Senate votes to nullify media ownership rule
The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market. ...
USA Today: Fri, 16 May 2008 01:45:11 GMT |
Did Twitter beat media with earthquake news?
Over the last few days the Web has been abuzz with discussion about how users on Twitter, the online social messaging system, beat the mainstream media with news of the devastating earthquake in China. Most of the discussion has centered around how users were fast in getting information out against mainstream media Web sites, but does the claim really hold-up? Many of the reports ... ...
InfoWorld: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:38:11 GMT |
Twitter beat media with China earthquake news
Social networks first with bite-sized information The web has been abuzz with discussion about how users on social messaging service Twitter beat the mainstream media with news of the devastating earthquake in China. Most of the discussion has centred on how users were fast in getting information out against mainstream media websites, but does the claim really hold-up? ... ...
PC Advisor: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:35:10 GMT |
Redmond Media Group Launches Microsoft News Site RedmondReport.com
IRVINE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- This week 1105 Redmond Media Group launched a new site for IT executives, managers, developers, vendors and others who need the latest Microsoft-related news compiled into one location. ...
Broadcast Newsroom: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:30:52 GMT |
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch sells 2M shares
The chairman and chief executive of media conglomarate News Corp. Inc. sold 2 million shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. ...
AP via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:09:28 GMT |
Media edicts recall China’s Maoist past
To the casual observer, the blanket earthquake news coverage served up by China’s media over the past few days might suggest the nation’s thousands of newspapers and TV stations had been given a free hand to report its biggest natural disaster in decades. ...
Financial Times: Thu, 15 May 2008 23:36:10 GMT |
Sensing Opportunity For Eco-Centric News, Greentech Media Closes $2.75 Million Second Round
Greentech Media, the online environmental news and research outfit, has raised $2.75 million in a second round funding. New backers Egora Holding and The Massachusetts Green Energy Fund co-led the round. Previous investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Northport Private Equity also participated, along with another new backer, King Hill Capital. Cambridge, MA.-based Greentech raised a $1 ... ...
CBS News: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:33:05 GMT |
CBS in $1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet
Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced Thursday. The price of $11.50 per share for CNet represents a massive premium of 45 percent over CNet's closing stock price on Wednesday, and appears to get CNet out of a nasty ... ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:44:08 GMT |
Sensing Opportunity For Eco-Centric News, Greentech Media Closes $2.75 Million Second Round
Greentech Media, the online environmental news and research outfit, has raised $2.75 million in a second round funding. New backers Egora Holding and The Massachusetts Green Energy Fund co-led the round. ...
paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:01 GMT |
CBS in US$1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet
NEW YORK - Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for US$1.8-billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced Thursday. ...
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:53:00 GMT |
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Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT |
China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000 (AP)
support victims and express 'appreciation to the public and cadres in the disaster zone,' the Xinhua said. State media said that rescuers had finally reached all 58 counties and townships severely damaged. Health officials said there have been no ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT |
UPS inks sponsorship deal with Big Brown
the shipping giant known for its distinctive brown trucks and uniforms. The marketing coup has already won big media exposure and brand recognition for the original Big Brown - a rare opportunity the company candidly concedes galloped straight into its ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT |
News team hunt out best stories on journalism project
both sectors to share their ideas and learning skills. The teams of young reporters have been hunting for news in their local communities, with the older students acting as mentors and role models to the younger pupils.It helps the younger ones by making ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:33:00 GMT |
Hong Kong shares outlook - Higher on bargain-hunting after Wall Street's gains
Life, may pay at least 13.26 billion yuan in claims from devastated areas in Sichuan province, China's state media said. The state media did not give details about the claims received by PICC Property, the nation's largest non-life insurer. But the ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:32:00 GMT |
On top of the online world!
In fact, Creamer Media, which is the publisher of this magazine, boasted three of South Africa's four fastest-growing websites for the period, as shown by research conduction by online media analysis company Nielsen Online, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:32:00 GMT |
Senate Voted Tonight to Stop Big Media
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Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:33:00 GMT |
Woman Indicted In Missouri MySpace Suicide Case
Mo., on Thursday said the family had no comment.Megan's mother, Tina Meier, told The Associated Press she believed media reports and public outrage helped move the case forward for prosecution.'I'm thrilled that this woman is going to face charges that ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:33:00 GMT |
Mariah Carey Weds
New York) After weeks of media speculation and theories of an orchestrated publicity stunt, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon quelled those pesky whispers by confirming that they did indeed become husband and wife on April 30, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:32:00 GMT |
The Fall 2008 Network Grid!! ">Your Liquid Crystal Destiny!! The Fall 2008 Network Grid!!
serves as supervising producer and writer. Based on characters created by Glen Larson, 'Knight Rider' is from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions. LIFE ON MARS 'Life on Mars' is based on the BBC series created by Matthew Graham, Tony ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:31:00 GMT |
Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule
WASHINGTON: The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market. The unusual 'resolution of disapproval,' sponsored by Sen. Byron ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:31:00 GMT |
Australian shares higher in early trade, led by BHP on buy-in talk
SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) - Australian shares were higher in early trade on Friday, led by BHP Billiton, (News) (News) which reached a fresh record high soon after the market opened following a media report that Chinese interests are teaming up with a ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:30:00 GMT |
Senate votes to override media ownership rule
(Reuters) - The Senate voted on Thursday to overturn new, looser media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest U.S. cities, defying a White House threat to veto the measure. Senators, on a voice vote, approved a resolution nullifying the new, relaxed ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:31:00 GMT |
You're Fired (Again)
CIA deeply distrusted Chalabi. They regarded him as a duplicitious double-dealer who was feeding the U.S. government and media with phony intelligence about Saddam's weapons programs and ties to terrorism in order to build a case for war. ? ? ? When ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:31:00 GMT |
Neighbor indicted in MySpace suicide case
on Thursday said the family had no comment. Megan's mother, Tina Meier, told The Associated Press she believed media reports and public outrage helped move the case forward for prosecution. 'I'm thrilled that this woman is going to face charges that she ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:30:00 GMT |
Blackberry goes 'bold' and beautiful
Tags: Blackberry, Bold , Toronto E-mail this report | Print this report RINGING IN GOOD NEWS: This will be the first BlackBerry to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed cellular networks around the world. People who read this also read: Google CEO said a ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:29:00 GMT |
• Bharti may seek MTN share-swap to avoid bidding war
with MTN Group to try to avoid a bidding war for the South African phone firm, analysts and media reports say. The reports helped push up Bharti shares on Thursday after the stock had fallen sharply last week on investor concerns over funding a deal that ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:29:00 GMT |
S'pore's disaster rescue team leaves for Chengdu to help relief efforts
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Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:28:00 GMT |
Rescuers scour remote, quake-hit areas in China as government warns toll could reach 50,000
the quake hit, Chinese soldiers and police also finally reached all 58 counties and townships severely damaged, state media said. Hu will 'express sympathy and appreciation to the public and cadres in the disaster zone and visit military officers, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:27:00 GMT |
Actors to Resume Talks With Studios
the largest actors union, will resume contract talks with Hollywood Studios after negotiations broke off last week, Bloomberg News reports. The guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing media companies, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
Indian Opposition Criticizes Gov't Approach to Terror
retaliation would merely serve the terrorists' interests.State officials said police had made several arrests as investigations continued. Indian media reported Thursday that a group calling itself 'Indian Mujahideen' had claimed responsibility. A Hindi ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
CBS to buy CNET Networks for US$1.8 billion
US media giant CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks, the company that publishes ZDNet.com.au and CNET.com.au, in a deal valued at US$1.8 billion, the companies said Thursday. The purchase price comes ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
Quake Death Toll Climbs; China Declines Foreign Rescue Teams
of rockslides and torn-up roads. Troops also have parachuted into some cut-off parts near the epicenter, the Xinhua news agency reported.A foreign ministry spokesman said China welcomed pledges of foreign relief aid, although officials in Japan, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
Virginia Governor Proposes Tax Hikes for Transportation
tax - a power, it said, that belongs only to the state Legislature. In an interview with Cybercast News Service , Gordon Hickey, the governor's press secretary, said Kaine rejects any further efforts to place the responsibility for tax hikes on local and ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
Mexican Immigrants Do Not Assimilate Quickly in US, Study Finds
less similar to the native-born population than at basically any point in the 20th century,' Vigdor told Cybercast News Service .But the reality is, immigrants in the 21st century are doing a better job of assimilating into American society than did the ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
Marriott Meets with Groups Opposed to In-Room Porn
representatives of the hospitality giant on Wednesday was 'productive.''I think we had a productive meeting,' Wildmon told Cybercast News Service, 'a good first step. We came away with two things that are going to be looked into and we'll meet again in ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
on Thursday said the family had no comment. Megan's mother, Tina Meier, told The Associated Press she believed media reports and public outrage helped move the case forward for prosecution. 'I'm thrilled that this woman is going to face charges that she ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT |
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
on Thursday said the family had no comment. Megan's mother, Tina Meier, told The Associated Press she believed media reports and public outrage helped move the case forward for prosecution. 'I'm thrilled that this woman is going to face charges that she ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT |
Sentinel reporter gains CSUF honors
Deans' Graduate Medalists for the Class of 2008 at California State University, Fresno.Yamashita, who covers city and county news as well as investigative matters for The Sentinel, is also a finalist for the University Graduate Medal during Friday ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT |
Burgeoning Polar Bear Population Listed as Threatened
in loan guarantees to support investments that will avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions or air pollutants.'Make media inquiries or request an interview with Terry Jeffrey.Subscribe to the free CNSNews.com daily E-brief.E-mail a comment ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT |
China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000
support victims and express 'appreciation to the public and cadres in the disaster zone,' the Xinhua said. State media said that rescuers had finally reached all 58 counties and townships severely damaged. Health officials said there have been no ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT |
