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Murdoch Makes First Visit To WSJ Newsroom

Posted by Reuters on 13 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Economics, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Wall Street Journal, Reuters

By Robert MacMillan and Kenneth Li, Reuters
Rupert Murdoch, the world’s most high-profile media mogul, stopped by The Wall Street Journal newsroom on Wednesday for the first time since his News Corp sealed a $5.6 billion deal to buy publisher Dow Jones & Co Inc.

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Dow Jones Director Li May Face SEC Charges-WSJ

Posted by Reuters on 19 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Judicial

By Michele Gershberg, Robert MacMillan, Paul Thomasch, Karey Wutkowski, Reuters
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to file civil charges against Dow Jones & Co. Inc. board member David Li over an insider trading probe linked to News Corp.’s bid for the media company, the Wall Street Journal.

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A Day In Court With Paris Hilton

Posted by Reuters on 18 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Media Freedom, Journalism, Reuters, Pop Culture

By Steve Gorman, Reuters
Steve Gorman, a Reuters entertainment correspondent, looks at the way journalists interact with the celebrities that they report on.

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CNN, YouTube To Co-Sponsor Presidential Debate

Posted by Reuters on 14 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, CNN, Politics, New Media, 08 Election, Reuters, YouTube, Cable

By Reuters
Time Warner Inc.’s CNN and Google Inc.’s YouTube said on Wednesday they will co-sponsor upcoming Democratic and Republican presidential debates.

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Thomson Evolution Takes Next Step

Posted by Wall Street Journal on 12 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, US, CA, Economics, Technology, Journalism, New Media, Reuters

By Cassell Bryan-Low, Wall Street Journal
The Reuters deal and the emphasis on data services mark the latest efforts to adapt.

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Amnesty Keeps An Eye On Darfur With Satellite Images

Posted by Reuters on 06 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, Africa, Technology, Action, New Media, Activism, Telecommunications, Reuters, Darfur

By Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Amnesty International started posting satellite images on the Internet of villages in Sudan’s conflict-ravaged Darfur on Wednesday in a bid to pressure Khartoum to allow U.N. peacekeepers into the region.

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Google Takes Big Step To Make Web Work Offline

Posted by Reuters on 31 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Africa, Asia, Technology, New Media, Google, Reuters, Latin America

By Eric Auchard, Reuters
Google Inc. said it had created Web software that runs both online and offline, marking a sea change for the Internet industry by letting users work on planes, trains, spotty connections and even in the most remote locations.

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Gorbachev Launches New Book By Slain Putin Critic

Posted by Reuters on 31 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Europe, RU, Ethics, Media Freedom, Reuters

By James Kilner, Reuters
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday hosted the launch of a new book by murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the first by her to be widely available in her native land and language.

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Thomson Takeover Of Reuters Shakes Up Global Media Sector

Posted by Agence France Press on 21 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, New Media, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Thomson

By Roland Jackson, AFP
Thomson Corp.’s takeover of British media giant Reuters marks the latest twist in the rapidly consolidating global media landscape.

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A Lie: One More Reason Not to Trust Reuters Takeover

Posted by PJNet Today on 17 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Newspapers, Reuters, Thomson

By Leonard Witt, PJNet Today
While news columnists screamed about Rupert Murdoch’s attempted takeover of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal, little was written about the Thomson family’s bid for Reuters and its godawful journalistic history.

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Reuters Trustees Say Sale Won’t Hurt Journalism

Posted by NY Times on 16 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, New York Times, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Wall Street Journal, Reuters

By Eric Pfanner, NY Times
The trustees charged with overseeing the integrity and independence of the Reuters Group endorsed the sale of the company to the Thomson Corporation of Canada on Tuesday.

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Thomson to buy Reuters for $17 billion

Posted by Reuters on 15 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Reuters

By Reuters
Canadian publisher Thomson has agreed to buy Reuters to create the world’s biggest financial news and data firm.

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Hurdles loom in deal for Reuters

Posted by Wall Street Journal on 09 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Reuters

By Aaron O. Patrick, Wall Street Journal
Thomson Corp. and Reuters Group PLC’s ambitious plan to create the world’s largest supplier of financial data and news could face regulatory hurdles as it would narrow the market to two main competitors from three.

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Old Media Turns Combative Against New Media

Posted by Reuters on 09 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, AOLTimeWarner, Viacom, Technology, New Media, MySpace, Reuters, YouTube

By Kenneth Li, Reuters
Leading media executives took a combative tone against Internet companies on Tuesday, suggesting that Big Media increasingly considers new content distributors like Google Inc. to be more foe than friend.

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Thomson and Reuters confirm merger talks

Posted by In The News on 08 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Reuters

By In The News
Two of the world’s largest information companies, Thomson and Reuters, have confirmed that they are in discussions to combine the two businesses.

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