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April 2008
- Journalists Aim to Finish Slain Comrade's Investigation
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 7, 08 2:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Last summer's murder of a California journalist has prompted dozens of colleagues to join in finishing what he started, the Los Angeles Times reports. Chauncey Bailey was shot in August, police believe, over his investigation of an Oakland black Muslim bakery. "You have to let the community know you can't kill a story by killing a reporter," one member of the Chauncey Bailey Project said. More »
- Times Officially Retracts Tupac Shooting Story
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 7, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today formally retracted its story that had an FBI informant implicating Sean "Diddy" Combs in a 1994 assault on fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The paper previously apologized and reported that documents key to the March 17 story appeared to have been a hoax; it said today it was removing that story, and related posts, from its website. More »
- Murdoch Heir's Deal for Aussie Media Mainstay Falls Apart
  
  The Australian | Apr 7, 08 9:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A $3 billion bid for control of Australia's Consolidated Media Holdings by Rupert Murdoch’s son, Lachlan, is dead in the water after Murdoch’s financial backers and CMH—a major magazine and TV player—failed to agree to a price for the takeover, the Australian reports today. The original deal set a $4.80 share price; Murdoch’s equity partners, Providence Equity Partners, would only pay $4.60. More »
- 'Sweatshop' Bloggers Drop Dead
  
  New York Times | Apr 6, 08 6:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The news cycle never stops, and neither do the bloggers who relentlessly chase stories, enduring a sweatshop kind of life stressful enough to apparently induce heart attacks. Two prominent web commentators have died in the last few months, and the community is reflecting on the toll of its hardcore, caffeine-fueled, take-no-prisoners lifestyle, the New York Times reports. More »
- As Cities Burned, James Brown Saved Boston
  
  Boston Phoenix | Apr 5, 08 10:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, riots raged in many American cities. In Boston, where there had been unrest on the night of April 4, officials worried about the fallout of a James Brown concert scheduled for April 5 at a downtown arena. A new documentary airing tonight on VH1 gives away the ending in its title: The Night James Brown Saved Boston. More »
- Berlin Journos Say They Were Stasi Spies
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 3, 08 3:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two top journalists for a Berlin paper have admitted they worked as informants for the Stasi, East Germany’s secret police, prompting an investigation of the paper’s editorial staff, the Guardian reports. Berliner Zeitung ’s top editor ordered an inquiry after a senior stafffer was identified as a 1970s informant; two days later, another editor told colleagues he’d spied for a decade. More »
- Press Uncovers Shenanigans Aplenty
  
  CNN | Apr 1, 08 6:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The media uncovered several unconventional stories today, including a BBC video on flying penguins and a report in the Sun on stretching Nicolas Sarkozy to a greater height. And an Australian radio station revealed that the pope will deliver a special Mass for homosexuals in July, reports CNN. In business news, BMW announced that its new models will deliver an electric shock to dogs that relieve themselves on car tires. More »
March 2008
- Networks Rethink New Shows
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 31, 08 6:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Networks are rethinking how they develop new TV shows after the writers strike, the Wall Street Journal reports. NBC is switching to a staggered debut schedule, and many networks are shying away from traditional, expensive pilots. With fewer chances to test-drive possible shows, networks are sticking especially closely to trusted concepts and remakes of previous hits. More »
- Kathie Lee Will Join Today : NBC
  
  Variety | Mar 31, 08 4:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kathie Lee Gifford will rejoin morning TV on April 7, Variety reports, as a co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s Today . Gifford, 54, will share duties with Hoda Kotb. Her kids grown, Gifford wrote on her website she's keen to return to the small screen "8 years older, 10 pounds heavier, a half-inch shorter, just in time for HD television." More »
- Naughty Playboy Goes Nice
  
  Reuters | Mar 28, 08 5:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Philippines edition of dependably naughty Playboy magazine launches Thursday, but fans looking for flesh can forget it, Reuters reports. Instead of aiming at lads, the mag targets mature dads, and religious considerations mean full-frontal nudity is a no-no. It’ll burst instead with well-written articles on “everything under the sun of interest to men,” the editor says. More »
- LA Times Apologizes for Diddy-Tupac Story
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 27, 08 4:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today admitted the paper was duped in its story alleging that Sean "Diddy" Combs was connected to the 1994 murder of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The reporter and editor responsible for the story apologized and said parts of it were based on FBI records that turned out to have been fabricated by an imprisoned con man. More »
- Cash-Strapped Papers Take Scribes Off Trail
  
  New York Times | Mar 26, 08 8:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The decline in the number of writers attached to presidential campaigns is “striking,” the New York Times reports—with only five newspapers trying to follow the candidates full-time. With per-person travel costs at $30,000, or more, a month, cash-strapped outlets are choosing not to foot the bill. The cost, some observers say, is that readers have fewer perspectives available. More »
- Journalists Crave That Touch of Link
  
  Time | Mar 26, 08 7:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "If it bleeds, it leads" is a journalistic truism, but in the age of new media, the traffic-driving link is the gold standard. With aggregators and bloggers cherry-picking lively content, "since the hits are often coming for specific stories, and not the entire site, a blockbuster story that gets linked to, say, Drudge, is money in the bank," Michael Scherer writes for Time —the Swampland blog, of course. More »
- Timberlake Will Host ESPN Awards Gala
  
  ESPN | Mar 26, 08 6:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Well-known in the sports world after the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," Justin Timberlake will host ESPN's annual awards gala, the sports channel reports. The ESPY Awards are set for July 20 in Los Angeles. "Not only is he a world-class music performer and established actor, but he is a talented and creative producer," an ESPN exec said of Timberlake. More »
- Story Linking Diddy to Tupac Shooting a Hoax
  
  The Smoking Gun | Mar 26, 08 2:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Los Angeles Times was duped into reporting that associates of Sean “Diddy” Combs were involved in the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, the Smoking Gun reports. The paper based last week's story on FBI reports fabricated by a long-time con man who has long sought to insinuate himself in the rap world. More »
- Bad Credit News Means Good Tidings for Analysts
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 24, 08 5:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Bear Stearns crisis was bad news for many, but it was good news—or at least good business—for financial analysts at London-based Breaking Views. The credit crunch is increasing demand for the company’s financial insights, offered online and, through various partnerships, in print. Breaking Views is seizing the moment, courting more newspapers and offering free online columns, the Guardian reports. More »
- Newsday Sale Another Bad Sign in Teetering Industry
  
  New York Times | Mar 24, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Just last year, Sam Zell was optimistic enough about newspapers to buy the Tribune Company. Now he’s selling Newsday , one of the conglomerate’s top publications. “The news business is something worse than horrible,” he said recently. Across the industry, gung-ho new owners like Zell are experiencing buyer’s remorse, David Carr writes in the New York Times . More »