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  • April 2007

    • Imus, Sharpton Square Off

      Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT

      Imus, Sharpton Square Off

      (Newser) -  Two of the loudest personalities on the FM dial will publicly brawl today when right-leaning mock jock Don Imus visits Al Sharpton’s syndicated show, days after characterizing the black-leaning Rutgers basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.” The always-vociferous Sharpton wants Imus fired, and Imus—no shrinking violet himself—will likely fight back. More »

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      media  • sports  • radio  • Don Imus  • Al Sharpton  • Rutgers

    • The Fall, And Rise, Of Television

      Wired  |  Apr 7, 07 11:11 AM CDT

      The Fall, And Rise, Of Television

      (Newser) - TV executives are biting their nails over the future of their medium, even as conventional indicators suggest it's never been stronger. Wired reports that sitcoms and dramas are winning, not losing, audiences, but through financially amorphous pipelines like DVDs, iTunes downloads and even homemade web-casts. "Traditional TV won't be here in seven to 10 years," warns CBS producer Kim Moses. More »

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      television  • media  • CBS  • entertainment  • Web 2.0

    • Geffen, Zell Talk Deal For LA Times

      Washington Post  |  Apr 5, 07 3:13 PM CDT

      Geffen, Zell Talk Deal For LA Times

      (Newser) - David Geffen wants to get his hands on the LA Times, and he's optimistic that he may yet succeed after talking to Sam Zell, the feisty real estate mogul who bought the Tribune Company Monday. The two discussed both a spin-off and a joint venture partnership, sources close to the negotiations told the Post. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Chicago  • media  • newspaper  • news  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • Ron Burkle  • Eli Broad  • David Geffen

    • Stop Crying About Anna Nicole Coverage

      Slate  |  Apr 5, 07 9:03 AM CDT

      Stop Crying About Anna Nicole Coverage

      (Newser) - The all-Anna-all-the-time formula cable news networks embraced after the heiress' death was not the sin against the intellect commentators are bemoaning, argues Slate columnist Jack Schafer. In fact, he says, viewers may have actually learned something from the in-depth coverage of the complex legal issues surrounding Smith. More »

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      celebrity  • television  • media  • entertainment  • cable TV  • media criticism  • Anna Nicole Smith

    • Tribune Sold To Zell

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 2, 07 9:45 AM CDT

      Tribune Sold To Zell

      (Newser) - Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell won a last-minute bidding  war to buy the Tribune Compay with a $34-a-share offer, reports the Chicago Tribune. Zell will take the media conglomerate private in a deal that includes an employee stock ownership plan. The Cubs will be sold separately. More »

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      Chicago  • media  • Chicago Cubs  • newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Ron Burkle  • Eli Broad

    • Google Stares Down Viacom, Copyright

      New York  |  Apr 2, 07 7:51 AM CDT

      Google Stares Down Viacom, Copyright

      (Newser) - With Viacom incubating "the biggest copyright lawsuit in history" against YouTube, the video-sharing site is beginning to smell a bit like Napster. Which leads Clive Thompson to ponder in New York why the Google boys decided to acquire YouTube—and its looming crisis—last year. And why, once they had, they decided to stare down Sumner Redstone instead of sharing revenue. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • YouTube  • media  • copyright  • Web 2.0  • Viacom  • intellectual property  • Sumner Redstone

  • March 2007

    • War Games Should Include Media, Civilians

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 27, 07 1:45 PM CDT

      War Games Should Include Media, Civilians

      (Newser) - Modern warfare calls for modern war games, and that means the players can't be just armies and navies, but also civilians, the media, and the international community. Gary Anderson, the Marines' first director of war gaming, writes that victory in post-Cold War combat is no  longer determined by battlefield fighters, but by the perceptions of these other groups. More »

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      Iraq  • media  • military  • war  • war games

    • Playwright Finds Times Arrogant on Al Gore

      Huffington Post  |  Mar 26, 07 10:18 AM CDT

      Playwright Finds Times Arrogant on Al Gore

      (Newser) - Al Gore is having an astonishing political second act, leading the charge to save the planet, but the supercilious writers at the New York Times can't resist condescending to him, observes playwright Jon Robin Baitz,  doing a little reverse reviewing in his blog. The Times , he argues, displays its "allergy to earnestness"  in snide references to Gore's girth and Hollywood gloss. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • media  • politics  • newspaper  • Al Gore  • New York Times  • media criticism

    • Heather Mills Dances into America's Good Graces

      New York Post  |  Mar 21, 07 12:35 PM CDT

      Heather Mills Dances into America's Good Graces

      (Newser) - Heather Mills, amputee victim and Beatle ex-wife, tried to foxtrot her way into the hearts of Americans last night on Dancing with the Stars. Much maligned by the British press since her acrimonious split with Paul McCartney last May, Mills, whom LInda Stasi calls "the most loathed amputee since the One Armed Man in 'The Fugitive,'" gave an inspirational performance. More »

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      television  • media  • accident  • Paul McCartney  • tabloids  • Heather Mills  • prosthetics  • Dancing with the Stars  • dancing  • prosthesis

    • News Wars

      PBS  |  Mar 19, 07 5:11 PM CDT

      News Wars

      (Newser) - From “infosnacking” to “hyperlocal” news, there is a whole new terminology describing the evolution of news, particularly the move to online news.  The PBS show Frontline has developed a four-part series that examines the ‘News Wars’ taking place all around us.  More »

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      Internet  • television  • media  • newspaper  • journalism  • radio  • news  • online news  • news distribution

    • Libby's PR Flop

      Vanity Fair  |  Mar 18, 07 8:43 PM CDT

      Libby's PR Flop

      (Newser) - Michael Wolff attends the trial of Scooter Libby, concluding that Cheney's factotum was hung, drawn, and quartered because he failed to do well what Republicans have always (until now) done well: PR.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • media  • Dick Cheney  • trial  • Lewis Scooter Libby  • Tim Russert  • press

    • Viacom Sues Google

      New York Times  |  Mar 14, 07 8:55 PM CDT

      Viacom Sues Google

      (Newser) - Viacom filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google yesterday for what it says is gross copyright infringement on YouTube, the company's newest acquisition. Google has promised to work with companies to remove copyrighted material, but Viacom complains that illegally posted clips of its programs like "The Daily Show" have been watched on YouTube “an astounding 1.5 billion times.” More »

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      Internet  • Google  • lawsuit  • YouTube  • media  • acquisitions  • copyright  • Viacom

    • Why Can't the Media Cheer Up?

      CNN  |  Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST

      Why Can't the Media Cheer Up?

      (Newser) - Her mission was to talk about women and heart disease. But Laura Bush couldn't help telling Larry King how she really felt about the media portrayal of her husband's war in Iraq. "Many parts of Iraq are stable now," the First Lady told King. "But, of course, what we see on television is the one bombing a day that discourages everybody." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • media  • radio  • blogger  • Laura Bush  • Larry King

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