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April 2008
- Daily Paper Dumps Print Edition for Web
  
  New York Times | Apr 28, 08 4:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an ominous sign of the times for printed news, a struggling 90-year-old Wisconsin daily newspaper is shutting down its daily print operation, but will continue to exist online, the New York Times reports. Most of the 18,000 current subscribers of Madison's afternoon Capital Times are switching to the city's bigger daily. More »
- Why We Love Gossip Girl
  
  New York | Apr 27, 08 2:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New York magazine writers Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar have come out of the closet. No, not that closet—the one hiding adult fans of Gossip Girl . The pair once justified their love for the CW's teen soap opera by calling it "awesomely bad … like Showgirls . Or a Bloomin' Onion." Now they declare it "awesomely awesome." Here are six reasons why: More »
- NYT Columnist Pied at Brown
  
  Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 5:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two environmental activists threw cream pies at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman at an Earth Day speech Tuesday at Brown University, the AP reports. Friedman’s speech was about the corporate world's ability to help the environment with schemes such as cap-and-trade for carbon emissions. One of the pie-chuckers, a Brown student, faces possible expulsion. More »
- Where Did the Ratings Go?
  
  MSNBC | Apr 24, 08 6:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Television shows hoping for welcoming arms after a strike-imposed hiatus are out of luck: Viewership is down sharply for scripted shows, in many cases more than 10%, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The exception appears to be CBS’ Monday night lineup, which is up after returning ahead of most other shows last month, leading perhaps to a new maxim: hurry back. More »
- Couric's CBS Numbers Hit New Low
  
  New York Times | Apr 22, 08 5:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The CBS Evening News hit a new low for viewership, with an average of 5.39 million last week. The previous record was set last September when anchor Katie Couric visited Iraq, the New York Times reports. The latest showing is another piece of bad news for Couric after reports broke two weeks ago she could be on her way out. More »
- Read All About It: Journal Posts 'Help Wanted' Sign
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 22, 08 3:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After Marcus Brauchli officially resigned as managing editor of the Wall Street Journal this afternoon, the paper said it will "begin a search for Mr. Brauchli's replacement immediately." That may prove difficult: Brauchli, who will remain with News Corp. as a consultant, wasn't given the control over the paper he felt management had promised, the New York Times reports. More »
- Murdoch Closing In on Newsday Deal
  
  Reuters | Apr 22, 08 10:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. empire is closing in on a deal to buy Newsday from the Tribune Company for an $850 million package, reports Reuters. Under the terms of the deal, Newsday would be run as a joint venture with the New York Post , but the papers would remain separate for now. Tribune would get $550 million in cash and retain a 5% stake in Newsday . More »
- Top Editor Bails on Journal
  
  Time | Apr 22, 08 9:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Four months into the Rupert Murdoch era, the Wall Street Journal ’s managing editor is resigning. Marcus Brauchli, in the job since May, has tried to chart a path between Murdoch and the paper’s traditionalists, sources told Time, which broke the story on its website. The split is said to be amicable, and Brauchli is likely to take another post with the company. More »
- My Search Term, Myself
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 21, 08 2:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Freud would have a field day studying Google searches, posits a blogger who tracked the terms visitors to his web page used and found a window into man's pathologies. John Kelly, a columnist on leave from the Washington Post, writes in the Guardian about "how the fetishes, pathologies and strange obsessions of humankind are catalogued every day on the world wide web." More »
- Sports Coverage a Tangled Web
  
  New York Times | Apr 21, 08 9:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As bloggers multiply and media outlets aim to put more audio, video and photo content on their websites, tensions mount with professional sports leagues. Leagues argue that outlets making such content widely available steps on the toes of the broadcasters who have paid to present games—but, the New York Times reports, limiting the media's scope might impinge on free speech. More »
- Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled
  
  ComputerWorld | Apr 20, 08 5:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A group of cyberattackers called off a planned virtual onslaught of CNN's main webpage yesterday as excess publicity caused confusion, ComputerWorld reports. A group called Revenge of the Flame wrote that "Our original plan for 19 April has been canceled because too many people are aware of it and the situation is chaotic," but threatened a renewed offensive sometime soon. More »
- Murdoch's Journal Readies Battle Against the Times
  
  Newsweek | Apr 20, 08 1:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A newly Rupert Murdoch-ified Wall Street Journal throws down the gauntlet at the New York Times tomorrow , reports Newsweek , in the biggest battle of newspaper titans since Hearst v. Pulitzer. Murdoch is looking for (more) power and respect from the journalistic elite at a time when the Gray Lady is weakened by a huge loss of advertising and revenue. More »
- Pentagon Purse Strings Ensnare TV Military Analysts
  
  New York Times | Apr 20, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Several so-called "independent" military analysts who often support Defense Department positions on TV news programs have been linked closely to defense contractors and the Pentagon in an extensive New York Times investigation. "We need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you,’” is the way one former general characterized Pentagon manipulation of his TV commentaries. More »
- Couric Gets Vote of Confidence
  
  Mediabistro blogs | Apr 18, 08 2:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Katie Couric will anchor the CBS Evening News for a long time to come, the network's CEO told staffers today, TVNewser reports. Les Moonves dropped in on the daily news meeting to dispel recent rumors that Couric is not long for the newscast, which sits at the bottom of the ratings heap. At the meeting, Couric said the show is "very much family." More »
- ABC Debate Hosts 'Shoddy, Despicable'
  
  Washington Post | Apr 17, 08 6:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - No winner emerged in last night's Democratic presidential debate, but for one columnist the loser was clear: ABC News. Over the course of a commercial-crammed broadcast, moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopolous dwelled on petty half-controversies to incite Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to get nasty, writes Tom Shales of the Washington Post . More »
- Gaza Fighting Kills at Least 23
  
  Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 5:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Three Israeli soldiers and at least 20 Palestinians were killed today as Israeli attacks rocked the Gaza Strip, the AP reports. Fadel Shana, a Reuters cameraman, was among the dead in fighting that undermined an Egyptian-negotiated peace effort and saw the highest death toll in a month. More »
- CNN Apologizes to China for 'Goons' Remark
  
  Reuters | Apr 16, 08 8:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - CNN has issued an apology to Beijing after one of its anchors called the Chinese "goons" and called Chinese-made products "junk." Jack Cafferty, who appears on The Situation Room , said that the Chinese were "basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years." CNN's contrition came after an angry demand from the Chinese foreign ministry. More »
- Couric's Not Only Thing Networks Should Toss
  
  BusinessWeek | Apr 15, 08 9:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Evening network news, with or without Katie Couric aboard, is going nowhere, Ron Grover writes in BusinessWeek —then offers suggestions on what the TV giants should do to hook viewers: Make the news available on the viewers' time: Get big-name anchors on tape earlier, and put those newscasts online. More »
- You Hate Me, You Really Hate Me!
  
  Radar | Apr 15, 08 7:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Critics in cyberspace can stay incognito, which makes them especially nasty. Radar lists the 10 most-scorned players on the web: Lori Drew: Her comments on a MySpace account drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide. John Fitzgerald Page: An online dater whose cruel remarks got world-wide coverage. Julia Allison: A sassy sex columnist who worked the web for a 6-figure gig. More »
- Strike Keeps Le Monde Off Newsstands
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 15, 08 6:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Le Monde was absent from French streets today for the first time in more than 30 years as staff went on strike at the debt-ridden newspaper. In the ongoing battle over the future of the prestigious evening title, which saw the editor-in-chief pushed out, management is now trying to eliminate 130 jobs, or 25% of journalists. That was too much for staff, who walked off, reports the Times of London. More »

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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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