It used to be journalism was the fourth estate holding up our fragile democracy while digging the rot out of the other three all while beating the stuffing out of the crooked side corporate America. Old timey news – although there *were* too many white guys, huh? - (Image via Wikipedia) Newspapers and many TV
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So, I need to write this. Partly because I need to express my frustration, anger and sadness about this Primary Process and partly because I need to go back to some simple facts that will help keep my spirit and support alive and well. I am doing this for purely selfish reasons – truth be
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Enterprise RSS: NewsGator Makes Client Apps Free
Nice little RSS tool that syncs with Windows, Mac and Mobile systems.
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National Coalition Against Censorship
Watching out to make sure the freedom of Speech is protected.
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It’s about time we all stood up to this and said once and for all that bigotry is bigotry and it is unacceptable today no matter if its hateful message is tinted in the shade of black or pink.
Called the “Carrie Bradshaw” of bloggers by the New York Times, suburban New Yorker Stephanie Klein’s online musings in her personal blog, Greek Tragedy, has gained the attention of Hollywood and the book industry while it draws comparisons to former HBO television series, Sex and the City.
Since January 2004, Klein has written her blog which goes into the intimate details of her life as a 29-year-old professional single woman living
After years of declining subscription rates, the owners of U.S. magazine TV Guide ordered a complete overhaul of the 52-year-old publication. Gemstar-TV Guide International, the corporate parent of the magazine says the current format of the magazine has caused it to become unprofitable.
The changes will be effective with the October 15 issue. Lack of profitability has been a point of contention between Gemstar management and its largest shareholder, Rupert Murdoch’s
U.S., television network ABC says its 24-hour news network, ABC News Now will become a permanent 24-hour television news network starting in July. Currently, the operation is only available on the Internet as a streaming media web site.
The network started as a experiment by the Walt Disney Company-owned ABC in the summer of 2004 during the U.S, presidential campaign nomination conventions. It was mostly broadcast as an add-on “extra” channel
A year after buying the struggling Newsworld International 24-hour U.S. and Canada cable news channel, former U.S. vice president Al Gore and his partner, millionaire Ohio attorney and politician Joel Hyatt, plan to re-launch the channel with a new name, a new concept and a new target audience.
Starting August 1, the channel will be known as Current and will aim its news programming at the 18-34
U.S. media giant Time Warner plans to increase the international reach of its HBO television empire with an expansion of television offerings in Asia. The channels will be available via both wired cable services and by satellite, which is more popular in Asia than it is in the United States.
“Cable operators throughout Asia are preparing to dramatically expand channel capacity on many of their systems through digital technology,” Jonathan Spink
Entertainment industry rising star Gail Berman was named president of the Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures film and television studios Wednesday. She is scheduled to start in May. Currently Berman heads up the programming division of the U.S. Fox network.
Berman is credited for the major turn-around in the fortunes of the Fox network. Their ratings were at the bottom of
