News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch Calls U.K. Press Regulation Deal A Holy Mess
"Oz media censorship beaten back," the media mogul said on Twitter before calling a Monday all-party agreement in Britain to establish a new press regulator a "holy mess." Murdoch then also launched an...
View ArticlePress regulation has become a mess says Economist editor – video
Speaking at Advertising Europe John Micklethwait expresses his misgivings about press regulation. He says the Leveson inquiry became more interested in celebrities and less in serious journalism. He...
View ArticleVideo falsified MK newspaper editor-in-chief claims
– Editor-in-chief of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets /MK/ Pavel Gusev said the video showing MK personnel taking untaxed sums of money was falsified and that the newspaper was ready for a tax...
View ArticleLebanese forces scramble to border
The Lebanese military stormed locations along its eastern border with Syria in response to alleged rebel and weapons movement, a security official said. The Syrian government last week warned Lebanon...
View ArticleNewspapers were not excluded from Leveson talks says Nick Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today denied that newspapers were excluded from crucial talks on the creation of a powerful new press regulator backed by ...
View ArticleMoney Editor Sunrise Scheme Targets Christians
Several states have issued warnings to investors about a company called Profitable Sunrise that's promising investors "risk-free" returns of up to 3 percent a day on their ...
View ArticleYouTube Hits 1 Billion Monthly Users
by: Reuters Reuters) - Google Inc's YouTube said 1 billion unique users were now visiting the video-sharing website every month, or nearly one out of every two people on the Internet. "If YouTube were...
View ArticleEvening Standard editor criticises undefined press regulation deal
Sarah Sands, the editor of the Evening Standard, has criticised the government's "undefined bureaucratic" new press regulations, arguing that journalists may as well be put in public stocks as that is...
View ArticleVt. newspaper to sell Barre building
BARRE, Vt. (AP) - The daily newspaper that serves Vermont's capital of Montpelier and the city of Barre says it has reached an agreement to sell its Barre headquarters. In a story posted on the website...
View ArticleA Video Letter From the Editor
Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg's work in media spans documentary television, advertising, and print. As a producer in the Viewer Created Content division of Al Gore's Current TV, she acquired and produced...
View ArticleGuardian.co.uk defies drop in news site traffic to post a record high |...
Guardian.co.uk defied a minor slump in UK news site traffic during February to pick up 6.3% more daily users from the previous month, bringing its daily readership to a record high - an average of...
View ArticleToronto Readers Embrace Papers Paywalls
by: Lou Carlozo | NetNewsCheck As the largest city in Canada, Toronto occupies a unique spot in the North American media landscape: This city of 2.6 million has two newspapers (The Toronto Star and The...
View ArticleReuters editor says he did not conspire in hack
LOS ANGELES - A Reuters social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story has posted a statement on Facebook saying he did not commit the crimes he's accused...
View ArticleEditor of “New Baku Post” newspaper appeals to President of Lithuania
Tural Aliyev, Editor of "New BakuPost" newspaper wrote to Dalia Gribauskaite, President of Lithuania. "I’m writing to Dalia Gribauskaite When I signeda special sympathy for Azerbaijan by the President...
View ArticleYoung Women Make Political Demands in Mexicos Biennial Lesbian March
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO There is no political liberty if there is no sexual liberty! women chanted on Saturday at the 6 Marcha L?sbica 2013 in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. Women gathered on March 16...
View ArticleReuters social media editor charged in hacking conspiracy says he didnt give...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A Reuters social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story has posted a statement on Facebook saying he did not commit the crimes he's...
View ArticleThe New York Times Is Growing Digital Revenue By Thinking Like a Retailer
by: Patrick Smith | The Media Briefing There is light and shade in a successful paid content business model. It's not as simple as turning on the paywall and counting the cash - the New York Times'...
View ArticleKODAK SONORA XP Process Free Plates Recognized by Environmental Leader...
by: Press Release | Kodak ROCHESTER, N.Y., March. 21-KODAK SONORA XP Process Free Plates, the company’s recently introduced solution for process-free thermal plate technology, received a stellar rating...
View ArticleJustin Welby installed as archbishop
Anglican leaders from around the world watched Thursday as Justin Welby was enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England. Welby, a former oil company executive who had been a...
View ArticleMarkets down Oracle report Cyprus doubts
U.S. markets stumbled Thursday with the bailout for Cyprus undecided and a dour report from technology giant Oracle Corp. Technology stocks turned lower after Oracle said sales were in decline. Markets...
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