policy
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By Ryan Blethen, The Seattle Times Senator Maria Cantwell speaks before the Senate passes a “resolution of disapproval,” which will scrap the new cross-ownership rules adopted by the FCC in December. |
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Murdoch Tightens Control of Journal
Posted by The Guardian on 21 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership
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By Andrew Clark, The Guardian The former Times editor Robert Thomson was named managing editor of the Wall Street Journal last night as Rupert Murdoch tightened control of the world’s top selling business newspaper |
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