MSNBC Buys Out Online Indy News Site

Users would have to pay after 5 clicks through from Google

(NEWSER) - In a bid to placate struggling media companies but keep content in search results, Google has offered publishers a program that limits users to five free articles a day. A user who clicks through from Google to the same news source more than five times a day would be automatically rerouted to a subscription or registration page, Reuters reports. More»

Chris Hayes 'deeply sorry' for not being more respectful

(NEWSER) - The conservative blogosphere apparently got through to Chris Hayes: After sparking outrage Sunday when he said he felt uncomfortable calling fallen soldiers "heroes," the MSNBC host has apologized. The Huffington Post has his statement in full. Highlights:

• "As many have rightly pointed out, it's very easy for me, a TV host, to opine about the people who fight our wars, having never dodged a bullet or guarded a post or walked a mile in their boots."

Chris Hayes, meet the conservative blogosphere

(NEWSER) - MSNBC host Chris Hayes fired up a Memorial Day Weekend controversy yesterday by saying he was "uncomfortable" with calling fallen soldiers "heroes," the New York Daily News reports. “I feel uncomfortable about the word hero because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war,” he said on his show, Up With Chris Hayes. He approves of "hero" when it comes to acts of heroism, he said, but “it seems to me that we marshal this word in a way that is problematic.” More»

Fox News chief slams MSNBC, 'cesspool of bias' NYT

(NEWSER) - Ever wonder what would happen if Jon Stewart and Roger Ailes went for a beer? According to Ailes, the two actually did meet in a bar once—and the Daily Show host "basically admitted he's a socialist," said Ailes. The Fox News chief, speaking at his alma mater, Ohio University, described Stewart as a comedian who "wouldn't do well without Fox," Mediaite reports. The only difference between Fox and CNN or MSNBC, Ailes told the audience, is that "Fox invites liberal voices to engage in dialogue." More»

Newark mayor quickly gets over 'nauseating' Obama ads on Bain

(NEWSER) - New Democrat darling Cory Booker made headlines yesterday when he hammered President Obama's ads attacking Bain Capital as "nauseating," and it didn't take long for him to make a sudden recovery. Hours after his comments, Booker posted a YouTube video clarifying his position. "Let me be clear: Mitt Romney has made his business record a centerpiece of his campaign," he told supporters. "Therefore, it is reasonable—and in fact, I encourage it—for the Obama campaign to examine that record and to discuss it." More»