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June 2008
- Blogger Busts Tripled Last Year: Report
  
  newser | Ars Technica | Jun 16, 08 10:49 AM CDT
  
  The number of blogging "citizen journalists" arrested worldwide in political crackdowns tripled in 2007 from the previous year, Ars Technica reports. Over half of last year's 36 arrests occurred in Egypt, Iran, and China, according to a new survey, which sorted arrests into six categories, most related to stirring up political controversy. More »
- Mourning Russert, We Mourn an Era
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 16, 08 9:16 AM CDT
  
  For those who still see politics as important and noble, Tim Russert was like a high priest presiding over a Sunday morning mass that drove the week's news cycle, writes David Carr in the New York Times. But as much as Russert was a key Beltway player, that mass was losing relevance fast—and his passing may be its death knell. More »
- Murdoch's Journal Wins Back a Fan
  
  newser | Slate | Jun 15, 08 8:08 PM CDT
  
  Rupert Murdoch's attempt to make the Wall Street Journal the "first read" for elites, rather than playing second to the New York Times on non-financial stories, looked like a recipe for disaster to Jack Shafer. It was likely to result in me-too coverage crowding out the Journal's signature reporting, he wrote earlier. Now he says he's pleasantly surprised. Not by the new stuff, but by the continuing strength of what the paper has always done best: financial enterprise reporting. More »
- Meet the Press Remembers Russert
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 15, 08 11:42 AM CDT
  
  With the moderator's chair empty, Tom Brokaw began this morning's edition of "Meet the Press" by urging the show's guests not to cry, Politico reports. Friends and admirers of longtime host Tim Russert gathered to recall the highlights of his career and what made the ultimate political junkie. More »
- Bolting Clinton Fans? It's a GOP Myth
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
  
  John McCain's aggressive courtship of Hillary Clinton's female supporters shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. "The fictional scenario of mobs of crazed women defecting to Mr. McCain" rather than Barack Obama fits right in with the "new bogus narrative" that ignores a plethora of statistics, which Rich runs down. More »
- Buffalo Boy Made Good
  
  newser | Time | Jun 13, 08 6:35 PM CDT
  
  Tim Russert, who died today at age 58, was "possibly America's most influential political journalist," James Poniewozik writes in Time . His no-nonsense style was informed by a Jesuit education in working class Buffalo—but not all appreciated his "gotcha," visceral style of questioning. Yet "his Meet the Press was anything but toothless, and it became established as a required trial by fire for political leaders," Poniewozik writes. More »
- Tim Russert Dead at 58
  
  newser | MSNBC | Jun 13, 08 4:04 PM CDT
  
  Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press and longtime NBC News Washington bureau chief, died today after collapsing at work and apparently suffering cardiac arrest, MSNBC reports. He was 58. A 24-year NBC veteran, Russert was also the author of two New York Times best-sellers, Big Russ and Me and Wisdom of Our Fathers. More »
- Sexism? Media Disagree With Clinton Backers
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 13, 08 7:16 AM CDT
  
  Now that Hillary Clinton has suspended her presidential campaign, her most ardent supporters are hitting out at television news, proposing boycotts and setting up websites in response to allegedly sexist coverage. But as the New York Times reports, many in the media see little evidence of sexism. Rather, they accuse the ex-candidate of having used a few glaring examples to drum up support for a faltering campaign. More »
- Google CEO Says Saving Media Is a 'Moral Imperative'
  
  newser | CNET | Jun 12, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  Search engine giant Google wants to maximize online ad revenues for traditional media, CEO Eric Schmidt said yesterday, not work against them. CNets reports that with so many traditional media companies struggling to make online ads work, "it's a huge moral imperative to help here," Schmidt said. More »
- Oprah Tops Powerful Celebs List Again
  
  newser | Forbes | Jun 12, 08 11:12 AM CDT
  
  Forbes ranks the 100 most powerful celebs of 2008 (complete with tweens), and Oprah leads the pack for the second year running. Stars are judged on the size of their paychecks and media clout, including their showing on the Internet. Here's how the A-listers stacked up: Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Angelina Jolie Beyonce Knowles David Beckham More »
- TV Home Shows Boom During Bust
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 12, 08 9:20 AM CDT
  
  Home shows are becoming the heavyweights of reality television, even as the housing market continues to plummet, the New York Times reports. HGTV and TLC have million-plus nightly audiences as shows that provide step-by-step guidance to potential homesellers and buyers appeal to viewers weary of past hits that traded on big bucks through real-estate speculation. More »
- Zell Deserves Jail for 'Dumbed Down' Papers
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 11, 08 12:35 PM CDT
  
  Sam Zell isn't just diminishing the great newspapers he bought in acquiring the Tribune Company, Harold Meyerson writes in the Washington Post —he's doing a grave disservice to cities that have supported the likes of the Los Angeles Times . "Zell has taken bean counting to a whole new level," leaving the paper "dumbed down" as he trims news coverage to equal space devoted to advertising. More »
- News Writers Should Strive to Write as Much as Possible, Says Tribune Co.
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 10, 08 3:47 PM CDT
  
  The Tribune Co., which as you have probably guessed is the company that produces the Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers, is bringing a revolution, or a big change, to the news business. Tribune Co.’s Chief Operating Officer, Randy Michaels, has decided to start measuring productivity by word count, and Michael Kinsley of the Washington Post and the LA Times , which is a Tribune paper, thinks it’s a fabulous, superb, nifty, keen, downright great, and perhaps even visionary idea. More »
- The Most Overrated VP Traits
  
  newser | Time | Jun 10, 08 1:25 PM CDT
  
  Fed up with a focus on local ties and attractiveness in vice presidential selection coverage, Mark Halperin of Time lists the qualifications most under- and -overvalued by the media. Among other things, don't overlook: A candidate ready to be president from Day One. A candidate trusted and liked by the nominee. A candidate trusted and liked by the nominee's wife. More »
- YouTube Vid 'Brutal' to McCain
  
  newser | The Jed Report | Jun 9, 08 12:52 PM CDT
  
  A YouTube video assembled by a Ron Paul supporter is a “devastating” blast at the John McCain campaign, the Jed Report blog contends. The piece focuses on Iraq, playing and re-playing the Republican's suggestion that Baghdad has neighborhoods safe enough for generals to walk around unprotected—and juxtaposing them with stunned rebuttals from Wolf Blitzer and Pat Buchanan. More »
- Sam Zell: Saving Newspapers, or Burying Them?
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 9, 08 5:58 AM CDT
  
  Sam Zell and his Tribune Company announced last week that they would trim 500 pages of news each week from the conglomerate's dozen newspapers, including the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune . But is a paper split 50-50 between news and ads the solution for an industry in crisis? The New York Times looks at the viability of a radical plan. More »
- Internet Killed the Video Star That Killed the Radio Star
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Jun 7, 08 9:44 AM CDT
  
  The MTV generation is pushing middle age, and its favored video-delivery system is falling victim to YouTube, the Independent reports. Younger audiences–those key 16- to 24-year-olds–turn to the Internet for the hottest new music, and MTV's attempts to reconnect have failed. They include stabs at social networking and user-generated content. More »
- Ethnic Media Proud of, Cautious About Candidate
  
  newser | New America Media | Jun 6, 08 3:12 PM CDT
  
  Ethnic media outlets are lauding Barack Obama's victory as a step for all minorities, but they're also holding him at arm’s length, waiting for personal attention. “The White House may not be a house for whites anymore,” said Korea Daily . Indeed, American minorities say glass ceilings broken by one group spur progress for the rest, New American Media reports. More »
- Brits Fine Foul-Mouthed MTV Europe
  
  newser | Variety | Jun 6, 08 8:13 AM CDT
  
  A UK media watchdog has fined MTV Europe $484,500 for having a potty mouth, Variety reports. The network repeatedly uses “highly offensive language and material” in its videos and shows, often before 9pm, the family-viewing cutoff point. An MTV rep said the firm “takes this sanction and fine very seriously” and was working to clean up its language. More »
- Honey, I'm Shrinking the Tribune Papers
  
  newser | Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 6, 08 4:42 AM CDT
  
  Publisher Sam Zell has announced he'll quickly slash pages and more editorial jobs to offset huge debts and a larger-than-anticipated decline in advertising revenue at his newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune . An 80-page edition of the Tribune could be sliced to 48 pages, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . The papers have already lost a significant number of staffers to buyouts. More »

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MEDIA
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language

MEDIA [Coined in the 1920s, as a shortening of mass media]. A collective term for newspapers, broadcasting, and other vehicles of widespread communication and entertainment, often used attributively in such phrases as Media Studies and media education . In the later 20c, the usage has been ...

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